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The Oslo Freedom Forum is a global conference series produced by the Human Rights Foundation (HRF), that brings together the world’s most engaging human rights advocates, journalists, artists, tech entrepreneurs and world leaders to share their stories and brainstorm ways to expand freedom and unleash human potential across the globe.
Overview
Employees
11-50
Total raised
$325K
Founded date
2009
Funding Rounds 1
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Mentions in press and media 6
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| Aug 23, 2018 | EnlightAID is Nominated for Best Social Impact Startup by Nordic Startup Awards | A Virtual Fight Against Corruption It’s estimated that 30% of money globally allocated is diverted through acts of corruption annually. Oslo-based social business EnlightAID has the goal to prevent fund misuse with its platform that reads,... |
| Nov 1, 2016 | Lessons from Oslo Innovation Week: Techfugees, Girls Tech Fest, and more | It was perhaps significant that the recent Oslo Innovation Week (OIW) five-day series of events was preceded by a forty-eight hour Techfugees hackathon where more than one hundred data scientists, engineers, user experience designers and en... |
| May 23, 2016 | Wickr Foundation invests in Whistler, an app dedicated to helping activists and citizen reporters | Earlier today at the Oslo Freedom Forum, the Wickr Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to private communication and uncensored information, announced its first investment in a new secure communications and education app for human... |
| Oct 20, 2014 | Secure Messaging App Wickr Adds 22 Languages To Give More People A Private Voice | Wickr, one of the wave of secure messaging apps that have risen to prominence in the last year as people question how private their data and communications really are these days (even among “private” apps), is expanding its sights globally.... |
| May 16, 2013 | New Mac spyware discovered at Oslo conference | Today security firm F-Secure announces the discovery of a new Mac-based spyware program, the latest in what has become a small, but growing trend. Attacks have previously affected Apple itself, as well as users in the wild. The latest probl... |
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FAQ about Oslo Freedom Forum
When was Oslo Freedom Forum founded?
Oslo Freedom Forum was founded in 2009.
How much funding has Oslo Freedom Forum raised?
Oslo Freedom Forum has raised $325K in total across 1 funding round.
What has the press written about Oslo Freedom Forum?
Parsers VC has collected 6 articles mentioning Oslo Freedom Forum, among them “EnlightAID is Nominated for Best Social Impact Startup by Nordic Startup Awards” (Aug 23, 2018) and “Lessons from Oslo Innovation Week: Techfugees, Girls Tech Fest, and more” (Nov 1, 2016).
Is Oslo Freedom Forum still active?
Yes, Oslo Freedom Forum is active; its latest activity on Parsers VC dates from Sep 16, 2020.