In todays episode I cover the startup ecosystem in Iceland. Iceland is a remarkably beautiful country in the north Atlantic which consistently punches above its weight. I wanted to check out its bustling startup scene and who better to give me a detailed view than Bala Kamallakharan. Bala is the founder of Startup Iceland and has heaps of experience in the mentoring and international growth of startups founded in Iceland. He has received rewards from the First Lady of Iceland because of his pioneering work with startups and entrepreneurship in the country. I talk to Bala about Icelands unique and favorable geographic location, the industries it excels at and some of the companies that are earmarked for success in the future. As well as founding startup Iceland , Bala also just unveiled Iceland Venture Studio, a $5 million investment fund and mentoring program for the benefit of growing startups in Iceland. Iceland Venture Studios will work with startups providing services around decentralization of private data, algorithms, privacy, process, and data security. Bala was a informative, knowledgeable guest and I hope you all enjoy the chat as much as I did