News and Updates

MeltSpot was one of the specially invited guests to this year's edition of Tele2 IoT’s event, “IoT Talks - Beyond the Visibility Line”. The company showcased its products and solutions to a large variety of international visitors and delegates. MeltSpot’s participation in the exhibition proved to be a success, resulting in many new business contacts and opportunities.

At a panel discussion on the use of AI for developing our everyday lives, MeltSpot CEO Alexander Bucur shared his perspective on how MeltSpot uses AI models in its platform that enable it to produce unique data and insights for its customers.

The IoT Talks were held in Stockholm at Sergel Hub, with a total of 1200 visitors on-site and via live stream.

We are very pleased that Bengt-Arne Molin, former Managing Director and Head of Global Product Development of Sony Mobile Communications, has taken a strategic and active role in MeltSpot’s board. In 2023 MeltSpot will take several important technology steps, as well as accelerate the company growth plan. His in-depth knowledge and vast experience in advanced software and electronics development will be a considerable contribution.

- "The upcoming years will be essentially important, moving MeltSpot to the next level.” , says Jan Klima, Board Chairman. "We are very happy that BA has joined us. His track record in leading R&D positions in very reputable global tech companies fits perfectly in our upcoming strategic work."

Helsingborg, a city ranked as one of Europe's most innovative cities, has partnered with MeltSpot to analyze the movement patterns of residents and visitors in selected parts of the city, special events, and attractions such as Sofiero and Fredriksdals Friluftsmuseum.

MeltSpot Analytics will provide Helsingborg with insights on visitor movements over time - essential information that will provide a better basis for urban planning and increased security for its citizens.

We are pleased to announce Jonas Nilsson as MeltSpot's new sales director. Jonas joins on September 1, 2022, and will focus on MeltSpot’s business development, establishing partnerships, and growing sales focusing primarily on the Scandinavian market.

Jonas’ experience in previous positions within the IT sector as Business Unit Manager and Sales Director at Nordlo, Office Management IT, and Office IT-Partner will contribute nicely to his new role. Jonas brings unique skills, perspectives, and relationships to lead MeltSpot into the future.

- "MeltSpot is now in the position of ramping up the establishment of more strategic partnerships and key customers. We are very happy to have Jonas onboard, whose vast experience and skillsets in the field will help secure our strategic course." , comments Alexander Bucur, CEO of MeltSpot.

We are glad to welcome our newly joined colleague, Pierre Leidbring to the MeltSpot team.

Pierre has now joined the very core of our R&D team and has taken the role of Senior SW developer. He adds much value with his experience and deep passion for computer science and back-end development. His curious mind and interest in cutting-edge technologies fit very well with MeltSpot's ambitions.

Pierre comes with many years of experience from companies such as Charlie Foxtrot, Axis Communications, Bonnier News, and Jayway/Devoteam Creative Tech.

We look forward to having Pierre onboard and participating in MeltSpot’s exciting growth journey!

Kolmården Wildlife Park, the largest animal park in Scandinavia, will use MeltSpot's cutting-edge technology to better understand their visitor's movements and behavior in the park.

With over 700 000 visitors per season, MeltSpot's tools will provide Kolmården with clear facts, predictions, and intelligent insight about Kolmården's visitors. This allows management to make smarter business decisions and optimize the performance and visitor experience in the park.

The installation is a joined project with Sörmlands Turismutveckling and Tillväxtverket.

- "We are happy to support and participate in the technology developments in Kolmården, a most valued and famous theme park in the Nordics. We are convinced that our system's insights will help optimize matters such as the design of walking paths, flows, queues, and staffing, thus improving the complete park experience." , comments Alexander Bucur, CEO at MeltSpot.

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"Grosvenor Europe and MeltSpot have developed a digital tool to track the behaviour of visitors in shopping centres to identify areas of congestion, enabling centre managers to maintain health and safety.

MeltSpot Crowd Analytics tracks how many visitors are in the centre, and where people congregate, in real time. It is therefore possible to act immediately and disperse congestion or queues, and ensure social distancing is adhered to.

The system can also be used for other purposes where visitor flows and movement patterns can be analysed, including customer frequency, visit habits and changes to walkways. By understanding how people move about the centre, we not only have the opportunity to act quickly to ensure the health and safety of visitors, but we can use the analysis to develop the services on offer in Skärholmen Centrum."

Read more at:

• grosvenor.com
• fastighetssverige.se

We are very glad to welcome Patrik Pihlström who will work as a full-stack engineer in MeltSpot's R&D team. Patrik is young and amibitous, and complements the team with fresh ideas and technologies.

Patrik has previously worked as back-end developer at North Link, Caupo and Crealevant.

We look forward to Patrik joining the MeltSpot team and participating in moving our product development to greater levels!

MeltSpot is pleased to announce the appointment of Alexander Bucur as its new Chief Executive Officer. Alexander will succeed former CEO Oliver Bermhagen.

Alexander comes from the US company SUZOHAPP where he held the position of Vice President of Global Product Management and Managing Director of the Swedish subsidiary SCAN COIN AB.

Alexander holds a Master of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Lund University and brings in 25 years of business experience from global tech companies where he worked in various managing roles within R&D, Sales, and Product Management.

Commenting on the appointment, Board Chairman Jan Klima said, “This is a strong move to take MeltSpot to the next level, launching its solutions into the market space and growing the business. Alexander’s experiences of driving both business and technology developments will assure the building of a strong organization and setting a clear product offering to the market space.”

Jan Klima

With MeltSpot's continued growth, we are pleased to announce that experienced business Malmö profiles Per-Ola Ovin - Poqvint AB, and Leif Mårtensson - Minderbinder AB will be investing in MeltSpot and joining the advisory board.

Furthermore, we are excited that Per-Ola will be joining our board of directors.

Jan Klima

UK-based property company Grosvenor has started a visitor analytics project aiming to get detailed and better insight about their visitors in shopping malls.

Skärholmen Centrum in the Stockholm area will be the first shopping center to get a complete installation of MeltSpot's tool that will securely and anonymously analyse peoples' movements in the premises.

Going forward MeltSpot and Grosvenor will work together to refine the tool to fully comply with all requirements set by Grosvenor's business intelligence section.

We are very excited to announce that Jan Klima is joining the MeltSpot board of directors as Chairman of the Board, along with investing in MeltSpot.

Jan has a long track record of successfully building, advising and nurturing company growth. Jan has over 30 years of experience specializing in business development and strategy on local and international markets.

- “With the rising demand for MeltSpots unique visitor profiling technology, Jan’s extensive experience and many years of building thriving companies will be a strong addition to MeltSpots rapid business growth.”, says a very excited co-founder Marcus Malmqvist.

Oliver Bermhagen

As MeltSpot grows and takes on more people, we have outgrown our current office at Mindpark and we are now moving in to a new, spacious and great location at Kullagatan in central Helsingborg.

“We love Helsingborg, and we think that the tech sector in Helsingborg is very strong and it is a great place to nourish our growth and collaborate with other companies” says Marcus Malmqvist, CTO of MeltSpot.

If you are interested in joining our team, we are expanding and we are always looking for new talent.

Feel free to drop by for a cup of coffee!

Oliver Bermhagen

Region Skåne's public transportation company Skånetrafiken, has initiated a proof-of-concept project with innovation company MeltSpot.

MeltSpot has developed an analytics tool that will be able to analyse bus- and train traveller's behaviour and movements.

The pilot will be conducted at selected bus stops, buses and train stations.

This year on May 25 the new privacy and security initiative "General Data Protection Regulation" will take effect, and as can be seen lately by e.g. the Cambridge Analytica scandal, this is very much a welcome sight in the rapidly growing information age.

Our legal partner Lindahl writes in a comment to the new directive: The main reasons for the introduction of the new law are to strengthen personal integrity, to ensure uniform EU legislation and to adapt legislation to technical progress.

We at MeltSpot are in the technical frontier and we have already had the core concerns of the GDPR at heart since our inception. Security and integrity are our highest priority, and we believe that it is important to get a framework rolling that sets clear standards across member states and hopefully starts an open dialogue on how we as a society want to balance convenience, big data and the privacy of the individual.

That is why we have made sure to have local expertise available and we continually educate ourselves on the local adaptations of the law and other international standards.

Roar Krogsgaard

MeltSpot is very happy to welcome Roar Krogsgaard to the team.

Roar comes with significant experience and a broad technical background from his 19 years in the IT sector. He has previously worked in very distinct roles, such as IT lead for OTIS Denmark and as Security IT Admin for Origio A/S.

Roar will be taking the CIO position at MeltSpot, where he will put his jack-of-all-trades abilities to use, having the overall responsibility for infrastructure.

Please join us in welcoming Roar!

Marcus Malmqvist