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Data Dao was launched in October last year with the mission to provide the market with unique specialists in data. Since then, the organization has grown with more consultants, they have started a podcast on the topic of data, and today is the launch day of their brand-new website – datadao.se.

Qgroup’s Latest new Company, Data Dao, Launches Website and Comms Platform

The first version of the website is loaded with content that will gradually be extended, such as a resource bank with articles, templates, and code repos that Data Dao uses and would like to share.
Benny Andrén, founder and partner, Data Dao:
&#8220;We are thrilled to finally be able to launch our website and communication platform. Now we can start communicating with both customers, partners, and candidates in our own way. Communication is one of our pillars, as we want to stand out as being different by doing differently. We want to show that a lot around data is yet undone, and we strive to be one of the thought leaders in providing food for thought and communication around it. Our website and podcast are two great examples of that.&#8221; 

For more info, please visit <a href="https://www.datadao.se/">datadao.se</a>, and follow Data Dao&#8217;s LinkedIn page at <a class="editor-rtfLink" href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/data-dao-ab/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.linkedin.com/company/data-dao-ab/.</a>

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Qgroup, one of Sweden’s leading global IT consultancy groups, announces its strategic partnership with Specno, a top-rated South African software and design agency. By becoming part-owner of the company, the deal will support Qgroup’s expansion into a new continent. Simultaneously, the agreement will bring innovative software development and design approaches to the Swedish market.

Qgroup Expands into South Africa

As part of Qgroup&#8217;s expansion strategy, the IT group enters the much-anticipated South African market by becoming part-owner of Specno. The company is recognized as the number one software and design agency in South Africa as it has developed a unique framework for building and scaling software ventures, a formula they&#8217;re now aiming to distribute to one million entrepreneurs worldwide.
Mikael Kretz, founder of Qgroup, comments:
&#8220;This partnership signals Qgroup&#8217;s commitment to fostering global tech innovation. Specno&#8217;s expertise in building successful tech ventures is remarkable, and the company&#8217;s commitment to fostering innovation ecosystems aligns perfectly with our investment strategy. This collaboration allows us to gain rich insights into Africa&#8217;s growing tech industry while simultaneously providing the Swedish market with world-class development resources.&#8221;
Qgroup will work to establish Specno&#8217;s services in Sweden, ensuring the company can invest in training and employing local Swedish talent. Specno&#8217;s expansion into Sweden brings a new player into the Swedish tech ecosystem, fostering cross-cultural tech innovation and opening up more extensive global collaboration opportunities.
Daniel Novitzkas, CEO of Specno, comments:
&#8220;Specno isn&#8217;t simply coming to Sweden to do business. We are dedicated to contributing to and nurturing Sweden&#8217;s vibrant innovation ecosystem. Specno&#8217;s expansion is mutually beneficial for both parties. The South African agency gains access to Qgroup&#8217;s pool of 850 consultants, significantly enhancing its capacity to take on large-scale projects. Conversely, Qgroup can leverage Specno&#8217;s expertise and insights to explore potential opportunities in Africa&#8217;s growing tech market.&#8221;
For more information about Qgroup&#8217;s investment in Specno and the upcoming expansion into Sweden, please visit <a href="https://q.group/">q.group</a> and <a href="https://www.specno.com/">www.specno.com.</a>
Press contact:
Mikael Kretz, Founder 
mikael.kretz@qgroup.se 
+46 708 70 75 00 
<a href="https://q.group/">Q.group</a>
About Qgroup
Qgroup is a global group consisting of independent and highly specialized IT consulting companies that operate under their brands. Since starting in 2012 in Malmö, the Group has expanded significantly through 30 organically started companies that had sales of SEK 629 million in 2022. Qgroup works with a clear growth strategy focusing on recruiting and developing driven entrepreneurs to create and build companies around them and their competencies. Today, Qgroup operates in 11 countries and 20 locations around Europe, North America, Asia and Africa.
About Specno
Specno is a leading software and design agency known for its innovative approach to building successful tech ventures. The company has developed a unique framework for building and scaling software ventures, a formula they aim to distribute to one million entrepreneurs worldwide.
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<li>Specno employs around 50 people and is based in Capetown, South Africa.</li>
<li>With an ambition to be globally recognized, Specno has proven its competence by ranking as the number one agency in South Africa and the 30th globally on Clutch.co.</li>
<li>Co-founded by Daniel Novitzkas and Jacques Jordaan, who has built and accelerated over 150 tech ventures for corporations and entrepreneurs in its five-year history. This includes numerous successful fundraisers and exits.</li>
<li>Specno&#8217;s track record of helping ventures secure funding is significant, as it indicates its deep understanding of the technological and financial aspects of launching and scaling tech startups.</li>
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Qgroup Scholarship Awarded to Marama

Since 2014, Qgroup has awarded selected students with the Qgroup Scholarship. Recipients are graduates of the Master&#8217;s Program in Entrepreneurship &amp; Innovation at Lund University.
This year, the Qgroup Scholarship is awarded to Marama (Adriaan Lombard, Ayesha Khalid, and Ruben Van den Berg) for the following reasons:
&#8220;This year&#8217;s Qgroup Award goes to a team with a dual value proposition. On the one hand, they have a clear profit motive; on the other, they are passionate about supporting and empowering local communities. They have clearly shown how they create and deliver value for their stakeholders and customers.&#8221;
They refer to themselves not as a team but as a family.

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Linda Bjernstal

The entrepreneur and business angel Linda Bjernstål has been appointed as a new board member of QCG Sweden AB (Qgroup).

Linda Bjernstål Joins Qgroup's Board of Directors

Linda Bjernstål, born in 1976, grew up on the outskirts of Helsingborg and has an entrepreneurial background. She founded and ran the travel site Flygstolen.se, which she sold after just over a decade to make further investments as an entrepreneur and business angel.
Linda has received several awards for her success as an entrepreneur, including Dagens Industri&#8217;s desirable designation &#8220;Digital Gazelle of the Year&#8221; in 2015. Linda has experience in board work from her own companies and from Handelsbanken in Helsingborg and Ängelholm-Helsingborg Airport. She has also been a senior advisor to the logistics company NoWaste.
Mikael Kretz, Qgroup founder:
&#8220;Linda Bjernstål will be a positive addition to our board and operations. She has a solid background in running and creating companies and comes in with skills, power, and energy that suit us perfectly.&#8221;
Linda Bjernstål:
&#8220;It&#8217;s fun to be back in tech. That&#8217;s where I have my roots firmly in another industry. Qgroup has grown strongly in recent years but is still rooted in entrepreneurship. I look forward to working on that and contributing my skills from my growth journey with Flygstolen.&#8221;
In addition to Linda Bjernstål, Qgroup&#8217;s board also includes Göran Linder, chairman of the board; Mikael Kretz, founder of Qgroup; Håkan Paulsson, founder of Qgroup; Peter Carlsson, CEO of Northvolt; Fredrik Wester, CEO and board member of Paradox Interactive and Sam Rihani, Former Country Director Facebook.

Linda Bjernstål joins Qgroup’s board of Directors

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