- HammerKit chosen as one of 10 winners from 130 entries for the 2009 Nordic Venture Forum in Copenhagen

Helsinki, Finland, 22nd October 2009 - HammerKit who offer a complete online studio for web designers has been awarded as one of the top 10 most promising growth companies in the Nordic countries. The top 10 were voted from among 50 pre-selected high potential Nordic companies by a panel of VCs and investors at the Nordic Venture Forum 2009 held in Copenhagen on October 19th.

The award also offers entry to the European Venture Summit in Düsseldorf on November 30th. The event gathers 120 of the best companies from across the whole of Europe in the ICT, Life Science and Clean Tech industries to pitch to European and Global investors. Those succeeding in Düsseldorf will proceed to Eurecan European Venture Contest held in Barcelona on December 14th and compete for a prize of € 90.000.

"We were up against some formidable competition in Copenhagen, but the judges commented that we have very strong business idea and technology. I am totally thrilled about this and look forward to representing Finland in the European Venture Summit in Düsseldorf in November." comments Mark Sorsa-Leslie, Managing Director of HammerKit.

The Nordic Venture Forum is part of a European wide network of investor meet-ups. The event fosters Nordic Life Science, Clean Tech and ICT entrepreneurship by offering a forum for successful start-ups and high growth companies to pitch before Nordic and international venture capital, corporate investors and strategic partners.

About Hammerkit

Hammerkit turns the web into a dynamic business platform. The easy-to-use online toolset allows instant creation and deployment of web applications that cater to business, marketing and communications needs. With the Hammerkit platform, companies can leap beyond plain presence on the web by picking and choosing the right applications for their business from libraries of functionalities. For web designers, the Hammerkit platform boosts the productivity by introducing reusable web functionalities, enabling faster and more cost efficient response to customer needs. Hammerkit was awarded as one of the Red Herring Top 100 companies in January 2009.

For further information, please visit www.hammerkit.com
or contact MD Mark Sorsa-Leslie, Tel. +358 40 580 1962, Email: mark (at) hammerkit.com