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    Erla Símonardóttir and Jói Sigurðsson, founders of Bella Books
    Viðskiptablaðið24 September 2026
    Discussing automation in bookkeeping

    Viðskiptablaðið covers the open event on 1 October by Reykjavik Fintech, Fjármálakastið and Bella Books on automation in bookkeeping. Erla Símonardóttir talked about how bookkeepers have received Bella, and Jói Sigurðsson showed how the system works and how it keeps data secure and traceable.

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    Erla Símonardóttir presenting Bella Books on stage in Düsseldorf
    September 2026
    Bella Books at the Accounting, Controlling & Finance Summit in Düsseldorf

    Erla Símonardóttir and Jói Sigurðsson presented Bella Books at the Accounting, Controlling & Finance Summit in Düsseldorf, with a booth in the startup area and a presentation on stage. The trip brought good connections with accounting firms, potential partners and companies in Germany.

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    dk · Lausnatorg7 July 2026
    Bella Books is on the dk Lausnatorg marketplace

    Bella is now listed on Lausnatorg, the marketplace where dk users find solutions that connect to and support dk. The goal: less manual work, simpler review and more efficient invoice processing for Icelandic companies.

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    Jói Sigurðsson giving a talk at the Nordic Embassies in Berlin
    23 June 2026
    Reception at the Nordic Embassies in Berlin and a talk on trusting AI

    Iceland's ambassador to Germany, Auðunn Atlason, hosted a reception at the Nordic Embassies in Berlin during the E-Rechnungs-Gipfel. Jói Sigurðsson gave the talk “How can Europe trust AI in Finance workflows?” on data sovereignty, automation, human control and the EU AI Act. Many thanks to Ambassador Auðunn Atlason for receiving us.

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    Jói Sigurðsson, Erla Símonardóttir and Þórður Bjarnason at the Bella Books booth in Berlin
    June 2026
    Bella Books at the E-Rechnungs-Gipfel in Berlin

    Bella Books' first real step into the German market: a booth at the E-Rechnungs-Gipfel in Berlin, 22–24 June, and conversations across the e-invoicing, accounting, tax and technology ecosystem.

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    Bella Books at Slush 2025 in Helsinki
    November 2025
    Bella Books at Slush 2025 in Helsinki

    Bella Books took part in Slush 2025, Europe's largest startup conference, and presented its AI bookkeeping solution to investors and founders from around the world.

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    Reykjavík síðdegis on Bylgjan — interview with Erla Símonardóttir
    Reykjavík síðdegis14 October 2025
    AI can take the load off the bookkeeper

    Erla Símonardóttir, co-founder of Bella Books, in a 6:46-minute radio interview on Bylgjan about how Bella automates bookkeeping.

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    Erla Símonardóttir, co-founder of Bella Books — photo: Anton Brink / Vísir
    Vísir13 October 2025
    The AI assistant saving full workdays in bookkeeping

    An in-depth interview by Rakel Sveinsdóttir with Erla Símonardóttir about Bella Books and how AI can save bookkeepers full workdays.

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    KLAK Startup SuperNova 2025 — the ten teams introduced
    KLAKJuly 2025
    Bella Books selected for Startup SuperNova 2025

    KLAK – Icelandic Startups introduces the ten teams taking part in Startup SuperNova 2025, including Bella Books with its AI bookkeeping solution.

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