Shifter is an independent news site about Norwegian tech startups in the new economy. We cover big and small events in the startup industry while reporting on innovation in bigger companies. We focus on ideas, challenges, money, power, people and good stories from everywhere.

By utilising technology, design, and strategy, we develop ideas and turn them into brands, products and meaningful ventures.We form partnerships with the best and most creative thinkers around the world to build aesthetic digital and physical products that people care for. Products that are accessible and meaningful to the user. We are neither an incubator nor an agency. We are a venture development firm building products for the future.

The next generation of instant messaging for businessInfoping is a smart internal communication tool, combining push notifications with smart SMS. Recipients can give instant feedback with a simple tap, regardless if they have the app installed or not. With statistics in the app you immediately see how many that opened, read and answered your message. Infoping automatically gathers all the statistics, saving time and puts you in control.

The All-in-One Solution for Brand and Marketing Needs Unlike traditional agencies, we have built our offering as a plug-and-play solution for all brand and marketing needs. We promise fast turnarounds, transparent prices without surprises, and top-talent creatives that will boost your brand. Klingit acquired Norwegian startup Graphiq in july 2024 and all services are merged under the Klingit name.

Built to simplify employee onboarding and offboarding flows, Typelane is changing the way we welcome and say goodbye to our employees. With focus on smart workflows, intuitive design and personalisation Typelane transforms what once was manuell and complex process into an easy and engaging one. Founded in late 2016 and with HQ in Stockholm we are now working with customers all across the globe. Visit our webpage to find out more about us!

PIONEERING SOLAR TECHNOLOGY TO EMPOWER LIVES Welcome to X-SOLAR! An alternative energy company that specializes in solar energy. At X-SOLAR, our goal is to provide reliable maintenance-free solar power to off-grid areas as well as dependable backup power and related solar products across Africa. Our systems allow households and businesses to access solar energy through small-scale payments. Our combination of high-quality products, exceptional local customer service and responsive after-sales team guarantee you a stress-free experience that will not only save you money but keep you out of darkness and entertained. Yes, we have solar-powered digital TVs! How about that? To top that, all our products are available to buy online or through our local partners (hire-purchase) in different packages to suit every pocket. Our products are designed in Denmark where we have our key R&D/product team based. Our operations and sales currently happen in East Africa. We have a strong Kenya presence, but are on a scaling journey. More geographies will soon be announced. Sound interesting? We are always scouting for new talent to join the team.

The Actimo platform enables larger companies with many non-desk employees to easily create branded employee apps to seamlessly connect with their employees with everything they need to stay informed, productive, and engaged. We are a growing team of 55+ employees spread across 5 locations in Copenhagen, London, Barcelona, Guatemala City, and Mexico City and serve over 200 large enterprise customers such as 3, ISS, Compass Group, Novo Nordisk, Sonos, BMW, and Nespresso. In September 2020, Actimo was acquired by Kahoot!, the world’s leading game-based learning platform. As part of the Kahoot! Group, we will work together to create innovative solutions for employee engagement that redefine corporate learning across the globe. Kahoot! is on a mission to make learning awesome. They empower individuals, organizations, schools and corporations to unlock their full learning potential through engaging, interactive content.

duka is an innovative Danish company with ambitions to make a big difference to society. The goal is to make computers and the Internet accessible to everyone regardless of age, thereby increasing communication with family and friends and providing access to information and services that are otherwise out of reach. Winner of Digital Gazelle 2015 presented by Denmark's Leading Business Newspaper, Børsen.

Servicelovers helps improve customer service in retail. We work with large retailers internationally, who let customers in the stores give feed-back to the store and the employees via tables. The Servicelovers twist is that customers can give acknowledgement directly to a specific employee. Acknowledgements hit employees' personal profiles, on the mobile phone off each employee. Retail managers get access to a dashboard so they can see and celebrate the best service employees.

Reshopper har siden 2012 været børnefamiliernes foretrukne markedsplads over mobilen, hvor brugere har købt og solgt millioner af brugte ting af hinanden via den prisvindende app. I 2022 åbnede vi den første fysiske Reshopper butik, hvor vi sælger overskudsvarer fra restpartier, konkursboer, tidligere kollektioner samt secondhand. I dag har vi 2 butikker, som er placeret i Valby og Taastrup. Hver dag sætter vi en ære i at gøre den cirkulære shopping til en friktionsløs og god oplevelse for vores brugere både i vores butikker og via den digitale markedsplads app. På den måde engagerer vi familier til en mere bæredygtig adfærd, så vi alle bidrager med at løse FNs verdensmålene ‘bæredygtige byer og lokalsamfund’ og ‘ansvarligt forbrug og produktion’. Vi har store ambitioner og er i fuld gang med at bygge fremtidens omnichannel koncept med salg af secondhand og overskudsvarer i børnekategorien. Derfor leder vi altid efter passionerede og dedikerede mennesker til vores team, som vil være med til at gøre en forskel. Du vil blive en del af et mindre team i en fremadstormende virksomhed med en flad organisation. Hos os har vi også stor interesse i at du udvikler dig og du trives både fagligt og personligt plan. Vil du være med?

MOEBE er et ungt dansk designbrand i vækst. Vi designer og sælger produkter til hjemmet. Vores fokus ligger på den konstruktive detalje og mødet mellem materialer og elementer. Alle vores produkter er designet in-house og sælges i dag i mere end 40 lande verden over. Vi er et stærkt team på ti dygtige medarbejdere på vores kontor i København.

Muuwit is a new B2B e-commerce platform that launched in the summer of 2015 and since then we have been digitizing the Meat Industry. Muuwit provides a web application that enables the meat industry to trade online with full product and price transparency, resulting in considerable competitive advantages for the customers. We are a small team of dedicated people located in Copenhagen. If you are interested in joining our team, check out the latest job postings or get in touch with us at (+45) 2061 3224

Dinero wants to be the leading supplier of accounting systems for small companies. The idea is to make it possible for everyone to control their invoices, VAT declarations and vouchers. They do that by crowdsourcing data and finding patterns in the way companies do their book-keeping. Then they present that knowledge to other companies. In other words Dinero is the worlds first social acconting system. It is simple and user-friendly and found on the principle that it should be easy and cheep to manage ones accounts. On the long run Dinero wants to offer other services like credit ratings, collective shopping and a social help function.

Libratone is on a mission to liberate sound and to expand peoples’ experiences with music in the era of streaming. Founded in 2009, Libratone is one of the first audio companies to consider the aesthetics of speakers – to move them out of the corner of the room and into the centre and onward, for the consumer on the move. Designed in the Scandinavian tradition, Libratone creates high-performing sound refined through plush fabrics for a warmer, brighter listening experience.

YOGO is a user-friendly booking system with focus on being as simple and intuitive as possible. Booking systems should not “drive you up the wall”, be unintuitive or run out of service. YOGO is a new booking system that makes up for difficult old-fashioned platforms and offers a product that can be adapted to your company’s brand, business and everyday life.