In the European Union alone, more than 1.5 million paint buckets are discarded daily, constituting a disposal of 340 tons of single-use plastic that is incinerated each day. Starting from early 2023 (2025 in Denmark and Slovenia), manufacturers are obligated to cover the disposal costs of their packaging based on sustainability criteria. In Denmark, this translates to an estimated 15% fee on paint buckets. Furthermore, the conventional round shape of packaging has proven suboptimal for logistics and transportation. Beyond its environmental impact, the traditional paint bucket poses challenges for professional painters. These challenges encompass ergonomic issues during handling, such as the strain of lifting two buckets simultaneously, which exceeds recommended weight limits according to the Working Environment Authority. Painters also find themselves in awkward positions when pouring paint into a roller bucket for wall application. The demanding physical nature of the painting profession in Denmark results in accelerated fatigue and early retirement for painters. Additionally, issues like lid leakage due to dried paint and the use of fragile, porous plastic contribute to unexpected spills, particularly during abrupt vehicle stops. Our innovative solution involves a cardboard box housing two patent-pending plastic bags, each containing 5 liters of paint. This packaging not only enhances the workflow for professional painters but also reduces costs and lowers carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) emissions by approximately 65% per unit. The box's design facilitates easy and ergonomic transportation, allowing for a 45% increase in units per pallet. The box is opened, and one of the bags is inserted into a standard roller bucket used by painters. The bag effortlessly opens and seamlessly fits into the roller bucket, wrapping around the edges, and enabling the painter to begin work promptly. This functionality is made possible through an innovative patented design and specific plastic welding techniques.

OCEAN IDEASHIP is a non profit organization, based on a broad foundation of collaboration. The quest is to share knowledge about the blue transition and empower blue impact startups. We are making a flagship for the blue transition, and sailing from place to place, we will share knowledge and showcase the possibilities in the blue in the green transition. With a sailing flagship we can create the attention the ocean deserves, and make sure that the blue transition gets the same awareness and acceptance as the green transition have today. By building capacity, knowledge and awareness into the startup ecosystem that supports entrepreneurs, we will secure many more blue impact projects in the future.

Velkommen til Plando - ejendomsbranchens digitale platform til vedligeholdelse og forbedring af bygninger med fokus på energiforbrug, udledning (CO2e) og totaløkonomi. Vores værktøj hjælper bygningsejere, ejendomsadministratorer og rådgivere med at træffe langsigtede og bedre beslutninger for deres ejendomme. Plando gør det nemt og overskueligt at arbejde med vedligeholdelse og forbedring af en ejendom - eller hele ejendomsporteføljer. Samtidig sikrer Plando overblik over bygningers CO2e-rejse og energimærke - noget som kun bliver vigtigere i fremtiden, hvor krav om bæredygtighed og ESG-rapportering (virksomheders miljømæssige, sociale og ledelsesmæssige rapportering) vil fylde endnu mere. Vi drømmer om en ejendomsbranche, der vækster i værdi gennem bæredygtige forbedringer. For vi lever i en verden, hvor vi ikke har råd til at spilde flere ressourcer. Derfor har vi besluttet os for at gøre op med vores branches ’sådan har vi altid gjort’ -måde at gøre tingene på og finde en ny vej. Vi mener, at det er på tide, at vi tager springet ind i en smartere måde at arbejde med ejendomsudvikling på. Vi holder til i det tidligere mejeri Enigheden på Rentemestervej i København NV. Vi leder løbende efter nye talenter, så tøv ikke med at kontakte os, hvis du vil være en del af vores team i Plando.

MP Industri ApS er din pålidelige partner inden for smedeindustrien. Vores historie går langt tilbage, og vi brænder for at levere høj kvalitet. Vores grundlægger, Marinus Højen Pedersen, har smedeerfaring fra sin familie og er en dedikeret smed i anden generation. Vi har en bred vifte af maskinværksteder, der omfatter alt fra fjernvarmesvejsning til laserskæring og rørsvejsning. Vi er også eksperter i at forme cortenstål til imponerende udendørs projekter. Kvalitet og innovation er vores hjørnesten, og vi stræber altid efter at overgå vores kunders forventninger. Vores team består af 4 erfarne smede og 3 veludstyrede servicebiler, samt en administrativ medarbejder. Vi har også en imponerende maskinpark, der gør os i stand til at håndtere en bred vifte af pladebearbejdningsopgaver, herunder klipning, bøjning, stansning og skæring. Hos MP Industri ApS er samarbejde og gode relationer i centrum af vores arbejde. Vi stræber efter at opbygge langvarige forbindelser med vores kunder og omsætte deres ideer til succesfulde resultater, uanset projektets omfang. Kontakt os i dag for at lære mere om, hvordan vi kan hjælpe dig. Hos MP Industri ApS kombinerer vi tradition med moderne teknologi for at opfylde dine behov.

This is a Copenhagen branch of 180 Degrees Consulting, the world's largest student-led consultancy for non-profits and social enterprises. The management board consists of student volunteers who dedicate their free time to organise and lead for sustainable impact. 180 Degrees provides socially conscious organisations around the world with high quality and extremely affordable consulting services. We work with organisations to develop innovative, practical and sustainable solutions to whatever challenges they might be facing. Each semester, we have a carefully selected team of 30 highly motivated and engaged university students who possess a combination of expertise, creativity and problem-solving ability.

Unafor is a division of Milford that was formed to focus on ensuring safety in urban spaces. The vision of UNAFOR is to create safe urban spaces through personalised design and to offer creative solutions for enhancing the liveability of cities, while adhering to international safety certification standards. We help create safe urban spaces without compromising aesthetics and creativity in design. Having developed an approved crash tested 'core' Unafor can offer both standard and bespoke urban element designs to suit any area or place whilst maintaining the charm of the city.

Light only where it should be. NorthLED is a LED Technology company founded in 2016 that design and produce high-performance LED solutions. Our patented technology is built on high-end brand components, optical modulation, and customization. We are moving into the IoT world and are looking to expand into IoT development, device management etc.

MIA Innovation DK Non-Governmental Organisation is a voluntary citizen association established by students in Denmark, focusing on international development cooperation and raising awareness of human rights, sustainable development goals, environmental issues and clean energy, especially solar lease - providing affordable green energy microfinancing to NGOs in developing countries. Our goal is to contribute to the society with innovative sustainable solutions to contemporary issues.

Green Earth provides innovative sustainable solutions with our 100% compostable/biodegradable products. Our products are the best substitutes to everyday single use products made up of plastic, thermocol and paper. Green Earth products can be best alternative as they are made by considering the principles of circular economy and ‘state-of-the-art’ technology. We work in close co-operation with  environmental safety experts and researchers  who are pioneers in manufacturing Eco-friendly products

We believe in a massive potential of Govtech and want to promote this rather young space. That’s why we’ve created Govtech.dk – the #1 source for data & insights about Govtech startups and the surrounding ecosystem. We’ve mapped the entire Govtech world and help people & organizations navigate through it. We build the ultimate directory for all things happening in the European ecosystem, e.g. accelerator & incubator programs, events, etc.

Our mission: AI has the potential to improve people's lives in a big way, therefore our mission is to make AI accessible to everyone. What we do: We develop AI applications together with companies and train business and design consultants.Who we are: Our team consists of designers, AI technical expert, facilitators.

What problems would you love to solve? What are your goals in life? What, like really, do you enjoy working on? If you could change the world what would you do? How would you like your kids to remember you?...And how can we help you accomplish that?KICKASS capital invest in extraordinary entrepreneurs with unique technologies that will define the next era of innovation. Sounds good? Send us your pitch!  hello@kickass.capital

At zeal, we partner with businesses seeking to build profitable and sustainable business models, without compromising people, passion or planet. We are a small team of advisors working from home, the office, co-working spaces - when and where ever. We are dedicated to building healthy and thriving businesses for the greater good. We are passionate about sharing our findings and models in order to help everyone change the future of work for the better. We work with a win-win mindset of inclusion, collaboration, knowledge-sharing and generosity, and we expect the same from the people we work with.

BORN Denmark is a danish company in growth. We are currently 3 shops online: powerbanken.dk ApS, Cooltights.dk ApS and BORN Nordic ApS (GreyLime) - we are constantly developing our companies and are always looking for news ways to do so. Currently we are 5 people connected to the projects: Luciano Bellacci, Jacob Oppenheim, Christoffer Nielsen, Mads Rosager and Allan Vincentzh

We’re a biotechnology company creating something new, valuable and useful from what otherwise would be trash. In a circular business model we upcycle food waste into alternative biodegradable materials as a supplier internationally and in DK. In this way we solve a waste management problem. Our unique storytelling and sensuous tactility in Apple Leather really makes an impact with users.  Work for us is also play and we really enjoy ourselves when we’re together making things happen. We love mistakes and in the lab you discover something new every day. There’s always an idea you can follow through and test on.  We all have very different competencies but contribute equally in unique ways to the team research. Weekly workshops with Skylab Ignite and Stardust at DTU are where we grow together. We’re also making brainstorming jam sessions after work. You can look forward to chill music and nights out on the weekends.