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Lokalist

Who we are Each year in Denmark, over 2 million people upgrade their smartphones, but few have a clear idea of what to do with their previous device. Of course, they could sell it or trade it in, but today these options are primarily perceived as a hassle, a scam, or a waste of time. This results in Danes often having two or more smartphones wasting in a dusty drawer. Our mission to reduce this waste and to make the best use of their potential by providing a transparent, fair, and simple way to ensure that our old technology gets used to its fullest extent. The user can then support sustainable causes through our platform with the value of their used phones. Why do we exist? Used phones are extremely valuable. In fact, every year we estimate that at least one billion kroner worth of used phones enters the market in Denmark alone. On top of this, smartphone production has tremendous environmental and social impacts that are seldom talked about. Making the best use of minerals and labor that has already been put into our phones is the least we can do. Through research, we found that most people do not sell or trade-in their devices today for various reasons. However, over 90% of people responded that they would donate the value that their used phone could be sold for, entirely or in part, to philanthropic causes so long as it was easy and transparent. Therefore, not only are the causes we support genuinely good, but they provide the motivation to awaken a large and growing market. Today there is no platform where this can easily be done. Lokalist aims to fill this gap in the market and be the platform where people and businesses can easily donate all or part of the value of their used technology to support sustainable actions we all want to see more of. What happens to the used phones? The used phones we receive are safely wiped, complying with Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). They then have a 92% chance to be refurbished or harvested for working components. The semi-new phones are sold in markets across the world to be loved by future users. The phones that cannot be refurbished are responsibly recycled, making sure to reuse minerals that are otherwise impactful to mine. Our values As a company, we focus heavily on integrating the Nordic values of transparency, honesty, community, and simplicity into our mission. This is not typical of our competitors in this space. By being active in the carrying-out of the sustainable causes with our partners, and showing our users instantly how their device could support them, we believe we can help make the best use of our e-waste while spreading the love.

Care2People Associassion

Care 2 People is a non-profit NGO that provides self-help assistance, both in Denmark and around the world, our main focus areas are to fight desertification and improve the world's climate change. Care2People works with all aspects of the humanitarian field and likes to work as an umbrella organization. We do advise and conduct not only anti-radicalization courses but also competency related job adaptation, motivate and carry out repatriation tasks, including preparation and participation in clarification processes, planning integration in the home country, including business plan/return home and family plan, etc. Care2People is happy to hold courses and help launch new businesses.

Casju

Casju fights food loss by turning waste from African cashew farmers into delicious plant-based caramels. Did you know that the cashew nuts come from a fruit? And did you know that in most African countries these perfectly nutritious fruits are getting wasted? Casju found a way to process the cashew fruits from the farmers locally and turn them intoy into delicious food ingredients. By doing so, cashew farmer can increase income and create local jobs.

SilentCurtains ApS

If you work or live in the city, it can be hard to find peace when you open the windows for necessary ventilation but with SilentCurtains, it’s now possible. We create different products that allow in fresh air and light, without the sound. With an innovative sound reflection technology, we differ from the competitors that use sound dampening that often restricts air flow and daylight. With almost half a million homes affected by noise in Denmark and around 30.000 noise affected offices in copenhagen alone, the market needs innovation. Less noise, More wellbeing.

Nordsea Energy

My startup is in the planning stage and aims to deploy scalable solar-hybrid mini-grids—using technology of Nordic origin—to provide reliable, affordable clean energy to general hospitals across Sub-Saharan Africa. Hospitals widely suffer from unreliable electricity (only ~50% have consistent access per WHO data), leading to frequent blackouts, costly diesel dependence, and life-threatening interruptions to surgeries, emergencies, diagnostics, labs, and refrigeration.The venture targets massive untapped demand in a high-priority healthcare sector, with stable anchor revenue from hospitals, diesel cost savings, falling component costs, supportive policies, and non-binding government agreements in select countries to facilitate rollout—creating very profitable scaling alongside major social/environmental impact for uninterrupted lifesaving operations.Actively exploring feasibility, partnerships, and pilots. Happy to discuss further under NDA for deeper details.

Marigold Innovation

We turn life science and deep tech ideas into commercially successful companies. We serve both as a consultancy and as a venture builder. At Marigold Innovation, we build bridges between research and business, science and product, researchers and investors. Most scientists prefer to stay where they add the most value, namely as highly skilled scientists and inventors who understand the translational process at an intellectual level, without the deep insight and experience in how to execute accordingly. ​We want to ensure that the skilled scientists focus on what they excel in – doing science and inventing stuff! ​ Marigold Innovation closes the gap by bringing the competences required to complement the scientific team. In this way we ensure that all necessary skills are in place at the needed timepoint and at the right level to secure the optimal development path from academia to a commercially viable company.

UNO econetwork

UNO econetwork is young startup developing a digital platform to help businesses make corporate sustainability due diligence easy. We are working on a SaaS solution that enables users to account for their own environmental, social and governance related risks, as well as keeping a track on their suppliers'. Through our platform, companies can minimise the need to answer and resend the same information over and over again. To save our planet, it is critical that all businesses act responsibly. However, many companies end up wasting valuable ressources and time on accounting, instead of focusing on what is really important. We wish to help companies reduce the amount of double-work in their sustainability journey, so they can focus on taking action.

The 0-mission

We are on a mission to cool down the planet. The 0-Mission is a B2B market place aiming to accelerate the green transition. We offer a subscription service for renewable energy. We are venture-backed, have product-market fit and are scaling our business. We work from BloxHub in central Copenhagen and are looking to attract our next colleagues.

Klarifi

Klarifi.io is a wastewater data platform. We provide clear data about unclear water. Our wastewater market intelligence platform incorporates data from this world’s environmental protection agencies – US EPA, German Umweltbundesamt, Danish Miljøstyrelsen etc., combine it with other data sources, and make it all easily available in our data platform.

GreenSafe

We all need to eat more fruits an vegetables for the sake of environment, climate and health. But the good, green stuff takes up a lot more space in the fridge - especially if you have meal boxes delivered. The result is a lack of overview (what's the slimy stuff at the back of the veggie drawer??), less practical ways to store the food and in the end food waste. We cannot defend production of even more refrigerators, nor is it clever to setup an old, less energy efficient fridge in the garage. GreenSafe is the solution: a new way to store fruit and veggies just outside you door. Designed with respect for the environment, resources and you.

Amalo

Our aim is to make the transition from fossil heating to sustainable heating as easy and profitable as possible for private homeowners. At Amalo, we understand that integrating renewable energy solutions is key to achieving this goal. That's why, in addition to our focus on sustainable heat pump solutions, we also offer high-quality solar panels. This addition enhances our commitment to a greener future and provides a more comprehensive approach to energy efficiency for our customers. Our way to achieve this goal is to provide a market-leading user experience from initial customer contact to when we install a sustainable heat pump solution in the customer's home. The integration of solar panels into our offerings aligns perfectly with this vision, ensuring that our customers have access to a wider range of sustainable energy options. What is unique about Amalo is that we provide a full online customer experience. We have emulated the traditional physical visit at the customer's address through an online configurator. This innovative approach not only means we can offer more economical heat pump solutions faster than any other provider but also allows us to efficiently incorporate solar panel solutions into our customer's energy plans. By doing so, we ensure that our customers receive a tailored, comprehensive approach to their energy needs, all from the comfort of their own home.

Startak

Climate change is one of the biggest challenges humanity is facing. Solar power is expected to play a big role in reducing the use of fossil fuels. We make solar power plants more efficient and cost competitive, by increasing the energy production. At Startak we design and manufacture control systems for solar trackers used in large solar photovoltaic plants, to increase the energy production by 10-20% (depending on latitude). We provide our customers with a simple to use, modern and reliable hardware and software solution that is designed to give you peace of mind and control for the lifetime of your solar plant.

NorthLED

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.

Govtech.dk

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.

FluidTech

In FluidTech we believe in the availability of sustainable energy production by the optimal use of energy. We provide the systems and engineering to recover low-grade energy sources.We supply energy recovery solutions for low-temperature sources. A new and cost-efficiency technology to provide electricity out of unused heat. In FluidTech we are passionate about sustainability. We work to move forward our ideas and to develop a better future in the energy environment.We are a team of young engineers willing to break new ground and make a change.