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Sprout

At Sprout, we are on a mission to empower the next generation professionals to build financial security through a modern workplace pension solution designed specifically for their needs and values. Our app-based platform offers an accessible, easy-to-understand pension solution aimed to demystify pensions, provide green investment options, and engaging educational resources, all in a streamlined UX for both businesses and employees. With a focus on ESG-driven investments, we’re helping young people make a positive impact while preparing for their future.

Design Letters

DESIGN LETTERS is a Danish design company founded in 2009 and one of the most successful startups in the design and interior business in Denmark. We develop and sell unique design products and lifestyle accessories featuring Arne Jacobsen's Vintage ABC from 1937. Since 2019 we are moving from a wholesale to D2C brand at high speed.

Jamii.one

Jamii.one is bridging Sub-Saharan Africa’s vast insurance gap by digitising community-based group (CBG) data, making insurance affordable for Ethiopians and sustainable for insurers. Their offline-first app, offered in local languages, allows CBGs to transition from paper to digital, enhancing financial transparency and creditworthiness. Once digitised, groups unlock tailored insurance products. This solution simplifies bookkeeping for CBGs while providing insurers a low-cost, reduced-risk entry to previously unreachable segments. With 650,000 users, and 70,000 purchasing life insurance, Jamii.one epitomises how tech can foster financial resilience. Their platform, rooted in tech innovation and community trust, ensures accessible, relevant financial services for underserved communities.

Africa Reframed

Online marketplace for African imagery - Powered by online learning. Africa is rising and a visual reframing of the continent is emerging. A reframing crafted by African content creators, telling Africa's story of change. At Africa Reframed we connect a community of African photographers to the world’s leading companies and organizations to create and promote captivating imagery and bespoke projects that propel new storytelling from the African continent. Imagery in the Africa Reframed imagebank has been used by the worlds leading organizations such as: Gates Foundation, UN, Amazon, Microsoft, Google, Pfizer, Ernst & Young, Spotify, NBC, Yahoo, Sitecore, Exxon, Cambridge University Press, Hearst, Condé Nast, Lloyds bank, Europe- an Investment Bank, Shell, AOL, ABC, NEC, CNBC, KPMG, Discovery, VISA, Deloitte, Accenture, Ogilvy, UPS, Viacom, Pearson, Barclays, BBC, Axel Springer, British Council, M&C Saatchi, ASUS, Del Monte, Time inc., RTL, Virgin, McKinsey, Airtel, Guardian, Uber, Orange, 3M, HSBC, Samsung, The World Bank and many more. We are looking for investors sharing our vision of Africa Reframed as a value-driven, profitable business that strives to alter the global community’s perception of the African continent while also building sustainable job opportunities for photographers across Africa. Alongside its sister organization, Commerce & Culture, Africa Reframed has managed an array of long-term projects with leading contemporary visual artists globally and organized photo exhibitions with more than 100.000 paying visitors across 3 continents. Among these, the largest exhibition to date with African photography in northern Europe. SDGs: Quality education and decent work and economic growth, SDGs 4 and 8, are an integrated part of the Africa Reframed business model. When the United Nations In 2015 was launching the SDGs with Project Everyone, they did so with a campaign to share the global goals with 7 billion people in 7 days. This happened via global broadcasts, outdoor advertising campaigns, cinema ads, mobile partnerships, and more. Because of the above, Images from our program were among the officially chosen for the campaign and were singled out by the global campaign team as good education and economic growth in action. Misson: Most of the imagery we encounter from the African continent tends to either depict the beautiful scenery and wildlife or scenes of poverty, war, and desperation. While these indeed are bona fide aspects and challenges, Africa is also a continent characterized by immense growth, varied opportunities, and not least, change. The mission of Africa Reframed is to capture and contribute to the spurring of this change by a visual reframing of the continent. A reframing that reflects African enterprise, innovation, and everyday life. Africa Reframed exists to create and promote this new imagery in the belief that by changing the visuals, we can help change the conversation. Thus an inherent part of Africa Reframed’s DNA, which is also mirrored in the name of the company, is to be a catalyst for the way the world looks at the African continent. The wish to illustrate the real Africa and thus to spur optimism and hope around its future makes the company strongly value-driven, and it is believed that such a shared view will help bind contributors, clients, and other stakeholders close together. In 2020 Africa Reframed received an investment from Innovation fund Denmark and was selected as a finalist for the SDG Tech Award.

DanAid ApS

DanAid is a mobile Micro-health insurance service providing optimized health plans for the millions on uninsured across Africa. In most countries in Africa unlike Europe, access to healthcare is cash based, with families having to cover all medical costs out of pocket and often up-front. This causes people to delay, skip or forgo care for lack of money, or to choose between healthcare and food or education. The consequences are drastic and well documented. The traditional insurance and community based health financing solution have proven ineffective. Only about 5% of the population is covered, mainly because of high prices, lack of trust and the low reach of their agent based models. We have built a hybrid platform where families can subscribe for an amount they can afford and receive quality coverage for most of their medical needs. Our solution leverages mobile payment facilities as well as the existing healthcare infrastructure to provide near real-time access to care for our subscribers and their families. The users receive the care they need simply by sending us an SMS or scanning our mobile APP through our specially designed "Digital Patient Journey".

WOHN

WOHN provides Affordable Tiny Homes, 3D printed from up-cycled waste plastic. WOHN supplies affordable modular homes designed for user comfort and well being. The homes bring aesthetics & quality of life into a condensed living making sustainable & re-densified cities possible.

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.

Blend

Blend is a mission-led start-up which believes business should be a force for social good. Blend works with social enterprises who employ and uplift marginalized women from patriarchal villages in India to bring elegant products to the urban buyer in Nordics. Our main product line is carpets hand-made with natural materials such as wool, jute, silk and recycled PET. The carpets are made with the same superior weaving technique of Persian carpets but have simple and neutral designs which suit the Nordic design sensibility. By promoting handmade products by marginalized women Blend can impact 11 out of 17 UN SDG goals. We launched in Q2 and already have our products in boutique store in North of Copenhagen. Once we establish market connects, Blend wants to connect designers from Denmark and other Nordic countries to production centers in these rural villages to blend the functional Nordic design with 5000 years old artisanal talent of India. In future, Blend will also explore tech-based leasing options for its high-end home furnishing range. We believe that everyone should be able to upgrade home furnishings without giving-in to consumerism and impacting mother nature adversely. Blend is founded by Shakti, an Indian who has lived in Denmark and worked at many Senior Director level positions in Danish companies like Mæersk, Deloitte and Rambøll. Through Blend, Shakti hopes to bring functional Danish design closer to the 5000 years old artisanal talent of India. When one wholeheartedly loves two countries so diametrically opposite to each other, then it’s impossible to hold back from exploring what a blend of these 2 cultures can offer to the world. Her desire to contribute to women empowerment through livelihood is rooted in her own experience and observation of how girls are still seen as a liability in many rural areas. She spoke about it on the award-winning BBC podcast –Dear Daughter: You are wanted https://open.spotify.com/episode/1FX2Gz0o2TSTG7Ymva9YVz?si=3FcvDo9QQ0GBtOg9MNth2Q

LM Consulting

LM Consulting specializes in career coaching, workshop delivery, and public speaking, supporting ambitious women in STEM careers. We design and provide clients with various customizable coaching programs catering to their individual needs. For us, coaching means exploring, discovering, and empowering people on their journey to self-discovery and success. Coaching is the source of inspiration, motivation, and progress, creating experiences and emotions that will last a lifetime. Personal approach, creativity, and trust are the cornerstones of our path together.

iRaiser Nordic ApS

iRaiser is a SaaS vendor for nonprofits. We work with NGOs, political parties, educational institutes, cultural organizations, religious organizations, and corporate foundations. We provide nonprofits with state-of-the-art software tools that enable them to raise more money, more visibility and more awareness for their causes with less effort. Since 2012, iRaiser has helped these client organizations raise more than €1.3 billion, becoming the European leader in online fundraising. We work with more than 500 organizations in +18 countries around the world, including UNRWA, UNHCR, WWF, Médecins sans Frontières, Unicef, Salvation Army and Le Louvre. iRaiser is present in France, Italy, Denmark, Belgium, the United Kingdom and Australia.

Audientes A/S

Founded in Denmark, Audientes mission is to make smart, high-quality hearing aids accessible and affordable to the millions of people around the world currently suffering from disabling hearing loss. We achieve this by designing, developing and bringing to market innovative assisted hearing solutions.

Godtsind

GodtSind er et nyt psykologhus i hjertet af Køge; startet med ønsket om at skabe de bedste rammer for at være psykolog og klient. Hos GodtSind har administrationen styr på den daglige drift, sikrer varm kaffe på kanden og sørger for rolige og trygge rammer. Vores ønske er at bringe ventetiden på psykologhjælp ned på landsplan, og vores praksis i Køge er den første af (forhåbentlig) flere.

Eazy Investor

Eazy Investor is on a mission to tackle a common problem: the complexity and exclusivity surrounding investing. Many individuals, despite having the desire to invest and grow their wealth, are often deterred by the perceived complexities of financial markets. This hesitation results in missed opportunities for financial growth. My goal is to achieve this by creating a platform that simplifies the investment process, removing barriers to entry, and offering accessible, personalized investment solutions. Through cutting-edge technology and a commitment to transparency, I aspire to empower individuals from all backgrounds to take control of their finances and build a secure future.

Vera Mexicana

Vera Mexicana is a brand focused on Mexican food products made with real high-quality ingredients. All of our products are crafted by locals based on traditional recipes that will maximize flavor in the homes of cooks everywhere, whether you’re new to Mexican cuisine or a life-long fan. By working with local farming communities and small-scale producers, Vera Mexicana aims to follow sustainable practices across the entire supply chain – from how suppliers are treated to the farming practices used in Mexico.

CYKELKOKKEN

CYKELKOKKEN creates gastronomic bike tours in and around Copenhagen. We specialize in offering guests a truly unique dining experience in the company of a cycling chef. During each tour, we serve a five-course meal at selected locations – all from our custom-designed kitchen bike, which also serves as the central hub of the tour. The rhythm of the city, combined with our passion for finding the best local ingredients, makes each of our tours a complete experience. We are now looking for two interns to join our team and help develop, plan, and carry out these experiences – both behind the scenes and out on the streets. From August to October, we offer two internship opportunities: one working with our chefs and one in our communications team.