Global Startup Awards (GSA) was born out of the Danish startup ecosystem through the Nordic Startup Awards in 2012. What began as a regional initiative has grown into the world’s largest independent startup competition platform, now covering 154 countries across 19 regions. Through its competition framework and flagship events, GSA connects startups, investors, corporates, governments, and ecosystem enablers to showcase and accelerate innovation on both regional and global levels. GSA has offices in Copenhagen and Budapest and works closely with governments, investors, and business partners worldwide. Its model operates through a licensee-and-partnership structure, in which external organisations under the GSA framework lead several regional programs. Beyond competitions, GSA has evolved into a global innovation platform spanning multiple pillars — from events and content to data, insights, and venture partnerships — that drives collaboration between the public and private sectors to strengthen innovation ecosystems around the world.

Amitylux is a multi-award-winning sightseeing tour agency, private experience organizer, and boutique Travel Management Company (TMC). We operate across the Northern cities— including Copenhagen, Stockholm, Oslo, Helsinki, and Tallinn - as well as in London and Edinburgh in the UK. While these cities are at the heart of our operations, our services extend across each country, offering unique experiences in beloved landmarks and remarkable local treasures. As a premier provider of luxury travel experiences, Amitylux offers tailor-made tours, concierge services, and comprehensive travel management solutions for both leisure and corporate clients. Our team specializes in crafting bespoke itineraries and handling every detail with precision, ensuring unforgettable journeys filled with luxury, comfort, and personalized attention. Whether you're seeking an exclusive private tour or seamless travel logistics for a group or corporate retreat, Amitylux is here to deliver - with heart, precision, and passion. We live it. You'll love it.

As a global leader in maritime Safety, Data Collection, and AI-based Analytics, Danelec is driving the digitalization of the maritime industry to accelerate the route to net-zero shipping. Currently, Danelec boasts an installed base of 16,000 units across 13,000 vessels, driving operational optimization for safety and sustainability for ship owners across the globe, including the world's top 10 largest shipping companies. With headquarters in Denmark, 14 global hubs, +165 employees, and more than 700 factory-trained technicians in more than 50 countries, Danelec has a truly global footprint. Together, we deliver the agnostic platform for maritime sustainability and safety

Workfeed was founded six years ago after noticing that no one seemed genuinely happy with their existing employee scheduling solutions. They were either too complicated, too slow, or the vendors were horrible to work with. We decided to build the ideal solution: A scheduling tool that's easy to use, beneficial to the entire team, and time-saving. Fast-forward to today, 1,000+ companies across 15 countries use Workfeed to create work schedules that strike a perfect balance between the needs of their workforce and the demands of their business. Meanwhile, we help companies with a lot more than just employee scheduling. With features for time & attendance, communication, data analytics, and compliance - we've grown into a complete workforce management solution.

Meo.io is a RegTech platform based in Copenhagen that helps businesses—particularly in highly-regulated industries like law firms, private equity and capital management—streamline and automate their compliance workflows. It offers: KYC & KYB onboarding: document verification, risk assessment, multi-source identity checks. Ongoing compliance lifecycle: sanctions and PEP screening, adverse media monitoring, encrypted client communications, GDPR and AML oversight. Client-controlled data management: users securely store and share their own compliance data, reducing duplication and enhancing data ownership. Enterprise-grade security: built on Privacy‑by‑Design with AES‑256 encryption, ISO 27001 and ISAE 3000 certifications. Rebranded in June 2025, the new name Meo—to reflect “My/Mine” in Latin—reinforces the focus on individual data ownership and privacy control. In short, Meo.io is an all-in-one compliance hub for collecting, verifying, monitoring and sharing regulatory data—empowering firms to onboard faster, reduce risk, and stay compliant seamlessly.

The Hypercore Protocol is an open-source, peer-to-peer technology stack that allows people to connect and share data seamlessly across the planet, all without servers. For the past five years, we've been building toward a future where anyone can build scalable, data-intensive businesses, such as search engines, video chat apps, and social networks, directly from their homes and with minimal barriers to entry. We're a tiny, Copenhagen-based team, but you can be located anywhere!

Centrally located in Copenhagen, Flowering is developing bouquets with a reduced CO2 output to help environmentally conscious customers reduce waste and promote sustainability with beautifully crafted, eco-friendly floral arrangements. Flowering addresses the significant issue of flower waste in the floral industry. This problem affects both the environment and flower producers, contributing to unnecessary carbon footprints. The widespread waste impacts growers, retailers, and consumers who seek sustainable alternatives. Our team at Flowering sources surplus flowers that would otherwise be discarded and repurposes them into beautiful, high-quality bouquets in combination with local and certified flowers. By implementing efficient logistics and innovative design processes, we ensure these flowers reach customers fresh and vibrant, reducing waste and promoting sustainability without any intermediaries. The inspiration for Flowering came from witnessing the vast amounts of perfectly good flowers being discarded daily. Motivated by a passion for sustainability and a desire to make a positive environmental impact, we left our jobs and studies to focus on creating a business that not only delivers beauty but also champions environmental responsibility.

Tech of today, i.e. screens, headphones, tend to require complete focus of one or more human senses, like sight or hearing; Auricle is a technology that, by sending sound waves in the form of vibrations directly to the human skull, allows the user to be all eyes and ears, and therefore completely aware of the surroundings.Auricle is a novel, design- and health-conscious personal audio electronics device that promotes awareness, communication, safety, hearing and fun in everyday life situations. Auricle is an audio startup, founded by tech and design-minded nerd Pedro Costa, that is on a mission to bring out a completely novel and fresh concept of a personal audio consumer electronics product.

EasyPractice (Terapeut Booking in Denmark) is a Software as a Service company, that helps clinics and therapists worldwide manage their private practice.  Our system, EasyPractice, is used by more than 40.000 clinics worldwide and hundreds of thousands of patients. We are focused on growth through online marketing, growth hacking, and by providing a world-class product for our users. Sales strategy: Primarily online marketing Tech stack: PHP/Laravel/Vue.js.

We offer a B2B mobile app for companies who participate in trade shows in which they easily can register their visiting clients when participating in trade shows around the world. The app minimize the administration dramatically and offer the user a number of really nice features that structure all in the customer information so it is easy to import to existing CRM systems plus a number of other features. For full review we ask you to check out our website: http://nielsengoapps.com

Our Mission We are on a mission: Every year, millions of tons of coffee fruit waste (cascara) are discarded during coffee production, creating significant environmental challenges. We salvage this nutrient-rich, naturally caffeinated super-ingredient to craft premium, organic, non-alcoholic sparkling drinks. By prioritizing a circular economy and working directly with the upcycling of waste products, we don’t just create a delicious alternative for the conscious consumer - we also help reduce environmental impact and create an additional revenue stream for coffee farmers. How We Work We import cascara directly from the farmers and partner with expert subcontractors for our organic brewing, production, and storage, allowing our core team to remain agile, creative, and completely focused on scaling our market presence. At the outset we focus on local hipster/organic cafés, restaurant and bars in the HORECA segment preparing for broader retail when the market is ready. Why Join Us? We are a small, ambitious, and passionate team of founders, innovators, and specialty coffee enthusiasts. As a startup, we value creative freedom, and believe in true ownership. Joining us you will be a foundational part of our journey, with the opportunity to shape our sales strategy, brand culture, and future growth. If you are driven by sustainability, love building authentic relationships, and want to help turn a circular business model into a household name, we’d love to have you on board.

An AI-powered platform to identify and connect organizations to life science opinion leaders. This kind of service has been used by Investment Firms and Management Consultancies on a daily basis for over a decade, but unless you’re a consultant or have worked at an investment firm you are probably unfamiliar with expert consultations, and the enormous value it brings. Our vision is to take the somewhat opaque ‘Expert Network’-service to a broader market, specifically the life science industry, to realize massive value and make knowledge extraction by expert consultations a no-brainer as part of a growth strategy.

Matrikel1 is the  innovation House on Højbro Plads in the very center of Copenhagen. We opened in May and it has been fast pace ever since. It is the focal point for investors, entrepreneurs, creators and disruptive business in Denmark. Specifically, Matrikel1 provides high-end event space, bar&cafe, flexible work space, lounge and offices. We actively work with and create network across all of above.

At TrackSights, we’re building an AI-powered intelligence platform for the automotive industry. We help car dealers make faster, smarter decisions on pricing, inventory, and sales — all in one workflow. Our mission is to bring clarity and confidence to an industry that still relies heavily on fragmented data and gut feeling. We raised our pre-seed round in 2025, quickly launched our first product, and have already validated both our solution and go-to-market. Now, we’re scaling across Europe. If you join now, you’ll be early in a fast-moving company with real traction — helping shape both the product and the company as we grow.

Retail AI-planning that maximises sales and reduces costs while automating HR and administrative tasks – all built in Copenhagen to maximise profits in retail, used by international retailers such as Bestseller, Normal, Pandora and Søstrene Grene. In short, we ensure the future of physical retail by creating better customer experiences at lower cost.