YSE Capital Management is a pan-European growth equity platform investing in tech and AI-enabled businesses across Western Europe. We are in the process of building an AI-first technology stack to power our investment operations, LP experience, and portfolio monitoring, and are embedding AI across every layer, from deal sourcing to portfolio value creation - we are looking for a software engineer to own that effort from the ground up.

The Problem: What problem are you attempting to solve, and how big is it? Children suffering from school refusal systematically fall out of the education system because traditional teaching methods fail to meet their individual learning needs. Today, 110,000 children have experienced school refusal—equivalent to one in five students. This target group becomes isolated at home during their school years, which later leads to difficulties in securing and maintaining employment, costing society 2.2 billion annually. Research shows that the most critical factor for these students is restoring their self-confidence regarding learning; they need to experience learning as a positive activity and process the traumas that led to their school refusal (The Back2School Modular Cognitive Behavioral Intervention, 2024). Therefore, before attempting to reintegrate students into the physical school environment, it is crucial to rebuild their confidence and bring them up to the academic level of their peers to reduce feelings of stigmatization. The Solution: What is your idea? Describe your product or service. GradeAid is an AI agent that creates personalized learning experiences. Students simply scan their homework or verbalize what they wish to learn. Our AI then generates tailored content derived from pedagogically validated materials, specifically designed for children who lack academic confidence or have fallen behind. The system continuously learns from the student's interactions and automatically adapts the curriculum. This helps restore the self-confidence and joy of learning that many of these students lack, while ensuring the process is both personalized and fun. The platform features a 24/7 AI tutor providing instant feedback. Through gamification, students earn coins for their virtual pets. This approach was selected because research has long established that gamification effectively builds confidence and helps children re-engage with learning (Impact of gamification on school engagement: a systematic review, 2024). Instead of forcing the child to fit the system, our technology adapts to the child's way of learning. Our intention is to build confidence so that children find it easier to return to school, equipped with the mental energy to focus on social reintegration. The platform supports both English and Danish. We are currently testing the Danish version.

Nørd Studio is a Scandinavian branding and packaging agency based in Copenhagen (we work fully remote). We create human brands that communicate clearly and effectively without resorting to shouting. That last part matters. In a world of loud, trend-chasing designs, we deliberately do things differently. Minimal. Honest. Considered. This is not just an aesthetic choice; it's a philosophy that underpins everything we do, from our design process to our pricing strategy and how we treat the people we work with. We specialise in branding, including logos, visual systems, packaging, stationery and pitch decks. We write copy that sounds human, not like a press release. We also build websites from scratch — no templates or shortcuts, just fast, SEO-ready sites. We're a small studio, and that's intentional. Every client works directly with the people doing the work. Every project receives our full attention. There are no account managers, no handoffs and no diluted output. We're not looking to grow quickly. We want to grow well, with the right people on the right projects.

Alice makes personalized learning accessible for students and teachers using the latest in AI. More than 50,000 students across the world have already used Alice. In 2025 we joined Y Combinator’s W25 batch in San Francisco, and we raised almost $6m to scale. Though still small, our team punches above its weight – with backgrounds from Top Universities, McKinsey, PhDs in Machine Learning, 10+ years of teaching, and even Denmark’s top high school GPA. We’re building a true A-team – because it’s most fun to work with smart, driven people on a mission that matters.

The Friendship Project was created as a tribute to friendship and to bring more quality time with friends. Through inspiring experiences, meaningful conversations, and social products, The Friendship Project help people understand, nurture, and strengthen their friendships—so they can develope the friendships that they dream of. The Friendship Project offers a range of events, products and experience boxes designed to create great experiences and deeper connections between friends. The main product is the FriendBox - a physical box which comprises various themed experience boxes containing everything needed for enjoyable gatherings with friends at home. Each box includes snacks, drinks, conversation cards and social activities Customers can choose between different themes such as Italy, Wellness, or Roadtrip down memory lane and enjo y activities like board games, yoga or DIY escaperoom . It's easy and requires minimal planning and preparation because everything is included in the box. Fighting loneliness and the mental health crisis requires a collective effort psychologists, educators and teachers cannot solve the crisis alone, but there is much to learn from them. The Friendship Project draw inspiration from their methodologies and seek to integrate them in the product design . Much like physical health. It's not only the doctor, but also exercise s, proper nutrition and fitness programs that keeps our bodies in shape The Friendship Project advocate for inve s ting in our mental health and provide s everyday tools and resources to strengthen our social muscles so that we can create meaningful relationships together. The Friendship Project was founded in dec. 2023 by Maja Arenfeldt Kragh. Maja is passion-driven nerd in friendships with a great interest in psychology and creating meaningful experiences. Having completed a Bachelor's in Design Culture and Economics at SDU (2017 2020) and a Master's in Experience Economy at Aarhus University (2020 2022), along with work experience as a project manager, Maja possesses skills in experience design, project management, user behavior , cultural change management, communication and branding.

Comeply is a pioneering SaaS compliance management platform designed specifically for organizations navigating the complex regulatory landscapes of highly regulated industries, with particular expertise in pharmaceutical compliance. We transform how companies understand, monitor, and maintain their compliance posture by delivering real-time regulatory intelligence coupled with powerful analytical capabilities. Our platform continuously scans, processes, and interprets regulatory changes from authoritative sources including ICH, FDA, EMA, eCFR, and pharmacopoeias, creating an always-current compliance knowledge base. What sets Comeply apart is our unique ability to automatically compare regulatory requirements against a company's internal quality management documentation, identifying compliance gaps and potential risk areas before they become issues. We provide dynamic compliance scoring that quantifies and visualizes compliance status across various regulatory domains such as safety, site oversight, and quality management, enabling leadership to make informed decisions based on clear compliance metrics. When regulations evolve, our sophisticated delta analysis highlights specific differences between previous and updated requirements, with targeted notifications that connect directly to the departments and processes affected within your organization. Beyond mere notification, Comeply delivers contextual understanding of regulatory changes, showing precisely how they impact your current compliance position and what actions may be required. By automating the labor-intensive processes of regulatory monitoring and interpretation, we enable compliance and quality assurance teams to shift from reactive document management to strategic compliance leadership, reducing compliance risk while simultaneously cutting monitoring costs by up to 80%. For pharmaceutical companies and other organizations where regulatory excellence is non-negotiable, Comeply transforms compliance from an operational burden into a sustainable competitive advantage.

At Envo, we simplify energy optimization for real estate by helping property owners, banks, and advisors reduce CO₂ emissions and lower operational costs. We’re a young, agile startup based in Copenhagen, where creativity, independence, and collaboration are at the heart of our work. Our mission is to empower our clients with smart, user-friendly tools that guide them in making their buildings more energy efficient. We’re committed to sustainability and innovation, and every team member has the opportunity to shape our products and company culture.

GreenFish is a software company that uses artificial intelligence, big data analysis, machine learning and supercomputing to predict the location, quality and quantity of pelagic and groundfish species with an eight-day forecast period. The forecasts reduce vessel time at sea, lowering costs and carbon. GreenFish recieved the 2025 Seafood Innovation Award at the North Atlantic Seafood Forum in Bergen and was awarded the Icelandic Seafood award in 2024.

enya health is an early-stage tech startup building the future of menstrual cycle tracking by combining hardware and software. With data and science, we are empowering women to understand their body and hormonal cycle. More than ever before, women are interested in tracking and understanding their menstrual cycle. Today, the majority of women are disconnected from their menstrual cycle due to modern’s life stress, birth prevention and lack of information. As an example, ~80% of women don’t know when their monthly ovulation occurs, the main event in their menstrual cycle and a key health indicator. This lack of awareness is a contributing factor to the growing problem of hormonal diseases (~60% of women suffers from hormonal imbalances) and infertility worldwide (~15-20% of women).

Leora Jewellery is a Copenhagen-based jewelry brand focused on delivering high-quality pieces directly to consumers. Unlike traditional jewelry companies that rely on physical stores and retailers, Leora Jewellery operates exclusively online, eliminating middlemen and reducing costs. This approach allows the brand to offer luxury jewelry at competitive prices, making exquisite designs accessible to more people. With a commitment to craftsmanship and affordability, Leora Jewellery stands out as a modern, customer-centered brand.

Motionshift is the next generation online easy-to-use video and ad editor with customizable templates, footage, 2D & 3D assets ⭐. At Motionshift we empower marketers, social media managers, designers and creators to make 2D and photo-realistic 3D animated videos for social content, commercials, websites in a simple way, while making it easier to collaborate across marketing teams. We're a very small team achieving big results fast. As one of our first team members, you would be joining a team that encourages and values your contribution, creativity, and drive to do better every day. We are creating a new paradigm for 3D video creation, join us!

Most weight loss programs treat a complex problem as a simple one. We don't. Weight is shaped by genetics, hormones, habits, psychology, relationships and the life you actually live. Embla builds care around all of it - medication as the starting point, structured behavioural coaching and a dedicated care team as the thing that makes it last. We started as a weight loss clinic in Copenhagen. Today our method is published, presented internationally and delivered across continents, with results among the strongest in the field. Our focus now is the United States, where our teams travel across the country to build the partnerships that put this care in front of the people who need it. Who you'd be working with Engineers, designers and data people, sitting alongside doctors, nurses, health coaches and psychologists. Not as a service function - as the same team. Clinicians shape the product. Engineers sit in on care discussions. You will ship things that a coach uses on Monday and a member feels on Tuesday. We are ambitious about outcomes and relaxed about everything else. Direct feedback, low ego, high trust, and a real sense of humour about the hard days. Where we're going Treating obesity is where we started. Preventing it is where this goes. The same care model that reverses metabolic disease can stop it from taking hold in the first place, and that is the future we are building towards - a healthier one, at a scale that actually moves the numbers. Obesity care is being rebuilt right now, and most of what gets built will be thin. We are going the other way. The molecule is the starting point. The care is the medicine. Come build it with us.

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Vove is changeing how sustainable household essentials are bought and consumed. We are disruption the home goods market by creating the most sustainable product for every essential at home. Best for the person using it, the planet, and for everybody involved in the making. We're utilizing technology to simplify the buying process for new customers: making it easier to find the right products, replenishment and consumption needs while giving Vove valuable first-party data to use for business developments and micro-segmentation. Our products are sustainable but don’t compromise quality or convenience. Re-imaging sustainable products, refills, consumables and the buying process by consolidating it, as consumers increasingly want a few brands to love instead of a lot of brand to like. Simply put Vove offers sustainable essentials for you, your home, and our planet.

RightHub is developing an all-in-one platform to help creators, IP professionals, and service providers simplify intellectual property management. Our mission is to protect brilliant ideas and innovations from theft and misuse with our efficient and collaborative solution. RightHub simplifies the entire process of managing intellectual property. We offer secure storage, easy collaboration tools, and a way to enforce IP rights efficiently and prevent counterfeit products. Bringing this together makes managing intellectual property straightforward, smart, and collaborative. Join us as we build the only inclusive and collaborative platform for protecting innovation and ideas.