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.

Uizard is the easiest collaborative design tool for non-designers — powered by AI. We are on a quest to empower anyone to create digital products, regardless of their design or technical background. Over the last few years, we have seen a dramatic increase in the need for people outside of design to be able to contribute ideas. Unfortunately, all current design tools are targeting designers and have a step learning curve before being able to fully utilize them. Uizard is the design tool for non-designer allowing anyone to communicate their ideas easily and bridging the gap between the design departments and the rest of the company.

MESSYWEEKEND™ is a venture-backed fashion sunglasses and snow goggle-startup led by accomplished entrepreneurs. We are blending fashion and creativity with a new way of thinking marketing and manufacturing. We are a born global business with three essential promises: 1) excellent design 2) great quality 3) affordable prices. We are hard at work building the business! We're currently focusing our efforts on Denmark, Germany and the UK. You will be joining a co-working team of future management consultants, branding experts, global marketers, growth hackers, rockstar developers, international designers and creative people. All determined to build the next great global sunglasses brand. Join us!

The Ramp is on a mission to make starting a company in Denmark radically easier. We’re building the go-to platform for entrepreneurs wanting to start a company. We launched in January 2025 with a bold promise: Free company formations for everyone. Since then, we’ve helped hundreds of new founders take their first step, and we’re just getting started. Why We Exist: Starting a company is still far too complex, slow, and expensive, especially if you're doing it for the first time. The Ramp is changing that by replacing clunky bureaucracy and scattered services with a clean, digital experience that empowers founders from day one. The Ramp is a partner-driven ecosystem driven by banks, accounting and legal tech tools, which gives founders instant access to the services they need, when they need them. It’s a win-win: Founders save time and avoid mistakes, and partners get to support the next generation of Danish startups from the ground up. The Ramp is part of Luma, our broader mission to build the digital back office for modern founders. We’re backed by a team of experienced entrepreneurs who’ve built and exited legal tech companies before.

Plazzo is a start-up located in Hasselager near Aarhus. We've started business in April 2021 and are still in a early phase of research and development. Our core product is solid plastic sheets that are moulded from granulated plastic waste in a heatpress. The sheets can be sold as they are, as a building material, meant to replace plywood and other sheet materials. The sheets can also be routed and finished into ready to use design products, such as tables, chairs, wall panels, etc. The short term goal is to make a profitable business in Denmark by creating a brand and demand of our recycled circular products. The long term goal is to sell the plastic recycling machinery in container based factory units to developing countries. We are currently two owners whom are working part time on the project with administration, as well as one full time technical employee in the production. We are receiving consultation through several funded programs such as: Cirkulær Grøn Omstilling and Green Tech Center Inkubator Program. We are exhibiting at Tech BBQ in Øksnehallen in Copenhagen on September 17th.

In 2017 a small group of FinTech nerds from Copenhagen hatched a vision to challenge the faceless and old-school status quo within the exotic industry of financial risk management. We leverage machine learning to help companies predict paying and non-paying customers, while delivering more ideal customers, through the Risika platform. Our ever growing collection of nerdy teamplayers has origins in auditing, sales, data and computer science, all gathered to make sure that our solutions are as flexible, automated, and reliable as possible. We are trusted by more than 1000 finance and sales professionals across the Nordics, and we are closing in on 100 champagne celebrations since we started - a ritual that manifests our triumph virtue.

Pathways is building the data-layer for sustainable manufacturing. AI to streamline the $350B spent on documentation in manufacturing starting with Life Cycle Assessments and Environmental Product Declarations. In the next 30 years, we'll be building more than we ever have in human history, Pathways is on a mission to decarbonize every brick, beam and window. Our customers are the actual manufacturers: Ready Mix Concrete, Cement and Steel.

The Mobile Robot Company is redefining how robots support people in warehouses and factories. Based in Denmark, the company develops practical, accessible, and cost-effective automation designed to work alongside human operators from day one. Its flagship product, the J1600 self-driving pallet jack, combines the flexibility of a manual pallet jack with autonomous transport capabilities, helping businesses reduce repetitive pallet-moving work while keeping operators in control. Built for simple deployment, intuitive use, and reliable performance in dynamic environments, The Mobile Robot Company is creating a new category of human-centered warehouse automation that makes advanced robotics easier to adopt, operate, and scale.

Millions of research papers are published every year. They contain discoveries that save lives, protect the planet, and inspire technological breakthroughs. But today, scholarly publishing is coming up against some big challenges. Behind every paper is a tangle of mandates, fees, and licenses. And the systems used to manage these things are outdated. It leaves everyone involved up to their necks in confusing admin. As industry outsiders, we have the chance to take a shake things up. By building a user-friendly platform that simplifies this complexity through great design and powerful integrations. So authors, publishers, institutions, and funders can put their full focus on quality research. We’re an international team headquartered in Copenhagen, with a handful of employees working remotely from elsewhere in Europe and the US.

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.

GERM Bikes (Gravel, Electric, Road, Mountain) is an asset-light, tech-driven platform transforming premium bike retail and mobile maintenance. We bridge the gap between high-margin e-commerce and on-demand doorstep service. The Problem: The cycling market has shifted toward heavy electric cargo bikes and premium performance machines. These high-value assets are an absolute nightmare for customers to transport to traditional repair shops, where they face long wait times and unmotivated staff. Meanwhile, corporate mobile competitors are drowning in heavy overhead and corporate debt. The Solution: We vertically integrate the entire customer lifecycle. Customers buy premium bikes directly from our platform, receive expert doorstep assembly/fitting, and stay locked into our ecosystem through smart maintenance subscriptions. By utilizing a database of 130,000+ bike profiles and custom routing software, we run a hyper-efficient, highly profitable operation. To scale rapidly without burning capital on corporate fleets, we leverage a low-barrier franchise model that turns elite mechanics into motivated local owners. GERM Bikes matches traditional shop prices while unlocking massive margins and a predictable, recurring revenue engine.

Behold helps animals change people. Our technology turns everyday wildlife encounters into moments of discovery. It meets people where they are, whether at home, on their devices, or in their communities. It shifts how they see nature and their role in it. It is entertainment with a purpose, designed to inspire and influence behaviour in subtle but meaningful ways. But we are not just here to tell stories. We are building a network of thousands of garden cameras, creating the largest database of residential wildlife sightings. A powerful tool for conservation, citizen science, and understanding the changing natural world. Our first product, Behold Cam-1, became a massive success on Kickstarter – hitting its funding goal in under 2 hours, and raising almost $400k in pre-orders. We're now bringing that product to market. It’s an opportunity to join at the earliest stages—with all the challenges and rewards that come with it.

We're a hospitaliy tech startup servicing hotels and conference centers with our SaaS-solution. Our products help them resell to previous customers, upsell to current customers, whilst also streamlining their operations through our industry specific automation suite. We're a tight knit team in a small startup with global ambitions. We have a "work hard, play hard"- attitude, very much as a consequence of the industry we're in - it's all hard workers with a love for the better things in life - good food, good company, good wine. We love hotels, conference centers and travel.

The Vintage Bar is a community driven marketplace based on buying, selling and providing inspiration, all within the field of premium and luxury fashion. The platform is based on a clear mission: To show that secondhand can be as cool and exiting as new items by connecting buyers and sellers from all around the world. Visual inspiration and inclusion are two of The Vintage Bar’s core values. By creating an inclusive and relatable social hangout, The Vintage Bar invites their growing community of sellers and buyers to partake in fashion in a more circular and sustainable way.

Famme is one of the Nordic's fastest growing clothing brands, we have an extreme focus on technology and automation. We have an automated robot warehouse in Oslo together with our office. We use Python for web apps, scripts and more, for almost everything else we use Airtable as our go to no-code system.