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.

Airofit is the world's first smart personal breathing training system. We combine ancient knowledge, unmatched expertise, and the newest technology to allow people to improve their physical performance, health, and general well-being. Airofit is designed to be used 10-20 minutes a day. If you're an elite athlete, a weekend warrior or someone who simply wants a better quality of life - Airofit is for you. We were founded in 2016 and are now exponentially growing into a global company. Our expertise, focus, and dedicated team mean that we are becoming one of the most promising tech start-ups in Denmark. The app that our talented development team has been developing and constantly improving, allows the user to have access to a virtual breathing coach to monitor their progress and have a visual representation of their breathing pattern in real-time. The breathing trainer collects the user’s data and transmits it via Bluetooth to the app. For more information please contact us at info@airofit.com

Lix is an all-in-one study app dedicated to helping students succeed on their homework and exams. Students studying with Lix can find all their textbooks and study tools—like notes, highlights, translate and more—on one platform. Our goal is to revolutionize education—transforming the way students learn worldwide. Join us in our mission to solve the global challenges students face and ensure education is accessible and affordable for all.

Luxplus is a new and unique concept for members only. As a member you can save up to 80% on everything from exclusive brands to well known everyday products. Save money every time you shop for beauty products, cosmetics, perfume, hair products, natural and organic products, household items and much more. Try Luxplus for free for one month and save money on items for yourself, friends, colleagues or family. After the free trial period, the price is £8.99 per month, and you can cancel your membership at any time.

Sugarcoat® is a fast-growing startup based in Copenhagen. We firmly believe that the corporate merchandise industry is pretty broken. Almost every organization on earth brands on stuff, making it a massive industry. However, the majority of these products are cheap, pretty unusable and produced to be thrown away. We're on a mission to redefine merchandise for the better, committed to crafting high-quality, sustainable goods that people actually want to use. We're founded and backed by Rainmaking Venture Studio, why we're a part of an environment of experienced entrepreneurs from various tech companies.

Electricity Maps provides actionable electricity data for more than 200 regions. We help businesses more effectively reduce their emissions, and enable products and services to differentiate their offerings by empowering end-users to be more carbon-aware. As wind and solar production fluctuate throughout the day, this information needs to be dynamic and updated in real-time. As this real-time information about the physical origin of electricity will be scrutinized and challenged by many parties, the effort has to be collaborative, open, and transparent. This is what motivated the creation of Electricity Maps. It started as a simple real-time data visualization in June 2016 and turned into a comprehensive data platform with high scientific integrity. More than 40,000 people use our app on a daily basis and market leaders like Google and Microsoft, are using our API for extensive projects in order to reach their climate goals and help their users take action against climate change. Our goal: a truly decarbonized electricity system. To get there, we will organize the world's electricity information, and use it to drive the transition toward a truly decarbonized electricity system.

Queue-it is a tech scale-up that helps the world’s biggest brands manage their busiest days. Our virtual waiting rooms prevent website crashes and bot abuse to create a smoother, fairer online experience for billions of users. Queue-it is a place where you can do what you are naturally best at to positively maintain your performance. We’re a diverse team coming from 50+ countries with offices in Denmark, the U.S., and Australia.

Leern is developing the internal media platform of the future to help ambitious companies kill boring training. We solve the problem of unengaged employees using a sleek, streaming-inspired universe that makes learning about company strategy just as addictive as watching your favorite show. We have thrown out the boring folder lists and replaced them with a visual streaming experience. Leern is built for the modern human. We started Leern with a clear mission: To put an end to boring software. We bridge the gap between work and leisure by creating a tool that puts the user experience first. We do this because we know that when learning becomes accessible and fun, both people and bottom lines grow.

FLEXECHARGE is a cleantech scale-up which offers a powerful load & energy management platform, as a SaaS, to help Charge Point Operators (ex: Clever, eOn, etc.) to optimise their charging operations & business. Our mission is accelerate green mobility through our Smart Charging solutions that make charging faster, greener and cheaper. Our vision is to integrate charging infrastructures better with the grid supply and the ever more volatile & growing production of renewable energy. We want to connect electric vehicles with the grid in a whole new way. By seeing electric vehicles not as a risk for our supply grid, but as a crucial asset for the transition towards 100% renewable energy. We do this through constant innovation of new smart charging features which will make us the preferred partner for EV infrastructure owners, developers, and operators.

NordInsight's Implant Database: Revolutionizing MRI Safety and Efficiency NordInsight is at the forefront of innovation in the healthcare industry, developing cutting-edge solutions to address critical challenges faced by medical professionals and patients alike. One of our flagship products is the Implant Database, a groundbreaking tool designed to streamline and enhance the safety of MRI scanning procedures for patients with implants. With an estimated 100 million patients undergoing MRI scans annually, and one in five of those individuals having implants such as stents, pacemakers, or artificial joints, the potential risks posed by the strong magnetic fields of MRI machines are a significant concern. Improper settings can lead to implants overheating or even being dislodged from the patient's body, posing severe health risks. Traditionally, radiographers and radiologists have relied on time-consuming and potentially unreliable methods, such as online searches, to determine the appropriate MRI settings for each patient's specific implant. This process not only consumes valuable time but also introduces unnecessary uncertainties, compromising patient safety. NordInsight's Implant Database revolutionizes this process by providing a comprehensive, centralized repository of implant data and corresponding MRI settings. This innovative solution empowers healthcare professionals to efficiently access the precise information they need, ensuring the safe and accurate configuration of MRI machines for each individual patient. By eliminating the need for extensive research and guesswork, the Implant Database streamlines workflows, freeing up thousands of hours that would otherwise be spent on manual research and adjustments. This increased efficiency translates to improved patient care, reduced wait times, and enhanced productivity for healthcare facilities. At NordInsight, we are driven by a deep-rooted commitment to improving global healthcare and ensuring that everyone has access to proper care when facing illness. We believe that health is a fundamental pillar of well-being, impacting every aspect of life. Our mission is to develop innovative software tools that bolster healthcare systems worldwide, empowering them to meet the ever-increasing demands and challenges of the modern era. The healthcare landscape is constantly evolving, and we are dedicated to staying ahead of the curve, proactively developing solutions that address emerging needs. By leveraging cutting-edge technology and a deep understanding of the industry's complexities, we strive to create a positive impact on the lives of patients and healthcare professionals alike. NordInsight's Implant Database is a testament to our unwavering commitment to patient safety, efficiency, and the advancement of healthcare through innovation. We invite healthcare providers, radiologists, and industry professionals to explore this transformative solution and experience the profound benefits it offers in streamlining MRI procedures and enhancing overall patient care.

Mano was founded in 2017, on a mission to break down the silo's of marketing, to create better experiences and results for people and brands, and ultimately make it easier to build great campaigns. The advertising industry is bleeding resources and creativity due to a broken model that’s no longer geared to match the complexity of today’s marketing landscape or the ambitions of a modern marketer. Mano is on a journey to change that and give brands the power back to build successful marketing initiatives by design. Through orchestration services and strategy solutions, we help our clients build truly integrated marketing and activation concepts to accelerate performance and build stronger brands. We deliver the solution for how teams collaborate on successful projects and deliver brand defining moments that truly connect with consumers. With an activation-first mindset, we orchestrate and build campaign concepts and strategy to drive brand momentum, underpinned by conversation-centric insights that ensure true market fit and amplify consumer relevance.

We're creating a digital study abroad start-up that aims to increase mobility by boosting the encouragement among students within higher education to study abroad. Another motivation for the project was the Danish government's goal of sending 50% of students within higher education abroad to incorporate an international dimension into their danish study program. Given the tools provided by the Government, we aim to educate, consult and help students go take a semester abroad to develop their personal profile. Today's way is old fashioned - paperwork, stamps, mails ( the slow kind 🐌) and loads of Visa's and questions. Our platform gives the student the step by step process needed to get any bigger task done. Once signed up, we make sure that you have all the credit eligible courses you need from our online course catalogue, a signed learning agreement, an insurance and an acceptance letter. All in less than a week and without leaving your keyboard. We started a digital study abroad agency based on our own experiences studying abroad. Having been at a guest university gave us a big boost in our competencies, which we would encourage anyone to do! This is why we developed uniclub, the best way to study abroad.

Feats transforms your project experience into a verified track record and an active community that brings you new opportunities. Feats is the first professional network based on peer-verified project history rather than employment history. It’s an open platform, so anyone can add projects and invite team members. Your Feats Profile helps you get recognized for the projects you’ve worked on (e.g. products, apps, events, campaigns), not just the places you’ve worked. Your Feats Network makes it easy to keep in touch after projects. You can find people for full-time, part-time, or freelance roles based on the projects they've done, and our unique peer verification technology ensures you can trust what you see. Feats is ad-free, and the core features will always be free, with Business subscriptions coming in the future.

make!mpact is a Nordic Impact Fintech startup with a focus on sustainability and impact investing. Our goal is to generate a positive societal impact by changing people’s financial behaviour.  make!mpact in a nutshell: We are not here to tell you how to live sustainable – nor are we here to tell you what is right or wrong when it comes to investing your money. We know that there are many ways in which you can make the world a better place, but we also know that one of the most effective ways to – collectively – make a difference, is by investing in companies that are helping to generate a positive societal impact. You might already now be thinking that investing is for someone with years of experience and deep industry knowledge – and of course, a lot of money to invest. While this may be true for many of the impact investors out there, it definitely shouldn’t stop you from getting started on your own impact investing journey – no matter your income or knowledge about investing and/or sustainability. Our m!club app matches the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to global listed companies that share the same values as you. Our goal is to enable you to make informed decisions about investments that align with your values represented in the 17 SDGs and thereby get you started investing with a sustainable mindset. The Team: We are currently a team consisting of +30 passionate, innovative and purpose-driven people with +15 nationalities. We are a large group of highly qualified young people (students and newly graduates) with various competencies within Business Development, Data Science, UX & Service Design, Web Development, Graphic Design, Video Editing, Marketing, Communication, and Finance. See organizational diagram here on: https://theorg.com/org/makeimpact/org-chart Varan Pathmanathan (CEO & Founder) has more than 10 years of experience within the financial sector, where his focus mainly has been on IT, Strategy, Business Development, Sales, Marketing and Fintech. Combining our different educational backgrounds, our unique insights into various industries as well as our strong belief in the core idea of make!mpact, we can take make!mpact from the drawing board and bring it to life – ready to empower YOU to invest in tomorrow’s world. Be the movement make!mpact 🌍

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.