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.

Our purpose is to enable children to get the best possible start in life. This purpose can take on many shapes and sizes. The first of which is helping parents invest their children's longterm savings. In a sense you could call us a niche robo-advisor for families though we would argue that we have so much more lined up to support our purpose. Why start here? Because today no one is focusing on helping families - parents, grandparents and friends of the family - get started saving and investing on behalf of their children. In this sense, children is the most underserved market within wealth management. This has direct consequences for children's financial future as families today have scattered savings accounts where the majority of deposits are in cash. With a very low interest rate the children's savings are losing value year after year after year due to inflation. Put another way: children are missing out on far more than 10x returns. At Tobi we help parents open an investment account for their children. Then the whole family can deposit cash gifts (think at birth, X-mas, birthdays, etc.) and advance inheritance in the child's Tobi account. All deposits are invested based on the parent's risk profile and we advise families all the way over the years towards reaching the savings goals for their children. This is why we compare Tobi to pension - just for kids. Because we believe children's money should be treated just as well as grown ups'.

Flex Funding is a leading loan based crowdfunding platform. We match investors who want to lend and earn great rates at low costs, with established businesses who want affordable loans within a reasonable time, at competitive interest rates and fees, and with minimum trouble. We offer the service through our online crowdfunding platform which are not only offered to retail clients but also to financial institutions as well as in rebranded and customised solutions for White Label businesses.  Flex Funding is a Danish company with an international team based at our offices in Copenhagen, Poland (Gdansk, Lublin or remotely), and in London. We have a strong background from the financial industry from leading international banks and Fintechs.  Flex Funding is a growing organisation where all team members have excellent opportunities to develop both professionally and personally.  Our staff can influence their career development and impact the Flex Funding journey going forward.

An increasing demand for premium content has lead to a surge in demand for 3d animations and interactive solutions. Many of our targets customers have little or no experience with the process and in dealing with digital agencies or 3d animation companies. Our mission is to make it easy, fast and affordable while being transparent about the process and the pricing.

iPaper provides user-friendly software to publish online flipbooks on all devices. With iPaper, you can turn PDF files into interactive and dynamic publications enriched with innovative features. Track reader behavior, engage customers and boost sales by integrating your shop into your publications. As a Danish company founded in 2006, we were the first in the world to develop and introduce online flipbooks. Today, iPaper is used by all types of businesses around the globe and has over 20 million visitors every month.

Founders is a startup studio. Together with exceptional entrepreneurs, we build companies from scratch and scale them as independent companies when they gain traction. Whether it’s a bank for freelancers, a way to kill the pain of doing expenses or reimagining life in cities, we are always on the lookout for opportunities to improve the way people work and live. We created Founders in 2012 because we strongly believed there was a better way to build tech companies. Our vision then and now is to refine a model that enables us to co-found successive companies on a single platform that gets smarter with each success and failure. We believe in launching early and iterating fast, knowing that failing is just part of the process on the road to success. Read more about how we work at Founders here: https://www.founders.as/handbook

SUNDAY IS A PASSIONATE GLOBAL RECORD LABEL, PUSHING THE BOUNDARIES OF MUSIC FOR THE NEXT GENERATION. WE EXCEL IN VIRAL MARKETING, SETTING GLOBAL TRENDS WITH OUR DYNAMIC CAMPAIGNS. WE LOVE MAKING BIG INFLUENTIAL PLAYLISTS, THAT ARE CRAFTED TO LEAVE A LASTING IMPACT. SUNDAY IS BASED IN COPENHAGEN, DENMARK AND WE SHARE OUR SPACE WITH NOTABLE LABELS LIKE ONE SEVEN MUSIC, DISCO:WAX, AND NO3. SUNDAY WAS FOUNDED BY MARTIN HALLENSLEV AND JOHAN KLOKHØJ – BOTH PREVIOUS SONY MUSIC ASSOCIATES.

We are a Copenhagen-based startup with a vision to be a growth enabler for independent retail stores. Independent retail stores make a huge difference in their local communities but face many challenges today. Our mission is to be the preferred platform for retailers to share exclusive offers on exciting products with their customers, creating and administering events, and communicating digitally with their customers - all helping these stores thrive like never before. Introduction to Ning (CEO): Ning is an experienced entrepreneur and executive with a strong track record, having worked in the roles of business owner and managing director across various settings from startups to large blue-chip companies, e.g. Novozymes and Coloplast. As a second-time startup co-founder, Ning brings valuable experience in scaling businesses, expanding internationally, and managing corporate mergers and acquisitions. Ning obtained his education in both Asia and the Nordics, and he enjoys spending time with his family on various sports and board games in spare time. Introduction to Christopher (CCO): Prior to co-founding LikeMinded, Christopher spent more than two years working in investment banking at Citi in London, where he worked with Private Equity, Growth Equity and Venture Capital clients, and got extensive exposure to M&A transactions totalling more than €5bn across various sectors. Prior to this he worked as a VC analyst for the largest Danish VC fund, and was part of the sales team at Saxo Bank. Christopher has a BSc in International Business from CBS, and also studied at Columbia Business School. Currently he is taking a pilot license, and enjoys surfing, playing and watching football, and likes to travel with his girlfriend. Introduction to Lars (CTO): Lars is a 2nd time founder with over 15 years of experience as CTO, and successfully exited from his previous venture. He has a very strong track record as a hands-on full-stack developer, with has a proven ability to build excellent teams.

FJONG is transforming the world’s second most polluting, $1.7-trillion global fashion industry by introducing a convenient way to rent and share clothes. We reinvent the way people consume, by providing clothing rentals from a limitless, virtual closet. Our goal is to be our customers’ digital stylist, matching them with personalized outfits that make it easy to save both money and the environment, without compromising style.  The FJONG team is ambitious, hardworking, creative and highly collaborative. We celebrate our diverse backgrounds from many different countries and industries.

In a world where AI agents decide what brands show up—are you being found? Brands once competed for clicks. Now they compete to be recommended. At Third we’ve built a next‑generation platform and consulting service that helps you: Monitor how you appear in generative AI answers, across ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude and more Score your current position—how visible, trusted, and referenced you are in the new layer Optimize your brand narrative, data structure and workflows—so you’re not just discovered, you’re chosen Launching soon. Get ahead of the transition from search to suggestion.

EasyPark Group is a leading, fast growing parking tech company that helps drivers find and manage parking and charge their electrical vehicle. Our unique and cutting-edge technology also helps businesses, cities, parking operators and property owners with administration, planning, and data driven management across the globe. We make urban life easier, one parking spot at a time. EasyPark Group has a unique market coverage with presence in over 25 countries and more than 3,200 cities through our apps EasyPark, PARK NOW, Parkmobile, RingGo and Park-line. The markets we are active in include Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, the U.S, the U.K, Germany, France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Spain, Italy, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia, Serbia, Montenegro, Lichtenstein, Iceland, Hungary, Australia and New Zealand. Together we are a diverse team of nearly 1000 employees across the globe who stay true to our values while making cities more liveable. You will find our HQ in Stockholm, Sweden.

Teamway is the first member-owned society where world-class product builders team up with progressive companies to build meaningful products and services. We are on a mission to create the most empowering working conditions for talent and companies to collaborate. With the help of blockchain technology, we are decentralizing the Teamway society to redistribute value to both talents and companies. It’s a new model for work. We’re a dynamic team of seasoned entrepreneurs, dreamers and crafters from different countries. Founded in 2021 in Copenhagen, we are on a mission to change work as we know it. Our society members work out of 59 different countries and 100+ companies like IKEA, GamerPay and Better Collective are already building their dream teams on Teamway.

Dianox is a founder-led pharmatech startup with a computational drug platform for targeting undruggable proteins. Big opportunity as 85% of proteins are undruggable with small molecules and unreachable by antibodies. We are always on the lookout for passionate partners in the health space. If you are excited about the potential of our work, please reach out.

Fresh.Land is a scale-up with a new model for the food industry. We developed a pioneering platform that shortens and digitizes the food supply chain. It allows farmers to sell fresh products directly to consumers, using the trees as their “warehouse” and cutting 3-5 middlemen. Our platform provides all the logistics, payment, legal, and knowledge required in one integrated solution. Fresh.Land was coined “truly pioneering” and “one of the most promising green startups in Denmark”. Our disruptive startup won the Sustainary Award (Denmark), Frederiksberg Iværksætterpris (Denmark), European Youth Award (Austria), EcoSummit Gold Winner (Germany), Nordic Cleantech Open (Sweden), WWF Climate Solver Award (Denmark), Portugal Digital Awards (Portugal), and Green Tech Challenge (Denmark). We have offices in Copenhagen and Portugal. The company is profitable and growing at a very fast pace. We are preparing to launch commercially in 8 EU countries. The management team includes former senior McKinsey consultants and senior executives, with a proven track-record in building and exiting successful companies in the past. According to WWF, “Fresh.Land can save 88% of CO₂ from storage and reduce food waste by 10%, saving 12.7 million tons of CO₂ annually by 2026”. Our just-in-time model is at the forefront of the green transition in the food industry and fostering a shift to a more plant-based diet.

Talent Garden's mission is to empower people and organizations by creating relevant learning and networking opportunities in the digital ecosystem. We host Europe's largest digital and tech community of over 45,000 professionals, startups, agencies, corporate labs, freelancers, investors, SMEs and students within a network of campuses in 13 countries.