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.

Danish AM Hub is changing the way the world think production, supply chain, sustainability and business models with new technologies and especially AM - Additive Manufacturing by investing in companies, ambitious projects, leaders and ideas. Danish AM Hub is a fund focusing on the future of Additive Manufacturing and 3D print, initiated and funded by Industriens Fond.

RiskPoint is an underwriting agency. We focus on delivering value adding insurance solutions to professional and industrial clients and their advisors. Our insurance offering includes all the traditional types of insurances, but also niche areas such as directors and officers liability insurance, solutions for the Renewable Energy Sector, W&I, and Aviation.

There are too many lonely elderly people and it is too difficult to learn Danish as a foreigner.We solve these two problems by arranging for foreigners, learning Danish, to visit elderly Danes. The foreigner comes to the home of the Dane once a week, They learn Danish by having a normal conversation with the elderly.Municipalities pay us for bettering their activation of the elderly and their integration of foreigners. Currently I, Andreas, is the only one working at Elderlearn. I am however sitting in offices with other start-ups with whom I always have lunch with. I find lunch to be a crucial part of the day and always take at least half an hour free to eat and talk with the others in the office.I love playing board games, eating good food and meeting new people. If you join the team you will be a big part of shaping the office culture, and I will look very much forward to finding my first colleague.Since I am moving to another start-up office soon, the below images show some of the foreigners and elderly I have introduced to each other. They do still give a good impression of why, how, and what we do here at Elderlearn.

Grafikr A/S is one of the leading e-commerce-agency specialized in Shopify. We are located in Copenhagen SV and Randers. We are certified Shopify Experts and create custom e-commerce solutions for our clients. We love to design, develop and optimize! Our vision is to connect consumers directly with D2C brands and help them achieve independence and loyal consumers. You can read more about us here: https://grafikr.dk/

iRaiser is a SaaS vendor for nonprofits. We work with NGOs, political parties, educational institutes, cultural organizations, religious organizations, and corporate foundations. We provide nonprofits with state-of-the-art software tools that enable them to raise more money, more visibility and more awareness for their causes with less effort. Since 2012, iRaiser has helped these client organizations raise more than €1.3 billion, becoming the European leader in online fundraising. We work with more than 500 organizations in +18 countries around the world, including UNRWA, UNHCR, WWF, Médecins sans Frontières, Unicef, Salvation Army and Le Louvre. iRaiser is present in France, Italy, Denmark, Belgium, the United Kingdom and Australia.

Proteams is a freelancer platform supporting leading multinational enterprises in flexible workforce management by building and managing teams of top freelancers. With its dedicated hypercare support team, Proteams assures successful delivery and significant savings compared to traditional vendors. Learn more on proteams.com

Dataminds specializes in Business Intelligence, Data Mining, and Big Data. We provide solutions that support decision-makers in making optimal business critical decisions. We are changing your data into knowledge.

Mercive is a Shopify e-commerce partner dedicated to helping brands achieve growth through technology and design. Our expertise lies in driving digital transformation and scaling businesses. We specialize in building fast and user-friendly webshops. Our focus is to optimize the use of technological solutions to create exceptional customer experiences. We assist brands in becoming customer-centric in all aspects of their ecosystem. As a partner, our clients can expect their valuable marketing dollars to be utilized optimally, as we are experts in converting more visitors into loyal customers. We collaborate with ambitious brands that prioritize growth and scaling. Our goal is to increase revenue without compromising the brand experience.

We are building a travel safety platform for individual travelers. Travel remains a strong driver of connection and understanding, but it now takes place in a more complex global environment. Geopolitical instability, climate-related events, health risks, and sudden local disruptions have become more frequent and less predictable. At the same time, international mobility remains high, and people continue to travel across borders for leisure, work, and personal reasons. Our research shows a clear gap between the desire to travel and the confidence to do so. In our survey work, a majority of respondents indicate that they would value a solution that combines timely safety warnings with practical, location-specific guidance. Market trends point in the same direction: travelers are increasingly attentive to safety and preparedness, while existing information sources remain fragmented, generic, or difficult to apply in real situations. Our purpose is to make travel safety clearer, more relevant, and easier to act on. We are developing a technology-based approach that brings together trusted international data, local context, and intelligent processing to support better decisions before and during travel. The focus is not on providing more information, but on providing the right information at the right time. The platform is structured around two core elements. The first is warnings and alerts when relevant incidents or changes occur. The second is a practical “411 guide” that provides contextual information about local conditions, norms, and considerations that matter for safety and confidence while traveling. Together, these elements form a consistent safety layer that follows the individual traveler, independent of destination. Technology and AI are essential to this approach. By aggregating multiple data sources and applying contextual filtering, we reduce noise and increase relevance. This allows complex and fast-changing situations to be translated into clear guidance that travelers can understand and use. We believe this represents a necessary evolution in travel technology. Safety is no longer a separate concern handled through static advice or manual checks. It needs to be integrated into the travel experience itself, in a way that supports mobility rather than restricting it. Our long-term ambition is to contribute to safer, more confident travel in a changing world. By improving access to relevant information and reducing uncertainty, we believe technology can help people continue to explore, connect, and engage across borders with greater awareness and responsibility. Travel safely, Explore freely.

At Coinify, we believe that digital currencies should be as easy to use as traditional money. Our mission is to empower businesses to tap into new revenue streams and reach a global audience by removing the complexities of blockchain technology. Operating in more than 170 countries, Coinify is built on a "Compliance-First" philosophy. As a registered Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP), we maintain the highest standards of AML and KYC protocols. We act as a trusted bridge, offering the security of traditional banking with the efficiency of the decentralized web.

Kleen Hub is a Copenhagen-based circular tech company building Tap & Reuse™ — a frictionless reuse system that makes reusable packaging work at scale. Our platform combines simple hardware with a lightweight software layer to enable fast, reliable reuse without the usual barriers: no app, no user registration, and no deposit handling required. We help venues and operators (cafés, campuses, stadiums, airports, corporate sites and more) replace single-use packaging with reusable cups and containers through an operationally simple setup. Tap & Reuse™ supports multiple return flows (smart return stations, return bins, handheld scanning and washing-site verification), delivers high return rates in closed and semi-closed environments, and provides clear reporting for operations and ESG. Kleen Hub works with leading partners and distributors across Europe and has deployed systems in high-volume environments, proving that reuse can be convenient for users and manageable for staff. Our mission is to remove friction from reuse and accelerate the transition away from single-use packaging — by making reuse as easy as tapping a card.

MovoGo is developing a high-speed, AI-powered rental platform for contractors who need heavy equipment - fast. We’re solving the chaos of fragmented rentals with instant booking, dynamic pricing, and real-time availability. Think Uber meets Airbnb, built for construction. The What: what are you solving? The €35B+ equipment rental industry is stuck in the past. Contractors waste hours calling rental houses, chasing quotes, and juggling delays. Meanwhile, suppliers sit on underutilized machines and outdated booking systems. It’s fragmented, analog, and slow - killing time, budgets, and margins across the board. This isn’t a niche problem. It affects tens of thousands of businesses, every single day. The How: How MovoGo solves this We’re building the infrastructure layer for machine rentals, not just another marketplace. Contractors get real-time availability, instant booking, and transparent pricing. Rental houses get automated fleet management, AI-driven pricing, and higher utilization. The platform controls pricing logic within supplier-defined ranges eliminating race-to-the-bottom chaos and creating a unified user experience. We’ve validated the problem, mapped the tech stack, built brand and design assets, and have multiple rental houses ready for onboarding. Now we need the right CTO to bring it to life. Fast. The Why: Why we’re doing this We’ve built companies before. We’ve scaled. We’ve seen how clunky, offline workflows bleed time and value especially in construction. But this one stuck with us. The inefficiency was everywhere. Nobody had built a true platform that just works. No AI. No instant rentals. Just friction. So we said screw it. Let’s build it ourselves and flip the industry.

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.

Hello Ada is an AI-powered learning universe where kids aged 7–14 turn their ideas into real games and apps — no coding required. Our mission is to help children, especially girls, become confident creators of technology rather than passive consumers. Through our guided AI Studio, workshops, and playful challenges, we empower kids to imagine, build, and play their way into tech fluency. Co-created with over 500 kids and 200 families, Hello Ada is redefining how we teach the next generation to shape the future with tech — one idea at a time.