Short Description: Mindbuddy is developing an AI-powered mental training app to help young athletes build confidence, focus, and resilience by combining sports psychology with accessible, easy-to-use tools designed for their daily routines. The What: Mental training is often inaccessible to young athletes due to stigma, cost, or limited resources at clubs. This leaves players struggling with performance anxiety, self-doubt, and inconsistent focus - issues that directly impact their performance and well-being. Despite its importance, mental training remains underutilized, especially in grassroots and academy-level sports. With over 50% of players reporting struggles with confidence and performance pressure, this is a problem that affects millions of young athletes worldwide. The How: Mindbuddy bridges the gap between mental training and accessibility by delivering tailored sports psychology tools directly to players’ phones. Using AI, the app helps players set SMART goals, generate visualization tracks, and build mental routines for training and matches. For clubs, Mindbuddy offers a simple platform to track team well-being, measure progress, and provide coaches with actionable insights - allowing mental training to seamlessly integrate into the day-to-day routines of both players and teams. The Why: As a professional footballer for 18 years, including many as captain of Vålerenga, I’ve experienced firsthand the enormous pressure players face. It wasn’t until the latter part of my career, when I discovered the power of mental training, that I realized how much better prepared and focused I could be. That sparked the idea for Mindbuddy. I wanted to create a tool that made mental training accessible to every young athlete, breaking down the barriers of stigma and cost, and ensuring they can unlock their full potential - both on and off the pitch.

We invest in our planet. Norselab is a leading Nordic impact investment platform based out of Oslo, Norway. With an uncompromising focus on creating a meaningful future for all, we invest in net-positive companies that accelerate the urgently needed change in global industries. Norselab currently manages four funds; three venture funds and one credit fund. The ambition is to expand rapidly across classes and investment phases thanks to its pioneering impact approach, first-rate investment teams, and institutional-grade governance rig. Norselab is backed by Capricorn Investment Group, one of the largest mission-aligned investment firms in the world. To learn more about Norselab, visit norselab.com or get in touch at hello@norselab.com. Are you looking for meaningful capital to fund your company? We're always curious to hear from ambitious companies with a meaningful core. Submit the form on this page to open a discussion with us: http://norselab.com/dealflow.

OncoImmunity is a bioinformatics company providing unique machine-learning software to identify tumor-specific mutations that can be targeted by a patient’s own immune system (known as neoantigens). The OncoImmunity solution is important because recent breakthroughs in the field of Immuno-Oncology (I-O) such as the development of checkpoint inhibitors and personalized cancer vaccines, clearly demonstrate that a patient’s immune system can be harnessed to successfully treat cancer. The cost of identifying tumor-specific mutations in a patient’s cancer using next-generation sequencing (NGS) is now trivial and this technology will be key to enabling truly personalized immunotherapies to be developed in a technically and economically feasible manner. However, the remaining challenge that currently limits the field, and which is addressed by the OncoImmunity solution, is predicting which tumor-specific mutations can stimulate a patient’s immune system i.e. are immunogenic. Using NGS data as input, the OncoImmunity software enables accurate patient selection for cancer immunotherapy and can identify optimal targets for personalized cancer vaccines & cell therapies in a clinically actionable time frame. Beginning from this first product offering, OncoImmunity has the vision to become the world’s leading provider of software to guide cancer immunotherapy to improve survival rates for cancer patients. To achieve this OncoImmunity has assembled a growing team of world-class bioinformaticians, data scientists, and software engineers; developing its cutting-edge machine-learning technology that will help fulfill the promise of immunotherapy in the fight against cancer. OncoImmunity’s technology will disrupt the I-O field by offering regulatory-compliant prediction software on a software-as-a-service basis (SaaS). This will allow big pharma, biotechnology, and immunotherapy companies of any size to access OncoImmunity’s cutting-edge prediction software. The company is headquartered in an ideal scientific and entrepreneurial ecosystem to develop its technology at the Oslo Cancer Cluster Incubator; adjacent to the Institute for Cancer Research and the Norwegian Radium Hospital. OncoImmunity is a privately held company, founded in 2014 by experienced bioinformatics scientists (Dr. Trevor Clancy and Professor Eivind Hovig), and an experienced immunologist with a business development background (Dr. Richard Stratford). The company is backed by private financing from the Norwegian Radium Hospital Research Foundation, the Norwegian Cancer Society, STARTUPLAB, and Grotmol Solutions, in addition to a number of private software investors. The company is also supported by grants awarded from the Norwegian Research Council, Innovation Norway, and the EU. The company has already established both national and international collaborations and pilot projects to develop further proof-of-concept data and validate its software.

Flow Platform is a set of tools that provides a ready-to-use structure for defining, implementing, orchestrating, and managing product development. Unlike other management tools, we offer a definite way of working - step by step. Thanks to this approach, we enable the creation of a highly automated process open to improvement during subsequent iterations.

SurplusHub.com - the world's premier marketplace for selling and buying surplus oil, gas and shipping equipment. The oil and gas industry is global, extensive and a mass consumer of equipment and materials. SurplusHub.com offers a more convenient way of trading surplus, saving time, money and reducing environmental impacts. The oil and gas industry is fast moving, procurement-intensive and resource demanding. Oil field operators, service industry majors and third party suppliers are under constant pressure to have updated and specialized parts in hand, replacement readily available and at the same time balance logistics, lead times and regulations. As a result budgets are often massive to ensure quick deliveries, and environmental aspects down prioritized. SurplusHub.com is a brand new take on how equipment and materials can be indexed, accessed, sold, bought and reused on a global scale. The result are lower cost, more efficient sourcing procedures, shorter lead times and significantly reduced environmental impacts. Too often industry surplus is perfectly fine, sometimes even brand new second hand, and with varying needs across the globe, one company's scrapping candidate might be golden for someone else. SurplusHub.com offer an online solution that enables buyers and sellers to discover, connect, trade and ship all over the world, from anywhere to anywhere. The online portal, which pre-launched 2 year ago, has been custom built from the ground up to be tailored and adapted to actual industry needs and modes of operation: The item categories adhere to internationally recognized classifications and descriptions, users can easily put items up for sale on the go using the mobile app, and any documentation can be uploaded alongside each item, and the trade dialogues are logged and carried out directly between registered sellers and buyers, ensuring transparency, efficiency and amicability.

The Problem Most workplaces struggle with high sick leave — and the root causes are rarely acute injuries or illness. They are lifestyle-driven issues: • fatigue and low energy • stress and mental strain • poor sleep • musculoskeletal pain • unhealthy habits • lack of support These problems build up over time, and employees try to handle them alone. But people don’t change their health on their own — and employers don’t have the tools or competency to help them. The result? High sick leave costs, reduced productivity, and employees who are stuck in patterns they can’t break. Why it matters Sick leave is one of the biggest hidden costs in business. A single employee on sick leave costs on average 65 200 kr per year — and 20% of employees account for 80% of the total. Most of these cases are preventable with the right support. At the same time, people want help: 85% prefer guidance from a qualified professional rather than trying to solve health challenges alone. ABEL’s Role ABEL solves this gap. We connect employees with qualified health coaches who follow them closely over time — mentally, physically, and socially. Through structured guidance and our digital platform, we help people make sustainable lifestyle changes that reduce sick leave and increase wellbeing. The impact: Employees get better health. Companies save money. Society reduces the burden of preventable illness.

Apply to Antler Nordic to start your next company! As Europe's most active early-stage investor, we invest in the most driven founders working on groundbreaking ideas. No founder is too early for Antler. With a global platform and thriving community of 800+ portfolio companies, we support exceptional founders from day zero to greatness. Antler Nordic runs integrated offline/online residences in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden.

At Celsia our vision is empowering decisions to be made with sustainability as the forethought by making sustainability scoring simple. Celsia exists to make sustainability scoring simple, fast, and efficient. We drive sustainability comparability and are committed to enabling both small and large companies to participate in the green financing system, no matter the size of one's budget. With software, we make sustainability scoring frictionless and for everyone. We are a Norwegian startup with offices in Oslo & Berlin. The Celsia gang is constantly growing, so chances are by the time you’re reading this we’ve already doubled in size! We’re a group of passionate folks with diverse backgrounds and all kinds of hopes and dreams. We do share some things though, like our passion for sustainability, our love of cheesy jokes during daily stand-up, and our willingness to go above and beyond to ensure everyone is enjoying the adventure.

FundingPartner is a leading Nordic crowdlending platform. By providing flexible and tailored debt financing solutions, we help small- and medium-sized companies grow by enabling them to hire more employees and realize their projects quicker. At the same time, the investors get their share of the growth through fixed interest payments. Since our inception we have provided over 500 companies with flexible debt financing solutions, by sourcing investments from our more than 22 000 Nordic investors. We issued our first loan in the autumn of 2018 and have today exceeded NOK 3 billion in loans, with an increasing lending volume every year. We are mainly owned by our founders and employees, but are also backed by our external owners Schibsted and DNB, as well as a bunch of Norway's most talented angel investors. At the moment, we are 30 ambitious and solution-oriented employees in the FundingPartner team, and have offices in Oslo and Stockholm. But we are growing quickly and continuously looking for new talent that want to join our young and high-paced organisation. By joining us you will get the opportunity to work alongside skilled colleagues with experience from leading investment banks and consultancies. We have a flat hierarchy and a nice working environment with free lunches at the office and many social actives, such as annual cabin trips and other trips abroad. Want to know more? Visit our website! 🇸🇪 https://fundingpartner.se/ 🇳🇴 https://fundingpartner.no/

Varig helps owners, managers, and tenants of commercial real estate make their buildings sustainable and meet new green regulations. We offer a SaaS software, which measures, improves and reports on sustainability using innovative features. Our goal is to reduce the environmental impact of buildings and involve all stakeholders in the green transition. We believe that every building can be sustainable and are already expanding across 11 markets in Europe. Join us if you are passionate about proptech, innovation and sustainability. TECH STACK Our tech stack consists of React and Typescript for frontend development, Java and Kotlin for backend development, and MongoDB for database management. We use Python for data analysis and have the option to utilize GCP and Google Collab for cloud computing

We are a Stealth AI startup that is revolutionizing cloud infrastructure management with our AI-driven solution. Backed by a strong team with deep expertise in both commercial business development and software development, DevSecOps, and AI, we aim to define a new category in the tech space. Our innovative platform automates cloud infrastructure setup, security compliance, and intelligent monitoring, delivering 10x speed at 1/10th the cost.

Dory is the result of wanting to make a better door sign for both private and professional use. A sign that can compliment any surroundings, that can change and grow with you, and may be the first sign you buy and the last you’ll ever need. Dory is based on e-paper technology, app control and swappable frames in different materials and designs. The company is situated in Startuplab in Oslo Science Park.

Stack by.me is a social media platform where users can invest together, making investments more engaging and available to non-professionals - especially women. Today, there is a substantial capital gap in Norway and globally. In Norway, the gap is as large as a Norwegian state budget. (which is huge!) - only 20% of the value of Oslo Børs is owned by women today - Women invest 63% less than men, on average - while we only make 11% less - At the same time, 86% of all min. pension receivers are women, so women should be investing more - not less! Why is that? Women tell us - they don´t feel like they have enough knowledge - they don´t know who to ask for help Through the Stack-app, we give them the network to learn from and discuss investments - in an easy and fun way.

Nordic impact is the investment arm of the EXP Group, focusing on impact investments and social entrepreneurship. The main activity is investing in early stage impact tech startups, and we also support projects that further impact investing and social entrepreneurship.  Nordic Impact are part of the Katapult World, a network creating a positive impact on our future society. We invest, support and teach early stage impact tech startups or projects that strive to solve the world’s most pressing problems through the use of exponential technologies and artificial intelligence.

Norkon is a fast-growing Norwegian technology company specializing in products for the media industry. With our financial market solution Pulse, award-winning gamification platform Fantasy Funds, and our own AI-powered user personalization tool Beakon, we drive user engagement for our customers globally, including Roularta (BE), The Telegraph (UK), Dagens Næringsliv (NOR), Dagbladet Børsen (DK), Handelsblatt (DE) and many more - catering to millions of users every day. Since our inception, we have developed a deep understanding of real-time data and user attraction, engagement, and retention.