Nomono is about to change podcasting as we know it with disruptive hardware and software. We’re a Norwegian tech-startup and lucky to be building a global brand where customer satisfaction is a key ingredient. Many challenges exist between recording and publishing. Getting ready and setting up equipment can feel like a time drain. Cables, microphones, and obtrusive stands get in the way of natural conversations. Laborious editing and audio cleanup distract you from being creative with the content. Faced with heaps of hurdles and complexities, even the most experienced creators sacrifice quality when crafting a story. We have created a portable recording studio that offers high quality audio recording and processing, consisting of a compact and easy to use recording kit (microphones, recording unit, charging station) controlled with a mobile app, as well as a web app supplying the ecosystem for processing it (offered as a SaaS solution). Recordings automatically sync to the cloud, and through machine learning you can clean out the sounds, remove background noise etc. A lot of great feedback from users, backing by large investors, and recently receiving the Innovation award in the audio category at SXSW 2023 is a great proof point that we are on the right track! Our main customers are broadcasting houses, agencies, journalists and independent podcasters, and our products are currently mainly shipped to customers in the US. We are a team of 37 (and growing) with expertise across signal processing, acoustics, consumer electronics and media production. Our headquarters is based in Trondheim, and we have a satellite office in Oslo and New York. We build hardware and software that is intuitive, collaborative and easy to use while delivering exceptional audio quality. Our vision is to make voices heard. We imagine a new way of audio production that is intuitive, creative, and collaborative from start to finish. We remove barriers between people and technology, producers and engineers, as well as hosts and guests — connecting the dots between stories and listeners. At Nomono, we are committed to transparency, to all voices being heard and to having fun at work. We try to live our values, and have created different squads to promote this: - Sustainability squad - Privacy squad & compliance board - Diversity & Inclusion squad We believe that boring stuff should be automated, that things can always improve and that a human touch is fundamental to a great customer experience. We’d love for you to join us and help them out, wherever they are and on whatever channel they want to connect. We plan to be the best in class and hope that you share our ambition..

ORIVO is a laboratory company located in Norway, with partnering labs strategically located around the world. Through a lab test based on a fingerprinting technology, we offer a verification service to the marine ingredients industry. Our service is mainly aimed at the ingredient producers and brand owners, and we deliver a unique verification of the authenticity of a marine ingredient, either in the form of a certificate or as a verification seal on finished products. The ORIVO seal on a product is a guarantee that the product is: 1. Made of real marine sources (such as salmon oil, salmon meal, anchovy oil, cod liver oil, krill oil) 2. From a specific region (such as Norway, Alaska, Peru, Iceland, New Zealand etc.) A very important part of our concept is to make sure that we test the same product as you buy. The ORIO seal is therefore based on testing of products which our third party inspectors are buying in the shop - in addition to continuous sampling from the brand owner´s production.

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.

Retrade is a leading online marketplace for used industrial equipment and machinery. Our platform connects buyers and sellers across various industries, facilitating the efficient and secure trade of pre-owned machinery. With a global presence and a diverse range of listings, Retrade plays an decisive role to extend the lifetime of thousands of machines every year. We help establishing a more responsible and sustainable ownership of machinery, and make sure machines from Nordic companies gets a second life somewhere relevant across the world.

Entrepedia AS is a "not for profit" company, set up as a subsidiary for the investment company Firda. Best practices, documents, templates, etc. from the portfolio companies will be made available for everyone through the soon to be released Entrepedia platform. Our purpose is to support founders and company builders to set up a good company from the start and further provide advice through the journey, and so increase the chances of new Norwegian successes and industry. Entrepedia's mission is to make the Nordics more innovative, starting with Norway. We are a small team consisting of: Oliver Halvorsrød, CEO  of Entrepedia and former Digital lead for ABB Norway, representing ABB Technology Ventures in NorwayGeir Førre, serial entrepreneur and Managing Partner in Firda – Founder of EntrepediaMagnus Nordseth, investment professional and Partner in Firda - active contributor to Entrepedia.A growing base of key players in the community that want to contributeYou?

Bilberry Technologies is a Norwegian technology company deeply rooted in the travel and tourism sector. Our state-of-the-art tech stack develops cutting-edge travel technology, addressing challenges in the travel industry and making experiences available in a sustainable way. Our journey began in the Lofoten Islands, far up in the north of Norway, where we identified a gap in technology solutions for activity providers and tour operators. With our talented teams of top developers, who possess strong travel industry knowledge, we set out to create smart booking platforms. The Norwegian travel industry quickly recognized our solutions as the answer to their needs, and within just a year, we became market leaders. We have since successfully expanded to international markets. By building a company based on individual skill, creativity, adventure, loyalty, and empathy, we offer robust solutions and a reliable business partner for the long haul. For activity companies, we offer Bilberry Base, a tool that helps manage day-to-day operations while planning for the next season. For larger operators, we offer Bilberry Blend, a powerful package builder that works 24/7 through direct integrations. Bilberry is a wholly-owned subsidiary of DSD and a proud member of the DSD Explore family. We elevate the travel industry by building digital tools that help companies plan, sell, deliver, and scale. We go beyond the basics, delivering tools that help businesses extend their seasons and scale their operations.

We Are is a small but fast-growing startup based in Oslo, on a mission to disrupt the Ed-tech market with our global B2B SaaS solution for creating soft skill training. We believe that a great learning experience should strike you with a sensation of curiosity and enlightenment. We Are here to make our customers boost their soft skills training. In any industry or sector! We are building a super easy "do it yourself" tool, so that anyone can create engaging immersive learning experiences for soft skills training in 3D, that can be used on mobile device, desktop computer, or even in virtual reality (VR). We Are works seamlessly with any LMS on the market, we use the latest technology like Text to speech (TTS), voice recognition and auto translation. Users simply have to write their script and We Are will turn their text into engaging 3D animated interactive stories in any language they want. We Are is a well funded SaaS learning company founded by successful serial entrepreneurs together with a highly skilled designer and an experienced CTO. Our team of developers, animators and 3D engineers are genuinely passionate about making learning fun and engaging. Our first aim is to take the Nordic market, but we have had a global mindset from day one, and ambitions to soon bring our product out in the world. Join us in shaping the future of immersive learning!

Avidly is a fully integrated MarTech service provider covering every aspect of the customer experience. We´re 3 x Global HubSpot Partner of the Year and as an Elite HubSpot Solutions Partner, we share the tool with our customers to consistently help them grow their businesses. We are a one-stop-shop for digital marketing and sales. We help companies grow by providing them technical and creative solutions that makes a difference. Together with our clients we always strive to find new ways to growth.

Globus.ai is cloud based, human centric software that enables staffing agencies and recruiters to place more candidates – faster. Much faster. From requests to search, matching and booking – the whole process can take seconds. Even with high volume job requirements. Our customers typically improve their results (net fee income) with 40%. Globus.ai has developed a unique and intelligent software that enables staffing agencies and recruiters to find and place people with relevant skills and competencies– perfectly matching the needs of their clients. Thanks to human centric artificial intelligence, even the incoming orders are handled automatically, but still in a personal way. Then - the placing of competencies and interests with matching roles, is done within minutes. Due to machine learning, this intelligent process will speed up over time, and replace hours and minutes with seconds. Globus.ai can both speed up and transform you as a professional - and boost your recruiting business.

Our ambition is to accelerate the grid-scale energy storage revolution. Geniess provides software to help battery storage system developers identify the right customers, right-size battery storage installations, and optimize the overall business case & system configuration. This means their battery storage clients such as solar plants, electric ferries, and zero-emission construction sites can make battery decisions easier, faster and more profitable - meaning more positive investment decisions and tangible bottom-line impact.

We are helping build the future green energy system through and EV and Energy API that we sell B2B. We want to accelerate the transition to a renewable energy system, and making valuable consumer products is one key to doing that. We help electricity companies and insurance companies do just that. We are located in Oslo, but also have employees working remotely.

Diwala is a Norwegian-based company that is focused on building opportunities for youth, addressing the global issue of identity theft and certification fraud. Today, displaced individuals and people in emerging markets are challenged by high costs and slow manual processes to verify the authenticity of their skills, identity and credentials. As a result, these individuals have to deal with tedious and out-dated credentialing processes, and are in some cases forced to repeat years of education. This leads to both loss of productivity and inflated unemployment. Imagine that you had to flee your own home because of war. Like Aıscha Najjar, a Syrian doctor turned refugee immigrated to the United States to pursue her dream of work & a safe home. Yet, due to loss of information, she was forced to repeat medical school in the United States. If she had a verifiable skill identity, she might have had the privilege of practicing medicine without any questions. Aıscha`s story amongst others epitomizes the challenge Diwala is addressing. To tackle this challenge, Diwala has created a platform that enables schools and NGOs to issue skill-based identities, backed by blockchain technology. A skill-ID is a digitally verified record of a person’s educational and work history. Diwala is building an ecosystem of trust, by enabling educational institutions and organizations to safely and digitally issue and verify credentials. This will, in turn, save all parties time, money and build a bridge for global work opportunities for untapped talent. Complementing the platform, Diwala has built an app that allows students to easily receive, store and share credentials of both soft and hard skills. By utilizing a decentralized identity management tool, Diwala’s application will also give people ownership of their data information. Diwala is currently executing pilots regularly, to optimize the features and security of the platform in both Kenya and Uganda. Working with their implementation partner Clarke University in Kampala, Diwala recently issued the first set of skill-identities to both students and administrators. These are the first ever digitally verified certificates backed by decentralized identity and blockchain in Africa

We are the new stuff in business education. Hubro Education develop business simulations that give students training in applying their business skills. We make it easily understandable and fun! The Hubro Business Simulation is aimed at management accounting and business economics courses in higher and secondary education. The simulation is used at more than 50% of Norwegian universities, universities in Sweden, Denmark and Finland, and secondary schools in Norway, Sweden and England. We're passionate about education and technology, and use tech to lift the classroom experience to new hights. If you ever sat in class and thought that this place is ripe for innovation, then maybe you should join us? We're a diverse bunch of engineers and programmers, teachers and business graduates, marketers and entrepreneurs.

Breeze IP is a modern IP Portfolio Management software company dedicated to simplifying and streamlining intellectual property management for both IP owners and agencies. Founded in 2023, our mission is to modernize the way businesses handle their IP assets by providing intuitive, efficient, and comprehensive tools that cater to the evolving needs of the IP industry. https://www.breezeip.com/

We open doors for everyone, everywhere. Our mission is to simplify everything with keys. We believe in a world where security and convenience can coexist on a whole new level. Therefor, we are building the world's digital keychain. Unloc has been growing rapidly since we opened our first door in 2017. Today we are 40 ambitious, independent, inclusive and committed employees. We are a fully digital company where the software we create is the core of our business model. We are building a global platform and user-friendly apps for sharing digital keys across all types of electronic locks.