Shifter is an independent news site about Norwegian tech startups in the new economy. We cover big and small events in the startup industry while reporting on innovation in bigger companies. We focus on ideas, challenges, money, power, people and good stories from everywhere.

Our vision is to help industry and nature to coexist. 🦅 With the current pressure on nature, biodiversity management is bound to see a new wave of regulations and increased pressure on industry to monitor, measure and reduce its impact. We help industry tackle this challenge with our proprietary biodiversity monitoring technology.

Startup accelerator, investor, and ecosystem builder based in Trondheim, Norway! See more on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/6am-accelerator Accelerator: We host a 6-month accelerator program for pre-seed tech startups focused on business development, such as fundraising, sales, marketing, and legal. 35+ startups have attended since 2021. Investments: We facilitate a pre-seed investment fund called Gnist Capital, where we invest up to 1 MNOK. Ecosystem building: StartupTRD is a project aiming to increase the attractiveness of the Trondheim startup scene, including regular events, co-working, corporate innovation, and more. Check out startuptrd.no.

Oivi is preventing blindness among diabetes patients by deploying an AI camera for the automated diagnosis of retinal diseases. We are an ambitious and young medtech company developing a technology to overcome a huge challenge that impacts the lives of millions of people with diabetes. Our vision is to bring to market a low-cost artificial intelligence-enabled retinal camera and automated diagnostics platform for the early screening of Diabetic Retinopathy. We are an experienced team based in Norway and India, trying to achieve what nobody has done so far and we are trying to get there with high speed. Want to join us?

We're at a critical juncture as the combined effects of climate change and urbanization are impacting communities worldwide, with a higher frequency and intensity. At 7Analytics, we are on a mission to revolutionize physical climate risk insight with state-of-the-art technology, specializing in flood forecasting and analytics. We use hydrology, geology, and data science to develop high-precision risk models that help everyone from asset owners to insurers to plan for imminent and future impacts of climate change. Join our passionate team as we are scaling from the Nordics and into the global scene.

Campanyon is a booking platform for nature and sustainable accommodation, where you can find and book campsites, glamping, private properties like farms, RV spots and more. Campanyon was founded in 2020 and is on a mission to make nature accessible for everyone, by building the world’s biggest community of responsible travelers and hosts.

Horde is an intelligent personal economy app empowering thousands of consumers to manage their daily finances through actionable insights and innovative alternatives to traditional financial services. Our mission is to challenge an outdated and overpriced business by creating simple, intuitive, transparent solutions that give people greater financial freedom. Our focus is always on the consumer and we have a strong sense of social responsibility.

At Farmforce, food’s first mile is our passion. Our SaaS solutions provide organizations with the confidence to secure sustainable sourcing, improve farmers' quality of life and protect the environment. We turn data into tools, which means more vetted acres, more measurable impact on communities, more financial opportunities for farmers, and more clarity for customers. We believe in building a better food supply where it starts. Providing the confidence that comes from knowing the facts about your food sourcing operations in the first mile. Farmforce customers span 30 countries across Africa, Asia, Europe, and South America. With over nine years of experience now managing over 700,000 farmers in 45 crop value chains in 15 languages on our platform. A continuous loop of innovation with our customers in the center of food’s first-mile journey. Visit www.farmforce.com.

Folq er en transparent og selvbetjent markedsplass som kobler kvalitetssikrede konsulenter med konsulentkjøpere. I dag primært innen IT. Kunder får øyeblikkelig oversikt over kvalifiserte og tilgjengelige konsulenter, og kan kontakte relevante kandidater direkte. Vi ønsker å bygge den prefererte markedsplassen for konsulenter på tvers av nivå, geografi og bransje. Eller bare å lage den diggeste måten å være og å kjøpe konsulenter på. For at våre brukere kan fokusere på det som skaper verdi, automatiserer vi administrative oppgaver og forenkler hele bookingprosessen fra A til Å. Teamet vårt på tolv er balansert med tanke på bakgrunn, alder, personlighet og kjønn. Vi ser på oss selv som ambisiøse og kompetente med åpne sinn. Diskusjoner og meninger oppfordres og er ønskelig, før vi tar en beslutning og gjennomfører dette raskt. Vi legger til rette for å kunne jobbe fokusert med høy hastighet, og med det holde tiden i møter til et minimum. Utover å spise lunsj sammen daglig (i en av Oslos beste kantiner), har vi månedlige middager og andre sosiale happenings. Som en del av Folq arrangerer vi også faglige og sosiale meetups hvor konsulenter på plattformen inviteres inn.

Young Sustainable Impact (YSI) was started in 2016 by a group of youth in Norway who saw the cop21, Paris conference and looked ahead.We believe innovation and entrepreneurship can solve most of our challenges in the world, that youth are the driving force, and in collaboration with the experienced and established – it can be done. Innovation program: We aim to find the best talents in the world, to create impact startups to tackle the UN Sustainable Development Goals.  In Oslo we are a group of very different people, who somehow ended up together, with the same mission. We have fun, excited people who are trying their best to help people and at the same time grow into becoming that person who can influence the world in a positive direction. It's about the main goal, and not being recognized yourself - which is why any disagreement we have, turns out in a positive energy. The power of trying to get YSI to do the most good, is vital! We have found a great spot in Greenhouse, with a gaming room, ping pong, garden on the roof, (A ROOF), and other cool companies from all fields imaginable.At the same time, we work with teams in Bangladesh, South-East Asia, and China. Extremely different cultures, who also have the same goal as us. This is both hard and exciting at the same time.

Jazz Networks’ end-to-end security provides process level visibility of your network; from the datacenter to the cloud, across users, applications and containers. Prevent unwanted behavior by being in the real-time decision path. Jazz Networks is a privately held company with offices in New York, London and Oslo. Founded in May 2016.

Livid Jeans is a small manufacturing company from Norway, created from a simple love & passion for superior quality and true craftsmanship. Dedicated to honor old traditions in making jeans, and inspired by a time when superior quality, supporting local trade and taking care of own garments mattered.Since its establishment in 2010, Livid Jeans remains today the only apparel manufacturing company left in Norway, driven not from an economic point of view, but with a purpose. A purpose driven towards upholding old trade and conventional craft in a country where a once blooming textile industry is gone, and the fine craft with it. While continuously growing we strive to follow core values and to always create as unique and authentic products as we possibly can. And while doing so, sustain our responsibility against the competitive force of poor products being made unsustainably.Livid Jeans’ product portfolio today consists of two different production lines. One collection handmade the old fashioned way locally right here in Trondheim, Norway. And one ready-to-wear collection line made in Barcelos, Portugal. Both lines offering superior quality garments with equal purpose.

Valma.ai is a versatile AI-powered SaaS platform to help businesses actually become highly productive with Artificial Intelligens. We are a Norwegian startup with global reach, offering both a no-code/low-code solution for non-technical SMBs and a robust API and SDK for developers, enabling businesses of all sizes and technical capabilities to harness the power of AI. Valma.ai is addressing the challenge of AI underutilization in businesses, spanning from small and medium-sized enterprises (SMBs) to large corporations with in-house development teams. This issue affects companies across various industries, particularly in the Scandinavian market, but is rapidly gaining global recognition. For non-technical SMBs, the problem lies in the complexity and inaccessibility of many AI solutions, which often require specialized knowledge to implement and use effectively. These businesses struggle to leverage AI to enhance their productivity and competitiveness due to limited resources and technical expertise. On the other hand, companies with strong technical capabilities face a different challenge. While they have the skills to implement AI solutions, they often lack a flexible, scalable platform that allows them to quickly develop and deploy custom AI-powered applications tailored to their specific needs. Valma.ai recognizes that the need for AI-driven productivity spans across the spectrum of technical capabilities, from marketing agencies needing simple automation to tech companies requiring advanced AI integration. Our platform is designed to bridge this gap, offering solutions for both ends of the technical spectrum. Valma.ai solves these problems by offering a dual-approach platform: For non-technical users and SMBs: A user-friendly, no-code/low-code interface that allows easy creation and management of AI-powered workflows Pre-built AI variants (Chatbot, Agent, and Workflow) that can be easily customized and deployed Simple integration options, including a chat window that can be easily added to websites White-labeling capabilities for brand customization For developers and technically advanced users: A robust API that allows deep integration of Valma.ai's AI capabilities into existing systems and applications An SDK for building custom solutions and extending the platform's functionality Advanced features like custom annotations to override language models for precise outputs Flexible data management, including the ability to edit uploaded/stored data directly in a vector database Common features for all users: - Multiple AI variants that can be combined for complex problem-solving - Integration capabilities with both internal and external tools - Long-term memory for storing and retrieving important information - Collaboration features for team-based workflow creation - Voice-to-text and text-to-voice capabilities - Built-in security features and GDPR compliance This comprehensive solution allows businesses of all sizes and technical capabilities to leverage AI effectively, whether they're looking for out-of-the-box solutions or want to build custom, AI-powered applications. By providing both no-code options and developer tools, Valma.ai ensures that companies can start small and scale their AI usage as their needs and capabilities grow.

Fresh out of Norway in 2017, Neonomics arose as a direct response to the impending challenges facing the banking industry during its radical transition into the era of PSD2 and open banking. Neonomics – literally meaning “New Economy”, is a direct pointer to what we aim to achieve. As of today, we are a growing team of 100+ people from 25+ different nationalities based across various locations around Europe, with our headquarters based in Oslo. We are committed to facilitating the next generation of payments and financial services across Europe via one unified API. Our technology creates a seamless experience for businesses and end-users, by providing user-friendly, secure, and cost-effective payments. Neonomics AS is a privately held company registered in Norway, licensed as a PI, PISP, and AISP with the Norwegian FSA, and passported throughout the EU. Our tech stack was built and managed by a passionate tribe of doers who are committed to giving the power of financial services back to consumers.

Working Group Two enables product development and differentiation for telecom operators. It does this with public APIs and an app ecosystem on its cloud-native core network. It also collaborates with companies such as AWS, Atos and CCA to offer operators a simplified, end-to-end mobile network solution. If you love product development, green field projects, cloud computing, edge and Open RAN technologies, Working Group Two is for you!