UpNorth Ventures was formed in 2017 by a team of experienced entrepreneurs/executives with broad business, financial, tech and entrepreneurial backgrounds. The team is supported by a network of tech resources and other. We are growing, and currently looking for new partners and employees. We believe in building companies from scratch with a bootstrap mentality that makes them profitable early on. Are you an entrepreneur, investor or just curious, then let us know at hello@upnorth.vc

Grasp Your Future Our goal is to increase effectiveness and efficiency of medical treatments through person-centered care and improved clinician-patient communication. Grasp concept One-minute video presenting how Grasp works. Grasp Tracker A patented, CE-marked, and approved medical device. You simply squeeze the device when tracking your symptoms, behavior, and events. Grasp User app Through the user app, the doctor is connected to the patient´s everyday life in real-time: at home, at work, or while engaging in activities. Grasp Clinical solution The doctor can remotely and easily adjust the treatment, modify medical plans or give tailored behavioral feedback to increase the function of the patient

Bookis is a next-generation online bookstore that makes sharing of knowledge and stories playfully easy for everyone. We have no inventory and own no goods, but currently have Norway's largest selection of physical books through the bookshelves of our customers, and are growing rapidly in Sweden. Over 200.000 users Launched in Sweden in September 2020 Raised $6 million in May 2021.

BusinessClass.com is a sophisticated travel tech startup. Our vision is to become the global leader in premium travel by offering the best travel search, the best travel offers, as well as world-class reviews and other inspirational content. BusinessClass.com is targeting the more quality-minded travellers who want the best travel products at the best possible prices. BusinessClass.com is suitable for both corporate & leisure travel, offering top-quality airline tickets and accommodation. The team and advisers at BusinessClass.com have extensive travel tech industry knowledge. Founder Jason Eckhoff was EY Entrepreneur Of The Year in 2013 when his first online travel company had beaten 28.000 growth companies over a 4-year period. BusinessClass.com is (other than the founder/CEO) backed by a former C-level manager of a major airline and a co-founder of a unicorn (a company valued at more than 1 USD billion). We are currently considering raising additional risk capital for further developing BusinessClass.com and creating the world's best search engine for premium travel!

AURA Biopharm AS was founded in 2016 by a team of scientists and drug developers with many years of experience in academia and major pharmaceutical companies and a proven track record of success in drug development. The emphasis of AURA is the development of novel and breakthrough therapies for unmet medical needs and orphan diseases and our slogan “A new opportunity for health” reflects AURA's mission to give a new opportunity to diseases in need of new and/or better therapies. The company operates virtually using a network of external collaborators (consultants, KOLs, CROs, CMOs etc).

Together with four Norwegian hospitals, we have developed the next generation hospital bed. A bed that prevents pressure ulcers, fall and reduce nurse load by removing heavy lifting and monitors the patients state, non intrusive. Have recieved contracts in Toronto that accelerates development, and secures uptake and sales if the clinical trial goes as planned.

Our mission is to create a thriving and evolving community of startups and creatives.DIGS is an innovation platform located in Trondheim, built on exchanges between members and partners who unite entrepreneurs, ‘makers’, and ‘doers’ from varied sectors. DIGS supports startup activities by providing an office environment and space for public activities, stimulating a culture of collaboration, sustainability, and mutual innovation through shared knowledge and experience. We participate in entrepreneurship networks across Norway, Europe, and internationally and aim to strengthen ties, stimulate the local community, and boost business development in and around the region of Trondheim. The idea of creating DIGS started with three enthusiastic people who wanted to make space for innovation in Trondheim. They started working on the idea in 2011 and acquired the space we are currently located in in the summer of 2013. The word DIGS means workplace and living space.

A7 was founded in USA late 2015. It was started as a movement dedicated to helping others reaching their full potensial. On the back of all the shirts there is a patented grip that prevents the bar from sliding when you do squats. When you do bench it keeps your body from sliding. Its usable for many other purposes in training as well but that´s the two big ones. 2016 was a true adventure for the Europe company.

We believe in the power of peopleWe have gathered Norway´s most influential people in social media under one roof. Our mission is to deliver authentic and meaningful relationships between consumers, influencers and marketers. Independent of representing specific influencers we adjust conceptual frames, activations and influencers based on your brand’s unique needs. Over the years we have created UI Market, a platform enabling us to create and analyze your campaigns in an efficient and cost effective manner. We have experience in working towards a great spectra of industries and assist with everything from comprehensive concepts and long term influencer strategies to single ad hoc activations.

With exponential growth in online information, our ability to understand what to trust or not is becoming even more crucial. We are a team of award-winning data scientists and published authors passionate about high-quality online content and building AI for good. We're committed to establishing credibility in a world of uncertainty and mistrust, and we believe our tech shows that commitment. Factiverse holds a US patent for its algorithm. We have also won multiple awards, including Digital Trust Challenge 2023 at KI Park, AI-Startup of the Year by Nora.AI, and Winners of Media Futures EU 2022. We recently launched our first product, an AI Editor. Do you wonder if your AI-generated text is correct? Paste it in the Factiverse editor, and leave it up to our AI to find factual mistakes. We will also search Google and Bing in real time to provide links to credible sources and save you hours of research. Learn more on our ProductHunt page https://www.producthunt.com/products/factiverse-editor#factiverse-ai-editor

Grentech Innovators AS is dedicated to: Give Waste a value. We are developing new waste management solution by using biotechnology for convertion of organic waste like food waste, into protein and organic fertilizer. The traditional waste management solutions like landfill, composting, biogas production or incineration are all leading to green house gas emission and the economic value of the end product is low or negative. The greenhouse gas Methane is a 72 times more potent greenhouse gas than carbondioxide, and organic waste on landfills are responsible for 11 % of Methane emission. The global aquaculture industry is a great source for healthy food and has been in strong annual growth for decades, but in order to continue growing it is crucial to find new sources for feed,in particular protein and omega-3 oils. The supply of traditional feed sources like fish meal and soy are limited, and there are environmental conserns to increase soy production. In Greentech Innovators we are now investing in a pilot plant for fermentation of food waste into Single cell protein and organic fertilizer in Bergen. We have a dedicated team, and the second largest waste management company in Norway,BIR ,as partner. We are now searching for investors to finalize the pilot palnt and scale up the production. If you are looking for investment in a company that strive to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase production of food for the growing population Greentech Innovators is a good choice.

Pioneering Automated Gas Vending VendingRobotics brings over 15 years of industry experience in engineering automated gas vending solutions for the global market. Our unique expertise stems from operating and continually improving our machines in real-world settings. At VendingRobotics, we believe technology should simplify processes, reduce costs and provide flexibility. Our team leverages the latest innovations in machine learning, IoT, robotics, and more to create self-service gas vending machines that do exactly that. Our solutions enable hassle-free 24/7 cylinder purchase and exchange from Scandinavia to Middle East regions. As pioneers in machine building, we are dedicated to shaping the global future of the gas industry.

We are a Norwegian IT consulting company based in Oslo with a development office in Kyiv, Ukraine.  Our focus is on building complex services with technologies in the Java sphere. Developers we're working with have over 10 years of experience in creating solutions on the customer and supplier side, in private and in the public sector.If you're a tech startup or an established company in need of product architecture and development expertise, we can help with assembling an experienced team.

STRATEGY TOOLS Strategy Tools is busy building the Modern Strategist Platform. We run a global strategy platform with users in 100+ countries. Our customers are accelerators, strategy directors, top management, business schools, innovation clusters and more. We already have customers in 60+ countries and we love what we do.  We are based in Stavanger,  but happily work remotely and travel globally. You  can too, if you join us, work from anywhere. Seriously. We look forward to connecting with you.

Iconfirm is a comprensive platform that bridges the gap between privacy, IT security and operations. Re-use of structured data for multiple purposes and perspectives help break administrative silos and cut ad-hoc reporting - within the organization and across the value chain. Iconfirms innovative solution was recognized in Gartners Market guide to Subject Rights Request Automation already in february 2020. The platform facilitates the distribution of responsibility to line management whilst central management retain an overview. Thus, resolving tasks where the knowledge is. Organizations pursue innovation and digitalization to grow value. Privacy is essential to ensure that the gains are sustainable. Failing to meet the requirements may ban processing, disqualify business, ruin reputation and be fined. Hence, privacy is a business risk, not a compliance risk. Iconfirm help organizations meet the burden of proof with less efforts. Open APIs enable sharing and syncronization of data and to embedd privacy governance and reporting as part of operations. Key functionality include Privacy management, Vendor management, Consent management, Subject Rights requests management, Risk management, Incident management, Reporting and dashboards. Iconfirm has a unique offering that also includes a special module for data processors. The platform also offers the opportunity to create closed networks for sharing of templates as well as data collaboration. We also provide a citizen centric approach to privacy. Build trust and manage the relationships with data subjects through the privacy portal.