Hobbsters AS is a service platform that connects people interested in teaching their hobbies/ activities to people who are passionate about exploring and learning new hobbies/ activities. . We assist our customers in identifying a compatible instructor and choose classes/ sessions that fits in their schedule. Talented and passionate instructors featured on our platform will be equipped with all essential tools to gain visibility, sustain their business and reach out in the market.

We are making the new market platform for property ad's in Norway. By combining existing and new technology, we create a new tool for real estate agents to analyze and manage their property advertisements. We have an MVP ready, and are aiming to launch in summer 2023. The market has wanted a challenger to Finn.no for a long time - now is the time!

Sunday Power’s mission is to accelerate solar power growth, put more renewable energy into the mix, and help the world decarbonize. The real estate industry stands for 40% of global CO2 emissions, and pressure is increasing on the industry to become greener and more sustainable. Our strategy is to offer property owners the easiest and most profitable way to greener buildings, and our business model enables us to give our customers all benefits of solar power – for free. We are developing technology for the future to make solar power on commercial buildings easier, smarter, and more profitable. Luckily, the resource we are harvesting shines everywhere. Therefore, we are aiming for international growth as part of our goal to make a difference in the world. We are constantly looking for new team members that can help us reach our ambition to help the world towards net zero. We have brand new offices in central downtown Oslo. We have a coffee machine where we brew great coffee, and eat typical Norwegian lunch together in our kitchen. We also have a rooftop terrace on the 9th floor where we like to take our Friday beers to celebrate the end of the week. Our working culture is Nordic - we have a flat hierarchy where everyone's expected to participate in discussion about the direction and strategy of the company. We believe we can build the best culture if everyone works primarily from the office, but we all work from other locations for a day or a week every now and then.

The main piece of equipment in the gym is the barbell. It is as simple in its form as it is timeless in its design. But when it comes to using the proper safety equipment that comes with the barbell, that’s when the flaws become visible. Today’s methods of securing weight plates to a barbell is done by using collars or clips, which often lead to a poor user experience, and they are often hard to put on and pull off, can easily break or slip during lifts, they are often hard to find and even disappears. The Olympic barbell has remained virtually the same for the last 93 years, and despite today’s standards, improvements can be made. In a seemingly ever-growing market, people’s expectations of safety, design, quality, and user-friendliness in products are on the rise. Gungnir of Norway is a Norwegian startup company that designs and manufactures high-quality gym equipment. The company’s first product is the Allrounder, a standard Olympic barbell with built-in collars for securing weight plates. The built-in collar system or “SlideLock” makes the lifting experience safer, faster, easier, and more reliable than the standard safety equipment in use today. Also, the SlideLock system can be applied to several other bar types like compact group training bars or loadable dumbbells. This solution has shown enormous potential in the fitness market, which we intend to continue to take advantage of. The SlideLock is the first of many solutions that we seek to create within the fitness equipment industry. We started as a company in 2018 in Oslo, Norway, with an idea for a better solution to a problem well known to many who use weightlifting equipment regularly. Gungnir’s vision is to become the new standard solution for securing weight plates worldwide. A game-changing solution to a century old problem.

Our mission is to enable all children and young people to join organized youth activities, regardless of finances or background. We believe it’s a problem for everyone when some children and young people are left out. Vinclude helps by creating digital solutions and connecting partners who want to support sport teams with income to sports clubs that need funding. Our goal is to create win-win situations, where sports teams can focus on sports, and partners get more value from their financial support. The solutions are developed together with selected partners and their invited sport teams.

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.

What we doOur mission is to empower people to follow their dreams and pave their own path.With a long and colorful background, we have been painting big city streets pink with a Norwegian touch since 2003. However, the time has now come to move out from Grandma's house in Stryn and into the city of Oslo, and to start the writing of - a new chapter in the Moods story.

BitPet is an AR multiplayer mobile game making physical activity fun and social. Each player has a pet whose health depends on the activity from their step counter, and players can meet each other's pets in multiplayer AR which is fun and social. The idea for the game is based on research by a professor of game technology and co-founder of Kahoot! The game is currently in early beta and will be launched commercially in 2023.

We are foodies that aim to change the chocolate and dessert space. A plant-based, sustainable, and socially responsible product series that most people like does not exist, and we want to change this with VGAN.Our goal is to make the world a slightly better place one bite at a time. VGAN is a small Norwegian company. We have developed å high-quality chocolate with acceptance in the market. VGAN– our lifestyle chocolate is to enjoy with a clear conscience It is better for the environment It is better for your health It is made sustainable The VGAN brand is already registered and protected for all snacking categories in the US and the EU The chocolate is organic, fair trade, gluten-free, soy-free, certified kosher, and of course none GMO.

We are developing a new environmentally friendly technology to replace the existing high energy time-consuming procedure in the greenhouses, to help the farmers grow plants faster with better quality and less consumption of energy. Our treatment can be used to control plant size, quality, and speed of growth, and also to preserve plants for a long period.

At Minuendo we are passionate about sound and the sense of hearing. We are equally concerned about the state of hearing for both consumers as well as professionals, ranging from musicians to workers in the construction industry. Minuendo was founded in 2018 by a team with extensive experience in acoustics, hearing protection, and product development. Our mission is to deliver category-defining hearing protection products that users will truly enjoy wearing and that will provide real protection.  Shortly after starting the company, we raised a total of EUR 2.5 million from investors such as Construct Venture and EU grants to accelerate our development. Minuendo is a fast-growing start-up based in Oslo. The founders have a track record of start-ups and product development. We have raised NOK 25 million since we started the company in the fall of 2018. We have offices in the loft at Pakkhuset close to Stortinget.  We are just about to launch our first product internationally and we need your help to make sure we succeed with product marketing and reaching users online that we otherwise would not have sold to through traditional channels. What we have made is a new high-end prosumer earplug that reduces noise and protects your hearing, while maintaining high fidelity of ambient sounds, such as music from your own instrument or at concerts. The technology and product are unique, and so must our digital marketing.

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

I started UVanTECH based on my experience in Automation and water treatment systems for the public, fish farming, offshore, and Ballast water treatment systems. There is now an international requirement that all ships, in commercial operation, must install Ballast water treatment systems. In UVanTECH we make UV powers that require 50% less space and reduce power consumption by 25% The product is patented and tested according to international marine standards. A contract is signed whit a major actor in the Ballast water market. The Business area is: - UV Powers for rough environments - Consultant and service for UV Systems, Filters, Flowmeters, Flow and Pressure Control valves. - Ballast water treatment systems for ships (BWT) - Fish Farms and Aquaculture - General Water treatment

Speak Norsk is an ambitious team that started with one goal in mind – to make expats fluent in Norwegian! We are passionate about language-learning and bringing to Norway a new, innovative way of teaching Norwegian. Since the beginning, we have been known for our interactive conversation-focused classes, own-written books, and something that it´s not quite common for other schools – a personal approach and a customized offer for each one of our students. Meet our passionate and united team of Speak Norsk school!

We provide the banking network, messaging, settlement, and cash management solutions to meet any bank’s requirements. We are based in Fredrikstad, Norway, where UNITE evolved as a correspondent hub for banks, but our origin is global, developed over years in international banking centers. We have studied other initiatives over the years and learned that the third-party philosophy of trying to bolt-on smart software to multiple bank accounts is less than ideal. A holistic revolution was required to deliver a cross-border payments solution fit for banks in the 21st century.