bbhugme is a Norwegian company that has achieved great international success with the multifunctional pregnancy and nursing pillow. bbhugme is a progressive company in growth with a goal to continue to create functional and innovative products for mothers and babies - always with a focus on design and quality. The head office is located in downtown Oslo and the brand has retailers throughout Scandinavia and UK. The products are sold globally through own webshop.

Startup Bergen formidler informasjon rettet mot gründere og potensielle  i regionen, herunder om aktuelle arrangement – samt står for en rekke arrangement i egen regi, hovedsaklig i samarbeid med andre lokale aktører, både private og offentlige.Vi har et bredt nettverk lokalt og internasjonalt, og vi vil gjerne hjelpe deg videre.

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.

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.

At Nixa.io, we are on a global mission to change both *how* and *where* companies recruit technical talent. In fact, we want to flip the whole traditional model of recruitment. It doesn’t fit the needs of innovative and fast-growing businesses today. We are on a mission to solve two of the most common challenges of tech recruitment, the unequal distribution of talent, and the increasing time to hire across the globe. **We are solving these challenges by introducing an automated and self-service recruitment platform that enables a permanent remote hire in 2 weeks.** Nixa.io is an innovative curated job platform connecting companies with software engineers who are actively searching for permanent remote opportunities. Our technology makes it possible to reduce the time to hire from an average of 5 months in Europe to just 2 weeks. Nixa.io offers companies access to pre-vetted talents within 48 hours and facilitates a permanent hire faster than any competitor. We specialize in remote hiring to fill permanent needs, which is totally unique in Europe today. Nixa.io is led by pioneers and thought leaders within the recruitment sector and we’re backed by industry experienced founders and investors. We're a team of 7 people working remotely across Norway, Poland, and Romania. All of the co-founders have an excellent track record within the recruitment industry and have previously built and scaled multiple companies.

A bold leadership development program designed to empower and support the next generation of conscious leaders, ready to take on the challenges of tomorrow. We believe in leadership as a tool for creating a positive impact - both in your personal life and in the world. As we are faced with increasingly complex global and local challenges, we encourage you to take an active part in shaping the future. This program will help you map and define your personal path and drive. We will come together and learn how to thrive in chaos, change and complexity.

The Human Touch Robotics (thtRobotics) is an innovative start-up that enables food tech companies and online groceries to automate and scale via robotics. We provide a full robotic cell (picker) for automating food packing processes serving emerging food tech companies. Our core innovation is adaptive robotic hand i.e. robotic gripper that enables robots to have near human grasping capabilities, adaptively grip and manipulate with wide variety of objects (specially soft objects like fruit and vegetables). With our tech robots can grip even the softest items such as raspberries, please have a look at our demo: https://youtu.be/OQKKLbFxMLI. This enables us to apply robots in the most challenging applications and areas, never thought possible. Our vision is to employ robots and free humanity. We believe that when robots work smarter, people live better. Founded by a group of enthusiast friends who are passionate about solving problems, robotics, tech and entrepreneurship, we wanted to give something different to the world. thtRobotics offers now adaptive robotic cell that can solve various problems in food industry in more easier and affordable way. Explore our website and get a glimpse of a world that can be made possible very soon.

Aega ASA is a solar utility company that acquires and operates solar power plants. The company currently owns a portfolio of seven individual solar parks in the Umbria, Lazio, Abruzzo, Emilia-Romagna and Lombardia regions in Italy with a combined production capacity of 7MWp, and an initial annual electricity production of approximately 10GWh depending on the annual solar irradiation.  The company focuses on acquisitions of smaller existing solar parks (below 5MWp capacity), following strict investment criteria.  The company targets to reach a total production capacity of 20MW within 2017 by taking advantage of the current attractive market for secondary solar parks meeting the strict investment criteria.

NOREXECO is a regulated commodity exchange specialised for the global pulp and paper industry. NOREXECO offers trading in cash settled financial futures. These instruments are used to manage price risk for market participants like producers and consumers as well as being a trading opportunity for financial institutions and commodity trading firms. Together with strong partners like the European Commodity Clearing AG, Deutsche Boerse Group and FOEX Indexes Ltd, NOREXECO brings market participants from many regions together around a common liquidity pool in an otherwise fragmented trading environment. Anonymous trading, transparency, guaranteed settlement and investor protection within a regulated environment makes NOREXECO an attractive marketplace for optimizing risk.

Bio-Me Is Setting The Standard For Routine Microbiome Analysis Gut microbiome research has become essential to almost every medical research field. Next-generation sequencing (NGS) technologies have been crucial in enabling a breakthrough in our understanding of the significant role gut microbes play in health and disease. However, the field is now moving past the exploratory research phase and there is a need to translate microbiome research findings into actionable clinical solutions. Application of NGS for this purpose faces several challenges related to precision, turnaround time, cost per sample, and the need for complex bioinformatic pipelines. Our mission is to provide researchers and industry with a qPCR-based analysis service that delivers actionable microbiome results.

We're Netto, pragmatic green finance and technology experts who empower banks to meet their net zero goals as efficiently as possible. Through our software we translate complex language, regulations, and processes into a one-of-a-kind software platform that simplifies the green loans process between banks and their commercial real estate clients. Netto ensures clarity, transparency, and compliance with green loan requirements, guiding the pathway to net zero lending portfolios before 2050.

Over 2.5 million Norwegians lack recommended vaccines, and unfortunately, many are unaware of this. But luckily, there is a solution: Flokki. We are ready to play a key role in increasing vaccination rates and improving public health. Dr. Arne Søraas, an experienced infectious disease specialist at Oslo University Hospital and Flokki, has witnessed the consequences of missing vaccinations up close. This insight inspired the idea of Flokki - a simple and practical tool that allows patients to assess their vaccination status and receive prescriptions from doctors, all with a few taps on their mobile phones (read more). Maintaining immunity in the adult population, especially after the age of 65, is crucial. The pneumococcal vaccine is particularly important for protecting the elderly from serious diseases. And let's not forget the Boostrix Polio vaccine, which plays a critical role in protecting against whooping cough, especially for those in close contact with newborns. With over 2.5 million Norwegians lacking vaccines, almost all pharmacy staff should be able to provide recommendations for vaccine checks. We especially encourage those over 65 to check their vaccination status, as well as pregnant women, who have a special duty to protect themselves and their unborn children. By raising awareness of the importance of vaccination and providing easy access to vaccines, Flokki is the answer to the adult vaccination program. Together, we can improve public health and reduce the incidence of serious diseases in society.

Noddi is a disruptor within automotive maintenance and enables convenient & cost efficient home-delivered car maintenance though modern UX and logistics technology. Our focus on awesome booking experiences, and logistics automation enable us to deliver car maintenance services such as wheel change and car detailing directly to your home at the same prices you have to pay in a traditional garage.

Unlisted is building a global ownership platform for unlisted companies and investors. As of now we are companies succeed with employee stock ownership plans, raising capital and ownership management. We are a purpose driven company. Our long term goal and vision is to democratise entrepreneurship and wealth creation. We are achieving that by building providing entrepreneurs with tools which makes it easer for them to succeed. And we are allowing more people get access to equity and be part of the big value creation in the unlisted market.

Leasi enables a comprehensive overview across the machine fleet, giving the opportunity to optimize the composition and use of the fleet. Machines can be distributed across projects and customers with good insight into economic factors and usage data. With a strong focus on the user journey, we create a simple, more transparent and more efficient workday for the contractors and rental companies in the construction industry! Leasi gir bygg- og anleggsbransjen fullstendig kontroll på maskinparken - enten du er utleier eller entreprenør. Maskiner kan fordeles på tvers av prosjekter og kunder med god innsikt i økonomiske faktorer og bruksdata. Dette muliggjør bedre utnyttelse av eksisterende og tilgjengelige ressurser som både er økonomisk og miljømessig bærekraftig. Med fokus på brukerreise skal vi skape en enklere, mer oversiktlig og mer effektiv arbeidshverdag for aktørene i bransjen!