Cavai AS was founded in December 2017 with the goal of revolutionizing online advertising. User experiences have largely been neglected on the web, and Cavai saw early on that chatbot technology, which has initially been used in customer service, could be a wonderfully good advertising product. Usually, chatbot technology is used as customer service on its own website, while Cavai's platform is built to be able to use chatbot technology on millions of websites for contextual advertising. The team today consists of 15 people, and the product has been launched in Norway, Finland, Sweden and the UK with 50 paying customers. Customers are very pleased and report that Cavai's technology is having a very good effect on completed advertising campaigns. Cavai will have its first month of positive operating results in October and looks to have sales of around 3 million in 2019. Next year will be a big growth year, where we have budgeted with a turnover of NOK 41 million. This growth has also been discussed by Finansavisen, where as part of Finansavisen's web-TV series "Vext", Cavai filmed his meeting with advertising legend Sir Marting Sorell in London. For more information, see https://finansavisen.no/vext/tech/2019/10/23/7465643/chatbot-company-cavai-2020-blir-the-store-growst>  To finance further growth, we are now running a seed funding round of NOK 9.5 - 15 million. The company is priced at NOK 60 million pre-money. For more information see the investor summary, investor presentation and subscription form attached.

Ecomerden is a complete producer of semi-closed cage systems for Aquaculture founded in 2012. With over 25 years of experience in delivering technology in the aquaculture industry, we started developing Ecomerden, a European patented semi-closed system for the lice-free production of fish. By 2015 the first cage was installed in Solund. Sogn & Fjordane. Here we have produced lice-free post-smolt of Atlantic salmon (90 grams-1kg) for 2 years with groundbreaking results. Using Ecomerden as a combination in the production line of the fish not only prevents lice pressure but also makes a more robust smolt ready for the open cages. With the results so far showing that the technology and biology are working, the company is now ready for commercialization.

Through ESG-NRG's Marine Offset Platform (MOP) we enable the maritime transportation industry to easily calculate their vessel emissions, neutralize their CO2 impact with our independently rated database of carbon projects, and demonstrate their commitment to Net Zero on our public carbon ledger.

Bad Forecasts Kill Businesses: Working capital cost, natural resource waste, overproduction, lost sales... MIR is the Sherlock Holmes for your business. We identify the most important influence factors out of billions of market data for maximum profit, minimum waste, thanks to the best forecasting accuracy.

At Xeneta, we have been on a mission to digitally transform the ocean and air freight market since 2012. Through our freight rate benchmarking and market analytics platform, we bring transparency to the market and empower our customers to make strategic data-driven decisions when procuring freight. Our customers include big brands such as Electrolux, L’Oréal, Continental, Puma, Nestlé, and ABB. Headquartered in Oslo, with offices in Hamburg and Jersey City and employees from over 60 different countries, we are a truly international company that celebrates diversity. Expanding internally and externally alike, we are constantly looking for new colleagues and partners to take on our mission with us.

Lawo Lab is a startup company based out of a small town in the south of Norway with an international aim. Started by 4 main founders in 2018, our goal is to innovate and improve solutions for our clients. With a wide base of experience from several types of industries we offer a new look at old problems. Core business is software development and hardware prototyping with the capability to initiate projects from start to finish in house.

Pretty miserable out there, isn’t it? We’re in the business of spreading smiles. Glede is a micro gifting platform that enables users to send gifts to friends, family, and co-workers. Through Glede you can send everything from a cup of coffee to a bouquet of flowers, or an experience. Glede makes the sending and receiving of gifts spontaneous, fun, and easy!

The Curated is an online dtc fashion label focusing on sustainable luxury for the modern woman. We work with left over fabrics, certified suppliers and ethically audited factories to create limited runs of classic staples. We have an honest pricing policy in order to make luxury quality affordable.

The innovation ecosystem plays a crucial role in the success of startups, but these ecosystems are facing operational and strategic obstacles that limit their potential. The operational difficulties include an inability to effectively support startups leading to high failure rates, low engagement from startups, and resource-intensive reporting processes. On the strategic front, innovation ecosystems face intense competition and struggle to scale their efforts and establish sustainable business models, which often rely heavily on government funding. These challenges impact a wide range of players in the ecosystem, including incubators, accelerators, universities, and enterprise innovation departments. Addressing these challenges can lead to a thriving startup ecosystem, boosting economic growth and driving progress. By investing in the solution of these significant problems, the innovation ecosystem has the potential to unleash its full potential and drive positive change.

Evoy is an ambitious company with expansive growth. Our vision is to eliminate emissions from boats around the world and to make a vital contribution to the biggest challenge of our time, the climate crisis. Our core values are genuine, Innovative, Sustainable and Fun. Evoy develops and sells world-leading powerful electric propulsion systems for boats in the professional and leisure boat segment. We are building an organization and product portfolio that is making the transition from being regional to international. Our employees will experience the joy of building something relevant, unique, and electrifying. Our head office in Florø is situated in the innovations cluster Peak Florø. Peak Florø houses several companies that are investing heavily in the blue environmental shift and Evoy will contribute further to developing this environment. Florø is known for its idyllic location and proximity to fjords, mountains, and the sea. The beautiful archipelago is perfect to explore with Evoy's all-electric high-speed boat, Evoy1. We have good travel connections to Oslo and Bergen (Air and highspeed boat terminals). With Evoy, YOU can personally make a real difference in the fight to save our climate.

60% of new restaurants fail within the first year. And nearly 80% close before their fifth anniversary. Owners are often so overwhelmed by the essential day-to-day operations that they rarely prioritize these tasks. But suboptimal operations lead to a significant amount of waste in these businesses. Savvie leverages data into a bite-sized, actionable insights for easier decision-making, which recommends them what to do and when. We help them increase revenue and avoid unnecessary cost.

Innovayt is an innovation consultancy. We specialise in helping companies obtain funding for their projects through high quality grant applications. Innovayt’s mission is to help clients create value through innovation. We combine a solid business and technology foundation with superior knowledge of national and international grant funding instruments. This allows us to make a positive difference on projects - from ideation and concept to funding and implementation – and to ensure that our client’s ideas are implemented to their full potential. Innovayt’s consulting philosophy is based on independence, competent advice, and an open approach to innovation.

InterBridge is a social enterprise that builds capacity, develops leadership skills and inspires individuals to be socially responsible. We design customized skill-building courses that bridge individual behavior to action-oriented solutions. These courses integrate an intercultural, interdisciplinary, and global approach in a highly interactive and creative environment. We focus on activating potential of change agents.

Vectron provides services and technology for production of recombinant proteins in bacteria. Core to Vectron's activities is the patent-protected Pm/xylS expression cassette, dualUTR technology and the VB Solutions method. These methods can be used to increase yields and solubility of various proteins, including many therapeutic proteins. The technologies are available through partnerships and licensing.

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.