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.

Variment hjelper helse-og-utdanningstjenester å rekruttere fremtidige medarbeidere og redusere praksissjokk gjennom realistiske jobbsimuleringer. Variment (Propl AS) ble opprettet i 2021 for å gjøre rekrutterings-og-opplæringsprosessen mer engasjerende og inkluderende gjennom teknologi og innovasjon. Teamet består av CEO Mai Phan, CTO Khanh Pham og UX Researcher Sriramya Juttiga. Vi har også mentorer og rådgiver med erfaring i organisasjonspsykologi, HR, strategi og kunstig intelligens fra OsloMet Universitetet, Novo Nordisk, Arctic Grouse, Ophiolite og DNB.

Braive is on a mission to make it possible for anyone, anywhere to attain and maintain high mental wellbeing. Using modern technology Braive is improving access to mental healthcare services and helping people all over the world who suffer from mental health issues, such as depression, anxiety, and work-related stress. Our solutions are evidence-based, effective, scalable and user-friendly.

Auk is a company making an automated system making it easy for everyone to grow their own vegetables, herbs and chili indoors; in the kitchen or in a living room. Our goal is to help reduce food waste,  reduce the carbon footprint of food production, and give people access to healthier, fresher and better tasting greens.

Spotly is a proptech/ retailtech platform for short-term showroom spaces. Spots. We´re founded in Copenhagen but currently operating both in Denmark & Norway. On Spotly you can share or rent down to 1m2 for 1 day. Through our community of hosts, brands & creatives, we offer unique flexible showrooms to showcase your space or your brand in a new way. It's co-sharing, co-branding & co-creation. Join us in making the city more inclusive and sustainable!

AWAN (As We Are Now) is a Nordic comfort-first fashion brand for women by women, based on circular principles and a DTC business model. We play at the intersection of fashion, wellness and technology, creating a new dressing experience of liberating comfort that feels good, looks great and cares for the planet. AWAN received a pre-seed investment from Antler Stockholm in spring 2020 and are now on a journey to grow the brand internationally. AWAN was founded in Norway late 2018, by serial entrepreneur Anette Miwa Dimmen (CEO/Creative Director). The core team is currently divided between Oslo and Stockholm. We are looking for more people to join our mission! We’d love to hear from you.

Compax Solutions is a Norwegian tech company founded in 2017, with a vision to contributing towards a more efficient and sustainable society. By introducing innovative solutions that makes everyday life easier, more sustainable, and impactful, we believe that we can make the world a better place through new technology. Currently there are no open positions, but we're always looking for talent to join our journey. If you're interested we would love to hear from you! Send your cover letter and resume to info@compax.no

Aladdin Services is a new Norwegian-based innovative logistics company with online services in Norway, which runs a network of contractors who provide services locally with their high standards of quality and reliability with our App, Website and Business Platform that provide services. We have professional competence in providing services to both the private and public sectors.

Gelato aims to disrupt this model by providing customers with a portal through which they can manage these print jobs centrally, but print and distribute locally. We don’t do any printing ourselves – we’re a facilitator – but at the same time, we’re already saving our customers millions in efficiencies and making a major contribution to their own need to reduce overall carbon footprint. We believe that "collaborative consumption" can be the positive consequence of a "sharing economy". We believe in sharing fixed assets – in our case sharing of print machines. And in allowing excess capacity to be intelligently allocated. Sharing permits owners of fixed assets to monetize the underutilized assets. It offers environmentally friendly local delivery.

DRAKON Editor Web is an online diagram authoring tool with first-class support for DRAKON.DRAKON is a diagram language developed within the aerospace industry. Its primary objective is presenting complex software systems in a way which is easy to understand by humans.DRAKON's motto: took a glance - understood at once.DRAKON Editor Web helps software architects, quality specialists and developers.

Iny Group want to disrupt the old ways of advertising through banners and signs, by offering the business a new way to reach their customers digitally on their smartphones. By using beacons and personalized app, the users will only receive relevant offers.We are developing:- Iny Prox (platform for companies to reach costumers by using beacon technology) - API (implement our solution into existing app)- Iny App (personalized app for customers)

Moonwalk designs startup challenges organised as programs. Alone or together with a strategic or financial partner. A program creates startups and runs for two semesters with paying participants. Then the program is incorporated. With participants as sweat equity part owners of the entire portfolio. An equity crowdfunding campaign decides how many startups are launched. Moonwalk is a 100 days startup hatcher and accelerator. No one should work here for any other reason than that they really want to. I had to figure out a way to fund and source the competence of people, but also fund their activity so that we can share in the outcome. No one had really given me any pointers on how to do that, so I had to find a new model of crowdfunding, crowdsourcing and shared ownership. Me and my colleague Victor developed that over the course of two years. He was a previous customer and the most talented person I know in the areas of value-chains and complexity. I asked him to join me and he said yes. We are in this together.

BitSpace is an incubator which product is new startups. We are building new businesses with focus on synergies between exponential technology such as blockchain, cryptocurrencies, internet of things, brain-computer interface, virtual reality and artificial intelligence. In addition, Bitspace is a knowledge hub for blockchain and crypto currencies and host meetups, conferences and classes for business and people. Our first startup BitGate is funded and currently under development.

Xeneta (Norway Startup of the Year 2016) is one of the most promising tech companies coming out of the Nordics. We are changing the business of the $200Bn container-shipping industry. We have become the world's leading information platform for ocean freight pricing intelligence. With our international background from logistics, technology and business we have managed to develop a turnkey solution addressing the challenges traditionally related to trade in the containerized shipping industry. We come from all walks of life and from all corners of the globe. With over 16 different nationalities, there really isn't a dull moment in a typical working day. Our colorful personalities makes for rather interesting and healthy discussions on the most mundane topics, but it's what keeps it fun. With our headquarters in beautiful and charming Oslo, Norway our team of dedicated and extremely intelligent human beings is what makes Xeneta tick. We have a passion for software technology and global trade, but most of all, a desire to change the business of global logistics once and for all.

inzpire.me is on a mission to humanize advertising through user-generated content marketing. With the rise of ad blockers, brands are looking for a better way to connect with their audience. Powered by data-driven tools, the platform matches brands with social media content creators to create genuine collaborations and inspiring stories worldwide.