We are a provider of expertise, capital and network for entrepreneurs and startups. We also assist our portfolio companies to recruit talent.Since 1994 we have been active in the creation of new businesses. We evaluate over 500 entrepreneurs yearly. Many of these go through our courses, counseling or a stay in our incubator. We have actively invested seed capital in over 70 startups, and we are currently a shareholder in 30 of them.

We are enabling the mounting of solar systems in fragile or challenging terrains. Current mounting structures are based on pile ramming, concrete or similar solutions. This limits the number of locations for ground mounted solar systems or makes it very expensive to build these systems. These systems are also very labour intensive, making it difficult to develop solar systems in locations where labour is hi-cost. Since current mounting structures is best for large flat areas, these systems also face competition for other purposes also valuing large flat areas. This makes the alternative cost of the area rather high. We are aiming on mitigating these challenges with our mounting system, opening for larger solar systems in areas that until now have been deemed not suitable. This because the soil conditions are too difficult, the terrain demands too much soil cultivation making the cost high either economical or ecological, the labour cost is too high, or the flat and open landscape is prioritized for other purposes than solar systems. We are not competing with existing mounting system, but opening new possibilities for more solar energy worldwide.

The Problem Most workplaces struggle with high sick leave — and the root causes are rarely acute injuries or illness. They are lifestyle-driven issues: • fatigue and low energy • stress and mental strain • poor sleep • musculoskeletal pain • unhealthy habits • lack of support These problems build up over time, and employees try to handle them alone. But people don’t change their health on their own — and employers don’t have the tools or competency to help them. The result? High sick leave costs, reduced productivity, and employees who are stuck in patterns they can’t break. Why it matters Sick leave is one of the biggest hidden costs in business. A single employee on sick leave costs on average 65 200 kr per year — and 20% of employees account for 80% of the total. Most of these cases are preventable with the right support. At the same time, people want help: 85% prefer guidance from a qualified professional rather than trying to solve health challenges alone. ABEL’s Role ABEL solves this gap. We connect employees with qualified health coaches who follow them closely over time — mentally, physically, and socially. Through structured guidance and our digital platform, we help people make sustainable lifestyle changes that reduce sick leave and increase wellbeing. The impact: Employees get better health. Companies save money. Society reduces the burden of preventable illness.

We are developing a platform to help owners of renewable power plants and their service providers gaining access to the right information at the right time, enabling the right decisions. In order to achieve this we deconstruct the hundreds of documents describing each plant into snippets of information in accordance with our domain-driven data model. In the next 7 years, the world needs to invest almost twice what has been invested into renewable energy generation in the last 20 years. At the same time subsidies are being rolled back, increasing the need to for ensuring that projected ROI is not compromised by underperformance of the investments (i.e. plants). We have lived the pain, and know that NOW is the time to transform the way commercial management of renewable energy plants is being done.

Startup accelerator, investor, and ecosystem builder based in Trondheim, Norway! See more on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/6am-accelerator Accelerator: We host a 6-month accelerator program for pre-seed tech startups focused on business development, such as fundraising, sales, marketing, and legal. 35+ startups have attended since 2021. Investments: We facilitate a pre-seed investment fund called Gnist Capital, where we invest up to 1 MNOK. Ecosystem building: StartupTRD is a project aiming to increase the attractiveness of the Trondheim startup scene, including regular events, co-working, corporate innovation, and more. Check out startuptrd.no.

NordicHQ is a professional network for international SME's and entrepreneurs setting up a business in the Netherlands, Scandinavia and the rest of Northern Europe. We help you start up or expand your business internationally with the assistance of excellent, entrepreneurial and responsive professionals across legal, tax, business, finance, IT, and numerous other fields.

We test and build innovative consumer services and apps. Backed by the distribution and financial muscles of Norway's largest newspaper VG, while free of corporate policies and bureaucracy, we are able to take ideas from concept to reality in record time. Among our most recent innovations are the charging app Elton, the wishlist service Ønsk and the streaming service TV Guide. Now we are looking for talented people that can help us uncover the next killer app.

Kvikk is a B2C Insurtech company disrupting the travel insurance sector through our mobile platform. Designed with millennials, Gen Z and their expectations in mind, our vision is clear: 
Revolutionizing the way we protect ourselves while exploring the world. We are leveraging GEO-fencing technology to distribute, personalize and offer quotes tailored to your location in real-time. No more hassle with paperwork or waiting in line. We are 100% digital and are providing a full insurance experience in the pockets of everyone leaving their homes. In Norway 50% of all young adults don't have travel insurance, and they perceive insurance as complicated, expensive and unavailable. At the same time, the insurance industry lacks digitisation with only 40% of all insurance sales taking place on a digital platform. We have developed travel insurance tailored to the specific needs of each traveller, all within a convenient and user-friendly app. By harnessing the power of GEO-fencing we ensure travellers receive seamless coverage when and where they need it, offering a level of flexibility unseen in the industry. We have built the insurance product, and we are going to build the app. Simen started working on Kvikk while studying Innovation & Management, and has previously been travelling around the world several times and do understand the importance of travel insurance. We honestly believe that insurance companies should do better. In this digital world, insurance should be more available for the customer. There should be possible to buy insurance, get an overview and file claims within minutes, and always available in your own pocket. We also believe in fair and transparent products, where the customer actually gets a personalised products tailored to their own travel pattern. We want to rewrite the rules of insurance by making it available, fair, easy and personalised.

Empire AI is a company founded by workspace consultants with over a decade of experience in developing office buildings. Through our work, we noticed that the office planning process is characterized by gut-feelings, guesswork and outdated benchmarks. This results in suboptimal office space that has massive amounts of unused space - an average of 80-90% of chairs and 50-60% of rooms remain empty during work hours in a typical office building today. Simultaneously, employees are complaining they do not have the necessary rooms and support their work. To address this issue, we created Empire AI. Empire's software is designed to transform the way you plan and manage your office space, making office buildings more space efficient, sustainable, and people-centric. Our machine learning models can predict how your office space will be used, allowing you to make informed decisions before you even begin building. With our software, you'll be able to identify which rooms and areas will be most useful and which will be less so, ensuring optimal utilization of your space. It can be used for building specifications, scenario planning, monitoring and improving existing office space and to predict utilization before building the space. Our recommendations are based on years of research and data, so our customers can be confident that they're making the right choices.

Quine develops workflow and automation solutions for the film and broadcast community. We work with different partners such as ARRI, LADIO, Microsoft, NRK, Telia to find the best solutions and distribute them to our customers worldwide. Quine was founded December 2016. Simula Research Laboratory joined in when activity started in January 2017. Competence, industry- and tech knowledge in addition to a close connection to our customer base and main markets, are currently our main strengths.

A cloud-based industrial IoT solution for manufacturers of all sizes that boosts productivity with powerful analytics in a pay-as-you-go package - Improving productivity of the factory in terms of man, machine, and time efforts. Optimizing the factory capacity for production by keeping in mind orders, stock of raw materials, and multiple other factors. - Scrap management - you are too late in the process if you realize that a specific order is producing scrap. UpKip's goal is to identify scrap before the order is launched for manufacturing. - Higher asset utilization. CNC machines have monitoring and control software installed on their monitors and controllers, but one person monitoring one machine is too expensive. UpKip allows for one factory worker (machine operator) to monitor multiple machines. The goal is to increase this load to 10 machines per worker. - Compliance, quality assurance, and reporting of all types of manufacturing KPIs to interest groups (customers, partners, sister/mother/group companies, and owners) to the factory. Certain interest groups nowadays are interested in being more vested in the entire process and understanding their supplier processes for example. Making sure there is traceability in the process is important to make sure quality standards are matched. Nearshore and offshore manufacturing facilities are often faced with daily and real-time reporting.

The Oslo Hub is made up of exceptionally talented and diverse young Norwegians committed to shaping our community and laying the groundwork for a better society - locally and globally. Our Hub consists of Shapers from all walks of life, professions, backgrounds, genders, ethnicities, and fields, including entrepreneurs, creative industry people, artists and dancers, corporate professionals, refugees, and athletes. While we have a unified mission for our Hub, we benefit from the diversity in our backgrounds to solve common problems to create a better society and world. Our motto is; "Think big. Start young. Shape the world!"

Secundo is on its way to becoming a leading European marketplace for recommerce. Since its establishment, we have had enormous growth in Norway, and we are currently expanding in Europe. We have a healthy economy with a focus on profitable operations. In addition, we have a strategic and skilled board with experienced entrepreneurs and investors. Read more: https://netthandel.no/denne-gjengen-skal-ta-den-ai-styrte-markedsplassen-til-utlandet https://www.shifter.no/nyheter/secundos-ai-styrte-bruktsalg-har-tredoblet-omsetningen-det-siste-halvaret/279980 https://www.finansavisen.no/lordag/gruenderintervjuet/2022/01/28/7807154/markedsplassen-secundo-vil-gjore-kjop-og-salg-enklere-med-algoritmer

Helly Hansen is a leader in technical sailing and performance ski apparel, as well as premium workwear. Founded in Norway in 1877, Helly Hansen strives to develop professional-grade gear that helps people stay and feel alive. Trusted by over 60,000 professionals worldwide, the company has developed a long list of first-to-market innovations, including the first supple waterproof fabrics over 140 years ago. Other breakthroughs include the first fleece fabrics, the first technical base layers made with Lifa® Technology, and the award-winning and patented H2Flow™ temperature regulating system and Lifaloft™ insulation by Primaloft®.

Norwegian Government Security and Service Organisation (G.S.S.O) is a Norwegian Government Agency located in the centre of Oslo. It has approximately 750 employees and an annual budget of 624 million Norwegian kroner. G.S.S.O reports to the Ministry of Government Administration and Reform. The main purpose of G.S.S.O is to provide synergy for the ministries with cost-effective and reliable shared services. These include cleaning, security, switchboard and postal services, as well as running computer systems and handling government publications. One department of G.S.S.O works solely with government procurements, and G.S.S.O also has a department that offers accounting services. Some of the tasks of the agency are carried out by private contractors. G.S.S.O is responsible for optimizing and developing its own and others'​ services. As such, the Ministry of Government Administration and Reform utilizes G.S.S.O as a means of improving the way the national government works. Norwegian Government Security and Service Organisation was established in 1979. In the early years, its main objective was to provide centralized services for the ministries. Throughout the 1990s, G.S.S.O has been used extensively as a tool for the Ministry of Government Administration and Reform to reach its goals.