KIND is an international, multi-award winning, full-service branding agency.Our team of experts in design, strategy, positioning and content, is spread across the world. This global presence has helped us to create iconic, award-winning, emotive work for market-leading companies across wildly diverse markets. Our work is different. It’s one of a KIND.

As a idea factory, incubator and investor, Askeladden & Co identifies opportunities, develop concepts and scale up companies. Our sweet-spot is in traditional industries that - until now - have seen limited consolidation, limited innovation, too high prices and a customer journey that has been standing still since the 90s.   Our investments and startup journeys so far:  Cutters | Adams Matkasse | Freska | Lotel | Lorry Restaurant | Wellbee

Cobrief is developing an AI-powered public procurement platform to help businesses across all industries find, evaluate, and win government tenders — replacing manual, time-consuming bid processes with intelligent automation that acts like having an extra colleague on the team. Public procurement represents over 800 billion NOK annually in Norway alone, yet the average government tender receives only around 3–5 bids. In nearly 20% of tenders, only one or zero suppliers submit a bid. The reason: tender data is scattered across closed platforms, the process is complex, and small businesses lack the resources to keep up. Suppliers can't find the opportunities, or give up because the process is too complicated. The result is less competition, worse deals for taxpayers, and lost revenue for businesses that could have won. Cobrief aggregates public tenders from procurement databases across Scandinavia, Finland, and Germany — including Doffin, TED, Udbud, and Hilma — into a single searchable platform. AI-powered matching scores every opportunity against each company's profile, sending relevant alerts via email, Slack, or Teams. When a team decides to bid, an AI writing module drafts proposal responses from a knowledge base of past submissions. Automated price sheet filling pulls from product catalogs, and CV matching identifies the right personnel. A Bid Manager Agent provides autonomous support throughout the entire process — functioning as an AI colleague from evaluation to submission. Teams collaborate in shared workspaces with task boards, deadline calendars, and role-based access. Used by 1,500+ companies, with a free plan to get started. The founders experienced firsthand how broken the public procurement process is for suppliers. Tender data that should be freely and directly accessible by law is in practice locked behind commercial platforms, creating unnecessary barriers to competition. They saw that businesses — especially SMBs — were missing out on opportunities worth billions simply because the system was too opaque and complex. Cobrief was built to fix that: make public tenders accessible, understandable, and winnable for every business. Beyond the product, the team is actively advocating for open procurement data in Norway through anbudsdata.no, pushing for systemic change so that public tender data is truly open — not just in theory, but in practice.

Marketer.com is a leading marketing and sales intelligence solution that empowers e-commerce brands - primarily within the Shopify ecosystem - to optimize marketing spend through AI-driven insights and automation. With over 1 million ads automated, 5x ROAS, and up to 13.5x marketing ROI, Marketer.com removes the need for internal marketing teams or external agencies by delivering one-click simplicity powered by AI. Our commercial focus is on the US market, with rapid growth across Canada, the UK, Australia, and the Nordics. As part of the Vergence Group, we benefit from over a decade of expertise across MarTech, real estate, health tech, recruitment, and advanced visualization.

Lyfta is building the operating system for strength training. Today, millions of people go to the gym without a clear plan, without tracking properly, and without understanding whether they’re actually progressing. Most tools in the space optimize for engagement, not outcomes. We think that’s the wrong approach. Strength training is one of the highest-leverage activities for long-term health, but only if it’s structured, consistent, and measurable. That’s what we’re building, a system that helps people train with clarity, track real progress, and improve over time. Lyfta is already used by over a million people globally, with strong growth month over month. We’re still early, but the ambition is clear: build the product people rely on to get stronger, not just another app they use occasionally.

Smart, personal, and free advisory service for small and medium-sized businesses seeking new offices. At Spacefinder, we know that finding the right office solution can be both time-consuming and challenging. An office is one of the biggest decisions and commitments a company makes, and a poor agreement can quickly end up costing more than you might think. Access to the entire market, personal guidance, and digital solutions, so that small and medium-sized businesses can focus on what they do best: creating value.

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.

Our mission is to help food manufacturers reduce food waste and cost through our digital platform. To date, we've successfully transacted over 4.000 tons of food, and we're continuing to scale our business to have an even greater impact. We have ambitious growth plans and are expanding. We recently carried out a rebranding and are in the process of building our product & technology team to scale further.

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!

Vulkazas vision is to revolutionize *how things are made* by connecting a global cooperative manufacturing community of 3D print makers with amazing product developers and ecommerce sellers. The world needs a more sustainable way of production, and we want to be the force that sets things in motion.Our software platform has so far been used by several pilot customers, including 3D artists, influencers and ecommerce experts who want to sell new and unique products. We are also steadily growing our network of makers who support our vision and want to be part of the change.We are in the pre-seed stage, with a secured initial investment from Antler, a global VC investor.

Fleks er et oppstartsselskap med mål om å gjøre det enklere og mer fleksibelt å ha bil. Vi leverer et bilabonnement, som betyr at du abonnerer på bilen på månedsbasis uten bindingstid. Alt er inkludert utenom drivstoff og bompenger, og du avslutter abonnementet eller bytter bil etter behov. Utover dette tilbyr vi en rekke tilleggstjenester som du kan inkludere i ditt månedsabonnement.

We enable the green shift to happen in new markets! TioTech is a Norwegian producer of titania (TiO2) nanomaterials and a developer of titania-based technology. We know how to optimise the production process and properties of titania nanoparticles. After successfully developing and commercialising a series of photocatalytic surface treatment products (www.joma-int.com), we are directing our R&D efforts towards a new area; the use of titania as anode-material in Lithium-ion batteries (LIB). A battery with our material on the anode will charge faster, last longer, be safer and tolerate temperature variation better than conventional batteries which have graphite on the anode, and outcompete LTO-batteries on capacity. The development work takes place in our in-house laboratory in Bergen, where our dedicated team (Hjørdis, Marthe, Rob, Anders) play around with titania, giving life to innovative solutions.

Personal trainers and exercise instructors contribute to public health and well-being. FLXBL helps trainers manage and grow their businesses. It is a one-stop shop for trainers and clients, helping them connect directly with each other. We have a basic version of the app in the market now and some exciting features in the pipeline, we can not wait to share them with our users!

Disruptive Engineering enables more effective planning, management, and monitoring of road networks. Proprietary sensor hardware 'made in Norway'Use AI and neural networks for detailed classification of vehicles. Privacy-by-design solution ensuring that no personal data is stored or shared. With traffic expected to grow by 60% by 2050, and with congestion and safety already being an issue, there is a pressing need to utilize road networks more efficiently. Both Statens Vegvesen and Nye Veier see our first sensor VS1, and the valuable data it provides, as a potential solution to achieve this as well as an opportunity to digitalize roads and infrastructure for the forthcoming Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) that are being implemented across Europe.Statens Vegvesen linkNye Veier link

Manolin is a software company focusing on digital health management to accelerate resource sharing between salmon farms. We are a software and data analytics company helping global aquaculture scale sustainably. 🌊 Our ocean faces many challenges, but it holds even more potential for positive impact. Our goal is to help build a more sustainable future food system together with aquaculture farmers.