RightHair is developing a global market and education platform for curly and afro-textured hair to help people and minority women solve the problems of lack of availability of products and services and women's challenges in being financially independent worldwide. Through RightHair we give women all over the world an opportunity to start their own businesses and be financially independent. We do this by creating a software platform to connect freelancers, retailers and hairdressers to their customers. And we top that off with a “skill share” community for education. People with curls and afro textured hair are excluded from offers and services in today's beauty industry. Also, financial abuse is one of the main reasons why women are unable to leave relationships, worldwide. These problems contribute to discrimination in society, that women with minority backgrounds end up outside society and this makes the poor poorer. Women of color are excluded from many of the existing offers worldwide. RightHair solves these problems by creating a market platform where all services and products meet. So that people with curly and afro textured hair always can find something in their area. We also solve women's job and financial challenges around the world by offering a platform on which they can sell their products and services. Here they also get the opportunity to take courses, learn how to start and build a business and collaborate with partners outside their network. RightHair was founded by Lalla Coulibaly and Olimata Jeng who both grew up in Norway with roots from Africa. Due to the lack of offers for themselves and their community, the ladies each started their own platforms. Over the past 5 years, Krølltopp.no and Norwegian Naturals have grown into Norway's largest platforms for curly and afro textured hair with a total of 12,000 monthly users. now the ladies have teamed up to start RightHair as the question they get the most on their platforms is “where can I get my hair cut” and “where can I find products?''. Both ladies want to put time and energy into something that can contribute to women's opportunities and living conditions. This desire comes from their own experience as minority women in Norway with African roots.

We help rental services get ready for the future The development is clear – We need to make better use of our resources. We need a more circular economy where products are reused by more people and have a longer lifetime. In this picture, renting and subscription of products and services plays an important role. Sharefox has developed a technology platform that enables new models for both startups and established businesses. We are a passionate and highly skilled team of about 12 persons in Oslo, and 10 developers working remotely. In March 2022 we secured 23 million NOK in funding, and will use this money to scale the company further, including going internationally. You can currently find us at Vollebekk Fabrikker in Oslo, but will move to an other place in Oslo in the autumn of 2022.

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.

Einka Økonomi' solution aims to prevent financial stress by providing knowledge, coaching and necessary tools to address the effect financial difficulties can have on life areas such as mental health, legal disputes and family economy planning. EINKA wants to be a completely neutral information channel, that employers can rely on to bring their employees closer to financial wellness. We are developing a knowledge hub that will help users in differing financial situations, building a tailor-made journey comprising of interactive financial tools, tutorials, strategy guides and virtual coaching with the purpose of achieving greater financial wellness for the user and increased productivity as a result - for the business. Our preliminary research has shown us that in the first quarter of 2019, the total amount of claims amounted to NOK 1 billion in Norwegian debt collection cases. In August of 2019, NAV stated that eight per cent of Norwegian employees had forced salary deductions. Personal economy subjects are not obligatory within the Norwegian schooling system, rather most people are educated on these topics via banks and other financial institutions, or often through following in their family's footsteps. This results in a knowledge gap and a hurdle for social mobility. As social entrepreneurs we have seen that nothing is being done to alleviate these problems in an effective way, so we have decided to take a stance, and commit to being the solution. Our solution will positively impact your business through helping to alleviate the stresses that come with poor financial wellbeing. A number of studies have shown direct links between financial stress and poor physical and mental health. It affects the individual, their family and loved ones and their businesses. We are dedicated to making a difference. Join us in doing something interesting, innovative and noteworthy.

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.

SAAS for messaging platform for local and global organisations. All channels like SMS,Watsapp, messenger, email,etc all under one platform for easy access and detail reporting. Industry ready templates for a quick plug and play model . Customized SDKs and open APIs for developers to jump start in minutes.

Ecosol is a start up with a year of operation behind it. We specialize in building integrated solar cell solutions also called BIPV. Our vision is to be a leader in this segment in the Nordic region. Ecosol is a young dynamic company with high ambitions and high tempo. We have all in house expertise in our company. From early planing to complete mounted installation. Our location is in Moss with a field of impact around the Oslo Fjord in the private sector. Nationally in the business sector. Ecosol have 6 employees and we grow fast.

IBA Norway is a non-profit organization working on accelerating and capacity building of small and medium sized businesses. In 2019 IBA Norway, together with IBA Ethiopia Center for Innovation; Ministry of Innovation & Technology, Ethiopia; African Union and Foreign Ministry of Norway via Royal Norwegian Embassy in Addis Ababa organised a very successful first pan-African Innovation Week, a platform to bridge the gap between innovation & investment so as to build the future leaders of Africa. AIW is determined to move Africa forward towards an inclusive & prosperous continent led by technology. 2nd edition of AIW is scheduled from 26.10 to 31.10 at the African Union HQ in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

STRATEGY TOOLS Strategy Tools is busy building the Modern Strategist Platform. We run a global strategy platform with users in 100+ countries. Our customers are accelerators, strategy directors, top management, business schools, innovation clusters and more. We already have customers in 60+ countries and we love what we do.  We are based in Stavanger,  but happily work remotely and travel globally. You  can too, if you join us, work from anywhere. Seriously. We look forward to connecting with you.

JET Seafood AS  has developed, owns and operate the www.seafoodportal.com, a digitalised marketplace for seafood trading and belonging services. The company was founded late 2017 and have won several business competitions in Bergen as the most promising start-up company. We are a seafood tech company with the aim of doing the sales of B2B seafood both more efficient and at a lower cost.  The JET Seafood culture has three key pillars to lean on: Passionate: We are passionate about our product, our collegues and our customers.  Reliable: The customers should trust our product, collegues trust each other and we all walk our talk. Innovative: We are disrupting a traditional industry. If we want our customers to be innovative, so should we. Therefore we encourage new ways of getting the work done, using new tools and welcome new ideas.

Moods represents people who pave their own path, just like we have done over the last decade.We create moods and stories that inspire people to dare to do more. Gathering inspiration from creative environments when we design our clothes, we have worked side-by-side with some of the world’s top artists, dancers, painters and videographers, merging the discipline of fashion with art. We brought these people in-house under the name of Moods Collective, and gave them the freedom to create Moods.

Simp makes Big Data relevant and profitable.We are a Bergen-based technology company specialized in collecting, analyzing, and using customer data on behalf of our clients. We believe in continuous innovation to serve our clients' needs. Our goal is to help our clients create digital communications that are relevant, effective, and consistent with their brand and values. Since 2015, we've managed to become the Nordic regions largest supplier within our industry. 

Locate and reunite with your lost child or items. Fast, secure and easy! KinderID is a Norwegian safety solution that helps you reunite with your lost children or misplaced items. Perfect for traveling, excursions or in a hectic daily life. Our products work all around the world and require no charging. Not knowing where your child is, is an intolerable situation, especially while traveling or on the move. When using the KinderID app to locate your child, a detailed map position is the first things you’ll see when connected. This enables you to locate and reunite with your child and its finder as quickly as possible. If you’re out of power or you simply don’t have any signal at the moment you discover that your child is lost, you will still be able to communicate with the finder. We have added an additional layer of security. The guardian SMS is a safety functionality that activates if you don’t respond to the finders request within 60 seconds. You’re able to submit 2 guardian backup contacts, that both receive​ an SMS containing the finders number and your child’s last known position. By using this Norwegian developed ID-technology, we allow our users to reunite with their children – fast, secure and easy. KinderID is an app-based​ service that doesn’t require you to charge any devices or pay a monthly subscription fee. It’s perfect for families traveling, kindergarten’s or if you’re just taking a trip to the mall. Our team consists of people between the age of 20 and 53. People with a wide range of experience and talents. We are 7 creative people working full and part-time. We have everything from design to video production and development in-house.

Om data is an software development company. We are creating a software for restaurants, pubs and clubs. This software will help the branch in a great way and easy their daily work.  Why we are doing this is because we have many years of work experience in this particular branch and we know exactly what this branch need to grow in the world of Information technology. We at Om Data Norway and OMVA data solutions India love our work and what we are creating. We are 16 in total, OMVA containing staff of 14 and Om Data Norway staff of 2 but we will expand in number as soon our product launch. we have created a software for the restaurants, pubs and clubs etc. our software solution for this particular branch is the best solution in the market and very easy to use and understand. Our solution will easy their daily work, reduce cost, increase their profit and efficiency and much more. our product launch is set 01.08.2018 and 01.10.2018 respectively ( Scandinavia and India ).

King Design is an Oslo based firm specialized in brand identity, naming and visual communication. We’re passionate about good design and committed to creating solutions that enable our clients to succeed.We have a holistic approach to our clients’ needs, and we offer a wide range of services such as logo and visual identity, website design and screen-based solutions, environments & expo design. We’re small and happy. King Design is run by two dedicated partners, Michael and Morten. We ensure a personal touch and an effective communication, no matter how small or complex the project. We’ve created visual communication and names for numerous start-ups as well as for established businesses, helping our clients achieve necessary recognition within and beyond their specific marketplace.