Octo Ventures, based in Oslo, Norway, is an incubator that initiates, invests in, and develops companies together with external co-founders. Based on investment criteria that have proved to deliver superior returns, we have developed a proprietary algorithm that generates high-potential ideas. Our methodology combines best practices within innovation, product development, and business design to accelerate the process from concept development to MVP and commercial launch.

We are a remote company with a diverse team working across time zones. We are passionate about the products that we build. A global startup studio. We help inspiring founders build great companies! Ymir would love the chance to make your idea flourish. - Flexible Hours & Locations - You’re accountable for your work. That’s pretty much it! - Annual Company Retreat - We travel, we dance and we travel back. Then we’ll do it again next year. - Social Fridays - Once a month, we catch up, play games and glide into a well-deserved weekend. - Growth & Learning - Equipment, courses, conferences, or anything to help you. - Open Work Culture At Ymir, it’s all for one and one for all. We speak our minds and we listen.

Chargo er en «bysykkelløsning for powerbanks». Tjenesten lanseres i Oslo i samarbeid med Telenor og baserer seg på utleiebare powerbanks, slik at kunder kan lade mobiltelefoner på farten. Systemet fungerer likt bysykler, hvor kunden kan leie en powerbank fra et nettverk av ladestasjoner via vår app. Ladestasjonene vil bli plassert i kiosker, barer, cafeer, restauranter, museer, osv. Vårt mål er at en Chargo stasjon alltid skal være i nærheten, og håper at folk vil ta i bruk tjenesten på lik linje med Voi og Lime. Å bidra til utformingen av det visuelle ved tjenesten kan derfor være et godt bidrag til en personlig portofolio!

Med-Storm's Skin Conductance Algesimeter (SCA) uses the principle of skin conductance to measure pain, allowing us to titrate the right amount of pain medication for each, individual patient. This award-winning technology is not affected by changes in blood circulation, heart rate, hypotensia, environmental temperatures, and hypoxia, and shows low variation between individuals at the same level of pain. The pain monitor can be used on patients as young as 23 weeks of gestational age, as well as geriatric patients. MS is currently working on a miniaturized and wireless version of the SCA.

iO Data is here to help companies build their digital businesses. Only 33% of companies rate their level of digitalization as advanced today, but 70% expect they will get there by 2020¹. This transformation process will be critical for future success. Our core business is hosting, conversion, QC, and accessibility of Big Data. Bundled with Security Audits, Embedded Development, Destruction, Consultancy, and Innovation.

EpiGuard AS is an innovative Norwegian Medical Technology Company established in 2015 by a group of doctors at the Oslo University Hospital (OUS) together with co-founders Inven2, Eker Group AS, and Hansen Protection AS. EpiGuard has evolved into a highly skilled knowledge-based company. The business model is to develop and manufacture high-end medical equipment for the safe transport of contagious patients. The products will be distributed globally through strategic partners. Currently, the main product is the medical isolation and transportation system, EpiShuttle. The system is developed by clinical experts at OUS, with first-hand experience in providing advanced treatment and transportation of patients with highly infectious diseases, such as Ebola.

RESPINOR is a privately-owned medical device company, founded in Oslo, 2015. We have developed an objective measure of breathing for critically ill patients within intensive care. The technology provides precise, continuous and real-time information of diaphragm function, our main breathing muscle, to increase the quality of care and reducing costs. RESPINOR’s technology is the winner of Horizon 2020 both in phase I and II. We are addressing an unmet medical need because every breath counts.

An employee management system that´s designed to be easy to use. By thinking differently and smarter than our competitors we are making an employee management system that is easy to use, especially for elderly users. And the system is not complicated. We are focusing on that our typical customer is both 20 and 60 years old. Therefore is it important for us to listen to them, so we can make a system that is understandable for them. By getting satisfied customers, we will be the preferred system for small and medium-sized businesses. We are providing a web-based system that is available on all devices. In our system, you find timesheets, deviation, weekly plans/schedules, resource-planner, groups, CRM, newsfeeds, to-do-list, use on projects, travel logs, and many more tools for communication and registration. We want to make a smart and effective day for small and medium businesses. KPI - Key Performance Indicator:- MVP - Minimum Viable Product- 20 costumers- Founding from Innovation Norway (marked clarification)- 2016 revenue: 318.000NOK

Nordic Electrofuel offers a solution for the rapid transition from fossil to renewable electrical energy for all transport sectors. It is based on the conversion of renewable electric energy into liquid electro-fuels that can be as easily transported, stored, and used as conventional fossil hydrocarbons. It also provides a good solution to distribute and store stranded electrical energy. PTL (Power To Liquid) has been considered too expensive, but with the low electricity price in Norway and new efficient processing and upgrading solutions, it has become commercially feasible. Electrification of transportation is required to avoid catastrophic climate change. Battery- or cable-electric solutions are not feasible for transport like aviation and long-distance marine transport. Liquid energy carriers such as biofuels are desperately needed but limited. The fuel is free of sulfur and can therefore be used maritime industry as a fuel after 2022. The fuel emits much fewer particles and aromatics than conventional fossil fuel, so it also solves the local pollution problem. Competitive advantages: • Norway’s low electricity price from hydro and lately also wind power. • 20 - 30 % lower electricity consumption than with existing technology • Lower production price than advanced biofuels • Agreements in place for a site at Herøya, which has all utilities (cooling water, cheap renewable electricity, etc.) and processing expertise available. • About the same source to shaft efficiency as hydrogen, but with much lower total CAPEX due to no investment in distribution systems and engines.

A bio-and medtech Company developing and selling proprietary solutions for using oxygen in various applications. Currently focussing on beverages (water, sports- and isotonic drinks), wound healing, cosmetics and fish farming. Licensing platform technology for applying oxygent to other products. Oxy Solutions is a privately held Norwegian based biotech company that has developed and patented an innovative technology for highly oxygenating liquid. Oxy Solutions'​ core business and strategy is to develop, document, IP protect, and commercialize the technology primarily within wound healing. The company has an in-house R&D facility in Norway. The company has funding from the Norwegian Research Council. Oxy Solutions is in possession of patented technology that makes it possible to greatly increase the dissolved level of oxygen in water. Tests have indicated stable levels in excess of 70 mg/l, or approximately 10 times higher than previously thought possible.

- Etablert juli 2014. - Spisskompetanse på økonomirådgivning og regnskapsførsel. - Tripletex online økonomisystem. - Mer enn 40 års akkumulert erfaring.  VÅR HISTORIE Ekorn AS ble etablert i juli 2014. Allerede etter kort tid har vi opparbeidet en god kundeportefølje som vokser måned for måned. Vi kan vise til positive resultater fra første dag og har ikke gjeld. Selskapet er i hovedsak eiet av gründerne Elena Culai og Fred Stave. John-Jarl Hammer er vår daglige leder med over 30 års erfaring som autorisert regnskapsfører og daglig leder. VÅRT VERDILØFTE Vi skal være et regnskapsbyrå som gjør det mulig for våre kunder å:fokusere på kjernevirksomhetenløfte blikketskape vekstVåre kunder skal forvente å møte kompetente, dedikerte og imøtekommende mennesker hos Ekorn. VÅR AMBISJON I SAMARBEIDET MED DIN VIRKSOMHET #1 Vi leverer tjenester som forenkler : Du fokuser på kjernevirksomheten Våre regnskapstjenester skal forenkle din hverdag. Som kunde av Ekorn kan du være trygg på at ditt regnskap blir løpende oppdatert og kvalitetsikret i henhold til det enhver tid gjeldende rutiner og regelverk. Vi benytter det nettbaserte økonomisystemet Tripletex, som tilbyr fullverdig regnskap, faktura, lønn og prosjekthåndtering. Med Tripletex vil du kunne gjøre mer av regnskapsjobben selv og samtidig ha full oversikt over ditt regnskap når du har behov for det. #2 Vi bidrar til at du jobber smartere : Du løfter blikket Våre rådgivningstjenester har fokus på å optimalisere din økonomistyring, dine disponeringer og administrative arbeidsrutiner. På denne måten kan du jobbe smartere og mer effektivt. Dette legger grunnlaget for frigjøring av tid og ressurser til å fokusere på videre vekst. #3 Vi støtter dine strategiske beslutninger : Du skaper vekst Regnskapsføring og økonomirådgivning er vårt hoveddomene. Vi er en dedikert økonomi- og regnskapspartner du trygt kan rådføre deg med for å legge en solid strategi for videre vekst av virksomheten din. SAMARBEIDSPARTNEREFINANSTILSYNET (The Financial Supervisory Authority of Norway) Ekorn AS godkjent regnskapsbyrå hos Finanstilsynet. Les mer på www.finanstilsynet.no NARF (Norges Autoriserte Regnskapsføreres Forening)Ekorn AS er et autorisert regnskapsbyrå hos NARF.Les mer på www.narf.no TRIPLETEX (Leverandør av nettbasert økonomisystem)Ekorn AS er forhandler av det nettbaserte økonomisystemet Tripletex.Les mer på www.tripletex.no BECKMANN OG LUNDEVAL (Autorisert revisor)Beckmann og Lundevall er vår revisjonspartner.Les mer på www.blrevisjon.no

- an easy-to-use all-in-one solution for the HORECA industry- GastroPlanner is one of Norway's leading suppliers of online tools for HORECA (hotels, restaurants, and catering). We offer a complete platform with all the tools and integrations needed to improve and streamline the daily operation of a HORECA business.

We design and create software solutions for an increasingly complex world! --- We are a growing team of thinkers, designers and developers who are passionate about technology and driven by the need for positive change in the world. --- Technologies: Python, GO, C, C++, Javascript, Java, Linux, Embedded, Docker, K8S, Cloud, ArangoDB, Neo4j, RabbitMQ, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, MySQL, Redis, S3, Svelte, React, Node, Git, Gitlab CI, ML, kvm, nginx, lighttpd, Cryptography, ...

BxSoftware ble stiftet i 2011, etter at programvare hadde blitt et stadig viktigere produktområde for Barex Distribution og BarCom Labelling. Barex og BarCom har lenge levert egen programvare som et tilleggsprodukt til håndterminaler, men fra 2011 har programvaren fått mer fokus og blir solgt som et selvstendig produkt via BxSoftware. Vårt søsterselskap Barex Distribution har i 2015 blitt kjøpt opp av EET Europarts, som har blitt vår nye hoveddistributør av vår programvare. Vi har som mål å være markedsledende på innovasjon og kostnadseffektive løsninger for logistikk og datafangst. BxSoftware selger standardiserte produkter via et bredt forhandlernett, men leverer også tilpasninger og spesielt utviklede løsninger til bl.a. prosess-industri og lagerautomasjon, der vi får utnyttet vår kompetanse på logistikk, integrasjon og datafangst.

VesselMan is a cloud-based management system that enables the digitalization of your value chain .​Digitalization by Vesselman enables improved "ways of work” with closer partnership and distributed value chains, lean processes, and self-service operations that reduce risks, costs, and people dependency.  We help ship owners and ship managers to digitalize the execution of complex dry-docking, conversion, and new building projects by providing a cloud-based management system that is easy to use and easy to implement. We also provide intelligent apps for digital collaboration, ISM safety, asset management, and utilization of IoT and big data. We have signed several well know customers and have recently signed a partnership with Kongsberg Digital in order to take part in their Kognifai platform.