The Founder Institute is the world’s premier startup launch program for talented entrepreneurs. If you are up to the challenge, our comprehensive step-by-step program will give you the structure, mentor support, and network of entrepreneurs you need to start an enduring company. Based in Silicon Valley and with chapters across 60 countries, the Founder Institute's mission is to "Globalize Silicon Valley" and build sustainable startup ecosystems worldwide.

Speak Norsk is an ambitious team that started with one goal in mind – to make expats fluent in Norwegian! We are passionate about language-learning and bringing to Norway a new, innovative way of teaching Norwegian. Since the beginning, we have been known for our interactive conversation-focused classes, own-written books, and something that it´s not quite common for other schools – a personal approach and a customized offer for each one of our students. Meet our passionate and united team of Speak Norsk school!

The Norgeskart app for iPhone and iPad is the most detailed map of Norway. Norgeskart is suitable for hikers, tourists, and city walkers. • Comprehensive, accurate maps of Norway are delivered by Kartverket • Download the map for offline use • GPS navigation with auto-rotating map and compass • Search for places and addresses • Detailed trails for hiking, biking, and walking • Accurate sea maps along the Norwegian coast • Ad-free experience

Fishency Innovation can give access to the entire salmon industry to affordable equipment to count automatically sea lice in the cage. Monitoring sea lice is the key to controlling them, it is access to good decision support for optimized treatments and to a reliable tool to measure the efficiency of preventive measures and existing treatments. Today, sea lice are counted manually over 20 fish, every week, in each cage. It is labor-demanding, and the collected data are not reliable. Sustainability starts with good data.

Zegeba is a software company based in Ålesund, Norway! International enterprises and organizations use our innovative digital data solutions for time-saving and effective collaboration, reporting, and data capture. Zegeba is a unified digital solution for all types and sizes of forms, tasks, reports, inspections, multimedia, and data capture in general on apps, mobile, tablet, or web. Zegeba works both online and offline, and thereby empowers happy workers around the world every day! Zegeba Platform is built for easy transformation of human work processes related to documentation work on paper or files requiring manual rework, into an all-digital format that can be used as part of an automated process, and generates reports and data for analysis immediately. All businesses are unique and with Zegeba it is possible to create and design forms, tasks, checklists, and digital reports to suit your needs and core processes. Get control of data, save time, and increase the quality of your data using Zegeba.

In the autumn of 2016 was CSI Marine Cleaning AS [CSI] established and included in Validé's incubation program with our idea for a ship hull cleaner and cleaning of other structures submerges in the sea. CSI's idea and goal with this unit are to collect 100% of all bio-marine fouling that comes off of the surface while cleaning. The collected fouling will then be rendered harmless by killing all bio-marine life that is collected before returning it back to the sea. As of date, there is no ship hull cleaner that can document 100% collection of the fouling. Competitive ship hull cleaners vary in the collection of the bio-marine fouling from 25μm and upwards. The need for collection is as low as 2μm according to a study.CSI has secured letters of intent with Yanmar Co. LTD., Østerbø Maskin AS, and Optimarin AS with regard to the development of the collection system and ship hull cleaning unit. CSI has also in the letter of intent with Optimarin AS secured exclusive rights for use of their technology in our line of business. Furthermore, CSI has secured letters of intent with Teekay Shipping Norge AS and Transpetrol Tm AS stating their interest in the finalized product. They may intend to use the cleaning service if the product function as described and the service has competitive pricing.  Information about the development project: The technology for the collection system needs to be developed as a prototype. When it's developed the prototype will be fitted to Yanmar's net cleaner that will be modified for solid surfaces and connected to Optimarin's technology for filter and UV treatment. The cleaning speed is about 1500m2 per hour and is using water pressure in three rotating disks for cleaning the surfaces. iCsys AS will be engaged with implementing sensors and creating unique 3D-mapping software. iCsys will also implement autonomic features for the unit. Regarding research and documentation, we will involve Christian Michelsen Research AS that will document the effectiveness of the finalized unit. Østerbø Maskin will assist with CAD, engineering, and manufacturing of the unit.CSI intends to apply for Innovation Norway's Environmental technology program to start the development of this unit, thus searching for companies or investors willing to finance this project.

Urban Infrastructure Partner is a Norwegian based mobility operator and in 2016  we launched a new kind of bike sharing- Oslo City Bike, which has more than doubled usage in less than 8 months. In Oslo we’ve now reached more than 2 million trips and increased the utilization to 10 trips per bike per day. But most importantly - we make mobility more efficient and easier for a lot of people every day.We believe success for a smart city and systems like ours should not be measured by it's mere existence, but on the actual effect it has for the city.Read more about how it is to work with us here https://oslobysykkel.no/ansatte

Diinef is a small company started in 2013 by three engineers. The business concept is sales of electronically controlled valve systems for large hydraulic motors. The valves control the connection between each individual motor cylinder and high- and low-pressure, thereby making the motors controllable and increasing power and efficiency significantly. The product is unique and belongs to the growing technology area of digital hydraulics. We have partners in the areas of motor manufacturing and maritime- and offshore equipment. Throughout 2017 we are developing and testing valves, electronics, and software to finalize the first product, and in parallel, we work with equipment manufacturers to develop application examples and methods. Diinef's founders are employees of the company. We are one Norwegian and two Danes working out of three different locations in Norway and Denmark with a business address in Kristiansand. Our ages are between 30 and 53. Electronic communication, cloud-based documentation, and some travel activity is part of our daily life. So are flexibility and self-motivation. We are looking for a profile to strengthen our team in the area of electronics and software.

Vi hjelper våre kunder med å bygge opp en sterk merkevare, laget med god design og valg av riktig teknologi. Vi ønsker nemlig at våre kunder skal bruke tiden på det de er god på, så kan vi ta oss av det vi er eksperter på. Dette gir våre kunder det nødvendige fortrinnet til sine konkurrenter.  Vi er skyldig i morgensdagens løsninger!

Defigo is the only intelligent building system designed for apartment buildings. We plug into the building infrastructure, control door locks, elevators, lights, ventilation, and fire alarms, and provide users with one common user interface. We offer a wide range of intelligent and innovative services, provided by ourselves or through partners, that increase safety and convenience and reduce cost and hassle.

DoMore Diagnostics is on a mission to transform cancer diagnostics with artificial intelligence to improve patient care and make drug development more effective. We use state-of-the-art methods to improve patients’ quality of life and help clinicians make more informed decisions. Our technology is based on pioneering research on utilizing artificial intelligence to increase the prognostic value from routine clinical pathology cancer tissue samples. The extensive research conducted at top universities (University in Oslo, Oxford University and University College of London) has been published in leading and high impact scientific journals such as The Lancet and Nature Reviews Cancer. These new methods have resulted in fully automated histotyping that provide objective and precise prognostic information that correlate and out-perform existing markers. This novel histotyping can guide selection of therapy to avoid over- and undertreatment. It can also make cancer drug development more effective by ensuring more precise diagnosis and prognosis, which is the fundament for precision medicine. Artificial intelligence is set for a breakthrough in medicine and several megatrends are pushing for new solutions in cancer diagnostics. Digital pathology and new AI algorithms will play a significant role in the future of medicine and hold multiple commercial opportunities. DoMore Diagnostics is at the forefront of the field and will bring these next generation products to the clinic.

We at Desuvit help budding entrepreneurs and startups like yours to take the leap and grow using the technology. We have helped companies like Vipicash AS, Inter-Nationals AS, Zyberia AS, Gamified AS, Get Grocery GmbH, nubit GmbH, ClarityTechUK, to name a few. We strongly believe that technology can give any business a competitive advantage. We are here to help you grow your business with technology so we can also grow with you. We specialize in Custom development, Idea and Concept Development, Product Development (SaaS Solutions), Digitization, Automation, Mobile Apps, and Web applications/portals.

We offer a unique opportunity to rent an electric bike via an app. The bike is designed to be safe, simple and efficient for all users. With our system we can control where the bikes must be parked, so that it does not hinder pedestrians or riders. This is called HUB/geo fence, which is both flexible and tidy. We are the first in the market with this idea for electric bike rentals run by local founders from Oslo. Our goal is to create a web of transport connected to all districts in Oslo. This is something we can achieve, because we already have good relations with the urban environment agency, as well as a couple of districts that are interested in this transport opportunity .

50% of the population will encounter mental illness, but 65% leave treatment without results. We're here to change that. Mindcare develops Konfidens – the worlds first holistic mental healthcare platform designed to improve the effectiveness of psychological treatment. Our SaaS platform for psychologists combines the basic tools needed to administer a private practice, with novel research-based treatment instruments. Right now we are working on a module for psychometric symptom analysis based on clinical research, an algorithm matching patient and therapist based on empirical treatment data and a suite of tools to aid the therapists professional development. We are an ambitious team of psychology specialists, business developers and an advisory board with industry specialists. You can take a look at our team here: https://www.konfidens.no/team. Mindcare is backed by Innovation Norway, Aleap and several private investors. We are now hiring our first team members. We're looking for two talented developers to join our company as co-founders and help build the organization and product. Is this you or someone you know? Get in touch!

Snapbooks is the digital accountant that keep companies accounts updated everyday. Open the app, take picture of receipt and after minutes the books are updated. Everything for a fixed monthly fee and everything available on the phone. We mean that the accounting service does not have to be expensive and you can still have full controll even you don´t do the accounts yourself. We will continuously try to push the price down by automating more and more of the accounting work inhouse. We want Snapbooks to be a tool that companies can use to run their business better and to have better chances for success.