Rift Labs AS is a Norwegian based LED technology company with a unique hardware & software-competence. The company was founded in 2010 by serial entrepreneur and tech wizard Morten Hjerde (current CTO of the company, and also founder of Link Mobility), with a vision to create amazing creative lighting. Since inception we’ve been a technology pioneer and innovator within the photo and video industry, developing our own, proprietary and patented LED lighting technology. We have a large installed base with more than 45.000 units sold to date, and our products are used and loved by photographers and video producers all over the world.

Kindly is one of Europe’s leading chatbot providers specializing in the development of artificial intelligence and automation solutions for customer service and communication. The company offers a platform that combines advanced machine learning techniques and natural language processing (NLP) to enhance the customer experience and improve the efficiency of customer service processes.

Oivi is preventing blindness among diabetes patients by deploying an AI camera for the automated diagnosis of retinal diseases. We are an ambitious and young medtech company developing a technology to overcome a huge challenge that impacts the lives of millions of people with diabetes. Our vision is to bring to market a low-cost artificial intelligence-enabled retinal camera and automated diagnostics platform for the early screening of Diabetic Retinopathy. We are an experienced team based in Norway and India, trying to achieve what nobody has done so far and we are trying to get there with high speed. Want to join us?

Introduction to SurplusMap SurplusMap is on a mission to revolutionize the way we develop and optimize EV charging infrastructure. By leveraging advanced geospatial tools and machine learning models, we empower energy companies, local utilities, and charge point operators to make informed decisions about site selection and utilization prediction. This ensures the efficient and effective deployment of charging stations, addressing a critical need in the rapidly growing electric vehicle market. Our secret advantage is our ability to draw on Norway's leadership in EV infrastructure, combined with our collaborations with top-tier partners like Google and Bentley Systems, to deliver cutting-edge solutions. The challenge we face is significant: the current pace of infrastructure development is insufficient to meet the future demands of the booming EV market. The market is highly fragmented, causing inconvenience for EV users and difficulties for energy companies and local utilities trying to optimize their investments. For instance, the EU mandates the installation of 6,000 new charging points per week by 2030, a target that is far from being met with the current rate of deployment. This gap presents a substantial opportunity for innovative solutions like SurplusMap to make a real difference. At SurplusMap, we focus on ensuring our customers invest wisely. Our sophisticated, map-based software integrates geospatial data and machine learning algorithms to pinpoint optimal sites for new charging stations. This means our clients can invest in the right locations, install the ideal number of chargers, and maintain high utilization rates over time. By doing so, we help them maximize their investments and build a robust EV infrastructure network that meets the demands of the future. We are driven by a vision of cleaner, more sustainable cities. Electric vehicles are crucial in reducing air pollution and creating healthier urban environments. However, the key to this transition lies in the efficient deployment of charging infrastructure that provides greater flexibility to the energy grid, allowing for more renewable energy sources to be integrated. At SurplusMap, we are passionate about facilitating this energy transition. By optimizing EV charging infrastructure, we help accelerate the shift to cleaner energy, positively impacting both the environment and the communities we live in. Join us in our mission to create a greener, more sustainable future through innovative technology and strategic planning. Together, we can drive the change needed to make our cities cleaner and our energy systems more resilient.

Xait is a company with an award-winning document automation solution and they are at the forefront of digitalization. Xait is an international software technology company with headquarters in Stavanger, Norway as well as operations in Texas, US. The company’s main product is XaitPorter – a document collaboration and production solution for producing complex documents such as tenders, proposals, and reports. This benchmark solution is used by major corporations around the world. Xait is growing as a company with an amazing solution that every company needs. They have strong owners and a great work environment where they love to laugh. Xait is located across the road from Sola Golfklubb in a new building with modern facilities.

Timma is an ambitious Finnish start-up that offers a smart solution to an everyday challenge. With our service people can easily find hair, beauty and massage services in their area fast and at a fair price. Timma also offers entrepreneurs a digital booking and cashier system, that enables them to fill their empty time slots with new customers. Our vision is to lead the way as the most innovative company within the salon industry. We are growing steadily and looking for new talents to join us!

Founded in Sweden in 2010, Scrive is a leading European provider of e-signature and identity solutions, trusted by 12,000+ customers across a wide range of industries. Backed by Vitruvian Partners, we're scaling fast across the EU, with team members based across Europe and offices in Stockholm (HQ), Copenhagen, Berlin, Munich, Amsterdam, Brno, Oslo and Brno. We offer the opportunity to be part of a company where your ideas matter and your contribution helps build the future of digital trust. 💫

Fronted helps companies recruit, employ, and pay global talent — fast, compliant, and without the usual hassle. Hiring internationally should open doors, not slow companies down. Yet most organisations face the same challenges when they expand across borders: roles stay open for months, local salary structures become unsustainable, compliance feels risky and unclear, and teams are assembled through a maze of vendors, tools, and handoffs. Recruiters focus on candidates. Employer-of-Record providers focus on compliance. Payroll vendors handle payments. Consultants offer advice. Each piece exists in isolation — and no one owns the full system. That’s because global hiring isn’t just a legal problem or a payroll problem. It’s a systems problem. Fronted was built to solve that. Fronted is the Global Talent OS — a single system companies use to build, employ, and run global teams. We bring together everything required to scale internationally into one clear, connected platform, backed by one partner. Our approach combines: Precision recruitment: We help companies hire the right people in the right markets, with a focus on long-term performance rather than short-term placement. Nordic-grade compliant workforce management: Employment structures designed to meet local regulations, reduce risk, and stay reliable as companies grow across borders. Payroll and benefits: Accurate, compliant payroll and locally appropriate benefits, handled in one system and aligned with each country’s requirements. Ongoing team stability: Support that goes beyond hiring to help teams stay engaged, productive, and sustainable over time. All of this is built with a Nordic mindset: clarity over complexity, trust over control, and responsible scaling over quick fixes. Fronted enables companies to move beyond borders without losing speed, control, or confidence — turning global hiring from a fragmented process into a system that simply works.

In Norse mythology, Heimdall is the all-seeing, all-knowing watchman who guards Asgard, the home of the gods. He possesses extraordinary abilities to see for hundreds of miles, hear the faintest of sounds, and stands vigilant at the Bifrost, the rainbow bridge connecting Asgard to the world of mortals, ready to sound the Gjallarhorn at the first sign of danger. Much like the mythical guardian, Heimdall Power ensures the safety and efficiency of power grids. Founded in Norway in 2016, we provide accurate, cost-effective monitoring of both grid capacity and health. We achieve this through advanced grid-enhancing technologies, combining world-leading sensors (Neurons) and software (Heimdall’s Brain) to optimize the performance and reliability of energy networks. Our unique autonomous drone installation system facilitates safe, quick, and scalable deployment worldwide. With our help, grid operators can unlock up to 40% more capacity in their high-voltage power grids while simultaneously improving operational safety. Our technology equips you to meet the increasing demand for electricity while reducing the need for expensive infrastructure upgrades.

DBtune (www.dbtune.com) is an innovative AI startup based in the vibrant Malmö area, a short train ride away from Copenhagen, Denmark, and Lund and Helsingborg, Sweden. Since our founding in 2020, our dedicated team of engineers and Ph.D. researchers has been on a mission to revolutionize cloud and database systems using Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. DBtune's core technology is a fully automated service designed to optimize databases. Our optimizer, based on machine learning, tailors each optimization to the specific customer workload and hardware in use. This approach leads to improved key performance indicators, making the process of database tuning more efficient and scalable across hundreds of instances. By utilizing DBtune, users enhance their databases' performance while significantly reducing cloud costs and environmental impact. We have garnered support from institutional and angel investors in the EU and the US, along with pre-seed funding from the Knut and Alice Wallenberg Foundation (KAW). With a growing customer base, DBtune is poised to expand its influence even further, scaling our operations to bring AI-driven database optimization to a broader audience.

Reprice is a small startup providing e-commerce stores with tools to automate pricing and monitor competitors. Our solution helps our clients maintain competitive prices, increase their margins, and drive a more profitable e-commerce strategy. In 2024, we were accepted to StartupLab and DNB NXT Accelerator as one of 9 out of 200 applicants! We brought Reprice to life out of a simple desire to solve a problem. Our founder, Anders Åberg, is a software designer who wanted to create a product that would improve processes for people who were doing things manually. We are proud to be a Norwegian created company with a customer-designed approach, meaning that our software is developed with the needs and input of our users at the forefront. We believe this customer-driven approach is what sets us apart from others, guaranteeing our software is tailored to the needs of our users of both today and tomorrow.

Our team is dedicated to develop and manufacture innovative products for the coffee industry, increasing quality in the cup and efficiency in the workflow. ROEST’s current portfolio includes two models of an AI powered hybrid coffee roaster designed for quality control. ROEST Sample Roaster has received several industry awards and even helped coffee enthusiasts to succeed in the World Coffee Championships. In 2023 we will launch a new production roaster for small to medium-sized roasteries. Since 2018 we have sold over 1000 roasters to more than 80 countries around the world. What started as a master thesis has turned into a fast-growing, open-minded company with an international team dedicated to improving coffee. ROEST AS became the national gaselle winner for 2022. https://www.dn.no/gaselle Our product can be viewed here: https://youtu.be/VDi4KYr3pYw Our story can be viewed here: https://youtu.be/xMdB0wTXoR8

We're builders who love teaching what we do. Vibelabs helps everyone become builders, teaching people with no coding experience how to build software and tools with AI. Nearly 1,000 people have gone through our programs, including teams from Telenor, OBOS, Mesta, and other leading Norwegian organizations. We partner with StartupLab to bring AI skills to corporate innovators and early-stage founders. But we don't just teach, we build. We launch our own ventures, and help founders, operators, and small teams turn ideas into real, scalable products. Combining AI-native workflows, rapid prototyping, and modern product thinking, we move fast without cutting corners. From early MVPs to production-ready platforms, we focus on execution, clarity, and momentum. The barrier to building software just dropped to near zero. Companies that get this will move faster. People who get this will have a massive edge. We're here to make sure as many as possible get there, practically, not theoretically.

Insj is a student organization startup that consults and coach student with entrepreneurial ideas. We have experienced coaches that guide students with an idea through the process of making a business, NGO or organization. In short: - we coach students with ideas. - we create technical and inspirational events to teach and inspire entrepreneurship. - we connect students, investors, and business. - We give practical work experience in a learn by doing environment for our student associates.

Kavall is your on-demand local supermarket, delivering groceries to your door in 10 minutes. We do this through our own dark stores and with the help of our employed Riders on e-bikes. By offering groceries at the moment you need them, Kavall is redefining an industry that has remained untouched over the last decades. Launched in March 2021, we are a vibrant team of visionaries that is growing day by day. By joining us, you’ll enter a high-paced, developing an environment where your work instantly makes an impact on someone’s life. Join the ride!