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.

Entro is an energy- and environmental consultancy firm with two clients – our customers and the environment. We save our customers time and money, and we help the environment by reducing energy consumption and carbon footprints. Entro has about 60 employees in Oslo, Trondheim, and Bergen. We had a turnover of NOK 63 million in 2016 and saved our customers NOK 400 million. Entro has a unique interdisciplinary expertise with a good mix of practical and academic skills. Among our staff we have more trade certificates in electrical and construction, more than 60% of the employees are civil engineers and engineers and we have several employees with training in economics and management. We have expertise in electrical, plumbing, building, environment, and IT.

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!

Otivio’s main product, FlowOx™, is addressing chronic wounds with focus on peripheral arterial disease (PAD), which is a serious condition leading to pain, chronic wounds and in many cases amputation and mortality. The patient population is very large and increasing. There are limited adequate treatment options offered to the patients aside from surgical interventions. FlowOx™ is a non-invasive product intended for home use. Long-term patient testing in more than 50 patients documents increased blood flow, reduced pain and wound healing. FlowOx™ is CE marked. In fourth quarter 2017 had its commercial break-through through sales of FlowOx to public customers.

Medsensio will develop educational, clinical, and monitoring tools by analyzing medical data using machine learning and statistics. Our first project is developing an auscultation learning tool for students. Students will be able to verify their own interpretations of lung sounds using our machine-learning technology

The founder of Dynamisk Helse, Ann-Kristin Johansen, worked for several years as a nurse in hospitals and elderly care organizations. She experienced first-hand the lack of proper training which sometimes led to negative incidences for the patients as well as the staff. Sometimes the result had devastating outcomes, with a person's life at risk. Ann-Kristin felt sad and angry and felt the need to personally take action. This resulted in the foundation of Dynamisk Helse AS in 2011. We believe in small drops of theoretical and practical case-specific training, tailored naturally into our daily work. As there was no software platform available we felt was appropriate, we made it ourselves. Starting with making the “Drops first aid” app, which received fantastic feedback around the globe. (still available in Appstore) After this first test of response, we continued developing our own philosophy into a software platform that exceeds normal standards today. With limitless scalability and access on all digital surfaces. The number of elderly and inhabitants with chronic diseases, is going to double within ten years, resulting in dramatic demand for qualified healthcare workers. The leaders in healthcare struggle with high turnover and a shortage of both time and recourses to train the temps. Drops smartphone solution gives access to short and precise information about what to do when they need it, by scanning a QR code. Our Drops Skill aid system enables healthcare leaders to support staff in day-to-day tasks. We save costs for our customers, and provide a better service for patients, while we support care workers in building their skills and confidence.

KOMENT utvikler og produserer opplevelsesbasert kommunikasjon. I KOMENT arbeider 25 kompetente medarbeidere med lang erfaring innen bl.a nettverksbygging, arrangement, media, markedsføring, sosiale medier, web og digitale utviklingsprosjekter, animasjon & design, sponsoring og events. Et komplett reise- og kommunikasjonsbyrå.

“SevenSix is a learning and development platform to empower tennis players through their careers. It will be a holistic service, transforming data into knowledge about strengths and opportunities, to optimize how the player exercises, competes, eats, sleeps, thinks and is motivated. This is done by gathering, transforming, combining, and visualizing ALL relevant data, bridging science and technology combined with methodology and experience. ”MVBP is ready and is beeing tested on the national team of tennis and Stavanger Tennisklubb. The development is supported by Microsoft and Capgemini.SevenSix will be distributed to 100 million tennis players with membership in Tennis Federations.

Vi tør å tenke nytt i en bransje som er preget av umoderne arbeidsformer, og kombinerer tung juridisk kompetanse med markedsledende teknologi. LIGL ble startet for å utfordre den konservative advokatbransjen, og bygger på tre grunnleggende prinsipper, kompetanse, kultur og teknologi – vårt DNA. Gjennom innovativ bruk av teknologi, en moderne forretningsmodell og et unikt arbeidsmiljø, vil vi skape et reelt, effektivt og eksklusivt alternativ til de største advokatfirmaene i Norge. Vi vet at dette vil og må ta tid, men vi vet også at det er denne veien bransjen vil utvikle seg – og vi ønsker å være i forkant. LIGL består av topp kvalifiserte forretningsadvokater med lang fartstid, solid faglig ekspertise og entusiasme for den jobben de gjør. Flere av firmaets advokater kommer fra ledende partnerstillinger i landets største advokatfirmaer. Kundene våre er norske og internasjonale virksomheter. Vi bistår alt fra gründervirksomheter i oppstart, til store selskaper med en lang historie å se tilbake på. Vi tar også oppdrag for privatpersoner innenfor utvalgte rettsområder. Firmaet leverer advokattjenester innen følgende fagområder: - Corporate, strategisk selskapsrettslig rådgivning - Rekonstruksjon & insolvens - Immaterialrett & teknologi - Fast eiendom - Skatt - Tvisteløsning Firmaets advokater er dyktige tverrfaglige forretningsadvokater, og firmaet tar derfor også oppdrag innenfor andre fagområder som naturlig leveres av et kompetent forretningsadvokatfirma, som arbeidsrett, kontraktsrett, entreprise etc.

Octaos is an IT development company, creating modern web-based products to support the processes of the building industry. We make online graphical product configurators fully integrated with the manufactures ERP-systems, for use in both for the professional and the consumer market. Today we have customers in Norway, Sweden and in the UK, - and we have plans to soon grow beyond these business areas.

Barcontrol has been a supplier of checkout and logistics systems to the restaurant industry for over 20 years. We were one of the first on the market with iPad-based solutions when we started with Gastrofix in 2014. We are a one-stop shop and assist restaurants all the way with the choice of cash register solution, from advice and implementation to operation and support. We also develop integrations to connect the checkout solution with accounting, inventory management, ordering solutions and more. We tailor solutions that are suitable for everything from large restaurant chains to small coffee and wine bars. We will be restaurant owners' preferred partners for technology solutions.

A global movement to make it fun & easy to break the ice between people to find true love, friendships, and social activities with an optimal mix of high-tech & high-touch organized as a Master Franchise. The top management team at Wilh. Wilhelmsen ASA bought the idea in 2006 as a social benefit. Love & Friendship locally & globally - health & peace! Personal matchmaking, online dating, friendships, mingling! Improving relationship health! Looking for: mentor(s), companies to co-create (pilot project), team members, business partners, investors, etc. Storytelling frame (the truth): Svalbard: Here you can still risk meeting polar bears in the streets. Every semester the university (UNIS) has an icebreaker party! Since 2004 I have tested out different ideas and found them possible to succeed. For more information read this paper: ALYTUS COLLEGE, ISSN 2029-9311, October 30, 2013: 50 % of the world population lives in big cities worldwide - how will this affect our social relationships -- and how to improve these? 50 % of the world population lives in big cities worldwide --and this will increase (globalis.no) - how will this affect our social relationships, and how to improve these? Several statistics underline the challenges of the modern world: 50 % or more are single. 50 % are cheating. 50 % or more break up or divorce. 25 % on sick leave as a result of a relationship breakup. Low libido is now a public health problem. 48 % have only one friend, but not a reliable one in a crisis. 50 % of the population wants more friends. We become more sick from our private lives than our work lives (Modesta Olsen, 2007), and the modern family is the most common family structure (Almendingen, 2010). Which social structures can survive the strain of losing the qualities of faithfulness, honesty, and decency? Cynicism becomes our defense. Depression and feelings of emptiness are the prices we pay. Giving hugs, care, and trust to others not only bring greater happiness - it can also lead to better business. Icebreakercard.com is a new world movement to solve these social challenges. It fights for its vision: Love and friendship locally and globally! Our big goal is to improve your life quality. As social entrepreneurs, we are called the fourth sector which cooperates with the other three: private, public, and civic (Ellis, 2006) with an optimal mix of high tech & high touch! In this paper, I will present my research findings in the Western world (mainly Norway and USA) and my part of the solution as a social entrepreneur of Icebreakercard.com. A social entrepreneur has been described as our time's hero and heroines. We create solutions where none of the sectors have succeeded well enough. Bad relationships lead to health problems in the population across age and gender. Mental health conditions are now the key concern in all of the OECD countries. The employer and the community take the economic bill when the employee is on sick leave. The disease is a private matter, but absence is not. Links: http://alytauskolegija.lt/Dokumentai/2013/38_Soreide.pdf http://www.slideshare.net/AnneSreide/ib-fb-2012 https://independent.academia.edu/AnneS%C3%B8reide https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anne_G._S%C3%B8reide

Sereluna designs and sells its own menstrual underwear for the Norwegian market. We are the first menstrual underwear brand in Norway. Menstrual underwear has built in protection and is designed to be washed and reused for several years. Menstrual underwear completely replaces disposable protection like pads and tampons. The reason why Sereluna was created was to offer ladies in Norway a sustainable and more comfortable choice when they have their period. Our whole value chain is within Europe.

Live healthier, easy: Our digitalized nutritionist shows the way, far away from calorie counting and extreme diets. As a company, we're working towards a healthier society on global scale – and global impact, starts internally; We believe a healthy job experience sets you up to thrive professionally and personally. You find our growing and remote team distributed through Europe, where it’s not about showing up at one office every day, but showing up at your best. Do yourself and the world a favor; look through our website and send us a message to carl@anti.diet, and let's see what we can do together!

Every year 282 million metric tonnes of plastic waste is produced worldwide, yet only 15% of this is recycled. This needs to change. AION’s purpose is to industrially scale a circular plastic economy. We make circularity happen at an industrial scale by working with our customers to identify opportunities to shift from linear to circular and grow their degree of circularity within plastic. Together with our partners we orchestrate a tailored, traceable and circular value chain for specific use cases. Our team of material, regulatory, logistics and business development experts work with companies to make sure the products and processes fit their existing operations, meet quality requirements and importantly have a tangible impact towards reducing their use of virgin plastic, reducing their CO2 footprint, and avoiding a generation of plastic waste.