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.

Speedfriending is a Scandinavian startup aiming to create social arenas where strangers meet, talk and friend zone each other. We want to simplify connecting to the social grid, wherever you are. We have recently launched our Speedfriending app, while organizing events all over Norway, Denmark and Australia. We are looking for someone who loves challenges, has a can-do-attitude, and who recognize the great impact this can have in eliminating loneliness and friendzoning the world. You will become a very important part of our team and future! (More information about us: https://linktr.ee/speedfriending_com) This is speeddating's friendly, fun and inclusive twin sister. After organizing well over 80 physical Speedfriending-events in Norway and Denmark - creating thousands of conversations and friendships - Covid 19 interrupted us. During this time have started digitizing the concept, with an Tinder-for-friends app and a video communication platform. Hope you want to join us. Best regards, The Speedfriending team www.speedfriending.com

Waved is developing solutions to help restaurants, bars, hotels, and retail create a better atmosphere for their guests. Happy guests stay longer and spend more. By using IoT sensors to analyze the human-made noise, Waved automatically adjusts the music volume to a perfect level - no matter the circumstances. We make the restaurant and hospitality experience better, no more shouting to hold a conversation - the background music will always balanced. WHY WAVED? THE CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE The goal of restaurants, bars and other eating and drinking venues is to provide the best customer experience possible. The customer’s well-being is directly linked to the amount of money spent during their stay and the likelihood that they will return. THE IMPORTANCE OF SOUND Research has shown that a well composed sound environment has direct impact on how the guest’s overall experience and even how the taste of the food and drinks are perceived. LARGE INVESTMENTS IN SOUND EQUIPMENT Most restaurants and bars know how important the sound environment is for a good customer experience and it is common to spend thousands of dollars on sound equipment. WHAT DECIDES THE VOLUME? The volume is usually controlled manually by waiters or bartenders in-between their other duties. Lack of information and knowledge of the customers perception often lead to poor volume level decisions. THE SOLUTION IS WAVED Wall-mounted sensors are placed around the venue and listens to the sound environment. Waved’s brain is build around our self-developed algorithm. It has the ability to understand and evaluate the sound environment and is used to set the perfect sound volume in order to maximise the customer experience.

Variment hjelper helse-og-utdanningstjenester å rekruttere fremtidige medarbeidere og redusere praksissjokk gjennom realistiske jobbsimuleringer. Variment (Propl AS) ble opprettet i 2021 for å gjøre rekrutterings-og-opplæringsprosessen mer engasjerende og inkluderende gjennom teknologi og innovasjon. Teamet består av CEO Mai Phan, CTO Khanh Pham og UX Researcher Sriramya Juttiga. Vi har også mentorer og rådgiver med erfaring i organisasjonspsykologi, HR, strategi og kunstig intelligens fra OsloMet Universitetet, Novo Nordisk, Arctic Grouse, Ophiolite og DNB.

Kundo tilbyr et helhetssystem for digital kundeservice, og utvikler løsninger for håndtering av mail, chat, FAQ, kunnskapsbank og sosiale medier. Kundo samler henvendelser fra de ulike kanalene i ett og samme system for oversikt og kontroll. I tillegg til opplæring i produktene våre, tilbyr vi kurs innenfor etterspurte områder som vi vet er sentrale for å skape en moderne og vellykket kundeservice i digitale kanaler.

We connect patients and health care professionals closer together. Connected Care for healthcare providers: Dignio makes it possible for healthcare providers to offer a new remote care service. With our solution healthcare personnel can follow up on patients in a safe way, and at the same time giving patients both flexibility and a sense of achievement. Dignio is the market leader within Connected Care in Norway and we are now gaining traction within the UK and China. Dignio offers healthcare providers a new way to deliver care to those who need it the most. With our solution healthcare personnel can follow patients up in a safe way, and at the same time giving patients both flexibility and a sense of achievement. Results? Improved patient outcomes, energised clinical staff, and higher efficiency in the health care system.

Wanda is a fast-growing Norwegian start-up that enables circular economy and logistics. Established in Oslo Norway, we are a tech and logistic startup that aims to create a sustainable consumer brand in an ultra-dated industry. We work to solve storage problems for people and businesses alike, making their lives simpler, cleaner, and easier. We are international, friendly, creative, professional, remote, happy, sociable, and a hard-working bunch of human beings. Remote work is in our DNA at the same time it is important to get together for social activities both over video and in person. We want to build a great tech and logistic startup, and for all of us to be ambassadors of this fledgling tech culture together. If you would like to learn more about Wanda, or just jump on board and be part of this journey, wait no further, and let’s talk!

At Address, our passion lies in empowering individuals to achieve the dream of homeownership. By pioneering a cutting-edge rent-to-own platform, we aim to make a lasting social impact and unlock a world of financial opportunities for our valued customers. As a registered Alternative Investment Fund Manager with the FSA in Norway, you can trust our commitment to excellence and integrity.

GreenStock’s cloud-based platform streamlines logistics for the reuse of building materials. Organisations can use the platform internally to map available materials in existing buildings and leftovers from building projects in a database for reuse in future construction projects. This will reduce carbon emissions as well as overall building costs. In future, GreenStock will be offered as a digital marketplace connecting buyers and sellers of reclaimed materials to reduce waste in commercial and residential construction projects. Concrete benefits Streamlined management of building materials can reduce construction waste, while cutting the costs associated with wasting new materials. GreenStock’s digital platform enables users to save materials, manage transport and storage, and gather documentation about the materials. It also provides data on the carbon reductions and financial savings generated through use of the platform. Materials that can generally be recycled from construction sites include steel and concrete elements, aluminium, untreated timber, cardboard, paint and plastics. Leftover materials may include complete products, such as doors, windows, insulation, flooring and technical equipment. Market potential GreenStock has completed development of the beta version of the platform and is testing it together with building developers. A fully developed solution for a public marketplace will be available by the end of 2020. The company is a member of NTNU Accel, an accelerator programme at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). GreenStock is targeting the Norwegian construction market which represent an annual revenue of NOK 466 billion (roughly USD 53.4 billion), Norway’s largest building suppliers which represent an annual revenue of NOK 29 billion (roughly USD 3.3 billion), as well as the home renovation market representing NOK 76 billion (roughly USD 8.7 billion). Around 10 per cent of materials from all building projects in Norway have the potential for direct reuse.

Safedesign AS was established in 2018 in the wake of a booming solar industry in Norway. Solar installers need an improved system to safeguard the workers. Typical solutions, such as scaffolding are time-consuming and costly. Safedesign AS is growing, and taking market shares in the solar sector, but also in telecom and refurbishment. We need more competent people on the team to scale the business. We need more hands in the areas of economy, marketing, sales, and hands-on roof work. We are in the process of further developing our product to make an impact in general roof refurbishment. This is a well-established market, we see great benefits with our product compared with scaffolding, especially in urban areas.

Kinga Insurance is a B2B cloud based insurance platform. We enable the rapid development and deployment of next generation products for insurers.Founded in 2018, Kinga, taken from Swahili means to protect or provide immunity. Our offering was borne out of the need to accelerate product development. By using cloud based services we offer our services through a SaaS (software as a service) revenue model.Currently in talks with Top 5 insurers in South Africa, we are looking to launch in 2019.

HomeFair is an AI company dedicated to providing insight into the real estate market. We offer services that leverage AI to enable users to make informed decisions when selling a home. We use AI to predict home value and the price every real estate agent is able to sell a given home for in Norway. HomeFair increases market transparency for users, provisions the highest market price for home sellers and reduces risk associated with price uncertainty in the housing market.

RagnaRock Geo develops AI software which aids oil and gas companies in exploration. The software uses machine learning to interpret subsurface data and has an intuitive interface that acts as a "smart assistant" for exploration experts. RagnaRock Geo’s mission is to make the interpretation workflow more efficient and creative so that geoscientists can focus on the value-creating tasks. We are a young and agile startup that aims to excel at using machine learning on subsurface data.

Leading the field of grants finding service in Scandinavia, Fundraising.how help Nordic students win grants to study what and where they want. Considering that we started out in year 2014, we have developed fast into a top rated service within grants finding service provided by on-line reviews of which certainly most comes from students. Apart from this we serve as fundraisers for government institutions, privates and non-profits, and have raised money to finance several projects. My name is Soren. I founded Fundraising.how (www.fundraising.how) in 2014. Since then I have advised students, startups and international organisations including non-profits and private companies and helped scaling organisations and operations across the country and globally. A lot of my customers has benefited largely financially from my advisory with fundraising. It's encouraging to experience their success partly because of my efforts and connections.

Evio provides financing and management resources for ambitious startups. When starting or developing a business, competent advice and capital at the right time might be essential, if not life-saving for the business. With experts within different fields we can help you with everything from market testing to commercialization. We help you go from an idea to a viable business.