MELK er et skeivt kulturtidsskrift med det formål å belyse, synliggjøre og formidle skeiv kulturhistorie i Norge, med særskilt fokus på perspektiver som er marginalisert innenfor LHBTiQ-historie. Majoriteten av de som jobber med og for MELK i alle ledd er skeive: redaktører, designere, illustratører og tekstforfattere. Selv om heterofile også er velkomne som både bidragsytere og selvfølgelig som lesere.  MELKs redaksjon består av Anna Nafstad og Martine Johansen

Norway's most modern electronic protocols.We're a technology company developing systems for protocols and checklists. Each protocol is customizable and tailored specifically to our client's wishes.Modern technology is in our DNA. We care deeply about user experience and interface design. We try to find new and better solutions for existing and new problems.

We offer new possibilities in the field of urban gardening. BEDD design, produce and sell modular raised garden bed systems in steel. Simple as Lego bricks and cool as Montana shelves.  The concept is developed in close collaboration with ByBye Design and our production partner is Tronrud Engineering in Moss, Norway. Since prototype launch in 2016, BEDD has experienced 3x growth every year. In 2019 our goal is to expand to 60 stores and launch a great self watering system for BEDD.  Our company vision is "Cultivating passion". It covers our passion for urban gardening and green living, but also our passion for sustainable growth in new and exciting markets. Our team is a nice bouquet of experts from fields such as gardening, design, strategy, marketing and business development. Like the cool steel panels in our products, we like to join people with different backgrounds and know-how. In near future we hope to increase this team with more people, and will return to this when the time is right.

Proud to be powering onboarding success and better employee experiences for over 250,000 employees in organizations like Domino's Pizza, AirAsia, and Oslo Municipality. We have created onboarding software for HR that uses automation, chatbots & science to give new hires a flying start! Science and Technology Talya Bauer Ph.D. is one of the first scientists in the fields of onboarding. Her 5 C's of onboarding framework is the golden standard and a proven model to ensure that new hires become engage long term employees. Preppio is built based on the 5's principles together with Talya Bauer. The software uses messaging automation, chatbots, and content that enables any HR team to implement a science-based and paperless onboarding program that managers and new hires love. - Automation to save time for HR and hiring managers. - Chatbots to give new hires a better onboarding experience. - Science-based pre- and onboarding programs that drive engagement. Preppio works without employees needing to download new apps or log into separate platforms as we piggyback on tools that companies already use like SMS, Workplace from Facebook and Microsoft Teams.

Socius is a design driven technology company developing next generation ad tools. Founded in Berlin in the fall of 2013 the international team works with top tier brands and publishers in US and Europe and is venture backed by Axel Springer, Google and 500 Startups. Our first product is Socius Native – a smart banner ad builder that removes production costs and generates 10-100x higher engagement by turning influencer content and a brand’s social feeds into next gen ads on publishers’ web pages

MovieMask is a creative product development firm, engaged to change the way the world interacts and engage with technology. Our first product aimed to change the way people consume their media content, and has sold over 10.000 units across 70 countries. It is available in over 500 retail locations. Our team consists of passionate and visionary doers, currently residing at Startuplab in Oslo. We are now focusing our efforts on a new Augmented Reality product set to disrupt the industry.

We are building Newcycle, because we want to end the throw-away society.   Every year our global society throw away 100 billion tonnes of materials. This obviously can't continue. At the the core of this issue lies a general perception that new things are more valuable than things we already own. Or that things new from the store is better than buying it used from someone else. We believe that if it was easier for people to treat the things they own better, keeping them maintained and in mint condition, this perception would change. We started Newcycle on an ambition to kickstart a circular revolution in retail and consumerism. The way we exploit our planet’s resources needs to change. The way we buy things needs to change. And the way we own things needs to change. With the Newcycle app, consumers can create an inventory of everything they own, to get an overview of their products. It's free to use the app, and we offer additional paid services, like reselling their used items. By giving consumers access to digital twins of everything they own, we make it easier for our users to maintain, repair, refine, buy and sell their products, regardless of whether they are the 1st, 2nd or 8th owner of a product. In the app The Newcycle app connects the owner of a product with the retailer who sold it and the producer who made it, for the entire life span of the product, benefiting both the consumers and the producers of the products. The positive result is longer use of the products and in the end recycling. We won’t change the world all by ourselves, but looking back ten, twenty or forty years from now, we’ll see that our role was a central one. And you can join our team, and help lay the foundation for a circular future. Where are we on our journey? - We have launched the first version of Newcycle, which has been well received among our users and partners 🚀 - We have partnered with IKEA, Anton Sport, Fjällräven and Eplehuset 🤝 ... and we are in close conversations with major retailers and brands 🌍 - We are a team of 8 full time employees (+ 2 interns) 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 - We have secured 14MNOK in funding through two pre-seed rounds💰 (and it's a great investor team 👏), and we're closing our seed round the summer of 2023 📆

We at Effekt Digital are experts in inbound marketing, sales enablement, and HubSpot management. Effekt Digital helps customers to align marketing and sales teams aiming at generating more web traffic and quality leads, enabling sales to close more deals. We pay close attention to buyer profiles, buyer personas, and the buyer's journey in order to produce the right content at the right time. As HubSpot partners, we are experts in lead nurturing taking advantage of the "all-in-one" and best-in-class growth stack, marketing automation software, and lead-scoring capabilities. We believe cold calling is dying and that traditional forms of marketing should be replaced by inbound marketing methodology, taking the buyer's needs and behavior in the front seat. How about you? Are you ready to take the next step into the inbound way of doing marketing and sales? Then contact us today!

reGenics is a marine biotech company that leverage the science of unfertilized salmon roe to combat a global health problem: wound healing, diabetic ulcers and psoriasis. The company was one of the very few that was given the seal of excellence from EU, which makes it highly valued by associated and potential partners. One of them being a global well-known wound healing company , which also makes the case for possible exit opportunities in this intriguing investment case.

Smart retailers have strong webshops and lots of tools and data to drive traffic and conversion. But most of their business is still conducted through their physical locations. Using our tools, the physical shops are able to communicate and adjust their customer experience to the individual. Using the existing payment cards and terminals, we recognize the customer and capture all relevant data as is the norm online. This unique information is used to design a better shopping experience in the physical space. Our customers are the well-known retail brands you know from shopping malls across Northern Europe and the malls themselves. Norway and the Nordics already lead the world in electronic payments and the use of mobile and SMS to enhance sales. Now, we are pushing this further by combining access to the existing infrastructure surrounding shopping and a digital mindset to build closer relationships between retailers, shopping venues and their customers. One example of a customer using our on-site technologies to build loyalty and traffic can be seen here: https://youtu.be/c0qcv7CtIZE

Newsec Maps is developing a web-based SaaS platform to help the Nordic commercial real estate (CRE) industry turn data into opportunities. Digitalization is a new term in the CRE industry, even though it's one of the world's largest asset class. The fact that it's such a big industry with huge value being transacted and managed, makes information and the speed of information extremely valuable. But today, most companies are subscribing to multiple different public sources, agency brokers, manual processes and personal networks to receive information used in decision-making. Newsec Maps collects, merge and enrich data from legal, property and commercial sources and makes it accessible in a modern map-based user interface. The platform saves countless hours of manual labour and makes it easy for CRE companies to discover opportunities and manage assets. The CRE industry physically shapes the cities we live and breath in. It's a conservative industry, all though not resistant to change. The potential for more efficient urban development and infrastructure is huge and achievable through digitalizing the industry. Meaning we can help shape cities by making information available and developing solutions that provides insights hidden in the data. This is what motivated us to start this company and develop Newsec Maps. At the time of posting, we are a team of 6 in Oslo and 12 consultants located in Europe. We are now growing the Oslo team and are actively searching for talented and motivated members. All our employees receive the same benefits and here's some of them: – Fast-paced startup environment backed by Europe’s largest full-service property house – High-end office facilities in Central Business District, Oslo – Subsidized gourmet lunch programme in Restaurant Haakon – Access to gym with towel service and spa showers – Top notch health and travel insurance – Competitive pension plan – Flat company structure – freedom with responsibility – Young and vibrant culture

Bryte provides buildings owners with clean and profitable energy storage to turn power into profits. Solar installations create new opportunities for commercial and industrial building owners to save money and contribute to a cleaner environment. However, the size of a solar panel system can quickly be limited in size because of regulations where the cost of selling or managing surplus energy outweigh the benefits – unless the surplus is stored in batteries. Bryte uses proprietary flow battery technology to provide building owners with safe and affordable energy storage.

Coinsensus is a digital asset technology company with a focus on the blockchain ecosystem and cryptocurrencies. Highlights: - We have operated Cryptocurrency mining farm for over 4 years - 8x average returns over the last 4 years. - Infrastructure in place, to support strong expansion. - Equipment delivery agreements in place to escalate operations. - Extensive know-how to operate and maintain mining farms at scale Investment Case: - Focus on applications within the Blockchain and Cryptocurrency space. - Team has extensive knowledge and experience from Blockchain, Bitcoin Mining and Cryptocurrencies. - Initial project is Coinsensus mining. - Reservations for delivery of mining equipment, location for mining farm and power supply in place. - Favorable local government regulations (Norway). - Fast track execution - start of operations Q3 2021. - Profitability already in first year. - Potential spinoffs from future projects. - Listing of company/exit when appropriate. We have reservations in place for delivery of mining equipment + location for mining farm and sufficient power supply in place. We have operated a smaller mining farm for 4 years, and are now looking to expand our operations. The Market Bitcoin, other cryptocurrencies and their underlying technology are likely to become increasingly efficient as they continue to evolve and develop in unison with more government regulation. We are witnessing the installation period of bitcoin, where both financial and production capital is beginning to play crucial roles. Entrepreneurial activity is increasing, and investment is flowing into crypto, creating a turning point. Barry Silbert, Founder of the Digital Currency Group, believes we are one step closer to bitcoin mining being deemed by the U.S. government as critical infrastructure stating, “Government will then try to bring mining to the U.S. through financial incentives, and might get into the mining business itself''. Equity/debt strategy: The mined bitcoins/cryptocurrencies will as a main rule be held. Mining equipment and Opex to be funded with debt. In order to fund the operational plan until 2025, the following rounds are planned for raising new equity: Round #1: EUR 1,000,000 (2021) Round #2: EUR 2,500,000 (2022) Round #3: EUR 4,500,000 (2024) Round #2 and #3 will be directed at existing and new investors, based on a higher valuation than round #1.

Vår historie Mikalsen Utvikling ble stiftet av Andrè Mikalsen i 2015. Etter mange år med utvikling av nettsider ble det ofte et tomrom og ønske om å bidra mer når nettsidene var ferdig levert. Spørsmålet som hele tiden dukket opp var om kunden faktisk kunne få enda flere besøkende til siden. Selv om nettsidene så grafisk bra ut, var de optimale for konvertering til salg? Dermed startet ferden inn i markedsføring og de digitale kanalene. Etter mange kurs og sene netter ved siden av full jobb, var det på tide å omsette teori til praksis. Vår første kunde fikk over 30 nye kunder den første måneden, og måtte ansette 2 nye medarbeidere for å håndtere den drastisk økende kundestrømmen. Å levere digital markedsføring med slike enormt positive resultater, er så sterkt for oss at vi aldri kommer til å slutte å skape resultater. Å være med på å endre livene til menneskene bak bedriftene er en ubeskrivelig rørende følelse. I dag har vi et sterkt fokus på å hjelpe små og mellomstore bedrifter, da våre tjenester kan utgjøre en stor forskjell i bedriftens hverdag.

Doughnut is a community platform and tool belt for Freelancers, with one main goal in mind, to help freelancers make more money, maintain their income more consistently and meet other freelancers in their field that they can turn to for help. The most valuable tool I have ever come across has that one person you can contact at 10 pm on a Tuesday evening when you’re stuck on a problem - why not have thousands? What’s included? Community platform. How about a squad, a tribe and a community of operators? All looking out for you. Like it or not, in that line of work, you're mostly alone. What if that could be a thing of the past? I'm building a digital co-working and collaboration space for those that choose the freelance life. Sell your skills. Airbnb, but for freelancers. Build your portfolio, show off your skills and let people book you by the hour, day, week or month. Sell short-term, fixed-term, long, long term—consistency and repeat custom in mind. We handle the invoices, contracts and comms. You bring the skills. Trends and analysis Are you worried about missing the next big thing? We’ll get ahead of it for you with frequent market analysis to make sure you are always ahead of the game. We will also determine what other freelancers in your space are charging so you can submit an offer without FOMO. Next steps Head to our website using the link below and sign up using the form on the homepage to reserve your spot in the community. https://www.doughnut.no