Rubus delivers a collaboration platform for real estate projects, gathering all project participants - developer, general contractor, subcontractors and home buyers - in one place, with all communication, documentation and tasks centralized. We do all development inhouse and have customers in Norway, Sweden and Germany. We’re guided by three core values: *One Team* – we trust each other, speak openly, and have each other’s back *Playful* – we allow ourselves to have fun, we are lively and we have a playful attitude *Gutsy* – we try things, learn fast, and speak up when it matters Rubus has been used in over 700 projects and can refer to - 40.000 homes on the platform - 2000 company profiles - 1.3 million messages sent in the platform - Almost 500.000 documents uploaded - More than NOK 1 billion in options and upgrades done by home buyers

Valma.ai is a versatile AI-powered SaaS platform to help businesses actually become highly productive with Artificial Intelligens. We are a Norwegian startup with global reach, offering both a no-code/low-code solution for non-technical SMBs and a robust API and SDK for developers, enabling businesses of all sizes and technical capabilities to harness the power of AI. Valma.ai is addressing the challenge of AI underutilization in businesses, spanning from small and medium-sized enterprises (SMBs) to large corporations with in-house development teams. This issue affects companies across various industries, particularly in the Scandinavian market, but is rapidly gaining global recognition. For non-technical SMBs, the problem lies in the complexity and inaccessibility of many AI solutions, which often require specialized knowledge to implement and use effectively. These businesses struggle to leverage AI to enhance their productivity and competitiveness due to limited resources and technical expertise. On the other hand, companies with strong technical capabilities face a different challenge. While they have the skills to implement AI solutions, they often lack a flexible, scalable platform that allows them to quickly develop and deploy custom AI-powered applications tailored to their specific needs. Valma.ai recognizes that the need for AI-driven productivity spans across the spectrum of technical capabilities, from marketing agencies needing simple automation to tech companies requiring advanced AI integration. Our platform is designed to bridge this gap, offering solutions for both ends of the technical spectrum. Valma.ai solves these problems by offering a dual-approach platform: For non-technical users and SMBs: A user-friendly, no-code/low-code interface that allows easy creation and management of AI-powered workflows Pre-built AI variants (Chatbot, Agent, and Workflow) that can be easily customized and deployed Simple integration options, including a chat window that can be easily added to websites White-labeling capabilities for brand customization For developers and technically advanced users: A robust API that allows deep integration of Valma.ai's AI capabilities into existing systems and applications An SDK for building custom solutions and extending the platform's functionality Advanced features like custom annotations to override language models for precise outputs Flexible data management, including the ability to edit uploaded/stored data directly in a vector database Common features for all users: - Multiple AI variants that can be combined for complex problem-solving - Integration capabilities with both internal and external tools - Long-term memory for storing and retrieving important information - Collaboration features for team-based workflow creation - Voice-to-text and text-to-voice capabilities - Built-in security features and GDPR compliance This comprehensive solution allows businesses of all sizes and technical capabilities to leverage AI effectively, whether they're looking for out-of-the-box solutions or want to build custom, AI-powered applications. By providing both no-code options and developer tools, Valma.ai ensures that companies can start small and scale their AI usage as their needs and capabilities grow.

CreativeWork is a Norwegian technology startup building a digital marketplace for the creative industry, making it easier and safer for people to discover, hire and collaborate with creative professionals. Today, finding and working with photographers, filmmakers and other creative talents is often fragmented across social media, personal networks and disconnected tools. Customers struggle to find trusted professionals, compare services and manage bookings, while creators face challenges attracting clients, coordinating projects and securing payments. CreativeWork brings the entire process into one platform: professional profiles, portfolios, service discovery, booking, communication, agreements, secure payments, delivery and reviews. Our first version is already launched in Norway, initially focusing on photography.

The main piece of equipment in the gym is the barbell. It is as simple in its form as it is timeless in its design. But when it comes to using the proper safety equipment that comes with the barbell, that’s when the flaws become visible. Today’s methods of securing weight plates to a barbell is done by using collars or clips, which often lead to a poor user experience, and they are often hard to put on and pull off, can easily break or slip during lifts, they are often hard to find and even disappears. The Olympic barbell has remained virtually the same for the last 93 years, and despite today’s standards, improvements can be made. In a seemingly ever-growing market, people’s expectations of safety, design, quality, and user-friendliness in products are on the rise. Gungnir of Norway is a Norwegian startup company that designs and manufactures high-quality gym equipment. The company’s first product is the Allrounder, a standard Olympic barbell with built-in collars for securing weight plates. The built-in collar system or “SlideLock” makes the lifting experience safer, faster, easier, and more reliable than the standard safety equipment in use today. Also, the SlideLock system can be applied to several other bar types like compact group training bars or loadable dumbbells. This solution has shown enormous potential in the fitness market, which we intend to continue to take advantage of. The SlideLock is the first of many solutions that we seek to create within the fitness equipment industry. We started as a company in 2018 in Oslo, Norway, with an idea for a better solution to a problem well known to many who use weightlifting equipment regularly. Gungnir’s vision is to become the new standard solution for securing weight plates worldwide. A game-changing solution to a century old problem.

Pitch40 er en hybrid møteplass mellom investorer og vekstselskaper. Vi kombinerer teknologi, nettverk og gjennomføringskraft for å koble kapital med ambisiøse selskaper. Vi utvikler en investeringsplattform og bygger et profesjonelt investor-community med mål om å gjøre kapitalinnhenting mer effektiv, transparent og strukturert.

The EU AI Act creates new obligations and requirements across the AI value chain. The problem for companies impacted by his new regulatory change is understanding the impact on their processes. From third party integrations into AI systems to AI model monitoring and compliance checks, InfAI’s platform clarifies what companies have to do about the EU AI Act then gives them the tool do it.

Legala is a legal practice management software designed to streamline various aspects of law firm operations. It offers features such as matter management, time recording, document management, email management, automated forms, client accounting, billing, reporting, and support for remote working. These functionalities aim to enhance productivity and service quality within legal practices.

Avidly is a fully integrated MarTech service provider covering every aspect of the customer experience. We´re 3 x Global HubSpot Partner of the Year and as an Elite HubSpot Solutions Partner, we share the tool with our customers to consistently help them grow their businesses. We are a one-stop-shop for digital marketing and sales. We help companies grow by providing them technical and creative solutions that makes a difference. Together with our clients we always strive to find new ways to growth.

ModaResa is a fast growing fashion tech startup founded in 2018 in Norway, supported by the LVMH group at La Maison des Startup, at Station F in Paris. We reinvent how pioneer brands like Jacquemus and Marine Serre and their retailers worldwide schedule physical and virtual meetings, in an automated and optimised way. Worldwide retailers can book their appointments in a few clicks, all while taking into account the brands’ unique business criteria, for more sustainable planning. This is a unique opportunity to join a disruptive fashion tech startup at its early stage, and really have an impact through a very versatile role. From a more practical point of view, you will work closely with the Founder on expanding ModaResa’s on various aspects, from executing to thinking, with the goal of expanding our technology to brands and buyers in the most qualitative and strategic way. Read more about us is: https://www.forbes.com/sites/njfalk/2020/12/10/why-now-is-the-perfect-time-for-female-founded-fashion-tech-startups/?sh=186ad6b51a81 Or in D2 and WWD: https://modaresa.com/press/

Padeia helps you make better decisions, showcase success, and drive growth with confidence. We collect, clean and enrich all your important company data from your different SaaS services into one opinionated data model, giving you a single point of truth for insight, foresight and most importantly: a place to deploy your horisontal AI agents.

At Yobr, we see collaboration between students and companies as a way to bring fresh perspectives and the latest skills to real-world challenges. Companies gain flexible, efficient ways to complete meaningful projects that create real value while discovering new talent. For students, it’s an opportunity to apply their skills, learn, and grow in a professional setting. The problem is that most companies struggle to tap into this potential—they don’t have the time, resources, or know-how to make it work. Yobr is changing that. We’re building a platform that leverages AI to simplify project planning, efficiently match yobs with the right students from our talent base, and support execution with intuitive collaboration tools and tailored AI agents. Since starting in January we have done pilots with known brands like SalMar, SpareBank 1 and Norbit, gaining key insight on how students projects should be run. We've developed our technical solution since August, and are looking to launch a beta of our platform in January 2025. We just closed a Angel round and received Innovation Norway's phase 2 grant, targeting break-even and a seed round in Q2 2025. We are a solid team of builders and creators, 3 being full-time and 3 part-time, based in Oslo and Trondheim. Now we are looking to take this to the next level!

SHITIKA STUDIOS is a fresh and unique jewellery brand that also dwells into sculptural objects for the body. The jewellery pieces are forms of artworks that can either be worn or adorned as objects. It focuses on bringing masculine and feminine characteristics together, making all the jewellery pieces unisex and for all. The sculptural objects and jewellery are inspired by nature’s rough qualities, industrial modernity, and futuristic aesthetics. Giving the brand a dark and mysterious vision. All the jewellery pieces are handcrafted by the designer and artist herself in her little studio in Oslo. With over 8 years of experience within the jewellery and production industry, she takes part in developing the brands sustainability awareness by continuously collecting recycled silver which is used for producing new pieces. SHITIKA STUDIOS also uses other precious materials such as gold for custom orders, and precious gemstones that are sustainably sourced. There are also other projects that the studio dwells into and that is the research and development of biomaterials, and how recyclable and sustainable materials can be innovated. This is carried out with a collaborative project called the Bio Deep Map, founded by the BioRegion Institute in Norway.

Skoog uses technology to democratize access to carbon markets, enabling every farmer to receive financial incentives to maximize the sustainability in their farms. We are solving the problems of deforestation, land degradation and unsustainable agriculture practices: the combined potential to capture GHG and avoid emissions from agriculture, forestry and other land use is 14.5 GtCO2eq/y, which is higher than the potential in the energy transition.

The Pitch SignLab helps families that need to learn sign language or sign-assisted communication to communicate The What Parents to children who are severely hard of hearing or deaf need to learn sign language to communicate. Today, only 1 in 4 parents to deaf children in high-income countries manage to learn sign language. In low-income countries, it is believed to be less than 1 in 10. Families with individuals that benefit from sign-assisted communication face the same challenge. These include the parents to children with Down Syndrome, severe autism or Cerebral palsy. The How An international learning platform for sign languages and sign-assisted communication. The SignLab learning platform is fully digital and can incorporate new languages within weeks. The user only needs access to a smartphone or a computer. The platform makes it fun and easy to learn through gamification and timed encouragement. To ensure that the user gets the most out of every learning session, our review functionality incorporates an AI that knows what signs you are about to forget. The AI then designs a learning session that is tailored to the individual user’s need. Our curriculum is designed in cooperation with sign language teachers in each language. The platform launched in open beta in Norway November 2018. Feedback from parents and sign language teachers gave it a NPS of +64. The platform saw exponential growth with an average growth rate of 276% each month for the first three months (Nov-Feb). This growth all came from word of mouth, $0 spent on marketing. The Why Today less than 10% of the 64 million parents to deaf and hard of hearing children know sign language due to the low availability of education centers. Exclusion from communication have a significant impact on everyday life, causing feelings of loneliness, isolation, and frustration. The inability to properly communicate have a significantly adverse effect on the academic performance of children. SignLab works towards a society where all families have access to teaching themself, their children and their community signs and sign language so that everyone can feel included.

Oslo Business Region is the official business development agency of Oslo municipality (Oslo kommune). The organization supports and builds the startup and innovation ecosystem through city marketing, investment and talent attraction. Oslo Business Region knows Oslo and the startup and innovation ecosystem. We provide insight and access to local and international business networks through digital platforms, events and support services. Our ambition is to create and scale more high-growth companies in the region, leading to new jobs and sustainable solutions that solve global challenges. We develop and build international awareness of Oslo as an attractive and sustainable destination for business, investment and talent.