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Moorup Europe AS

1,5 mrd. smarttelefoner produseres årlig, noe som etterlater seg et betydelig karbonutslipp og e-avfallsutfordringer. Med en økende fokus på bærekraft og sirkulær økonomi, er Moorup super motiverte til gi et positivt bidrag til miljøet ved å gjøre det like enkelt og trygt å kjøpe brukt elektronikk, som det er å kjøpe ny. Vi gjør dette ved å utvikle plattformer, prosesser og tjenester, i tillegg til å tilby produkter som brukte smarttelefoner, nettbrett osv. Vi gjøre det mulig for våre partnerkanaler å tilby salg av brukt, bytte brukt mot brukt, samt forsikrings og finansieringstjenester for brukt, nettopp for å gjøre det enklere for forbrukere og bedrifter og ta et smartere valg for både miljøet og lommeboka. Sammen med vår partnere prøver vi å gjøre vårt bidrag til å gjøre planeten til et bedre sted, en smart telefon av gangen.

uBoddy

uBoddy is a B2C platform for last-minute bookings within the health, beauty, and fitness segment. A Simple booking system that fills unbooked treatments for up to half the price. We have found that 1 out of 3 available appointments remains unbooked every day, indicating a significant loss of monthly revenue for the clinics. uBoddy is a solution that provides consumers the best possible treatments at a reasonable price, while also maximizing the capacity for the providers. Our user-friendly platform allows consumers to book last-minute treatments for up to 50% off through just a few swipes.

Jordisk

Jordisk ("Earthly" in Norwegian) is a start-up based in Norway that is developing a unique distribution platform for sustainable packaging to help businesses which need single-use food packaging to become environmentally friendly by embracing products which are recyclable, compostable and/or biodegradable. We are also a part of the accelerator Fauna: https://www.faunaeksperimentet.no/ There is an immediate need to replace traditional single use packaging that is normally based on fossil based plastics with more sustainable alternatives that already exist in the market. Food packaging is becoming a growing global concern, because of the large amount of waste it generates and the chemicals it contains that can be detrimental to our health. In 2014, out of the 258 million tons of municipal solid waste generated in the US, more than 63 percent was of packaging materials (for food and other purposes) and, overall, only 35 percent (89 million tons) was recycled or composted. What happens to the remaining 65 percent? We all know that landfills are frequently used and that a lot of waste is just burned which leaves a huge carbon footprint. The end of life alternative for food packaging can be significantly improved by using alternative eco-friendly materials that already exist and can be implemented in a circular model. The aim of our distribution platform is to be the natural marketplace for sellers of sustainable food packaging where they can showcase their products to potential buyers who need one time packaging. Moreover, ideal sellers would genuinely care about the environment and have a circular model in order to reduce the carbon footprint as much as possible. A typical customer would be a restaurant that offers takeaway. The food packaging industry operates in a very traditional way with one-to-one contracts and is mature enough for a disruption. With our platform, we can be the link and matchmaker between the supplier and customer. Our goal is to raise awareness in the industry and among consumers, so they can know about sustainable food packaging alternatives such as products that are made of bagasse, bamboo, mycelium, leaves, bio-laminat and plant-based plastic such as PLA. The timing is ideal, as we are currently seeing drastic changes in jurisdiction and lawmaking in Europe, single-use plastic cutlery, cotton buds, straws and stirrers will be banned by 2021 and the EU's Green Deal Strategy is to find sustainable alternatives to replace traditional fossil based plastic. We are currently doing market research in Norway in order to source and partner with producers that could be interested in our platform. The feedback we are getting so far are positive, as most new producers would like further traction in order to get much needed market share. We are actively looking for another person with the technical know-how that wants to join the team to develop this platform with us. Even though we live in an era of Instagram and Facebook where spreading awareness in a particular topic is easier than before, environmental pollution is still one of the most concerning issues in today’s world. We, as consumers, are either too busy to care about packaging, or there aren’t many sustainable options to choose from when buying a product. One of the founders, Rezowan, has a background from the travel industry, and has from many of his previous travels seen the growing amount of plastic going astray, both on land and at sea. In many Asian countries, he has seen that there are no good waste solutions that contribute to, for example, plastic being recycled in a circular way. Over the last 2-3 years, new technology has been developed that makes it easier to choose sustainable and environmentally friendly alternatives, and the main goal is to promote environmentally friendly alternatives to fossil plastics so that society can become more aware of this.

SillySanta

Scandinavias largest selection of Christmas sweaters! We design and sell Christmas sweaters, pyjamas, suits, socks and other Christmas items, and sell them in our webshops in 6 different countries. In addition to webshops we have pop up ships in Norway before Christmas. We are expanding every year with new product lines, and are always looking for fun clothing!

Shades of Love

SHADES OF LOVE collects new and used sunglasses and distributes them in remote high mountain regions. In the Himalayas and the Andes, the majority of the population lives in extremely remote regions at an altitude of 2,500 to 6,500 meters. They are exposed to harmful UV rays all year round. Even when it’s cloudy, the UV-radiation penetrates these high-altitude areas. The unique geological and climatic conditions make the sun exposure there so incomparably dangerous. In these heights, the UV filter of the atmosphere is 5 kilometres shorter, than under ‘normal’ conditions. Up to 80% of the population suffers from eye diseases, blindness, or cancer in their lifetime. Many indigenous people fall victim to eye diseases before they turn 30 years old. Some of these diseases are even deadly. Normally, they lead to blindness. Consequently, many can no longer pursue their work, due to blindness and are thus threatened in their existence. It is scientifically proven that living in high altitude correlates strongly with visual impairment. It’s also proven that quality sunglasses can mitigate infection risks and rates. We have distributed hundred thousands of sunglasses to people in the most remote high-altitude regions in the world to prevent the issue and its consequences. We also conduct eye surgeries together with local and foreign doctors to not only prevent, but also cure ocular diseases. Since the start of our project we have expanded and moved beyond the Himalayas to help as many people in need as possible.

WineJump

WineJump (www.winejump.com) is a new direct-to-consumer marketplace launched in March 2020 across Europe. WineJump changes the way you buy quality wine and changes how much you pay for it, too. It's great wines from the cellar door to front door - without the middlemen and their high costs and margins. As the first of its kind marketplace for wine lovers and winemakers WineJump provides Access, Value, Convenience and Community. It's the future of great wine and it's wine buying as it should have always been. We build WineJump for the love of quality wine and to liberate a broken wine trade system. We are currently a team of 8 driven people, from 7 countries, speaking 8 languages, united in our vision to cause major industry disruption by developing and delivering the best place in the world to sell and buy quality wine.

UPGRD.io

UPGRD.io is an automated photo enrichment engine. It turns regular photos into unique artworks, allowing businesses to offer more, sell more and achieve higher customer satisfaction. UPGRD can be used as a standalone store front or integrated to any website via API. UPGRD can bee used for example as a fan engagement tool for sport leagues, to raise money for charity organisations or to increase school photography businesses shopping cart size.

Powder

Powder offers holistic tools for a balanced life; we provide optimized nutrients for your unique needs with a revolutionary ecosystem and radical honesty. It is not easy to live a balanced life in today's world. The modern lifestyle is demanding, so keeping your body in harmony requires more than ever before. For many, dietary supplements are the way to balance it out, but do they get the job done? How do you know if you need exactly those nutrients you are buying? Even if you do, are you sure the ones you buy actually get absorbed into your body? These are some of the questions we are aiming to solve with Powder. We will bring you optimized nutrients for your unique needs. We are a D2C company focusing on the US market. Our solutions are completely new and we believe Powder will revolutionize the essential nutrients industry in the coming years. But we don't sell just supplements or nutrients; we want to help you balance your life. Powder is here to accelerate the shift from unhealthy extremes to a natural balance.

BoldBooks AS

BoldBooks is a tech company disrupting the book industry. In traditional publishing the author lose his/her IP, control and is left with only 10-15 % of the revenue. BoldBooks has a new business model that is more fair to the content/value creators in this industry. With a two-sided digital platform we connects authors directly with freelancers/services, skipping the publishing house and empowering the authors. We have over 3000 users in Norway and Germany.

Buka

Buka is a SaaS and online marketplace for booking health and beauty treatments. Our online/mobile platform provides tools for searching, locating, and booking treatments as well as making real-time reservations and paying for services, which cuts down on administrative work and increases time spent with customers.

Local Purse

How can we connect travelers who can no longer travel freely due to COVID with experienced local guides who have lost their jobs and local artisans who have lost their revenue? Local Purse is the solution that addresses all three problems. Local Purse is a web-based platform which supports artisans and guides through live video cultural shopping experiences to host travelers around the world virtually. By providing an easy-to-use innovative solution to facilitate live video shopping experiences between local guides, small locally owned businesses and travelers, our competitive advantage is that we focus on personalized experiences and foster connection. Our solution provides a very low barrier for entry which reduces inequality.

Kvikk.io

We are a team of experts and entrepreneurs. We spent years in the financial industry and in the startup ecosystem of Europe. Through the years we have seen startups fail and succeed — and one determining factor of their fate has been repeatedly their access to capital. A good idea, a good team or the right timing are important determinant of the success rate, but if there is no fuel in the form of capital and cash flow, no matter how great the idea, the company will fail. Startups and companies often turn to angel investors, venture funds or accelerators to supply growth, however for this they would have to give up large chunks of ownership of their companies, chunks that could be worth a lot more with time. On the other hand, investors wouldn’t provide capital unless there is market validation in the form of paying customers. Applying for loans at commercial banks is tough. The application process takes months and approval rates are low. Personal guarantees, collaterals, securities, and additional fees apply. All these forms of financing don’t support the growth trajectory of an early business — they come with too many terms and conditions, restrictions and legal mumbo-jumbo. Our solution: Kvikk. With our network of investors, we raised a small fund that enables us to discover and fund promising early businesses — and work with them on the long term. With public and private data banks we built a machine learning based assessment algorythm that classifies businesses based on data retrieved through commercial, payment and analytics APIs.

NOFRED

NOFRED Nofred er et skandinavisk livstilbrand med ikoniske, legende  og æstetiske interior produkter til børn.  Med øje for bæredygtighed er hvert Nofred produkt tidløst, af høj kvalitet og grundigt håndværk - designet og skabt til at holde i mange år.  NOFRED.COM facebook.com/nofrednofred instagram.com/nofred

Blomsterverden

Blomsterverden er en af Nordens hurtigst voksende e-commerce virksomheder inden for premium blomsterløg, knolde, frø og haveprodukter. Vi sælger til hundredtusindvis af kunder i Danmark, Sverige, Finland, Tyskland og Holland – og udvider løbende til nye markeder i Europa. Vi driver egne testhaver, hvor vi hvert år planter tusindvis af løg og knolde for at skabe unikt visuelt indhold og teste nye produkter. Vi har et stærkt community af passionerede haveelskere, en moderne e-commerce setup og en sæsonbaseret forretning, der vokser år for år. Blomsterverden drives af et lille, ambitiøst founder-team med store vækstplaner.

Heycirc

In modern society, living circular is difficult and time-consuming, therefore discouraging people from doing so and in turn damaging our progress towards a sustainable society. To tackle this problem, we're building Heycirc: An AI-powered, all-in-one marketplace for circular services. It enables people to easily buy/sell second-hand, lease (out), swap, repair, and refurbish, in turn making circular living the easiest and overall best option for consumers and business alike. Our vision is to become the world’s leading circular economy platform, empowering millions to embrace circular living, while creating a new standard for how we produce, use, and recover goods