ZEN OCEANS is a startup developing fully electric, autonomous-ready ships to affordably decarbonize ocean transport. We will think big and nudge the market for fully electric ships from 0 to 1. To fund our vision, we will develop products that in themselves can scale into large revenue-generating operations; among them maritime batteries (ZENERGY) and autonomy solutions (OCEANEYE). The future of ocean shipping is simple, safe, and sustainable - the frictionless fabric of global trade. Consequently, we consider the argument for electric and autonomous ships to be very strong. We envision a fleet of electric ships deployed at scale, coordinated by an intelligent network for the efficient movement of goods. The future starts now. Maritime batteries: We develop safe and low-cost maritime batteries for large energy systems. Type approval by DNV is ongoing. Fully electric ships: We develop energy- and cost-effective electric ship concepts for short sea trade and more. If you want to learn more, please reach out to us!

ÅBEN was founded in 2017 in Kolding, where it began as a brewery at the childhood farm of Philip Hulgaard. What started as a hobby alongside a full-time job has since grown into a passion and a way of life. After opening its doors on June 9th, 2017, things moved quickly. ÅBEN was named Brewery of the Year in 2019, marking the beginning of an exciting journey. Since then, ÅBEN has created the electronic music festival O Days, founded the beer festival Kalas, and opened bars in Aarhus, Kødbyen, Roskilde, Copenhagen Airport, Carlsberg Byen, and Nordhavn - with more to come. ÅBEN’s first beer, which has since turned into a signature beer, is called Bryg 61 (Brew 61), named after the number of attempts it took to get the recipe exactly right. Today, ÅBEN produces new beers every month which has led to an archive of more than 400 beers, spanning wide from generously hopped IPA’s, and full-bodied imperial stouts to a wide selection of distinctive sours. Most recently, ÅBEN entered the world of non-alcoholic brewing, with the first beer in the series - Y - winning Best Non-Alcoholic Beer in Denmark 2025, and with two more beers in the series on their way. Join the journey and follow ÅBEN at @aabendk and @aabenbryg.

Babele is a tech and consulting company for sustainability-driven innovation and ventures. On the tech side, we have developed a virtual acceleration platform for impact ventures. Our clients are accelerators, corporations that run acceleration programs or universities with entrepreneurship classes. We are market leaders in our field and are currently scaling. Some of our clients are: • Google Startups for Sustainable Development, where they support tech for good ventures • Bayer with their program to support agritech startups • UNDP (United Nations Development Program) • UN SDSN (United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network) • Stanford University • Copenhagen Business School On the consulting side, we run programs, for example we have been running five editions of the Investment readiness program of the UN SDSN and we do engagement consulting, where we teach our clients how to combine their online program with their physical meetings. We are a small team of people believing that our current way of living is broken and that we need another approach in the way we work. We need to be more holistic, include sustainability in our everyday life, be more inclusive and collaborative. The Danish company has been created in 2021, but we also have a mother company in Romania, that has been running since 2014. We are working from Bloxhub and DISIE coworking spaces in Copenhagen.

PROCUREMENT IS COMPLEX – SO WHY MAKE IT HARDER? Our mission is simple and straightforward. We want to rework procurement and B2B payments – and really make it work. By introducing smarter software, we help procurement and finance professionals cut the tail in long-tail procurement. And in turn, cut the expenditure that follows with traditional indirect spend. Mazepay is founded on a belief that the way large enterprises approach indirect procurement can be significantly improved. It is our goal to assist companies in building a sustainable business, where procurement is seen as a business enhancer that drives efficiency, facilitates growth and ensures financial stability. Mazepay is taken to market together with leading European banks and Mastercard. We bring innovative technology to enable seamless B2B payments for indirect purchasing for both buyers and suppliers. Mazepay is headquartered in Aarhus, Denmark with offices in Copenhagen, Denmark and Novi Sad, Serbia. People and culture: Our people and our culture are important to us and what makes working at Mazepay special. We invest in the team and we celebrate our successes together. Outside of work, we have fun through company events such as Friday drinks, dinners, hiking, go-kart, game nights, outdoor trips, etc.

XYZ Enterprises is developing BetterCity to help cities improve urban quality and tackle climate change by leveraging other cities. The What: There are about 1 million city governments globally. Cities are faced with budget constraints and spend a lot of money on research to improve decision making. Information about other cities and solutions is dynamic and always changing, but research projects are static. The How: BetterCity is SaaS platform to help cities improve urban quality and tackle climate change by leveraging other cities. The BetterCity platform will include city profiles with information such as: • % of travellers using each type of transportation • Car sharing and micromobilty services • EV charging • Parking • Related pricing for travelers • Related legislation • Projects Advantages to cities: • Make better decisions • Save money • Cooperate and compete with other cities The Why: Our mission is to help transform cities on a global scale to improve urban quality and help tackle climate change.

Blue Atlas Robotics is a highly specialized company focused on developing next-generation self-operating underwater robots for subsea surveying and is fully dedicated to next-generation subsea automation. They provide underwater surveying solutions and subsea inspection robots. The company is based in Denmark and began in 2018 to promote positive human interaction with the waters. The team consists of eight people dedicatedly working towards the future of underwater automation. Blue Atlas Robotics is working towards a range of EU sustainable development goals that benefit the wider maritime and sea-bourne industries. Back in the year 2021, it was selected by the Danish National Cluster Organization “Marlog” to receive mentorship to strengthen the maritime industry relationships. The company has been a part of Europort 2021 conference featuring their underwater robot along with other 800 maritime-based companies. They also offer demos of their underwater robot. To get more information about Blue Atlas Robotics company, log on to blueatlasrobotics.com.

About IIH Nordic IIH Nordic is an award-winning digital agency filled with data-driven consultants who create measurable results. We help companies realize their full digital potential and work with everything from digital strategy, digital analytics, cloud, and machine learning to online marketing: SEO, SEM, CRO, and content. We work with a wide range of skilled and digitally ambitious customers. At the same time, IIH Nordic is an innovative company that is continuously evolving and challenging how things are done to become the best possible workplace. We believe in meaningful and value-creating work where happy employees are the key to success. Among other things, this has led to a 4-day work week, which we have achieved through better and more efficient ways of working. If you want to learn more about our work, feel free to look at some cases on our website.

Exitplanner is a SaaS platform, where business owners can collaborate with advisors on growth and sales readiness of the company, and sell at optimal timing & value. Behind Exitplanner are the founder team at the growth & exit planning boutique consulting firm Altitude.dk. The plan is to win the space of exit planning. Over the next 10 years - in Denmark alone - it’s estimated that more than 60.000 companies will change hands. It’s the baby boomers that are nearing the pension age. Unfortunately 70% of all companies that are up for sale don't get sold. We want to change that number by making it easier for business owners to prepare their companies for the exit. The platform solves this through self-assessments, which lead to an automatic curated executable plan with tasks, e-learning content and templates. This enables the business owner to execute a successful exit with his trusted advisors (accountant, lawyer, etc.) - and if desired - an Exit-coach from Exitplanner.

Leapeo is a fast-growing HR tech company specialized in employee onboarding and engagement. Our clients leverage our data driven approach to shorten the time to performance for new employees, improve the level of engagement of all employees, and increase the positive business impact from HR. Using our digital platform, HR can easily create, distribute and measure their employee onboarding from one easy to use system. Whether they are focusing on pre-boarding, onboarding, or building culture programs, Leapeo gives HR teams the tools and insights they need to focus on their most important asset - their people.

MARDA is a modern men’s swimwear brand obsessed with creating a better world by using plastic from our oceans and landfills to make premium swim shorts that are made to last. Our philosophy finds the harmony between plastic and design to create highly sustainable swim trunks bought to life with the best in Japanese fabric technology. The driving force behind MARDA is simple. To design swimwear for men by unifying exclusive forward designs with a highly green focus. Buying a Marda product is about joining a lifestyle that cares about our future. Every production step, from sourcing 100% recycled materials, to the design aesthetic right through to fabric innovation, is enriched by our creative touch and profound love for the earth.

Culture Works is an award-winning cultural agency that develops, designs and creates brand activations, campaigns and events where brands and target groups meet each other. We have offices in Aarhus and Copenhagen, while our projects have long since moved beyond the Danish borders. Before COVID-19 hit the world, we lived primarily by creating physical events, but in record time we have transformed our business to also develop and design digital experiences and campaigns that include movies, web platforms, graphic design, live-streaming and large-scale landscaping SoMe campaigns. The future for us consists of both types of projects - also when the vaccine arrives. It started as a music association in 2010. Hard work, huge love of culture and the desire to create our own time has driven us to the agency and the people we are today

Dot.vu is the leading Interactive Content platform that empowers brands to create Interactive Content that engages, entertains, and educates their customers. Our mission and business idea is to shorten the distance between getting an idea and making Interactive Content more accessible without the need to write a single line of code. The Dot.vu platform gives our clients complete creative freedom in customizing and crafting unique Interactive Content, such as Marketing Games, Product Recommenders, Interactive Flipbooks, Interactive Videos, and many more. Interactive Content created with Dot.vu helps you collect data for valuable customer insights to generate better customer experiences, which they will actively seek out and engage with. Moreover, it allows you to differentiate your brand from your competitors, generate leads, and boost conversion rates. Dot.vu is used by some of the world's leading brands, such as Bayer, NBCUniversal, Stryker, and the world’s largest health and beauty retailer A.S. Watson Group, each engaging their customers in personalized ways.

Biller - The next step in business payments We are an AI-powered “Buy Now, Pay Later” payment method that allows business buyers to order online and pay directly on invoice while performing real-time credit and fraud checks and a fully automated debtor management service. Thereby we reduce the operational burden and risk for the business seller while offering speed, flexibility and convenience for the business buyer e.g. by offering the buyer flexible payment terms. Biller may be brand new, but the brains behind it have been in the game for a long time. Our three founders earned their stripes at some of the biggest names in fintech. Now, they’re combining their expertise and energy to do something refreshingly new, and solve an age-old problem at the same time. We aim to be active in every EU country by 2024. That’s huge growth, but certainly within our reach. Shortly after we started Biller, a whole bunch of capital investors started beating down our door to get in. In the end, we partnered with Banking Circle, because they clearly see Biller’s potential to solve a real market challenge. We need talented people with the right skills to turn that potential into reality.

Changing the game since 2017, the reinvented record label Amuse gives free music distribution and empowering tools to artists across the globe. By using music consumption data Amuse finds, licenses and builds cutting-edge services for tomorrow’s platinum-selling talent. Amuse was founded by music industry executives with a collective vision to redefine artist discovery and label deals. Based out of Stockholm, Sweden, they also have added presence in London, Miami and Bogotá.

Soundseek is a new application that lets users create and manage playlists of their favorite music streaming services in a single app. We currently support music from Spotify, SoundCloud, YouTube, Napster, Apple Music and Deezer on the website, and our smartphone app supports music from Spotify, SoundCloud, Apple Music (iOS only) and Deezer. We are entrepeneurs at heart, and Soundseek is our baby,