Shifter is an independent news site about Norwegian tech startups in the new economy. We cover big and small events in the startup industry while reporting on innovation in bigger companies. We focus on ideas, challenges, money, power, people and good stories from everywhere.

Cobiro offers everything a business owner needs to build and grow their business online and reach more customers. Everything from our personalized marketing plan to our effective digital marketing tools are incredibly easy to use because we believe expert tools shouldn’t always require expert skills. Come work on those expert tools with us to make digital marketing accessible to everyone. www.cobiro.com

Comeat connects a community of internationals and locals, via our online platform, to meet over dinner at each other's homes. Sharing a meal is a great way to socialise for an evening and meet new friends, at an affordable cost. We help our community with easy access to nice homemade food from around the world, and the opportunity to spend an interesting evening in a relaxed setting at home. Comeat dinners can be booked on our web app www.comeat.net and mobile apps for iOS and Android. We are an international team from and in different parts of the world, but with a shared passion for travel, food, and socialising.

Arthro Therapeutics is pioneering software-as-a-medicine for osteoarthritis, re-thinking and transforming how people get diagnosed and treatment for the chronic disease. Our flagship product “Joint Academy”, approaches healthcare with real science (clinical evidence) primed by objective data to deliver the best outcome for healthy joints. For the hardest-to-treat conditions we simply believe we have to go beyond pills and surgery. We have gathered industry experts, professors, physiotherapists, engineers and venture capital from relevant firms to solve this problem. We have the Swedish government as customers as well as major insurance companies.

Kaffe Bueno is a Danish bioscience company based in Copenhagen, we upcycle coffee by-products into active and functional ingredients for cosmetics, nutraceuticals and functional foods. Our vision is to change the world sees coffee - from a caffeinated beverage to a sustainable resource for health and wellbeing. Our mission is to unlock coffee's health and commercial potential by taking advantage of the whole spectrum of its bioactive compounds. Some of the things we do: - Produce KAFFOIL: an active cosmetic ingredient upcycled from coffee grounds. It's used for healthy ageing, hair care, moisturising, and improving the skin barrier. You can find it in over 15 brands worldwide, including NIVEA. KAFFOIL is also used as an ingredient in food & beverage. - Produce KAFFIBRE: upcycled defatted coffee fibre used as an ingredient in cosmetics and food & beverage. - Circular partnerships: we upcycle spent coffee grounds from local businesses in Denmark into toiletries (hand soaps, shampoos, lotions and creams) and have a private label brand for these. - New products coming soon, all derived from molecules from within coffee.

Smartser is the digital gallery for discounted offers. We work with leading stores and e-shops to help you shop smart and save money. The main reason Smartster was created were by the constant bombardment of all direct mail to all households. Instead, find great offers the easy and fast way. Smartster makes shopping smarter and more fun. Our mission is to give you access to lots of deals and discounts.

We are a team of product obsessives working on the next revolution in data-driven management; people analytics. Our products help companies build amazing cultures, motivate their teams, and retain key employees.   Founded by some of Europe’s most experienced entrepreneurs (Gumtree, Qype, Songkick, Podio) and backed by some of Europe’s best VCs and Angel investors. We have a radical approach to work including an open salary policy, unlimited holidays, minimal hierarchy, and maximum transparency.

PlastiSens is a spinout from DTU Nanotech founded in 2014 and situated at Scion DTU, Lyngby. We develop novel portable sensor solutions for the food industry. PlastiSens has recently received funding for finalizing product development and running a field test.

Devolens (formerly Cryptolens) is a software licensing platform that helps software vendors securely monetize their applications. We provide tools to control and restrict access to software, distribute updates, automate payments, and analyze usage, which are critical building blocks for selling software.

We open doors for everyone, everywhere. Our mission is to simplify everything with keys. We believe in a world where security and convenience can coexist on a whole new level. Therefor, we are building the world's digital keychain. Unloc has been growing rapidly since we opened our first door in 2017. Today we are 40 ambitious, independent, inclusive and committed employees. We are a fully digital company where the software we create is the core of our business model. We are building a global platform and user-friendly apps for sharing digital keys across all types of electronic locks.

Secure Privacy is a privacy and AI governance platform with thousands of customers worldwide. We help companies manage consent, privacy compliance, and AI governance. We started with GDPR in 2018 and now cater for 55+ data protection laws worldwide. You may know us for cookie banners, but we do so much more. We are a fast-moving, remote-first team headquartered in Denmark always looking for exceptionel talent.

Kreia is a Finnish AI-native marketing service for small businesses. We handle content, posting, and ads from end to end, helping small businesses reach more customers on social media, without the traditional agency price tag. Our goal is to deliver a quality service experience that small businesses can actually afford and rely on.

At Stellar, we help brands reach people in new and exciting ways. We’re a company that drives digital transformation by opening up access to media channels that most advertisers haven’t tapped into yet. Instead of using the same old platforms everyone else does, we give brands the opportunity to advertise where attention is fresh and engagement is real like on dating apps, social apps, and activity-based platforms. We work with a network of over 100 dating apps, are the official sales partner for BeReal and Vivino, and also work with popular platforms like Strava. If you’ve ever seen an ad while swiping on a dating app or while checking BeReal there’s a good chance we made it happen. We help brands show up in the right place, at the right time, in a way that feels relevant and effective.

Melta transforms food waste into high-quality fertilizers through localized microbreweries. Our scalable, circular system helps municipalities and farmers cut emissions, manage waste more efficiently, and restore degraded soils. Food waste generates 8-10% of global greenhouse gas emissions annually, and 40% of agricultural soils are degraded. Centralized waste systems are costly and inefficient, leaving small municipalities and farmers in need of accessible, regenerative solutions. By closing the loop between waste and soil health, Melta creates a system that reduces costs, revitalizes ecosystems, and supports local communities. Founded by a soil scientist and a systems designer, Melta was built to tackle soil degradation and waste inefficiencies, turning food waste into a resource for a regenerative future.

Bopin is a social layer built on top of the world's most popular video library—YouTube. Our service turns passive watching into interactive bonding between friends, family and new connections. We are getting ready to scale our commercial ready product and are hiring key talent in Copenhagen. Sound interesting? Let's chat.