Tal&Dev is an HR-tech startup operating a matching network which leverages AI and proprietary algorithms to create lasting career matches between talents and employers. Their platform is unique with its "candidate spec" that outlines for each applicant not just their (soft & hard) skills and experience but also their ambitions, readiness for effort and workplace preferences thus allowing to vet (two-way) predictive long-term engagement and potential. This helps talents inventory their top skills/development needs and orient themselves towards their best fit career, putting them firmly in the drivers seat. And it allows recruiting teams to avoid endless resume screening and just focus on the best matching candidates as provided by Tal&Dev's proprietary algorithms. More on our services for talents: https://www.talanddev.com/ More on our services for companies: https://www.talanddev.com/companies

Upotential is a place where you train your mental skills to improve performance and mental wellbeing together with other people from all over the world. Upotential was founded 2019 in Sweden by Marianne 'Maja' Marescotti, a former elite tennis player, and Catrin Eriksson, an Ironman finisher. Maja and Catrin felt that something was off in the discussions around mental health. Instead of focusing on what can be done proactively to avoid mental health problems, too much focus had been put on reactive treatment. Why wasn't there an inspiring place for people who want to proactively train their mental skills to improve performance and mental well-being?! United by a clear vision to contribute to a healthier and more fun world to live in, the founders felt it was time to create a new solution and make mental fitness training social, accessible and affordable. The main idea behind the gym for mental fitness was to create a typical kind of gym, but instead of training your body, you would train your mental skills and work on everything it means to be human, such as discovering yourself, finding your passion points, going for your goals, and learning how to connect to yourself and others! The next addition to the team was Camilo Sáenz-Moncaelano, an expert with a PhD in Sport- & Performance Psychology. Together this trio has created a concept of science-based mental workouts designed to fit anyone who wants to develop and improve performance and mental wellbeing.

Målbar has created a highly advanced digital tool to measure the climate impact of products. The uniquely user-friendly tool allows companies to screen products on three precision levels, making it possible to obtain useful results without completing the traditional resource heavy life cycle assessment. Thereby, Målbar is helping companies in the furniture and design industries measure the carbon footprint of their products and use the results as a point of departure for making more responsible design and production choices.

Ankra is a Cloud Architecture Platform delivering best-practice plug and play cloud infrastructure. Our vision is to automate the DevOps role, by replacing infrastructure as code with infrastructure as platform. Anything that isn’t related to an organizations source code should not have to be configured or maintained by their developers. Ankra automates the configuration and maintenance of the developer life-cycle/Cloud infrastructure, end to end. __________________________________________________________________________________________ Every single business who is developing towards the cloud has this issue. The DevOps tools industry is estimated at 25B$ with a CAGR of 25%. The market is moving towards implementing devops practices with the utilization of putting people into their organizations to achieve desired results through DevOps Practices. It’s hard to implement, even harder to maintain. What the industry is currently trying to solve with manpower, Ankra solves with Code. _______________________________________________________________________________________________ The Cloud-Infra Puzzle we're solving consists of three parts: 1. Complexity A good Cloud-Infrastructure setup for can take between 6-12 months to configure. Once set up resources has to be dedicated towards maintenance. Companies face the challenge of relying on specialized devops personnel to get this up and running and maintain it. 2. Cutting Corners Due to the complexity of infrastructure configuration businesses tend to take shortcuts which prevents them from scaling. Developers frequently have to re-align their focus to improve a poorly configured infrastructure. 3. Human dependency Developers become dependent on DevOps to interact with the infrastructure. If a business doesn't have DevOps, developers lose time as they have to "figure it out themselves", increasing an already strained cognitive load. If a business does have DevOps personnel, they are costly and frequently becomes a bottle-neck for shipping features. If the person who set up the infrastructure leaves, the business will be forced to: a) replace competence or upskill competence b) Rebuild Infrastructure with new competence. With Ankra you can have a cloud infrastructure up and running in an afternoon. Allowing developers to focus on building your business, undistracted. If a business needs coders it should be for developing core code, not for managing infrastructure. We provide the stack automated and free of maintenance. ___________________________________ After a decade of consulting in the DevOps space we realized that businesses were constantly re-building the wheel. We're inspired to building a standardized engine for all businesses to be able to scale. We're a team of tech enthusiasts who are excited to see just how far technological development will take us in our lifetime. The problem we're solving is a tide that would lift all boats, enabling software developing organizations to ship features faster, safer and with better insight. To read more about the need for Ankra you can have a look at this whitepaper we wrote: https://klingsbo.notion.site/The-need-for-Ankra-725d5fd84a4d4307a45e8b324e327491

Utilizing building ventilation systems to capture atmospheric CO2 and generate three-way benefits - reducing emissions, environmental benefits, and reducing CO2 exposure for the residents. Over half of the world’s population is currently urban, with predictions that this number will likely grow by 1.56 billion over the next two decades. As a result, we will see new megalopolises emerge, and an exponential increase in the construction of new buildings and CO2 emissions. This surge in the number of people living and working in buildings will only reinforce the challenge of guaranteeing the best air quality levels possible. A high concentration of CO2 has been proven to make people feel dizzy, tired, and sleepy. A Harvard study shows that for each 400-ppm increase in indoor CO2 concentration, our cognitive function score becomes 20% lower. Ours is the most affordable technology for increasing overall employee wellbeing by preventing their productivity from decreasing by 20%. If buildings can be used as CO2 capturing machines the lifetime emission can be offset. One single system for building ventilation of 3m3/s can capture 20 tons of CO2 per year. In a single building, one might have, for example, 20 ventilation units. So, per building, it is 400 tons of CO2 captured per year. When the system is used with renewable electricity (5kWh energy required per kilo CO2 captured) (20g/kWh) the emission is 100g when 1000g is captured. By transforming buildings into carbon sinks, net-zero targets can become achievable. Buildings become an active protector of environments and contribute to global negative CO2 emissions. Soletair Power captures carbon utilizing buildings' ventilation systems, which achieves up to a 50% reduction in emissions, supports employee wellbeing, and increases productivity. Soletair Power’s modular solution operates with a plug-and-play approach, enabling any company to install and use Direct Air Capture. The captured carbon can be reused as a non-fossil-based resource in a wide array of applications, effectively rewinding the impact of CO2.

Skinfo is a service (SaaS) for e-commerce that makes the ingredient list in cosmetics both understandable and transparent, based on scientific and health related information. We’re seen across 500+ skincare & cosmetics brands via retailers such as Apotea and LloydsApotek. Shoppers use Skinfo over 10k+ times daily. Available via Shopify for smaller brands.

Pigello was founded in 2019, with the goal of digitalizing and revolutionizing the real estate industry. We’re putting a lot of focus on automating processes, integrating with other systems, and providing a user-friendly, intuitive platform to work with. The platform includes the whole property management process, including the economical administration, technical administration, and the rental process, as well as data analysis.

Stayify is a next-generation eCommerce SaaS-platform for the travel sector, designed to handle all transactions in a single process and fully integrated with operators' back-end systems. Our main customer segments are hotels and resorts. We have pilot customers in multiple countries and building the company step-by-step. That is why we are building a next-generation composable commerce platform for travel that is going to redefine digital commerce for the industry. We are using cutting-edge and modern e-commerce technologies in our platform, and we are building a team with visionary people to reach our goal. The platform is multi-tenant, fully cloud-based and no customer-specific upgrades applies. We are live with pilot customers in multiple countries.

We have invented Magnetic Air Drive - a contactless transfer of powerful torque for a new generation kitchen appliances. Millo appliances is the winner of TechBBQ 2021 Hardware Startups Pitch competition. Existing kitchen appliances are typically chunky, aesthetically unappealing and difficult to clean, that's why people hide them deep in cupboards. Modern kitchens are becoming smaller, so there is limited space for storing. People are seeking for more durable, minimalistic and sustainable products, also smart and evolving over time via software updates. Magnetic Air Drive is a standard of the future kitchen. A powerful, seamless torque that is suitable for a new generation cordless as well as build-in products. It is a highly sustainable solution - one motor can power all the mechanical kitchen appliances. The first technology application is a cordless blender - www.getmillo.com, which is evolving to a multifunctional platform. New accessories coming are coffee grinder, juicer and baby food mixer. The next evolution of the Magnetic Air Drive will be integration into cooktops, opening up entirely new possibilities for the wireless kitchens of the future.

Charge is a startup incubator for immigrants who are passionate about growing their idea into a successful business. We believe that immigrants have knowledge, skills, perspectives and motivations that can contribute to generating value and job creation, and we aim to be a platform that channels their untapped potential and unique ideas when they come to Norway. By creating success stories, we will bring forward important values that break down prejudice, build respect and share ideas of a better future.

Bluewhale ApS sends thousands of secure emails around the world every day. We are passionate about making a difference during a time when the stringency for data security is constantly increasing. We have specialized in secure and encrypted email since 2007. We have in-depth understanding of the typical secure communication requirements of both small and large sized organisations, whether they are in the private or public domain. With this knowledge gained from working alongside our diverse set of customers, we have developed a versatile and robust piece of software from the ground up. We continuously develop our solutions to the highest standards. Together with our customers we develop our software to meet their changing requirements and individual needs. Security is our main focus and our systems are easily integrated into established IT architectures while managing secure communication in a structural and seamless way. Since the beginning our aim has been to design an easy to operate solution, that adheres to the highest encryption standards, while accomodating large file transfers, all via a secure point to point communication channel – ultimately demonstrating to your recipients that you take the security and privacy of their data seriously. We are proud to fulfill our goal every day.

FOROS is a green investment platform that makes forest management and investing simple and accessible for everyone. Our key features are: sustainable forest management and secure cross-border investing. Forestry is a dinosaur industry that we aim to disrupt. Coordination among marketplace participants is very fragmented. For a forest owner, it is cumbersome finding out prices from different forestry companies and finding a trustworthy partner, especially across borders. Foros opens up opportunities for much wider groups of people to benefit from owning forests. People will be able to invest in forests at ease, entrusting forest management to our experienced forestry professionals who will take good care of forests and manage them sustainably. Forest owners will get our offers and suggestions for how to best manage the forest. We call them 'your forest value growth plan'. These offers forest owners will be able to activate and implement within a few button clicks. Behind the scenes, to aid better decision making we will utilise big data analytics and machine learning. To date we have handled €24m in forest land transactions. This shows that there is a dire need for a digital, modern solution for existing forest owners.

We help businesses and brands establish a strong social media presence and run social media campaigns through content creation, social media management and influencer marketing. We increase awareness, support consideration and drive conversation through captivating content on Instagram, Pinterest, Facebook and TikTok.

We optimize containerized agricultural commodity flows by unifying diverse global expertise and backgrounds with an ambition for growth and a strong belief in simple, digital, and transparent trading of commodities providing affordable possibilities for any kind of business. We are entrepreneurs with advanced expertise in trading, logistics, and data that utilize technology and great minds to connect local businesses with suppliers across the globe, enabling new access and opportunity to markets, materials, and products. In short, we make commodity trading easy, efficient, and affordable. By living our values of being Trustworthy, Rethinking, Ambitious, Data-driven, and Entrepreneurial, we rethink commodity trading and logistics and build a culture of empowering our employees to challenge the status quo and make a smarter move.

Valerian Funds' vision is to be the world's preferred source of growth capital for online businesses accessible at the click of a button. Simple, Fast and Non-Dilutive From startup founders to startup founders, we have been there – we know how hard it is to raise capital. Your business needs to tick a particular box with a VC or have a minimum track record for a bank manager. Ultimately, a successful fund raise is less a testament to the quality of your business and more a consequence of being at the right place at the right time – not a very comforting thought. The founding team at Valerian set out to create a product that would eliminate the serendipitous element of fund raising and instead root the investment decision in hard data – eliminating the self-selecting criteria of who you know and instead focusing solely on performance. The team at Valerian brings in a wealth of unique specific expertise that aims to provide you with the best available, most flexible and ultimately cheapest cost of capital available for your growth.