Connecting Grounds is a food start-up based in Aarhus that up-cycles spent coffee grounds (a.k.a. coffee waste) into a food ingredient for B2B snack and confectionary companies and restaurants. Why do we do it? 1. Environment Spent coffee grounds are often treated as waste. Think about how many cups of coffee you or the people around you drink per day. All the coffee waste from drinking coffee adds to the Greenhouse Gas Emissions. 2. Nutritional Value When we brew our cup of coffee, we are only taking advantage of 1% of coffee's nutrients. 99% of these nutrients stay in the spent coffee grounds. These nutrients include caffeine, dietary fibre, proteins and valuable minerals. What we do is change the narrative behind hidden food waste by starting with coffee by-products. By up-cycling such a product, we evert emissions, take advantage of our resources and raise awareness on the importance of up-cycling. Rethinking food is what we do, and we will not stop with coffee by-products. We will continue to search for resources/ingredients that have the potential of being reintroduced in the food stream, again.

UVision makes sensors for underwater inspection - Visualising the subsea. Ships, harbours, windmills and bridges need regular inspection, also underwater, in order to avoid major failures and costly repairs. Underwater, inspection becomes a lot more complex, it is difficult and risky to operate under water, and video-inspections are costly and ineffective. We are therefor building the UVision sensor to make inspections easy, safe and precise. The UVision sensor is a 3D-underwater camera; unique in size and weight and therefore easy to mount on a pole, on any underwater drone or handheld by a diver. You scan an object by simply moving the sensor around it, guided by a real-time 3D-map on a screen. After the scan, advanced algorithms create a photorealistic 3D-model and store it in our cloud solution - ideal for collaboration with colleagues, customers and partners. We are three full-time founders - each with 25 years of experience within technology development, marketing and management. One of us has a lot of experience with underwater photography, and we all have a deep interest in technology and strong urge to make something of our own - with all the ups and downs it will bring :-)

At Banana, we produce ice cream, bread and sweets from "ugly", ripe, organic bananas. Bananas that would otherwise be discarded because of looks or being ‘overripe’. But those bananas are the nerve of Banana Cph . They are ripe, sweet and form the perfect base for our ice cream, bread and sweets. Bananas are one of the most wasted foods in the world. Early in the value chain with the farmers, a staggering 40% is discarded due to appearance alone. Not to mention during transport and in the supermarkets, where millions of bananas are thrown out every day, because of looks and ripeness. A huge contrast to what the world is calling for. And what consumers are calling for. In Banana, we think circularly, sustainably, and uncompromisingly. That is the core of our DNA. We produce products that speak to both taste and conscience. Wrapped in a modern, aesthetic brand that resonates with today’s consumers.

Hyre is a car sharing company that launched the first version of the platform in 2018. We are a joint venture between Møller Mobility Group and Hyre Management, with MMG as the largest shareholder. Today we are the largest car sharing company in the Nordics with over 1600 shared cars. Quick and seamless customer journey With just one app, you can book, unlock and settle the car rental - without ever having to wait in line to pick up your car. Toll, fuel, and rental prices are automatically calculated in real time, providing you with a complete overview and eliminating time spent on administration and settlement. Our vehicles are always available and our mission is to never be more than 5 minutes away from where you are. The fleet of cars is owned and operated by Hyre witch gives us complete control over the customer journey to ensure predictable and safe access to modern cars at competitive prices. We believe in a future of shared, self-driving electric cars because: 1. The car itself changes. Today's cars are connected to the internet, enabling more efficient car sharing. Furthermore, the car is now electric and in due time it will be self-driven. 2. Demographics are changing. The car is no longer an important status symbol, and Hyre sees that today's youth do not want to own a car. People want simplicity, flexibility, and freedom. 3. Sustainability is a requirement. The way we move today is not sustainable. Even with electric cars, densification in the largest cities will force alternative solutions in people transport.

We’ve pioneered a highly popular, science-based and award winning pedagogical approach called See the Good! for learning, teaching and assessing socio-emotional skills. See the Good! is a digital service to boost positivity in the classrooms to promote both well-being and academic learning in students. We know that happy kids learn best. Backed by scientific research and already in use by 1000s of teachers in Finland, we have developed the See the Good! method, teacher training & physical materials into a digital service for worldwide use. Our first international customers in Sweden, Indonesia and Thailand among others are already using the See the Good! both the method and digital tools to improve the student’s school wellbeing and academic learning.

We have decided to radically change the way insurances are sold today. Instead of asking what the customer wants, we tell him what he needs. This we do by extracting intelligent insights from public available data and combing this with machine learning models trained on an insurance company’s existing portfolio.

UGC BUTIKEN is a Nordic UGC agency that specializes in creating video content for your SoMe, advertising, and e-commerce pages. Our agency also helps position brands organically and through advertising on TikTok. We aim to save you time by offering a complete solution for your marketing needs. UGC is truly the future and it's happening right now. It's difficult to reach audiences with credible ads that aren't authentic, so we want to help all businesses create engaging and genuine videos. - Matilda Allan, Founder of UGC BUTIKEN .

Lola&Lykke is a small, mum-founded Finnish brand on a big mission: to put mum’s health and wellbeing first—from trying to conceive to pregnancy, breastfeeding, and beyond. Since 2018, our award-winning products and growing network of European retailers have helped us reach more families, but our heart remains the same: real support for real motherhood. The maternity space can feel fragmented and overwhelming. We’re changing that with a modern, unified care experience: thoughtfully designed products, round-the-clock access to experts, and easy-to-trust guidance—so every parent can make informed choices. We know self-care often slips in busy family life. That’s why we build tools and a community that help mums feel less alone and more in control—body, mind, and everyday practicalities. Created by two Finnish mothers, we work with experienced midwives, physiotherapists, and healthcare professionals to keep everything evidence-based, safe, and accessible. Our aim is a new standard for maternal care: human, transparent, and personalised—powered by clinical insight and thoughtful technology. With Lola&Lykke, you’re not doing this alone. We’re here to educate, connect, and champion mums—so you can thrive through every stage of the journey.

The BioInnovation Institute Foundation (BII) is an international commercial foundation with a non-profit objective supported by the Novo Nordisk Foundation. BII operates an incubator to accelerate world-class life science innovation. Our vision is to support world-class life science innovation that drives development of new solutions by early life science start-ups for the benefit of people and society. With continued positive development, The Novo Nordisk Foundation can provide up to EUR 470 (3,5 mia. DKK) to BII over 10 years.

6D Tape is unique, patented and active therapeutical tape which works in six directions. It features handles and is skin-friendly, making it well suited for lymphatic therapy, physical therapy, scar treatment and active self-care. The unique 6D handles allow manipulation that stimulates lymph flow, blood circulation, fasciae, scar tissue, muscles and joints. Treatment with 6D Tape will improve recovery from injury, ease joint and muscle pain, reduce nerve compression and swelling, and help with constricting scar tissue. 6D Tape has many therapeutic uses. 6D Tape is effective for treating back, neck and muscle pain, as well as swelling and joints. Manipulating the tape with the handles alleviates pain and reduces swelling by activating the body’s internal cleanup and healing mechanisms. The tape is also suited for treating surgical and traumatic scar tissue and swelling. For example, the tape is excellent at treating repetitive strain injuries, including golfer’s, mouse and tennis elbow, and constricting connective tissue (fascia). 6D Tape works well with patients having Lymphedema, which is a painful chronic condition that causes swelling of limbs and disabilities affecting more than 250 million people worldwide. It has considerable public health significance, characterized by a continuous need for medical treatment, many comorbidities and detrimental effect on patients’ social life and career. It is particularly common among breast cancer survivors with a prevalence of about 40%. The number of lymphedema cases is rising as the number of cancer survivors increases with more effective treatments. The life quality of these people keeps declining dramatically as there are no solutions to manage this condition effectively and live a normal life at the same time. 6D Tape Oy is developing an automated therapy tape system 6D Tape Pro designed for efficient self-care to alleviate lymphedema, as well as pain, scars, and swelling after surgeries and injuries. The tape can be conveniently worn under clothes without interrupting any daily activities. The automated pulsation provides a gentle pressure treatment in planned and natural lymph flow-mimicking intervals. This enables lymphedema patient’s body to function and drain lymph similar to normal body preventing edema. The solution will reduce overall treatment costs and burden on health care systems. Our patent-pending solutions are huge steps forward from any other treatment option available, enabling a lucrative positioning in a €7 billion market. The funding we are seeking is instrumental to take on the high-impact project closing the gap from technology prototype to a clinically validated product suited for mass market. Moreover, the new equity enables to secure enough operational capacity for a successful market launch.

BlackWood Capital Partners leverages AI to find the most promising early-stage startups for investors, including high-net-worth individuals and wealth managers. Through this effort, we help European start-ups gain access to smart capital and high-caliber board members by connecting them with our exclusive network of investors who leverage their capital, networks, and expertise to make an impact.

Clearly Energy er en startup virksomhed; vi bor i Aarhus, og vores værditilbud hjælper B2B-kunder til at få indsigt i, og værktøjer til, at forbedre både den økonomiske samt den grønne bundlinje i energimarkedet. Vi opererer digitalt overfor vores kunder og udover at stå på solide nøgletal, som vores kunder kan bruge til noget, er vores mission at facilitere vores kunder i den grønne omstilling ved at formidle fakta og relevante data.

For us, it is completely crazy that it is easier to find Stockholm's best pizza or which flight ticket is cheapest online, than to get a reasonably well-founded price estimate of what an apartment should cost - and we want to change that. We are a start-up improving the customer experience when buying/selling apartments and houses, by using AI and technology to make most people's #1 investment decision safer and more data driven. .

Waylog helps leading eCommerce and DTC brands grow faster by unlocking capital stuck in the supply chain. Every single eCommerce business has experienced cash flow issues at some point and most experience it all the time. It keeps them from growing at the pace they could. We help them by bridging the gap in their cash conversion cycle through fast, convenient and on-demand inventory financing. It means they can free cash stuck in the supply chain and spend it on other (more fun) things, or place larger orders with their suppliers and thus negotiate better deals. Big Banks don't care much about small businesses, at Waylog we want to give everyone access to the same supply chain financing solutions as the big players have always had access to.

Fairytalez.com was launched in 2015, and today Fairytalez is the world’s largest collection of fairy tales. The collection consists of more than 4,000 tales, including classic fairytales like Grimm and Andersen, local tales from around the world, and a fast-growing category of user-written tales, uploaded on Fairytalez.com. The website has 60,000 monthly visitors, of which roughly half are from the USA. The stories are all available on the site, and some have been made into ebooks and paperbacks.