Alder was founded as our reaction to the increasing degree of loneliness and exclusion in society. Our vision is to create richer lives with artificial intelligence and human touch through a revolutionary technological ecosystem for coordination of human resources. Alder is an intelligent tool for NGOs that operates in the intersection between cognitive systems and psychology. This takes automation of manual tasks to a whole new level and contributes to a richer life for volunteers and residents.

The Nordic Startup Awards is a unique series of events in the Nordic countries. NSAwards is one of the regions part of Global Startup Awards. Our aim is to connect the entire startup ecosystem, from successful and promising startups, investors and journalists to founders and developers.The NSAwards is carried out in two rounds. First, national finals are held in Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland and Denmark. Then, national winners will move on to the Grand Finale which relocates  every year.

Hypeit tells you what to do, where to go, and who is there. Out biggest passion is innovation and human behavior. We wish to be a service wich makes it possible for people with different backgrounds and culture to connect to one another. Our cision is for Hypeit to be a tool that will bring more joy and happiness.

Xeneta (Norway Startup of the Year 2016) is one of the most promising tech companies coming out of the Nordics. We are changing the business of the $200Bn container-shipping industry. We have become the world's leading information platform for ocean freight pricing intelligence. With our international background from logistics, technology and business we have managed to develop a turnkey solution addressing the challenges traditionally related to trade in the containerized shipping industry. We come from all walks of life and from all corners of the globe. With over 16 different nationalities, there really isn't a dull moment in a typical working day. Our colorful personalities makes for rather interesting and healthy discussions on the most mundane topics, but it's what keeps it fun. With our headquarters in beautiful and charming Oslo, Norway our team of dedicated and extremely intelligent human beings is what makes Xeneta tick. We have a passion for software technology and global trade, but most of all, a desire to change the business of global logistics once and for all.

Artboost is an art agency that offers bespoke curatorial services to companies, organizations, and institutions that want to create inspirational experiences for their customers, visitors, and employees. Artboost represents a carefully selected community of artists to ensure high quality, originality, and diversity throughout its many commissioned projects. Artboost is profitable and currently funded by sales.

We are a p2p-marketplace directed towards SME financing. Our digital marketplace helps SME's to sell their receivables fast, easy and at a better price point than factoring companies offer. The financiers are hedge funds and investment companies. There are no application fees, lock-ins or minimum obligations - only use the service when you need a cashflow injection. Get financing in 24 hours!

Developing innovative, science based training equipment and methods for strength and conditioning. Founded in 2011 and growing rapidly. Our products are used by performance coaches, personal trainers and physioterapists on six continents. The kBox is our flagship product, based on decade-long experience in flywheel training technology, supported by the app-based kMeter feedback system.

Fieldly is a project management system, specialized for construction companies. We provide high quality, affordable services to help your business with successful fieldwork. You only pay per user and for that you get access to all the tools you need to succeed. Fieldly automate collection of all critical billing and salary data in real-time and decreasing our customers time spend on administration with up to 50 %.

Matspar.se is a price comparison service for daily goods online. The food tech industry is blooming, currently billions of euros is being invested into the market because of one self-explanatory reason: The food industry is the largest industry in the world. Yet, when it comes to tech integration it has been lagging, until now. Our vision is to be the one stop shop for all consumer needs. That means that we focus heavily on tech, product, content and data. And we treat engineers like rock stars.

En række af Roskilde-områdets virksomheder, uddannelsesinstitutioner, Universitetet, Sygehuset, Festivalen og Roskilde Kommune har etableret Foreningen IQ.Vores mål er at udnytte samarbejdets uforløste potentiale og skabe vækst vi er stolte af. Vi vil nedbrude barrierer og gøre innovation til en selvfølge - på tværs af virksomheder, videninstitutioner og offentlige. Og vi vil ikke bare tale om vores ideér. Vi vil skabe konkrete samarbejder og se dem vokse.

Favro is a planning and collaboration app for organizational flow. It helps agile organizations evolve faster than markets react. It helps manage the most basic tasks and the biggest challenges. It integrates seamlessly with existing workflows and tools, enables decision-making to be decentralized, and it does it all efficiently, elegantly and on an epic scale. Ultimately, it helps organizations do what they excel at - making products and services that change the game and the rules. Fast. We’ve built a tool that helps the world's most progressive organizations evolve faster than the market reacts. That fosters adaptability, autonomy, and team alignment. Which is simple enough to handle the most basic tasks and powerful enough to tackle the biggest challenges.A tool that...Makes it frictionless to manage teams, tasks and time. Integrates seamlessly with existing workflows and tools.Enables decision-making to be decentralized.Mobilizes the potential of the talent inside and outside the organization. Creates alignment autonomously.And it does it all efficiently, elegantly and on an epic scale.

Documentation of the things that make your organization function – processes, systems, capabilities, strategies – can quickly get spread out across many tools.  Ardoq keeps that information in a single place and makes sure it stays up-to-date through automation and collaboration. We offer a complete SaaS solution using some of the most exciting technology.  Working at numerous companies, big and small, we always had trouble finding historical documentation. It took days to navigate the local system architecture. And even when we found documentation, the lack of standardization made things even harder. To make matters worse, we never really understood the big picture, “how were we affecting other teams, processes, and systems?” we could never know. All this wasted time was costing these companies money and causing employees huge amounts of frustration, especially when new staff arrived. So we decided to stop pulling our hair out and created a lightweight, easy-to-use alternative to the solutions you find in enterprise architecture and documentation software.

Playlab is a Danish mobile game company based in Bangkok.Founded in 2013 by 3 Danish entrepreneurs, Playlab has grown to be one of the biggest mobile game development companies in Southeast Asia. Our head studio is in Bangkok with a second studio in Manila.Our player base of +30 million global installs gives us a solid platform on which to fuel further growth and become a globally leading mobile game developer. We develop our own games and publish ourselves - giving us full creative freedom!

Built to simplify employee onboarding and offboarding flows, Typelane is changing the way we welcome and say goodbye to our employees. With focus on smart workflows, intuitive design and personalisation Typelane transforms what once was manuell and complex process into an easy and engaging one. Founded in late 2016 and with HQ in Stockholm we are now working with customers all across the globe. Visit our webpage to find out more about us!

We are the personal technology company with procurement as core. We offer a cloud service that helps customers digitize the entire consultant lifecycle from procurement to payment.  We believe technology and external workforce is part of every company’s key assets and need to be treated as such. Our aim is to be at the forefront when it comes to procurement, by utilizing our experience and technology. We challenge the traditional with easier and more efficient ways of working. We have three core values: usability, performance, and scalability. We aim to work after these values to make sure we deliver a top-notch service. At Inkopio, we are very customer-focused, and a few of us work directly with our customers on site, managing the consultants time reporting, invoices, etc. Since we work with large enterprises, we need to be formal in how we address customers. Every week we meet to discuss open topics, and everyone on the team contributes with finding new customers. We also do team building activities and try to keep everyone involved in decision making. Our team consists of skilled individuals with years of experience from the industry. Many of us have worked with large enterprises such as IBM, Microsoft, Accenture and we want to use our knowledge to make Inkopio successful.