We back bold entrepreneurs in their earliest stages and help shape the foundation of their aspirations. We classify investments into three categories; BUILD, SCALE, and FOMO. Building cases are companies that are so early that the company might not even be registered with the authorities yet. It’s merely an idea that we need to shape together, right from the beginning. Here we put in lots of hours and enough capital to build a minimum viable product and test the product on the market. If successful, we move to a scale-up phase investing more money and/or raise capital from external investors. SCALE cases are more developed. The first team is there, and they are close to a product-market fit. We help build the foundation with capital, advisory and agreed-upon milestones within, e.g., legal work, growth hacking, or strategy. Finally, yes, we do also invest in FOMO cases with only capital…

An AI-driven calendar framework for farmers, available as an app or API. Our tech is designed to optimize farming schedules without the need for farmers to consult weather forecasts or other decision support tools. Through the use of satellite-based local weather and soil data, along with our proprietary database of agronomic parameters, our algorithms are able to calculate the ideal time to conduct a range of farming tasks, for a variety of crops and soil types. These include harvesting, tilling, seeding, spraying and more. We work with space tech from ESA, the latest AWS cloud technologies like Lambda and DynamoDB, Python for most of our API backend, and Golang for our math-heavy algorithms.

Nature Preserve (www.naturepreserve.co) is a foodtech company that re-engineers avoidable food surplus into a range of healthy ingredients and products, including LOVI (www.lovismoothies.com), a smoothie brand made from 100% natural and upcycled ingredients. Fighting food waste never tasted better.

The Why is a no-profit organisation that initiates, produces and distributes documentaries on pressing social and environmental issues. It promotes human rights, democracy, gender equality and justice by providing the world with thought-provoking and investigative documentary films. It fights for freedom of media and free access to realible information for all and collaborates with public broadcasters, NGOs and educational institutions across all continents. The Why contributes to the UN SDGs by educating for sustainability and supporting free media.

CityCharge is a fast growing startup based in Oslo Norway. It was founded in 2018 and is currently receiving support from InsjUIO incubator, and collaborating with Xplorico and other partners. We are launching our product and services to Stockholm Sweden in 2020. CityCharge gives users' mobile phone power on demand through its network of portable power banks, whilst providing venues with a unique marketing tool driving customer flow. Users can find CityCharge stations in their favourite venues, like shops, restaurants and cafes, all over the Nordics. Open the app to find the stations near them. CityCharge’s portable power banks include cables for all types of phones with fast charging service, giving users the freedom to charge on the go. Users can return the power bank to any CityCharge station in the network, from the local cafe to the favourite nightclub. CityCharge's mission is to give users opportunity to be powered and stay connected any time any where, and to turn that need into venues benefits. In short term, we provide power bank sharing service for charging the phone.

Developing the new generation tools for insurance industry. Insurino automates the hassle associated with getting a proper individual insurance coverage. We help consumers understand the insurance products they are paying for and their real coverage needs. Our online tools, built on modern technology are ready to be used out-of-the box or integrated with existing business systems. We are not yet another insurance broker, but a tech partner. Milestones: - Business Clients - ALMI innovation financing - The Factory member

Our SaaS platform gathers data about employees through our browser extension, phishing simulation, test assessments, and integrations with password management solutions, and automatically generates actions for employees to perform based on their individual weaknesses. CYBR will be the new standard for managing and mitigating employee risk, all through one seamless platform, whilst offering Cyber Insurance, where the premium is calculated based on the company risk score. We are headquartered in Oslo, Norway, but 40% of the tech team is employed remotely.

aTalent is a recruiting company founded in 2004, owned by The Guild of Industrial Engineering and Management Prodeko ry, KY- Aalto University business students and Prodeko alumni ry. Our headquarter are in Autotalo in Kamppi, Helsinki, where we have approximately 60 young professionals working. In 2016 we opened an office in Tallinn in order to secure our growth in the future as well. Our operations are based on three things: - Satisfied customers - Motivated, talented and committed personnel - Evolving and value creating talents aTalent specializes in young educated professionals in the beginning of their careers in the fields of IT, technology and business.

Beetroot Academy is a Swedish IT school that provides intensive practical education to train valuable skills for the 21st century. Today we operate 16 academies in Ukraine and have educated over 2400 people as per 2019. Now we are expanding outside of Ukraine with the first location being Sweden in 2020.

The Plant Era is a Copenhagen-based plant-based sports nutrition company which aims to design the future of nutrition. With plant-based protein and sustainable packaging The Plant Era is determined to enhance athletic performance, improve health, and accelerate the world’s transition to a more sustainable world by reducing the consumption of meat and dairy.

Quanturi Oy was founded in 2016 as a forerunner in deploying IoT sensor systems to farming industry. In just a few years, the company has gained a strong position in the business, extending its presence also to related industries like forestry and bioprocessing. Our products include specialized sensor systems and online service applications for visualizing and utilizing sensor data.

COASTI is a start-up company in the organic beverage industry with a huge potential of growth. Our vision is to create an exclusive and exquisite line of organic drinks made from tropical fruits and flowers and therefore establish our brand worldwide. Our products comes from fair Trade agriculture. We aim to support entrepreneurship and agri-business among young people and women in Africa to help create positive social change.

Hookle is AI-powered, easy-to-use social media marketing tool for busy small business owners. With Hookle, users can easily plan, schedule, publish, monitor, and advertise across multiple social media channels with one app. Hookle’s smart guidance technology advises users on what to do next (AI patent pending). Additionally, Hookle AI creates engaging content tailored for users' businesses, helping them maintain a seamless and effective social media presence while providing valuable performance insights. Google has selected Hookle as a global showcase for its Flutter technology. Now everyone can use social media like a pro - social media all in one!

Zenniz builds the future of tennis with an innovative smart court. The service and on-court device helps players and coaches with automatic line calls, stats, video, and drills. Our team has a mix of experience from technology (Google and Facebook) and tennis (Jarkko Nieminen is our tennis advisor). We’re securely funded by some of the best-known angel investors and VC's in Finland. The Zenniz product is currently in beta testing in Tali, Helsinki. The tracking of the system has already been validated in the Finnish Tennis League. Our next challenge is to scale Zenniz for the global market.

Utilifeed is a young innovative company that provides cloud based services (SAAS) for utilities. Our solutions combine industrial expertise with modern IT-infrastructure and data analysis, creating user-friendly but powerful tools which enable increased resource utilization, improved customer relations and reduced environmental footprint. We are passionate about using the latest technology within digital and energy systems to tailor solutions that power the sustainable energy system of tomorrow.