SHIFT Business Festival is a platform that has brought together C-level decision-makers, business developers, and tech-heads from growth companies across the board since 2016. The highlight of the year is a two-day business festival in Turku, Finland. We encourage and support our festival attendees and partners to find their competitive advantage in new technology applications and sustainable business. Our company is based in Turku and is the most important business event in the region and a solid actor in the local business ecosystem. Behind SHIFT is a non-profit organization driven by volunteers and supported by network with firm supporters like Turku Science Park, Boost Turku, JCI, Creve, Turku Chamber of Commerce and Federation of Finnish Enterprises.

Villa Kultur er et fællesskab og et hus for nye måder at udvikle kultur på, hvor et vækstlag af kulturskabere møder de etablerede kulturinstitutioner og bidrager til Københavns kulturliv gennem arrangementer, udstillinger og forestillinger.Villa Kultur er også et arbejdsfællesskab for kulturelle iværksættere, der alle har sin daglige gang i vores villa på Østerbro. Vores medlemmer arbejder med kultur i alle afskygninger fra design, antropologi og filosofi til magasiner, events og film. Villa Kultur er en legeplads for kulturskabende entreprenører, iværksættere og kreative ildsjæle. I villaen møder du alt fra skribenter, medieproducenter, skuespillere, designere, eventudviklere, antropologer, kokke, musikere, højskoler, festivaler og designmarkeder. Vores medlemmer har tidligere beskrevet villaen som én stor arbejdsplads med en masse små, skæve afdelinger. Vi har endda også et medlemsstartet "Employee of the Month" tiltag kørende.Vi passer rigtig godt på vores fællesskab og mødes gerne til sociale arrangementer, når arbejdsdagen er ovre. Det kan være til fredagsbaren, til en omgang fodbold i haven eller til hinandens arrangementer. Derudover har vi en løbeklub, et kor, et festudvalg og en vinterbadningsklub. Kom og leg med os i Københavns smukkeste villa med Københavns sejeste kulturskabere!

Congrid is a digital solution for construction management and was founded in 2013 in Helsinki, Finland. Our headquarters is located in Helsinki but we also have offices in Turku (Finland) and Stockholm (Sweden). We have a staff of 25 employees. Our mission is to improve construction site productivity with modern technology. Take your documentation management to a whole new level.

At Cellugy, we’re passionate about creating innovative solutions for one of the most pressing challenges of the 21st century: plastic pollution. Our product, EcoFLEXY, is a 100% natural bio-cellulose material produced by the fermentation of surplus sugar with specific microorganisms. The objective is to replace fosil-based plastics and products in a wide range of applications, from packaging to chemicals.

We are a Danish start-up company on a mission to revolutionize the online takeaway ordering industry. We want to give all restaurants the possibility to have a full serviced top tier online ordering system that until now only have been available for big brands with big wallets. With more than 20 years experience and a huge network with restaurants and take away industry in Denmark, we understand ours customers' needs. Therefore, we provide a simple, low-cost and user-friendly service.

Avanto develops smart infrared heating technology that integrates seamlessly with clothing. Our adaptable heating technology is applicable to practically any piece of clothing. Avanto aims to be the leading heating solution for extreme and cold-weather apparel companies. We are now piloting our prototype product and are in the process of developing our technology further towards mass production.

Matmerk er en uavhengig stiftelse som bidrar til økt mangfold, kvalitet og verdiskaping i norsk matproduksjon. Vi får folk til å velge norsk mat. Vårt styre er sammensatt av representanter fra hele verdikjeden, fra produsenter til dagligvarehandelen. Vi er 18 ansatte som arbeider med og å styrke omdømmet til norske matprodukter hos norske forbrukere. Det gjør vi gjennom å jobbe med kvalitetssikring av norsk matproduksjon og merkeordninger rette mot forbruker.

The Thorvald platforms represent a low-cost alternative to a wide variety of agricultural operations. All the Thorvald robots are built using the same components, but we customize each robot for your specific needs based on the innovative modular design. We can therefore deliver robots using standard parts but customized design to serve your needs. All our robots are built to operate in an outdoor environment. They are therefore IP67 classified at all the lower parts that may be submersed in water (wheels, lower gears, etc), and IP56 for the rest of the robot.

Livid Jeans is a small manufacturing company from Norway, created from a simple love & passion for superior quality and true craftsmanship. Dedicated to honor old traditions in making jeans, and inspired by a time when superior quality, supporting local trade and taking care of own garments mattered.Since its establishment in 2010, Livid Jeans remains today the only apparel manufacturing company left in Norway, driven not from an economic point of view, but with a purpose. A purpose driven towards upholding old trade and conventional craft in a country where a once blooming textile industry is gone, and the fine craft with it. While continuously growing we strive to follow core values and to always create as unique and authentic products as we possibly can. And while doing so, sustain our responsibility against the competitive force of poor products being made unsustainably.Livid Jeans’ product portfolio today consists of two different production lines. One collection handmade the old fashioned way locally right here in Trondheim, Norway. And one ready-to-wear collection line made in Barcelos, Portugal. Both lines offering superior quality garments with equal purpose.

The CrayoNano team is widely recognized as one of the world’s leading teams within next generation nanoscale semiconductor materials and devices for optoelectronics applications. CrayoNano is a nanotechnology company specializing in developing optoelectronic devices based on semiconductor nanowires on graphene. CrayoNano AS was founded in June 2012. The Company originates from several years of research at the Department of Electronics and Telecommunications at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in Trondheim.

ShareLab incubator is about to be established at Oslo Science Park in Oslo. This role as ShareLab Incubator Manager is a unique and highly rewarding opportunity to join a newly established laboratory based life science incubator, where the goal is to build a new generation of biotech startups in Norway. You will be joining a small team responsible for growing the ShareLab incubator into one of the leading life science incubation communities in the country.

In 2013 we formed the building blocks of Disruptive Technologies with a group of industry experts with decades of experience in low-power, high-end semiconductors. Industry leaders in cloud computing, production and sales have since joined our team to create a true powerhouse of industry knowledge. Together we have created a complete sensing solution that is unmatched in size, capability and price. It is easy to use and fully scalable, making it a great fit for operations of any size. With Disruptive Technologies, the world can truly realize the potential of the Internet of Things.

Bridge Technologies creates advanced systems for ensuring high-quality, profitable digital media service delivery in broadcast, cable, satellite, OTT and telecoms applications. Providing a sophisticated platform for converging digital media services, the company’s award-winning products and solutions include analysis, measurement, and monitoring systems, intelligent redundancy switching, and comprehensive analytics solutions for TV-Everywhere providers. Compatible with all major industrial standards, ruggedised for reliability in challenging environments, and built for low-energy operation, Bridge Technologies systems bring greater efficiency to digital media businesses by making it simpler to manage complexity.

Squarehead Technology provides advanced microphone array systems for audio capture and acoustical zoom. A microphone array  combines a large number of individual microphones to create a highly directional audio output.  The challenge of isolating and capturing desired sound in noisy environments is a well-known problem. Our products allow an operator to zoom in on a particular area and record sound in much the same way a camera zooms in a scene. This is achieved by using sophisticated digital signal processing of audio from several hundred microphones combined into a single system. All audio channels are high quality digital signals that can be recorded without any loss.

As a idea factory, incubator and investor, Askeladden & Co identifies opportunities, develop concepts and scale up companies. Our sweet-spot is in traditional industries that - until now - have seen limited consolidation, limited innovation, too high prices and a customer journey that has been standing still since the 90s.   Our investments and startup journeys so far:  Cutters | Adams Matkasse | Freska | Lotel | Lorry Restaurant | Wellbee