Skypass aims to make returns in e-commerce more economically and environmentally sustainable through smart, data-driven decisions. In order to do this, we need to create an end-to-end digital platform that facilitates the shipment and customs process for online retailers. Today, we have created an MVP that reads and systematizes customs data on behalf of retailers, allowing them to save money on returned goods from Norway. In the time ahead we wish to grow our company and work towards the broader goal of revolutionizing e-commerce returns.

Founded in 2018 by Bård Anders and Stig Olav Kasin, PortalOne is the world’s first hybrid games platform. Hybrid games are a new category of entertainment that seamlessly mix games with live shows that are embedded directly inside the games. This mobile-first content gives users a more engaging games experience, with stunning visuals and enhanced interactivity while allowing users to compete for prizes. We enrich everyday life by providing captivating, positive entertainment — with rewarding interactions that transform virtual wins into real-world rewards. PortalOne is US-based with a subsidiary in Oslo, Norway Hybrid Games are a whole new category of unique gaming entertainment. We harness the power of the Unreal Engine and other technologies to create unique content with stunning visuals and interactivity.We have global financial backing and global partners.

Cloud-native microenvironment control for developing & scaling complex cell models. We offer solutions for vertically integrating 2D and 3D assays into your workflow, all the while you maintain real-time control over relevant readouts and variables. Find out more on www.vitroscope.no or reach out under contact@vitroscope.no

Manolin is a software company focusing on digital health management to accelerate resource sharing between salmon farms. We are a software and data analytics company helping global aquaculture scale sustainably. 🌊 Our ocean faces many challenges, but it holds even more potential for positive impact. Our goal is to help build a more sustainable future food system together with aquaculture farmers.

Zelo redefines how companies communicate internally. Streamline your internal communications by optimizing your reach. Compose, send, and track company updates across email, SMS, Teams & Slack in minutes. Use the Preferred Communication Channels Create great messages and distribute them across the channels your audience is most receptive to including email, SMS, Slack, MS Teams, and more.

7Mountains was founded in 2018 by a team of broadcast engineers and software developers in Norway. 7Mountains is part of Fonn Group and is headquartered in Media City Bergen, Norway. The majority owner is Rieber & Søn, a family-owned Norwegian investment company with an industrial legacy dating back to 1839. 7Mountains has founded Dina - a newsroom and storytelling solution changing how journalists work for story planning, creation and collaboration. Want to know more? Get in touch!

Sensar Marine is set out to revolutionize the boating industry. Using the latest sensor and wireless technology we will improve safety at sea, protect the boat when not in use and give boat owners and their families peace of mind wherever they are. Sensar Marine makes products designed to improve the relationship between a boat and its owner. Our flagship product is a boat monitoring system designed specifically for use in boats, which could run 24/7, 365 days a year without draining boat batteries. Our service has introduced a way for boaters to monitor their boats from their mobile phones, and be notified when their boat needs attention. To date, SmartBoat One has been installed in thousands of boats of all types, in harbors around the world.

Ose Water AS is a Norwegian bottled water and bag-in-box water producer.The water source is Ose which provides high quality natural mineral water. The company aim to be in production for international sale in Q1 2019. Ose Water AS is a producer of natural mineral water from the Ose spring in Bygland municipality, Aust-Agder county in Norway.

eCommerce, B2B, and product development towards tactical, outdoor, and lifestyle products. Office and warehouse in Oslo and eCommerce presence 3 in Norway, Sweden, and Finland. 25 employees and 100MNOK revenue in 2018. We've been growing about 50% yearly over the last three years and aim to continue growing at the same speed. The young data-driven organization with ambitions to become the biggest player within our niche. Come and join us!

RESPINOR is a privately-owned medical device company, founded in Oslo, 2015. We have developed an objective measure of breathing for critically ill patients within intensive care. The technology provides precise, continuous and real-time information of diaphragm function, our main breathing muscle, to increase the quality of care and reducing costs. RESPINOR’s technology is the winner of Horizon 2020 both in phase I and II. We are addressing an unmet medical need because every breath counts.

Nordic Data Resources is a leading online data provider, well established in all the Nordic markets after a successful market launch in Q4 2015. We have run more than 1000 campaigns with 100 media agencies in our first 18 months, which generated revenue of € 0,5 million in 2016. We have a monthly run rate of more than € 100 k, which will increase significantly moving forward, particularly when we have globally launched our data. 1) PRODUCT We have developed a scalable, full-reach consumer classification online audience data suite, available for any programmatic platform and digital channel. We specialize in geo-targeting and consumer classification data to reach the entire population. Our data provide a unique way of targeting audiences in a safe and reliable way, available for both buy-side and sell-side, as well as data exchanges and DMPs. Please look at our video presenting the consumer classification audience data; https://vimeo.com/193398498. 2) REVENUE MODEL We distribute our data through programmatic trading platforms and data exchanges to advertisers/agencies (buy-side) and publishers (sell-side). Our revenue is driven by ad impressions using our data to target more effectively. We offer CPM based pricing model in the programmatic platforms, as well as a monthly fixed DMP agreement (recurring revenue model) 3) STRONG MARKET GROWTH / CUSTOMERS The data market is driven by the strong growth in the programmatic buying of ads on the internet, mobile, and soon TV. It’s the best-performing sector in the ad industry (40% growth in 2016). Our market is both the media buyer and the publishers; Agency customers / buy-side We have run more than 1000 campaigns with 100 agencies and all of the global media agency groups in the Nordic countries. See more about our Buy Side offering; http://nordicdataresources.com/agencies/ Publisher customers / sell side We launched our audiences in the Publisher market in Q1 and are now starting up with leading Nordic publishers, both broadcasters and online publishers. See more; http://nordicdataresources.com/publishers/ 4) GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS We work closely with global players in the online data /programmatic advertising industry, who have established platforms, infrastructure, and customer bases, which helps us to scale our business. We have focused on this since we started and have many great partners like Oracle, MediaMath, Google, Experian, Adform, Semasio, InsightOne, Digital Element, and son. You can see more on http://nordicdataresources.com/platforms/ 5) SCALABLE BUSINESS MODEL Data is the new gold on the internet and represents a strong growth area, growing together with programmatic trading's 30-40% market share. It is predicted that programmatic buying and selling will soon and completely take over the ad market. We have built a global distribution from day one with the leading data exchanges and programmatic trading platforms, so we have a very scalable business and revenue model. We have successfully launched our data in the Nordic markets and are now launched in Germany. Nordic Data Resources has an international "Go to Market" strategy where we plan to globally launch our data in the next 3-9 months. We are able to do this since we have a global audience data set and distribution partners, the key job is to make trading desks and media agencies aware of the existence and great value. As soon as they have tested the data, they can measure their performance, which drives the use of more data. 6) EXPERIENCED  FOUNDER/MANAGEMENT TEAM We are a founding team of 19 internet veterans, and all of us have long internet and online advertising experience. See http://nordicdataresources.com/about/ for the team overview. All in all, the founding team has a total of 150 years of Internet/advertising/data background;

Think Outside is now Mitta AS, a subsidiary fully owned by Mitta Oy. Mitta will be offering geodata monitoring and measurement services to the Norwegian market, bridging the growth of the Finnish and Swedish Mitta companies to new Norwegian customers. For us at Mitta, accurate and reliable positioning is extremely important, as it is a basic prerequisite for spatial information. High-quality input data means cost-effectiveness in design, construction and monitoring, regardless of the customer's industry. Mitta is the market leader as a producer and processor of terrain information in the infrastructure sector in Finland and Sweden. Our customers operate in the construction value chain from design to production.

Based in Kongsberg - the heart of the Subsea Valley - Kongsberg Ferrotech is utilizing world-leading competence to develop the first-ever automated solution, the Oktapous, for riser cleaning, NDT inspection, maintenance (coating), and structural repair (glass/carbon fiber reinforcement). The repair will be performed inside the patented Habitat - allowing for composite repairs subsea and in the splash zone while offering quality as if the repair was performed in a laboratory environment. The Oktapous will offer the client around 50% cost reduction, together with improved quality and significantly reduced HSE risk compare to existing solutions by removing the need for rope access, divers, and ROVs. Kongsberg Ferrotech is partly funded by the Malaysian-based oil and gas company, Petronas Charigali. This ensures us access to the market needs during development, an offshore platform for prototype testing, and the critical first client for market acceptance. Schedule highlights: • Development started in September 2015 • Stack-up/dry test in December 2017 • TRL4 testing submerged in February 2018 • Offshore testing on Petronas assets in Q3 2018 • Commercial operations in Q2-3 2019

Lawbotics has developed an innovative tool called LEXOLVE to streamline parts of the legal processes that take place in all companies – namely the creation of legal contracts and other documents. By letting legal experts automate their own legal documents using our software, we make it easy for businesses to increase the quality of their legal documents while saving a significant amount of time and resources.

VENTURE FACTORYVenture Factory was founded in the fall of 2012 in Oslo, Norway with a straightforward goal: turning ideas into business. Our core competence is e-commerce, technology, and performance marketing. We use our skills to start new companies together with strategic partners, other entrepreneurs, or within our own organization. Since then we’ve involved ourselves in a range of ideas. Some have blossomed and turned into prosperous businesses, while others have been challenging and ultimately put to rest. We believe our understanding of technology and online marketing combined with a unique domain insight is the recipe for success and therefore we partner up with entrepreneurs or larger corporations to pursue new business opportunities. Our portfolio consists of a mix of businesses. Some are consultancies where external clients benefit from our competence and others are tech or e-commerce ventures that we have started alone or together with partners. Do you have a great idea you want to discuss with us? Please email us at contact@venturefactory.noVenture Factory offices are located centrally in Oslo and our development team is located in Odesa, Ukraine. We are always on the lookout for great talent both in Odessa and Oslo, so email us at contact@venturefactory.no if you think you are a good match.