SMRT Systems is a cloud-based business management platform designed by dry cleaners for dry cleaners. Originally founded in San Francisco, we have our main engineering hub in Malmö Sweden and our HQ in the Raleigh NC. We are a passionate team of builders on a mission to help digitalize the dry cleaning and laundry across the globe. Our tech stack includes Typescript / React / Tanstack / GraphQL / AWS ECS / CouchDB Python / PHP / NodeJS.

THE URGENT ISSUE IN TODAY'S JOB MARKET IN THE NORDIC COUNTRIES: ✪ Traditional recruitment prioritizes CV algorithms and keywords over human potential, by an astonishing 90%. When ATS/AI control who gets seen, we lose the most important factor: the human behind the CV. This creates not just unemployment, but social exclusion - when people can't find work, they lose connection to society and experience profound isolation. ✪ Todays recruitment methods are narrowly fixated purely on qualifications and historical experience, relying heavily on algorithms to sift through CVs. This approach overlooks the unique talents and motivations of individuals, drivingforces, personality and thus missing out on valuable opportunities for growth and success. ✪ THE RESULT: People are often using ChatGPT or Copilot to write their applications + HR are using AI to read them = nobody is getting hired. ✪ Sweden struggles with high youth unemployment and urban-rural divides. Refugee integration remains uneven, and platform work is eroding traditional protections. Union influence is waning, especially in tech and service sectors. ✪ Denmark’s famed flexicurity model is under pressure. Women are overrepresented in part-time roles, and older workers exit early. Gig work is expanding faster than regulation, challenging collective bargaining norms. ✪ Finland faces persistent long-term unemployment and mental health-related exclusion. Industrial restructuring is shifting jobs to tech hubs, leaving peripheral regions behind. Labor mobility remains low despite retraining efforts. In conclusion; the Nordic countries face mounting labor market exclusion despite strong welfare models. Norway leads with 700,000 adults outside the labor force, driven by regional stagnation, immigrant underemployment, and early retirement. The green and digital transitions are creating jobs—but not where displaced workers live. THE PERFECT STORM FOR US! TURNING THE RECRUITMENT MARKET UPSIDE-DOWN «From employer initiated to 100% talent focused.» Our Solution: Talentity.ai = AI meets empathy! Nordic's first community for job seekers, where talent takes center stage. Meeting the talents, rather than relying on historical data on a piece of paper. Creating an empathic AI, that combines human expertise with technology, supporting decision making and not taking over the entire process.

We are creating content on TikTok organic as well as for ads. What we are doing differently is that we take a databased stand to content, where we do 3-4 weeks of research prior to production. Firms in the northen countries wants to enter TikTok, but often do not have the time nor knowlegde to do so. That is there we, Nordic Gazelle, provide them with a opportunity that does not only solve this, but connect their TikTok to their sales funnel, in accordance with the customers core values and strategy.

Retrade is a leading online marketplace for used industrial equipment and machinery. Our platform connects buyers and sellers across various industries, facilitating the efficient and secure trade of pre-owned machinery. With a global presence and a diverse range of listings, Retrade plays an decisive role to extend the lifetime of thousands of machines every year. We help establishing a more responsible and sustainable ownership of machinery, and make sure machines from Nordic companies gets a second life somewhere relevant across the world.

House 4 House is an educational toy start-up based in Copenhagen. House 4 House sets ignite children's imagination through building toy houses inspired by different climate zones around the world. Social sustainability is central to our business model and we donate a third of our profits to support families upgrade their own homes. Over 90% of the toys manufactured today are made fom plastics. Our award-winning launch product, House 4 House Tropical, has over 60 building blocks made from natural marterials, sourced from and manufactured in Europe. House 4 House Tropical was longlisted for Dezeen Product of the Year 2022 and has been featured in Dutch Design Week, Circular Cities Week and the Museum of Design Atlanta. House 4 House challenges the traditional 'dolls house' design to get kids thinking creatively about how architecture can work with nature. Modular components can be configured in endless ways, encouraging open-ended play. House 4 House blocks and animal figures nurture children’s interest in the environment to inspire the builders of tomorrow! In January House 4 House partnered with Muji at Illum to kickstart the sales of House 4 House Tropical. We are now looking for a CSO to join our team!

Skoog uses technology to democratize access to carbon markets, enabling every farmer to receive financial incentives to maximize the sustainability in their farms. We are solving the problems of deforestation, land degradation and unsustainable agriculture practices: the combined potential to capture GHG and avoid emissions from agriculture, forestry and other land use is 14.5 GtCO2eq/y, which is higher than the potential in the energy transition.

BitPet is an AR multiplayer mobile game making physical activity fun and social. Each player has a pet whose health depends on the activity from their step counter, and players can meet each other's pets in multiplayer AR which is fun and social. The idea for the game is based on research by a professor of game technology and co-founder of Kahoot! The game is currently in early beta and will be launched commercially in 2023.

Guarantees of Origin (GOs) are the most efficient ways to source renewable energy. However, the market can be volatile and opaque. Our aim is to simplify this complex market to make informed decisions. As the forefront company for Green Certificates market intelligence, Greenfact supports over 300 firms by providing price benchmarking, insights, and analytics for Green Certificates in the Nordics and Europe.

We believe the key to solving the world's two billion waste problem is to motivate people and companies to reduce waste and benefit from the circular economy. We do this by integrating data from all types of digital hardware to understand where waste comes from, and we use this data to reward sustainable behaviour. Our company was born in the waste industry and designed to change it. During the past year, we've launched a new brand, started building an insane team, won the Proptech Award 2021, and gone from 1 to 10 customers. All regulatory winds blow our way and we're ready to conquer the world.

We develop business with positive impact on the environment and society – creating more with less based on game changing new technologies. Our ambition is to create synergies of resources available, from the Earth, from research and between people and networks. Therefore, we have chosen Vili Vé as our name, from the two brothers of Odin who created fjords and mountains out of the resources available from Ymir. Our focus areas are cleantech and life science, our primary market is Europe and Asia, our customers and partners are major manufacturers, distributors, B2B customers and consulting companies. Our team, communication and style reflects diversity and openness, and our teamwork is based on dedication and trust. We want our customers and partners to experience us as competent, genuine and attentive – and proactively focusing on win-win solutions.

Vi leverer styringsløsninger som skal gi virksomheter økt lønnsomhet gjennom bedre styring og kontroll. Vår spesialitet er å forstå kunden sine utfordringer og raskt få på plass en løsning som gir resultater ved å koble forretningforståelse og teknologi. For mindre virksomheter leverer vi portal som kombinerer rapportløsninger med virksomhetskritisk styringsinformasjon. Sammen med den største aktøren innen bolig utvikler vi løsninger hvor vi kombinerer interne data med ekstern informasjon og kunstig intelligens.

On a mission to help professional writers use clearer language In 2014, we started our journey to create a world-class writing assistant based on deep learning. Freelancers, Journalists, marketing, public servants, and others can lift their relevance, target precision, and message clarity using Upfeed’s AI-driven writing assistant.

The problem:The easiest pollution to clean up, is what's on the surface. Lost fishing gear is hidden on the bottom. It doesn't only cause pollution, but also torture and death of enormous amounts of animals. About 10% of the total amount of seafood harvested are wasted to ghost fishing. Hundreds of thousands of crab- and lobster traps are lost every years. In the Florida Keys alone an estimated 100 000 traps are lost every yearCaptured animals starve to death, and become bait for others to follow. Lost traps thus become endless killing machines at a severe societal and environmental cost. Over time traps also start dissolving, releasing microplastics into the ocean, working its way into the food chain and polluting our seafood. The solution:ResqUnit is a device that's mounted on top of a trap or a pot. If the trap is left under water for a longer period of time, ResqUnit activates and floats to the surface. Thus enabling you to retrieve it.We are hoping to raise awareness so that anyone who sees the unique floating device, will either pull up the equipment or report it's location. That way everybody can do their part keeping the oceans cleaner and stop the unnecessary killing of sea life.

EpiGuard AS is an innovative Norwegian Medical Technology Company established in 2015 by a group of doctors at the Oslo University Hospital (OUS) together with co-founders Inven2, Eker Group AS, and Hansen Protection AS. EpiGuard has evolved into a highly skilled knowledge-based company. The business model is to develop and manufacture high-end medical equipment for the safe transport of contagious patients. The products will be distributed globally through strategic partners. Currently, the main product is the medical isolation and transportation system, EpiShuttle. The system is developed by clinical experts at OUS, with first-hand experience in providing advanced treatment and transportation of patients with highly infectious diseases, such as Ebola.

David Strømman Nedal (born 1 march 1986) is a Norwegian fashion designer. He is the head of the Norwegian luxury suit brand Julius Caesar. Julius Caesar is a luxury private suit label that specializes in high-net customers with limited time and high demands. David is often used in the national press, both TV and print giving his advice on how to dress.