Spher emerged from a shared understanding of the challenges faced by underserved individuals within our society. The co-founders, driven by personal experiences, recognized the struggles encountered by those who do not conform to societal norms. One co-founder, navigating the complexities of not fitting the typical image associated with his country, joined forces with a woman who had endured constant fear and discomfort due to societal expectations. The pivotal moment that sparked the creation of Spher occurred when the male co-founder witnessed a female friend fall victim to an attack. This tragic incident served as a wake-up call, compelling him to recognize the urgent need for a united front among underserved populations to enhance collective safety. The decision was made to concentrate efforts on supporting women, who often find themselves vulnerable during commutes, nightlife activities, and even online interactions. Spher aims to address the safety concerns faced by women through the development of a specialized app. This platform facilitates a community-driven approach, enabling women to support one another in staying safe during their journeys home and while navigating the digital realm. By fostering collaboration and mutual assistance, Spher strives to empower underserved communities and create a safer environment for everyone, starting with women who deserve the right to move freely without fear.

Respire is a Norwegian venture studio focused on building companies within the energy transition and sustainability. We work hands-on from early problem exploration through company formation and early growth, typically partnering closely with founders as active co-builders. Our team brings experience from energy, industry, startups, and venture building, and we believe a systematic approach gives better odds in complex, capital-intensive domains. We build a small number of ventures at a time and take a long-term view. Respire contributes sector insight, structured venture development, access to relevant networks, and in-house capacity for early MVP development. We work with entrepreneurs who want real ownership and responsibility, and who are motivated by solving concrete problems in energy and green industry rather than chasing hype. We’re based at RE Gründerhus in Asker, a hub for sustainable innovation, and are now scaling the studio.

Animal.OOO creates a global, digital planning and communication platform that simplifies everyday life for breeders and animal owners and contributes to an ethical and sustainable change in the animal arena. We cooperate with the leading researchers and create unique, innovative breeding and genetic management tools to ensure healthier domestic animal breeds and the survival of populations of wild species.

Nordic boba, a young startup founded in 2022, has experienced significant growth over the past two years. Specializing in the production of popping boba for bubble tea, Nordic Boba primarily exports within EU. The company has HQ in Aarhus, Denmark. Currently Nordic Boba consists of a small Aarhus based team and collaborative partnerships with various companies. We have customers in over 12 European countries, including retail businesses, restaurants, production facilities and wholesalers. Our mission is to become the leading wholesale provider of bubble tea equipment and supplies.

Health Nordic A/S, based in the heart of Copenhagen (Kgs. Nytorv), is a Healthcare startup focusing on providing affordable and easy accessible self-test products to the Scandinavian market (initially). We are working quickly towards a diverse product range with a variety of self-tests as well as condoms and tampons . Launched amidst Covid-19 in 2020, we swiftly adapted to the emergent needs by supplying face masks, Covid-19 self-tests and disposable gloves to governments and retailers, marking our foothold in the health sector. Since then, we've expanded our vision to encapsulate a broader range of self-testing products, aspiring to become a brand synonymous with quality and reliability. Our ethos is grounded in bridging the gap between demand and supply of health-centric products, ensuring they are within reach for everyone. By intertwining innovation with practicality, we aim to present a curated range of products that resonate with the prevailing health consciousness.

Læsk is out to challenge the soda industry by offering fermented soft drinks that has less sugar and less calories than conventional sodas. Through fermentation and being selective with ingrediens, we create well-balanced drinks without alcohol that are less sweet. The kombucha category is fairly new and despite Læsk being the leading brand in Denmark, represented in 7Eleven, Coop and lots of restaurants and cafes across the country, there's still a lot of customer education to be made. It is a fun journey and we are driven by the opportunity to get people to make better choices for themselves. Founder Line started Læsk because she thought the soda category was boring and drinks were too sweet. Cheers to a healthier soda!

WHAT WE DO ALGIECEL is a BioSolutions company on a mission to deliver sustainable, high-quality ingredients at scale – meeting the growing global demand without pressuring our planet’s ecosystem. Harnessing nature’s own way and putting it to use at industrial scale, we grow microalgae using light and CO2 in modular photobioreactors. Our microalgae-based ingredients are rich in protein, omega-3 and bioactives. We are building a reliable, scalable source of marine nutrients for food, feed and cosmetic markets – without exploiting nature. WHY WE DO IT With the way we feed to world today, we are overexploiting planetary boundaries. There is a critical need for reliable partners who can translate innovation into industrial capacity for sustainable ingredients at scale. ALGIECEL exists to provide an alternative with low CO2, water and land use, to customers that want to decarbonize their value chain. WHAT MAKES US DIFFERENT 1.Ingredient Value: We offer premium-quality, microalgae-based ingredients with consistent functionality and full traceability—designed to meet the rigorous standards of modern supply chains. 2. Sustainability: Our production process minimizes CO₂ emissions, water use, and land footprint—replacing resource-intensive ingredients like fish oil and fish meal.. 3. Modular System: Our compact, modular photobioreactor system enables low-risk, flexible scaling with strong unit economics—making sustainable growth achievable, one module at a time.

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.

The Swedish Act concerning Support and Service for Persons with Certain Functional Impairments [Lagen om stöd och service till vissa funktionshindrade] (LSS) is an entitlement law that guarantees good living conditions for people with extensive and permanent functional impairment, ensuring that they receive the help they need in daily life and that they can influence the support and services they receive. Boet's goal is to strengthen the individual's influence, participation and self-determination through easily accessible and clear educational support for the individual, which also gives the staff the conditions to provide the right support, in the right way, at the right time. With Boet, the user can participate and influence the planning and implementation of the intervention. The staff at recidences with special services are heroes! It is therefore important to protect the resources that are available. Boet gives the staff a tool that facilitates their important work, so that they can in turn do their best to help and support the users.

Copenhagen Energy Partners is a forward-thinking startup developing sustainable emission reduction solutions. Our mission is to drive positive change in the energy landscape by developing innovative approaches to reduce emissions and enhance sustainability for businesses. With a dynamic and collaborative spirit, we are dedicated to exploring strategies that not only address environmental challenges but also contribute to the economic growth of our partners. Our team is comprised of experienced professionals who are passionate about transforming the how companies work with sustainability and making a meaningful impact on the planet. At Copenhagen Energy Partners, we believe in fostering a culture of innovation and continuous learning. We provide a platform for individuals who are driven by curiosity and a commitment to sustainability. By combining cutting-edge research, creative problem-solving, and strategic partnerships, we strive to lead the way towards a more sustainable future for businesses and communities alike. If you're motivated to be part of a company that's shaping the future of sustainable energy and eager to work alongside experts in the field, we invite you to join our team. Together, we'll drive positive change and create innovative solutions that will leave a lasting mark!

Empowering construction projects ​to make a sustainable impact​, with human centric technology. Building sustainable is difficult. Today, building sustainable involves unstructured, unscalable and time-consuming processes. Drowned in paperwork and documentation, experts waste time on mundane and frustrating tasks instead of exploiting their expertise. Kvist makes the first complete digital system for sustainability reporting for construction projects. By delivering a cloud-based software that makes it really easy for projects to collect, validate and analyse environmental data, we remove friction in the unstructured processes that occur when choosing to build sustainable. Lower costs​. Lower risks​. Greener cities​. With big names among our customers and backed by investors like Alliance Venture, Arkwright X, DNB and Startuplab, we are well on our way to grow full speed. We are a relatively young team of currently 14 people, spread across expertise areas with a mix of engineering, developers, customer success and business development, some coming directly from university and others with a background in the industry. We have a very nice office at a co-working space in the very centre of Oslo, surrounded by both small startups and some established companies, and there is great and low-priced canteen, where we have lunch. We have access to many meeting rooms and facilities when you need silence, but also a great young and dynamic environment, where things are happening all the time. Our culture is fully flexible, meaning that everyone is allowed to work from home when needed, but as a small team we also enjoy working together, and most of us prefer to come to the office. We are a very social team, which easily comes when being small, and we do a lot of activities together like team dinners, Friday bars etc., but it is also fully accepted to skip and go home, when parts of the team decide to go for Karaoke at 1am. We have room for every kind of person, so you decide what you want to join.

Freaky Sauces is a Swedish food brand with an ambition to develop exciting and unique sauces Born in a humble studio apartment in Stockholm and founded by a visionary second-generation immigrant, we celebrate diversity and encourage uniqueness through our freaky products. With our passion for food, we got tired of one-noted sauces that all taste the same. Freaky Sauces is here to revolutionize the food market by pushing the boundaries of flavor and seasoning, making every bite an experience out of the ordinary. Each creation is perfected to achieve the perfect balance between sauce and your food that will leave you craving more.

Billwerk+ is your partner for subscription management and payment solution. Subscription products can be managed, controlled, and automatically billed and paid with Billwerk+.  Our platform provides a complete solution for all subscription-related processes.  By providing a seamless payment solution experience for our clients and their customers, we can help unleash their full revenue potential – no matter the size of the company.

We are a team of seasoned entrepreneurs taking on one of the largest industries in the world - financial services and insurance. But we can’t do it alone and are looking for exceptional people to join us. We are the fastest-growing AI company specializing in all things outdoor adventure compliance. Our software suite provides small business owners with the products and services required to be compliant with their local rules and regulations. We are starting with boats, which makes us the first AI-driven boating company in the world. With significant backing from top investors and experienced operators, we are committed to leveraging state-of-the-art technology to create a world where everyone can safely access adventure forever.

The Sparkling T is a tastemaker and a gamechanger. The Copenhagen-based brand offers a range of non-alcoholic and low-alcoholic sparkling beverages based on organic, cold brewed tea. Launched in 2022, The Sparkling T is part of a growing category of elevated aperitifs and celebratory drinks that appeal to the contemporary consumer. The Sparkling T is an alternative to sparkling wines such as Prosecco, Asti, Cava and Champagne – but most of all it is a drink that resists comparison. The entire Sparkling T range is certified organic and created from a selection of premium teas, grapes and natural flavors. They appeal to the conscious consumer, looking for a glass of bubbles with little or no alcohol without compromising on taste, appeal and aesthetics.