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Vaarnii

Vaarnii is a pioneering furniture and lighting company committed to sustainable and non-toxic living, now looking to further develop into climate tech. Launched in 2021, our uniquely Finnish approach combined with brutal & sophisticated aesthetic have quickly begun to create a cult following. Company is founded by tech (Apple) & design industry (Tom Dixon) professionals and backed by top-tier investors.

StarCruiter International AS (Ltd.)

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.

Simone Perele Nordics

A Denmark-based French company passionate about composition, materials, colours, and the idea of elegance and femininity: we aim to offer women the assistance they need to feel the way they want; through suggestions, best fitting, honest service, and experience that follows their needs. And at the same time, keeping the brand story and heritage alive. Simone Pérèle Nordic ApS is a subsidiary of Simone Pérèle SA in France. Simone Perélè stands for the best in French lingerie, confirmed by their strong position as the absolute best-selling exclusive lingerie brand in Europe's largest department stores, PRINTEMPS and GALLERIES LAFAYETTE in Paris. The success lies in Simone Perélè's unique ability to be revolutionary, contemporary, and daring in the interplay between exclusive materials and design.

Float

Float is an analytics software for e-commerce fashion brands focussed on reducing returns. Today very few fashion brands have a clear understanding of why their customers make returns and with a lack of visibility, decisions are made on an ad hoc basis. We help fashion brands leverage returns data to get a better understanding of return root causes, lower their return rates and boost their marketing efforts.

Adventure Medicine

Adventure Medicine Sweden is at the forefront of wilderness medicine education, providing specialized knowledge and training for effective response to medical emergencies in remote and wilderness environments. Our motto, "Embrace the Adventure. Master the Medicine.", encapsulates our mission to empower individuals and organizations with current, accurate, and specialized medical knowledge. We are in an exciting phase of expansion, developing a diverse range of online courses that cover everything from risk assessment and water treatment to altitude and diving medicine. Our courses are designed to be comprehensive, practical, and accessible, making us a trusted resource for adventurers, outdoor professionals, and organizations worldwide. As a team, we are passionate about adventure, travel, and medicine. We believe in the power of education to save lives and improve safety in wilderness environments. We are committed to excellence in all that we do, from the content of our courses to the support we provide to our learners. We are currently looking for interns and collaborators who share our passion and are eager to contribute to our mission. This is a unique opportunity to be part of our growth, gain hands-on experience in digital marketing or wilderness medicine education, and make a real impact. Whether you're interested in social media management, content creation, medical research, or course development, we'd love to hear from you. Join us on our exciting journey to empower adventurers and professionals with the knowledge and skills they need to operate safely and responsibly in remote or wilderness environments. Let's embrace the adventure and master the medicine together!

Rentspace

Rentspace is a Danish online platform that helps event organizers to find the perfect event space for their needs. We connect hosts – private and corporate - with event spaces across Denmark and make it easy to book the right space in just a few clicks. The platform offers a wide selection of venues to choose from, including party venues, conference rooms, conference centers and other event spaces. Rentspace is perfect for all kinds of events, from small gatherings to large-scale business events. Our mission is to make renting an event space easier than ever before. We strive to provide a secure and intuitive platform where customers can browse our extensive selection of spaces and find the one that suits their needs perfectly. Rentspace is a convenient and user-friendly platform for anyone looking to book an event space. Our team of experienced eventplaners are always on hand to provide advice and assistance, ensuring that every booking going as planned.

Cascable AB

Cascable is a small, “indie” development company that makes apps for photographers on iOS, macOS, and watchOS with the goal of providing high-quality tools no matter which camera the user has. Cascable for iOS, for instance, aims to allow photographers to replace their laptop with an iPhone or iPad with a suite of powerful features. Cascable Pro Webcam lets users use their camera as a webcam for their Mac. We also have a B2B product, CascableCore, which is an SDK for connecting to cameras via USB and the network. Cascable’s goal is not “growth at any cost”, but rather to build a company that’s sustainable in the long-term, supported by great products. Cascable hasn’t taken any outside investment, and doesn’t plan to — it’s funded entirely by sales of its products.

House 4 House

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!

LampeWorld Aps

Lampeworld is a rapidly growing company that specializes in the sale of high-quality lamps and lighting accessories through our 2 multi-brand webshops, on Amazon, and B2B. Our unique product selection features a combination of Danish and international brands, making us a go-to destination for customers seeking distinctive and stylish lighting solutions. As a young and dynamic team, we are passionate about delivering outstanding customer service and bringing innovative products to market quickly. Our flat organizational structure and collaborative work environment empower employees to share ideas and take action, ensuring that our team is always at the forefront of the latest trends and developments in the lighting industry. Founded in 2018 by childhood friends Phillip and Adam, Lampeworld has quickly established itself in the Scandinavian market. Based in Herlufmagle on Zealand, our company has both a warehouse and office and delivers products to customers across Europe. At Lampeworld, we are committed to providing a supportive and inclusive workplace where employees can grow their careers and develop their skills. If you are passionate about lighting and want to join a fast-paced, forward-thinking team, we encourage you to apply for one of our available positions today.

Earthtrust

We want to fight climate change and social inequality. Certification today is broken. A lack of transparency and trust in supply chains, and connection to what's happening on the ground, have resulted in the massive climate, biodiversity and human crises we see today. At Earthtrust, we are building the product and infrastructure to support a new agenda focused on radical transparency so that social and environmental claims made by companies and other organisations can be properly verified. We will democratize verification and we will provide a mechanism to stamp out greenwashing.

FoodFacts

FoodFacts powers the revolution towards better food thanks to intelligent health and sustainability data. Food retailers and brands face increasing pressure to reduce their climate footprint, meet regulatory requirements, and make informed sourcing decisions—yet accurate and actionable sustainability data and tools are often missing. That’s where FoodFacts comes in. FoodFacts Hub is an interactive sustainability-scoring platform for the full product portfolio, empowering food retailers and brands and their Sustainability, Product Development, and Purchasing teams to drive sustainable product development and track impact effortlessly.

Kleda

Kleda is a platform that allows users to share their personal styles and earn money from it. The platform allows users to create a profile to showcase and share pictures of their clothing style, as well as add links to where the clothing items were purchased. These links are then transformed into "deep links" that enable tracking of purchases made through a given user's clothing style. Users who share their styles on the platform will receive a commission of approximately 10-20% on sales made through these links. Kleda facilitates transactions between users and clothing stores, with the aim of making it easier for users to shop for clothes and get inspiration to create a good clothing style. Kleda solves several problems in the fashion industry. Consumers often experience friction when they have to visit multiple different stores or websites to find the clothes they want. Kleda provides a seamless and user-friendly experience by offering multiple stores on one platform. Additionally, Kleda provides publishers with a platform to build their own brand and earn money through collaborations with clothing stores. Kleda provides clothing stores with an easy way to sell products directly to consumers on a platform that already has a large and engaged user base, thereby increasing their visibility and revenue. Kleda has three different customer groups. The first group is shopping customers who use the Kleda app to find and purchase clothes from various stores on an easy and user-friendly platform. The second group is publishers who share their clothing styles and inspire other users. Kleda offers publishers the opportunity to build their personal brand and earn money by collaborating with Kleda's clothing store partners. The third group is clothing stores that want increased visibility and accessibility on a new platform. Kleda provides clothing stores with the opportunity to sell their products directly to customers and collaborate with Kleda to promote their products through campaigns and marketing. Overall, Kleda is solving the problem of the friction and inconvenience that consumers experience when shopping for clothes, while also providing opportunities for publishers and clothing stores to benefit from the platform.

We got cookies

We Got Cookies is more than just an accessories brand- it’s a movement that is committed to uplifting and empowering individuals to reach their full pleasure potential. And to inspire as many as possible to choose Love, Explore and Seduce Life itself. We believe in living life to the fullest, embracing our individuality, and using our experiences to empower ourselves and others. These values are at the core of our brand and are reflected in everything we do. We got cookies after hours But we also, organize parties with a unique selection of DJ’s from the Swedish underground Techno scene. Yes! Play, great music and dancing the way your body wants to move is crucial to Living! We got cookies Pleasure School Beyond providing custom-made fashion services, we’re soon opening a space where everyone can come study different sensual arts like Shibari, sexy yoga, mindful power play.

Yellow Umwelt

Yellow Umwelt is a Copenhagen-based agency recognized for our strategic, creative, and digital skillset. We build relevant communication that leads to meaningful digital experiences. Designed and developed by our team of 25 dedicated experts, our work results in integrated marketing strategies, creative concepts, campaigns, and digital tools. Our clients are all leaders within their fields, and we help them to stay that way

Klu Oy

Klu is a powerful search and data retrieval platform that integrates with popular cloud-based applications. It enables users to search, access, and utilize their data quickly and efficiently. We believe in the power of AI and advanced technologies to transform the way people interact with their data. 💪 We believe in the power of information Our mission at Klu is to revolutionize the way people find and share digital information. We strive to make it easy and effortless to search for any type of information, and to provide relevant and accurate results. The goal is to make Klu an indispensable tool for anyone who relies on digital information to do their job. 🚀 Innovation We are committed to continuously improving and expanding our technology to provide the best possible search experience for our users. We strive to make it easy and effortless for users to find the information they need, and to provide relevant and accurate results. 🙌 Collaboration We believe that sharing information can improve productivity and teamwork, and we make it simple for users to save and share their findings with others. We want to make information more accessible and easier to find and to empower people to do their job more effectively.