Horse ownership isn't your average hobby, it's a lifestyle. The typical horse owner spends up to SEK 15,000 a month on their horse while navigating an endless stream of daily unknowns and difficult decisions. Yet the tools available today are fragmented and surprisingly analog. We built HayHay to change that. Today we're an advisory service putting Sweden's leading horse experts in your pocket. Alongside them is Stella, our AI assistant grounded in the latest equine research. Now we're building the next chapter of HayHay, an agentic operating system for horse owners and their teams. We're a team of five across product, engineering, design and GTM. The company is backed by long-term investors who know the space, including LRF Ventures and angel investors.

NextLab Ventures blev grundlagt med én simpel overbevisning: De bedste ventures bygges ikke af kapital alene, men af mennesker der tør handle hurtigt, fejle smart og iterere konstant. Vi er seks partnere med forskellige ekspertiser – teknologi, marketing, vækst, kommerciel strategi og investering – der har valgt at samle vores kræfter i ét venture studio. Vores tilgang er hands-on. Vi investor ikke bare. Vi bygger med. Vi koder. Vi designer. Vi sælger. Vi skalerer. Side om side med vores portfolio-virksomheder.

Tapp is developing a software-only POS suite—tap-on-phone payments, eshop self-order, Native AI data platforms, and AI-assisted menu/setup - to help small UK service businesses ditch expensive hardware POS, solve slow service and rising operating costs, and stay compliant by default, powered by our ultra-fast UX, AI onboarding, leading AI features, and embedded payments. Independent cafés, massage parlors, and any other service spots are squeezed by hardware terminals, clunky back-office flows, and staffing shortages—which translates to slower turnover, longer queues, and lost revenue. Operators also face VAT/receipt/tips complexity and card-data obligations that traditional POS doesn’t simplify. The market is crowded, but legacy and “one-size-fits-all” tools still mean slow UI, multi-minute setup, and rigid pricing. Our analysis of UK-relevant providers shows many still require dedicated hardware or fragmented QR solutions—creating cost, training, and integration friction for small teams. Whilst providing insights on all the data collected, without the user having to ask. Tapp replaces boxes and paper with a phone-first POS: - Tap-to-Pay on iPhone & Android: take contactless cards/Wallets directly on staff or owner smartphones—no reader required. Fully productised in our “Staff” flow. - QR self-order, eshop & pay: guests scan, order, tip, and receive receipts digitally; staff stay focused on giving the best service, not card machines. - AI onboarding & menu import: snap a menu or upload a file; Tapp auto-parses categories/items, generates a store description, and lets owners tweak with guardrails (VAT, pricing, tags, duration). - Built-in compliance for UK SMBs: support for e-receipts, VAT invoice scenarios, and transparent tip/service handling—plus card-data best-practice via our payments stack. - Embedded payments on Adyen: unified acquiring, wallet rails, refunds/chargebacks, payouts, and potential embedded finance/share—with clear IC++ economics and SoftPOS fees. - Elite performance: our internal tests show UX runs 2.7× faster LCP and 3.3× less blocking than a leading competitor—keeping staff in “flow” during rush. Why this wins: zero hardware CAPEX, minutes-not-weeks deployment, faster service cycles, and fewer receipt/VAT/tips headaches—all in a single app the team already knows how to use (their phone). Feature depth is production-ready across signup/KYC, menu, staff, orders, payout views, and refunds per our shipped user stories. Whilst (soon) providing industry-breaking intelligence to make the small merchants play in the big leagues. We started Tapp after watching small venues spend too much on terminals and too long wrestling slow software—only to still miss orders at peak. We dug into the UK compliance tangle (VAT, receipts, tips) and saw a chance to bake the rules into the workflow, not bolt them on. Then we validated the experience with hard performance data and a best-in-class payments partner so owners can serve more customers with less kit and less stress. That’s why we’re doing this: give time back to small operators with a POS that is fast, compliant, and delightfully simple.

Cloudgeni is an AI infrastructure company building autonomous agents for real production environments. We help companies automate complex operational and technical workflows across cloud infrastructure, software products and internal systems. Founded in Oslo, Cloudgeni has raised $1M in pre-seed funding and works with companies including Posten, Hydro and Havila. We are also the team behind OpenGeni, our open-source infrastructure for building and deploying production-grade AI agents. Our focus is simple: move AI from demos into production, where it can safely take action, integrate with existing systems and deliver measurable business value.

iDROP a/s is a company providing a disruptive method and proprietary equipment for efficient and accurate installation of sensors on or on the seafloor. The system comprises a self-navigating drone - Oceanid™, that purely based on gravity, and ballast shift, will self-propel itself autonomously from a drop location on the surface to a pre-plot location on the seabed. Complementary to the drop-node an automatic handling system is provided for unmanned deployment in an over-the-side basket, and subsequent recovery of nodes from the surface and safely onboard for storage. The complete system is containerized based on ISO shipment standards, and hence flexible and scalable in terms of storage, transport, and operation. The Oceanid development project is soft-funded by EU, Eureka, and the Norwegian Research Council, with complementary industry support from several European Energy Majors.

Can engineering simulations be fun? And blazing fast? We think so: take ASHES for a spin, and you'll be up to speed in < 5 min*. We love to hear your feedback. We are developing ASHES - AeroServoHydroElasticSimulation. ASHES is a design and analysis software for onshore and offshore wind turbines or aeroelastic analysis for short. We hold the following to be true: 1. User experience (UX) is as important as getting the numbers right. Even for engineers. 2. Cloud computing will make aeroelastic simulation 100X (or so) faster and cheaper at the same time. It also offers virtually unlimited flexibility as any engineer has thousands of machines at her disposal. We are interested in presenting and discussing our software with prospective industrial and academic partners. *Not included the time it takes to read the license agreement.

We're a hospitaliy tech startup servicing hotels and conference centers with our SaaS-solution. Our products help them resell to previous customers, upsell to current customers, whilst also streamlining their operations through our industry specific automation suite. We're a tight knit team in a small startup with global ambitions. We have a "work hard, play hard"- attitude, very much as a consequence of the industry we're in - it's all hard workers with a love for the better things in life - good food, good company, good wine. We love hotels, conference centers and travel.

The better cities and real estate companies understand the areas they are developing, the more liveable they can make them. That’s why we developed a platform that combines, enhances and analyses multiple location data streams. Using Mapple you can apply insights on people, infrastructure and mobility to evaluate the current situation and forecast the impact of their investments. Mapple can be integrated with existing tools or used as a standalone service. Our team is made of several different individuals with different skills. Three of us are researchers turned developers with expertise in accessibility and mobility solutions, AI and mapping technologies. They are joined by a seasoned startupper whose expertise lies in business development, product-market fit and global expansion. We have mentors and advisors who help us with strategy and go-to market.

What are we doing? Freespee is a sales acceleration platform for companies whose buying journeys combine online and offline conversations. Our cloud communication platform improves lead management & conversion tools that address potential revenue gaps across the entire sales funnel, from lead to outcome. Who are we? Freespee is a team of +60 people made up of 25 nationalities located across London, Paris, and Uppsala. We focus on ensuring everyone has a proper work/life balance, one that prioritizes family, life, fun and work. We have a few simple values that are core to the way we work together - be genuine, stay focused, engage others, but most important, make an impact.

Coinify ApS is an established global virtual currency platform actively offering solutions in Europe, Asia and other regions. Coinify’s services include: individual currency trading, corporate brokerage, payment processing services, and Enterprise solutions via Coinify API. Our mission is to mainstream the use of virtual currencies and thus help businesses and individuals to adopt financial innovation. Moreover, Coinify can be seen as a bridge for merchants that can e.g. accept blockchain payments in 15 currencies and receive payouts in fiat. Coinify team consists of strong backgrounds in payments, finance, risk, e-commerce, and compliance areas and experience in working with digital currencies since 2010. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is owned by US-based Voyager.

Buttermelon — Business Intelligence you can talk to Buttermelon is building a chat-based business intelligence platform for restaurant and bar operators. It turns messy, scattered business data into clear answers you get simply by asking. No spreadsheets. No analyst skills required. --- The problem Running a restaurant is hard. Understanding how it’s performing shouldn’t be. Today, the numbers operators need live across too many systems: - Sales in the cash register / point-of-sale system - Labor in the staff scheduling tool - Stock in inventory and purchasing software Getting a simple answer often means logging into multiple systems, exporting data, and opening a spreadsheet. So what happens? - Decisions are made on gut feeling - No one really knows what’s selling — and what’s not - Staffing issues go unnoticed --- The solution We built a tool that works the way operators already think and talk. Instead of clicking through generic dashboards, you simply ask: - “How did we do last Friday?” - “Why was labor higher this week?” - “What’s not selling on the menu?” And you get instant, visual answers — charts, simple tables, and KPI cards — right in the chat. No complex setup. No long reports. Just ask. Behind the scenes, Buttermelon connects to the systems operators already use (sales / point-of-sale systems, scheduling tools, and inventory software), cleans the data, and turns plain language into real-time insights. --- Why we’re building this One of our founders, Thomas, has spent more than 15 years running restaurants. He worked long weeks and managed multiple venues — yet still couldn’t answer basic questions without jumping between systems, spreadsheets, and half-finished reports. The tools that existed were built for analysts and finance teams — not for operators checking numbers between services. That gap was obvious. And with recent advances in AI, it finally became solvable. So we’re building the tool he always wished he had: - Fast - Simple - Built for real operators - Respectful of their time

CRACI is a cybersecurity platform focused on helping companies meet regulatory requirements (like the EU Cyber Resilience Act) by integrating security, vulnerability tracking, and remediation workflows directly into their development pipelines. It integrates with CI/CD tools (e.g. GitHub, GitLab, Jenkins) to automatically track vulnerabilities, assign fixes, and manage remediation—turning compliance from a manual, audit-heavy process into something continuous and developer-driven.

Sanna eliminates accounting headaches for entrepreneurs. Our authorized accountants handle all bookkeeping, tax filings, and annual reports for holding companies, at the cost of DIY software. We're on a mission to let founders focus on building, not bookkeeping. Backed by Norway's top company builders.

AXON Networks was founded to empower ISPs with offices around the globe - Denmark, Spain, Vietnam, Singapore and with head office in California in USA. AXON Networks is a leading technology company specializing in network solutions and services. With a team of highly skilled professionals, we strive to provide innovative and reliable networking solutions to our clients. Our expertise lies in designing, implementing, and supporting a wide range of networking infrastructure, including routers, switches, firewalls, and wireless networks. We pride ourselves on delivering cutting-edge solutions that meet the unique requirements of our clients, ensuring their networks are secure, efficient, and scalable. With a strong focus on customer satisfaction, AXON Networks has built a reputation for excellence in the industry. We value teamwork, collaboration, and a passion for technology. If you're seeking a challenging and rewarding career in the field of networking, AXON Networks could be an excellent fit for you.

Plinto is the the AI assistant for effortless financial controlling. Financial controlling shouldn’t be a month-end fire drill, it should be continuous. Plinto’s agentic controllers makes that a reality, with always-on oversight for every complex organisation where best-effort human review and brittle automation used to be the benchmark. Plinto reaches beyond finance ops into the wider organisation, reconciling the general ledger against contracts, invoices, and business expectations in real time. Discrepancies get caught. Compliance and transparency is built-in. Costly errors get stopped before they hit the books.