Techarenan is a platform for innovation and entrepreneurship that brings together the most innovative startups from the Nordics, industry leading companies, policy makers and politicians. Together we build a platform to boost innovation and stimulater growth. Techarenan aims to highlight Sweden and the Nordic region as hotbeds for innovative, emerging enterprises that change, improve, and develop their industries on a global level as well as function as a connecting platform for entrepreneurs, business leaders, investors, media, politicians, and techies.

Maki.vc is an 80M€ early stage venture capital fund investing in deep tech and brand-driven companies. Our portfolio includes strong founding teams like IQM, a European pioneer building quantum computers, Spinnova, the team creating the world’s most sustainable fibre; and Alvar Pet, the D2C dog food company that wants to help dog owners minimise their pet’s carbon pawprint.

At Optimum Voyage, we are passionate about weather routing and voyage optimization. We see enormous potential in applying modern technologies towards achieving the most optimal routing of ships. Route optimization is one of the most direct ways for ship owners and operators to reduce overspending on voyages, both financially and environmentally. This is part of what makes it rewarding to work with and to deliver to our clients worldwide. We pride ourselves in staying open-minded and will always listen to our clients' feedback, requests, and good ideas. Optimum Voyage was founded in 2016 and spent the first years perfecting voyage optimization and are continually improving and expanding our methods and solutions

Butchers & Bicycles was founded on a dream to make a real difference for families all over the world. From the heart of Copenhagen Meatpacking District, we built our company with the sole purpose to help families spend more quality time together. We convey everyday headaches related to transportation to easy and enjoyable bike rides with complete focus on what’s important. Have fun with your children, be present and show them how life can be full of adventures every day.

The Core Service group is more commonly known by its brand name, mcare, and it has been servicing the Nordic market with aftersales processes and authorized Apple repairs since 2010. The company employs over 60 certified Apple experts and has a capacity exceeding a quarter of a million repairs on a yearly basis for the 19 locations spread throughout the Nordics. The revenue for 2019 landed at €22,4M, showing a 20% annual growth. We primarily drive a B2B set-up, having customers within the insurance industry, carriers, and larger well-known enterprises, as well as municipalities and SMEs. Now, we also aim to gain broader recognition amongst consumers.

PlanRadar is a cloudbased SaaS (Software as a Service) solution to streamline all sorts of processes regarding documentation, communication and defect management in real estate and construction projects. Our solution with web access and native apps for smartphones and tablets supports the user in recording, documentation, communication and tracking of tasks and defects. Project managers, architects, technicans and facility & property managers can record tasks, defects, quality checks, etc. in a cost & time saving way directly on the construction site with their tablet or smartphone and assign them in real time to the responsible project stakeholders.

During the last few years we had been noticing that there is an increasing amount of youngsters on e.g. Facebook, who offer themselves for helping with small tasks such as lawn mowing and pet sitting. They are willing to show their credibility and work ethic to people and find their place at the society. Unfortunately, often the Facebook walls they post their offers are so filled with extra noise, that not many potential adults ever see them. At the same time, while working on different great companies, we have found out that mid-/senior level employees do not only have more than enough of work to do at the office, but also very often have a family and a house to be taken care of. They work from 9-5 at the office and after that they head straight to the home and start the, we like to call it "workday no. 2". They indeed are the heroes of work, but we started wondering, is there anyway we could help them to get more out of their spare times, so that they really can enjoy their lives. Not to mention, that we could clearly see ourselves on their shoes in a few decades. With these two problems in mind the idea started slowly to take shape into the form of a web platform, where these two huge groups of our population could solve each others problems with the help of our matchmaking efforts. Adults with two workdays can buy the most important asset there is for their lives, they can buy valuable time with their loved ones. At the same time they can act responsibly by sharing their mundane tasks from gardening to window cleaning for local youngsters, who can finally show that they can be trusted and that they are diligent, which could be huge to their future careers and also they get paid for that. After the COVID-19 pandemic started taking over the world, we eventually came into the conclusion that this is our time to help people to get jobs and the economy to grow in a new way. We started quickly constructing the platform and now we have finally launched the first public MVP. We believe the working life is going towards a disruption, where peer-to-peer hiring will be a thing that enables people to solve each others problems. And that is what TaskShare is designed for.

The Pitch The Pattern Agency is developing a digital B2B marketplace to help the design industry (fashion/interiors/textiles/consumer goods) solve easy access to premium Scandinavian print design through a custom-built marketplace hosting a series of innovative digital services. The What The design industry is digitally immature and has worked according to the same system for many years. However the market is rapidly changing and consumers are becoming more aware which means the old system is becoming obsolete. New digital and readily available services are required and that’s where The Pattern Agency comes in. Buying print design has been analogue for years where many purchases are done at physical trade fairs. But as fairs only occur a few times a year and the customer demand is quickening, the need for readily available print design is increasing. The majority of design companies outsource print design but find it difficult and time-consuming to locate new design talent. Or they ask their over-seas supplier to deliver a print and loose control over copyright and infringement which could be devastating to the brand and the business. We are looking to replace an analogue system with a digital one and in the process changing how the industry operates by inventing services that they didn’t know they needed. The How By developing a user-friendly platform that caters to the mind, eye and business sense of the creative buyer, our aim is to build a full-service platform that incorporates every aspect of the needs of the design industry and thus becomes the only tool required for buying prints, design, inspiration and guidance online. A one-stop-shop and platform. The Why As both founders are design industry professionals, we’ve been frustrated by the lack of out-of-the-box thinking in the industry for years. Founding partner Oskar is a graphic designer and has been commissioned print work for fashion and interior companies historically. He found these processes extremely time-consuming and his commission hollowed at the end of a project and thought there must be a better way of doing this. Founding partner Ellen has been working with freelance designers and know of the frustration and will to get their work out on the market and the struggle to gain audience with companies in the industry. So the design industry is struggling to fin designers and designers are struggling to get in touch with the design industry. This is the problem that we want to solve and in the process disrupt an industry. The Scandinavian design expression is renowned and highly sought after internationally and our aim is to put Scandinavian print design back into the position it had in the 1950s. And to do so using modern technology and invention. We’ve built a rocket and all we need now is rocket fuel in terms of funding but also a business partner with experience of disrupting markets that can push us and the company to success.

Mit Stempel laver digitale stempel kort til caféer. Så når en cafe kunde har drukket 9 kopper kaffe på en café får de den 10. gratis. Med vores løsning får caféen en direkte kommunikation til kunderne, sparer udgifter til papkort, får loyale kunder, og meget andet. Og kunderne glemmer aldrig deres stempelkort med mindre de har glemt deres telefon.

We develope digital subscription services together with the first subscriber. We help bridge communication gabs between students and teachers, citizens and administration, clients and companies. To many institutions still foces on written communication - we help them implement great video solutions that improve dialogue and understanding. When the solution is well implemented we bring it out to the next potential custimor.

Martin Key, founded in 2016, is a Swedish brand offering high-end customized leather garments, with jackets as the main focus. The jackets are handmade in our own factory in the northern part of Sweden, Dalarna. We produce all our garments based on customer orders and thus remaining sustainable by avoiding over production and minimizing left-over fabrics. Even though we are positioned at a relatively high price range (our jackets start from 20k SEK and our shoes from 5k SEK), we see our conscious customers demanding even more luxurious features; our most expensive jacket was sold for 95k SEK. As we already have a clear creative vision, we are now looking for a strategic business developer who can lead us in the right direction and grow the business.

Campion is the AirBNB for camping - easy as that. During and a long time after the current pandemic people will have to explore and travel their nearby surroundings instead of getting on a flight to another country. Normal camping sites are not that inspirational and won't attract the people who are used to explore the world. That's why we want private landowners outside the cities to be able to rent out their grounds to campers - tents or a place to park the RV or caravan. Hosts set their own price and we take a small commission fee. Users can easily find, book and pay for the unique and never before explored places to go for the night. Spending time outdoors has proven health benefits and fosters a deeper connection to the awesome, wild world out there.

Ellure is a startup based in Stockholm. We offer the world’s first manufacturing service to enable brands to create customizable beauty products. Our mission is to make custom-made beauty products available for everyone. We have B2B clients as well as our own brand ellure lipsticks http://ellure.se.

PACE is the endurance event marketplace. We connect athletes and event organizers to create immemorial experiences, while helping both, athlete and organizer with their preparation towards the event. PACE is based on Finland but we are growing internationally. We are here to enable people to enjoy the world of endurance sports.

Our solution Delivering peace of mind for brand owners worldwide ad adapt is a cloud-based brand governance platform, enabling easy and cost-efficient local adaptation of centrally developed creative material, ensuring brand consistency across channels and markets. Our vision: to do for marketing what SAP has done for finance Who are we We are two founders that founded ad adapt in our quest to find a simple way to govern a brand, while working across multiple markets and cultures. As experienced marketeers, we’ve been responsible for global marketing and corporate branding throughout our careers. We’ve worked for several highly recognized global companies, where a key lever to success is brand consistency.​ Knowing how hard it is to build brand governance while ensuring a high level of local brand acceptance due to local regulations, culture, language etc., we sought to create a solution that minimizes the costs associated with adaptations as well as time spent on iterations and approvals. The result is ad adapt – a unique and simple platform for localizing your marketing and communication material at an affordable cost and without any frills​.