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ColouReef

We are a new social startup named ColouReef and we are going to rethink and innovate the fashion industry. As you probably know, the fast fashion industry has a more negative impact on our environment and society than it does good. Being one of the most polluting ones, the industry emits more CO2 into the atmosphere than international flights and maritime shipping combined. Moreover, it is a water-consuming giant that is responsible for 20% of all industrial water pollution worldwide. Additionally, fast-fashion companies that produce garments in the global south, are profiting by exploiting local labour and nature. Fast fashion is the problem. Ever changing trends, consumerism and the fear of being left out, affects people psychologically, as fashion collections’ frequency jumped from 2 to 4 per year in 2000 to 12, 16 and sometimes 24 different collections per year in 2019. As a result, in 2014 to compare with 2000, on average people bought 60% more clothes and kept them just half as long. Consequently, this behaviour created another major problem of the industry – waste. Around 85% of the textile ends up in landfills or being burned, while barely 15% are recycled. In 2017 – 16.9 million tons of textile was produced, and only 2,6 million tons were recycled. The problem is, that many consumers in the global North are being held as hostages by the fast fashion trends, without many, if any, sustainable alternatives. This is our solution to the problems above: • To create a fashion rental service based on a circular economy, that allows customers to own different garments by paying a monthly subscription. In this way we will be able to reduce the impact of the fast fashion while allowing people an opportunity to change their outfit and style more often. • We will offer clothes ONLY from sustainable companies, which care about our planet and everyone living on it. Meaning that clothes will need to be produced sustainably and ecologically and/or contain recycled fabrics, as well as not to exploit labour within their supply chain. • Damaged and worn out clothes will be returned back to the clothing brand to upcycle or will be recycled and/or upcycled locally by ColouReef. This way we will fight together the problem of enormous waste caused by the industry. • We will change the habits of the consumers, by providing an alternative to own and wear sustainable clothing for a period of time instead of owning cheap and vastly produced fashion garments. At the same time, we will educate our customers about the damages that the textile industry is doing to our environment. • As the name of our company implies, we want to help to protect coral reefs that are on the verge of extinction. Coral reefs are a vital part of the whole underwater ecosystem. Warming ocean and ocean acidification are two of the main reasons why corals are bleaching and dying around the world. Besides our effort to transform the fashion industry into a more sustainable version of it, we will also support selected NGOs that are fighting against coral extinction. We are looking for people thinking in the same way, seeing the problems and wanting to solve them by disrupting the fashion industry. If you are interested and would like to know more, contact us on info@coloureef.com Informative links: https://www.textilemountainfilm.com https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61CdttBG3n0 https://www.checinternational.org/clothing-waste-and-fast-fashion-in-2020/

Traders Alloy

Traders Alloy empower retail investors with the necessary data, tools and processes, so that they can manage their stock portfolio like a professional. We are an early stage Startup based in Sweden. 2019 we participated in Startup Wise Guys FinTech Accelerator with Swedbank. We are currently looking for tech talent. So if you like Java Script and Node.js and want to be part of democratising the financial markets, please drop us a line!

VeVili

We are a VR/AR/XR company with a focus on building content and solutions based on behavioral design and neurodesign principles. As an emerging sister company to Neurons Inc., through our many years in combining neuroscience and innovation, we have learned that design based on neuroscience and psychology is a must. Testing and studying VR and AR before it was even a thing, we have decided to employ our creative skills and scientific mindset, with a dash of megalomaniac deity tendencies, to create new worlds.

Festguru

Festguru er en festportal, hvor det er muligt at finde underholdning og festmusik til sin næste store fest. Det gælder både hvad end det så er en fødselsdag for venner eller en firmafest med kollegaerne. Det er helt gratis at bruge, og det er nemt at få et overskueligt overblik over alle de artister, der er. På den måde kan I gøre jeres næste fest perfekt!

Freddy

Welcome to Freddy – We’re building the future of returns in e-commerce Returns suck – for merchants, for customers, and for the planet. At Freddy, we’re changing that by building a return platform for Shopify brands that helps them save money, reduce waste, and deliver better customer experiences. With Freddy, e-commerce brands can offer smart returns through store credit and exchanges, and even go a step further with our most ambitious feature: Send to Next – where customers ship unused returns directly to the next buyer, skipping the warehouse entirely. Fewer shipping steps. Less packaging. Happier customers. And a healthier bottom line. We’re still early on the journey, but moving fast. If you’re into meaningful software, complex logistics problems, and real climate impact, join us!

Carbonless

Carbonless is an eco-travel platform that aims to make travelling more environmentally friendly and help the people reduce their emissions, be aware of their travelling choices, and engage in a sustainable lifestyle. We are young and sustainable, a new generation committed with making our planet a better and greener place.

Dinghy Rings Sweden

Attention mobile lifestyle nerds! You probably own a vehicle or a boat. As do we. And we made something for you, to make your vacations more relaxed and fun. With our new and patented fold up davit we resolve the dinghy hassle and add more value to your mobile lifestyle. You can easily bring your dinghy, on the road or at sea, for instant use any time you need it. Most of the pleasure boats on the globe, with a sleeping cabin, are accompanied by a dinghy. The problem is to find a convenient way to store the dinghy in harbour and at sea, without deflating it. While other existing alternatives to resolve this problem are clumsy, expensive and complicated, we offer a patented, discreet and easy to use product which let you dock and fold you dinghy within minutes. And with our recreational-vehicle-version we add boating and fishing to a mobile lifestyle. The recreational vehicle market is growing fast and the boat industry is huge. Our journey is just about to start. We’ve got our first crowd of customers and they are very pleased with the products. We’ve got three different models that can be retrofitted on existing pleasure boats. An integrated version, for new boats, is on the table and in addition to Sweden we’ve opened the door to the international market. It’s time to accelerate! Join us while we're still in the start up phase! We need both people, network and funding to reach our goals. Does this sound like an exiting company and great product? Let us know what your contribution will be, and let the fun begin =) The market value based on suitable boats in EU and USA is up to 2.5 billion EUR. For recreational vehicles, the market value is up to 2.9 billion EUR. Our patent is “in force” until 2035.

Netprofile

Netprofile is the leading technology focused public relations, social media and inbound marketing agency in Finland. We work with market leading multinational technology corporations, innovative high growth startups, and supporting organizations that are boosting the development of the ICT business. We are Helsinki-based office with 17 professionals with over 20 years of experience in the field of communications and marketing.

Datalounges AS

The world of IT -infrastructure is moving towards containers, which enables great ideas to become great digitalized services quickly, reliably and systematically. While containerized software is becoming the form factor of choice for the IT industry, new technologies challenge how IT is consumed by enabling promising multi- and hybrid cloud solutions for cost benefits and agility. Datalounges, the container operations company, is an infrastructure expert with best practices to manage customers journey to consume containers in a holistic way taking into account delivery, continuity, reliable operations and visibility in private, public and hybrid clouds. We help customers use containers with confidence.

The Ode To

The Ode To is online art gallery that's creating an affordable, relaxed and modern way of buying art. We are your eyes in the art world, spotting talent and thoughtfully curating a special selection of contemporary pieces. From sculptures and objects to paintings and drawings, we collect and present one-of-kind, original artworks by some of the most talented artists around. Each piece is handmade especially for us. The Ode To was founded 2018 by friends Helena Carlberg and Anna Lukins. We are both passionate collectors of aesthetically pleasing things, sharing an obsession for art and interior. We got tired of our cheap old posters but found art galleries to be intimidating and expensive. So, we ended up spending a lot of time looking for those special pieces in the most peculiar places. This life-long rummaging (as well as our careers in the fashion industry) has really taught us to spot those true treasures, which is reflected in our online gallery. WE’RE TAKING ART INTO A NEW ERA AND YOU CAN BE PART OF THE FUN, DIFFICULT, CREATIVE AND MEANINGFUL CHALLENGE OF BUILDING SOMETHING NEW AND UNPRECEDENTED. The Ode To has quickly carved out a special place with a unique customer offer, hyped brand position and growing sales. Sometimes the customer demand for handmade art feels insatiable (which is a good thing really) and now we’re growing our team to get the capacity to meet it. We’re aiming to create the world’s leading online gallery for affordable art and you’ll be part of shaping and building it with us. But let’s be real, creating something new can be a bumpy ride. At times there will be mundane tasks, abstract briefs and definitely some trial and error. However, there will be space for your ideas and you’ll be breaking new ground. You’ll learn all the aspects of building a company and a brand, plus you’ll get personal responsibility and the potential to influence from the very beginning. Are you an art nerd? Probably not, but you’re driven by taking a stuffy industry into a new era and like to be in a creative environment while doing it.

Restarters Norway

Restarters Norway jobber for å skape en kultur for reparasjon av elektronikk i Norge, basert på frivillighet, delingskultur og bærekraft. Vi engasjerer og inspirerer folk og beslutningstakere gjennom å spre konseptet Fiksefest for elektronikk, og ved å sette bærekraftig forbruk av elektronikk på den offentlige agendaen. Vi er en del av et internasjonalt Restarters-nettverk som har vokst ut av Londonbaserte The Restart Project. Nordmenn ligger på Europatoppen når det gjelder bruk og kast av elektronikk, og dette har store klima- og miljømessige konsekvenser. Ved å jobbe praktisk og lokalt, spre glede og mestring knyttet til reparasjon ønsker vi å endre folks forhold til elektronikk, hvordan vi setter pris på og tar vare på den. På en Fiksefest utforsker og reparerer vi elektronikken sammen, lærer av hverandre og har det gøy med å la den leve lenger. Gjennom arrangementene sprer vi derfor nysgjerrighet og ingeniørferdigheter, i tillegg til glede knyttet til å ta vare på elektronikken vår.

Synega

Norway's first online consulting company. We started out with accountants, and kept it that way while we built our IT-platform and overall business structure. Now we are ready for the next phase, and will expand with a line of new services in 2020. In theory, all non-physical services can be delivered through us, however, we have so far chosen to focus on services which require consultants affiliated with the same country as the client, because of knowledge of local laws, language, etc. If you have an idea for a service you think can suit our structure, feel free to contact us on partner@synega.com for further discussion.

Secondtots APS

We make it easier for families to sell and buy used clothes. At Secondtots we think it is important to reuse and therefore we have started a platform where you can sell your clothes. But not as normal where the seller has to spend a lot of time talking to 'customers' and negotiating the price. We have taken all the fuss out and all the seller has to do and turned the platform in to a webshop where we register, promote, sell and distribute the clothes directly to the customers. It's a win-win. The customers have a one-stop-shop with a big variety and the sellers have time to spend with family AND earn money.

Daash ApS

We develop simple but effective software solutions to the challenges businesses face. That leaves them with more time and money to invest in what truly matters - growing their business. Our team at Daash Software knows what it takes to create a well-oiled machine that delivers the results that businesses ask for. When businesses work with us, they know that things will be done right the first time. There’s no reason to complicate matters, hence our slogan 'Simplifying Software Creation'.

LoruGames

What do we do? We build Ed Games that world has not yet seen. We bring repeated lerning to new level by implementing simple quiz questions into classic arcade games. And we share the games for free for every learner. So where does the money come from? We collect the data from learning and sell it to schools for yearly student licences. Our data specialist is constantly looking for new ways to find anomalies and connections between teacheble subjects. We are enthusiastic to see if we can find new ways to help students and teachers for example finding about new learning disabilities. What are we looking for? We are looking for a responsible investor to fund our start and share us the knowledge about marketing our product abroad after pilot stage in Finland.