SparkUp is a startup community where Turku Science Park Ltd, student based entrepreneurship society Boost Turku and Creative Venture Creve have brought together their know-how and services for startups and entrepreneur-minded persons in Turku region. SparkUp is facilitated by Turku Science Park Ltd.

GoMore is a rapidly growing online platform for peer-to-peer car rental and car leasing. With more than 3,5 million members in six markets GoMore have ambitious plans to grow the company over the coming years. We are currently 100 people located in Denmark, Spain, Finland, Switzerland and Austria and we are now expanding our office in Sweden - Stockholm.

Welcome to BeCause – the sustainability management hub. We envision a future, where sustainable choices flow seamlessly for decision-makers throughout ecosystems such as Travel & Tourism, so all may thrive. Just imagine booking a trip where you throughout your user journey can choose sustainable options for hotels, restaurants, etc., with utter ease, credibility, and ever-improving competitiveness, so as to allow travelling to go hand in hand with a positive impact rather than a negative footprint, to reward responsibility-leading businesses in an upwards spiral towards sustainability, and thus to allow for simply exploring this beautiful world with a good feeling and clear conscience. That’s what we’re aiming for and work to empower. We get there with our AI-powered platform, because.eco, offering the simplest, fastest & most synergistic way for businesses to manage their sustainability work- & dataflows, so they can supercharge their positive impact on people, planet & profits. We do this by unifying & automating the work of collecting, coordinating, communicating & compounding sustainability accolades of businesses, both for the individual company, while connecting the collective ecosystem of e.g. hotels, marketplaces, certifiers & other stakeholders, all in one place. BeCause is growing fast with a tried, true & future-proof product that already has won some prestigious awards and helps some of the world's leading travel & tourism companies, including Google, Booking.com, easyJet, TUI, and Radisson Hotel Group. And we are backed by an awesome group of investors that add great resources and experience with skyrocketing other startups to the moon – just like they believe we will. Yet, we are just getting started! And there are still vacant seats on the spaceship – many blanks you can still help fill out, many existing solutions you can help us upgrade to the next excellence level, and a big market waiting you can help serve.

Valpas transforms hotels and hospitality providers visibly into the cleanest places to stay when away from home by making them safe from the dirtiest creatures: bed bugs. The Valpas bed bug safety standard is loved by over 60 award-winning hotels like Le Pigalle and the F6, groups like Autograph Collections and Esprit de France. Founded by passionate travellers who got attacked by bed bugs while traveling. More info: https://www.valpashotels.com/

We Acquire 100% ownership stakes in profitable industrial companies in the U.K & Scandinavia. Our primary focus is on family or founder owned business' that could benefit from a generational change of ownership whereby we provide an exit strategy to the current shareholders and serve as the new stewards that care for the business and preserve the founders life's work. Our largest asset is www.northernindustriesgroup.co.uk, which was founded in 2019 by the IPO Capital founder (Yusufa Sey) via multiple M&A transactions.

Founded in Silicon Valley, being developed in San Francisco and Oslo! Etleap provides a SaaS ETL tool that makes it easy to create and operate a Redshift data warehouse at a small fraction of the typical time and cost. It combines the ability to do deep transformations on large data sets with self-service usability, and no coding is required.

P-Secure is a pioneering Danish SaaS company that develops Europe's only platform for automated and EU-compliant background checks for employees, applicants, consultants and suppliers. Our solution streamlines critical security processes, supports compliance with GDPR, NIS2 and CER directives and contributes to a higher security culture in both private companies and public institutions. We have ambitious growth plans in Scandinavia and Europe and are now looking for people to join our team.

Nørd Studio is a Scandinavian branding and packaging agency based in Copenhagen (we work fully remote). We create human brands that communicate clearly and effectively without resorting to shouting. That last part matters. In a world of loud, trend-chasing designs, we deliberately do things differently. Minimal. Honest. Considered. This is not just an aesthetic choice; it's a philosophy that underpins everything we do, from our design process to our pricing strategy and how we treat the people we work with. We specialise in branding, including logos, visual systems, packaging, stationery and pitch decks. We write copy that sounds human, not like a press release. We also build websites from scratch — no templates or shortcuts, just fast, SEO-ready sites. We're a small studio, and that's intentional. Every client works directly with the people doing the work. Every project receives our full attention. There are no account managers, no handoffs and no diluted output. We're not looking to grow quickly. We want to grow well, with the right people on the right projects.

At Hybird, we operate at the intersection of hardware and software where we are bringing the electrical panel online and transforming it into a data platform. This gives us an opportunity to improve tooling for installers and facility managers, as well as surface actionable insights to a variety of stakeholders. The objective for us is to increase our understanding of power consumption and use that to help curb consumption.

Neucom builds ultra-efficient hardware accelerators that combine minimal power consumption with maximum human oversight. We work towards a freer and fairer world with trustworthy technology, one chip at the time. Our hardware is informed by neuroscience to achieve minimal power consumption. Our headquarter is in Lyngby, just north of Copenhagen Denmark.

Webbler er et 100% digitalt og datadrevet midtjysk marketing bureau, der stræber efter at være et modstykke til pseudoarbejde og overdrevne priser. Vi gør en ære i at kunne byde vores kunder en 360-graders oplevelse af deres digitale marketingstrategi, og har i huset kompetencer indenfor digital marketing og webudvikling, som vi i fællesskab bruger til at løfte vores kunder til nye højder. Du finder os på Klamsagervej 35, 8230 Åbyhøj tæt på Århus i nybyggede lokaler, hvor vi værner om en god, produktiv og rar atmosfære. Vi er i dag +16 digitale ildsjæle på kontoret, som du kommer til at arbejde tæt sammen med, og får mulighed for faglig sparring.

SLASHPLAY has spent the past two years developing a Discord-based game-server hosting solution for gamers. Our bot can set up and configure game servers through Discord chat, reducing setup time from approximately 30+ minutes to 3 minutes and cutting costs for users. We achieve cost efficiency by utilizing cloud infrastructure, enabling on-demand services. This means we only incur costs when we generate revenue, allowing us to offer a more affordable and convenient service. By integrating our service into a Discord bot, we engage with our customers directly on their preferred platform, ensuring seamless interaction and accessibility. Additionally, we have recently secured Innofounder funding, which will accelerate our development and expand our capabilities.

We help businesses add human faces to real-time AI chatbots, assistants and agents. Our customers typically build AI tutors, AI receptionists, AI coaches, AI mock interviews, AI employee onboarding, you get the picture! Try talking to a human avatar here: https://www.simli.com/demo Our Docs: https://docs.simli.com/introduction Discord: https://discord.com/invite/yQx49zNF4d

Litech, founded in 2021, is an Oslo-based startup specializing in developing sensor systems to detect and remove hazardous objects, such as flammable batteries and gas bottles, to prevent fires and explosions at waste facilities. Our vision is to create sustainable and safe waste management by eliminating the harmful impact of incorrectly sorted hazardous materials. We are currently running pilots with two major players in the waste management industry. We collaborate with partners in the waste industry and R&D and are part of the vibrant Startuplab ecosystem, benefiting from its extensive network and resources.

One of the significant challenges that the medtech industry faces is the complex regulatory landscape, which can be overwhelming and costly to navigate without the support of expensive consultants. At Medflow, we are accelerating it by streamlining the medical device development and certification process within an intelligent platform. As a result, medical device manufacturers can focus on developing groundbreaking healthcare solutions without being bogged down by the tedious certification process. A medical doctor leads our team. We are committed to fostering a culture of innovation and collaboration. If you are passionate about making a difference in healthcare and have a track record (or potential) of excellence in your field, join us!