Tech start up developing innovative cleaning devices (for steels and sidewalks) that cheaper than all other from 3 to 50 times. We have prototypes, customers feedback, patents. Sizes of world target markets: Sand blasting (~ 65b/yr); Metal Pipe coating market (10.5b/year); USA shipbuilding market (1.4b/year).

Counselor is a Oslo, Norway, based company that aims to disrupt the university admissions business. This startup will digitize the work and success of another 10 year-old startup. So there is 10 years of experience in successfully delivering services to clients in this space. We have completed our Angel/seed round with a top Norwegian private equity player as well as a well known industrial family in Norway and with that round completed our MVP idea and spec. We are in development and will seek operatioal funding once a prototype is completed. We are working with several tech partners to develop our product/service.

Learn by asking questions! Snapmentor is a B2B software as a service (Saas) edtech company that provides higher education a learning platform for facilitating on-demand tutoring. In 2021 we are expanding our offerings to Europe and US! We already have some traction but we need more great people to help us bring the Snapmentor Learning Experience to all students of the world! Take a look at our website as well! https://snapmentor.no

GIM is the leading mobile robotics company in Finland. We deliver precise navigation solutions for self-driving vehicles, situational awareness and complete mobile robotic systems. We deliver software that makes work machines in all industries more intelligent, precise and efficient. Our robot platforms accelerate your research and development.

Defudger is a complex detection tool for the verification of digital content. Our solution reveals forgery and falsification of images, videos and deepfakes with the highest accuracy of any detection tool. We work with state of the art techniques in the fields of machine learning and computer vision to make it possible. We provide a three-level detection method that will enable publishers, news and media agencies, online platforms and everyone else interested to detect forgeries in digital files.

Marfle is a growing Finnish software company and SaaS-provider. We collect data from workboats and present analyses about vessels on our service. Goal is to improve fuel economy and driving style, predict engine issues and provide tools for vessel operations. Our team is currently 5 persons and our office is at Kallio, Helsinki.

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.

The Pitch We accelerate the shift to a more sustainable whole through circular economy. The What Sustainable habitats make heavy demands, for example, on planning, construction and management of both new and pre-existing settlement. Quality, knowledge and competence in the construction industry have a very important part to play in this connection. Housing and commercial premises account for roughly 30% of Sweden’s end use of energy and for about 7% of its total emissions of greenhouse gases. Electricity accounts for nearly half the sector’s energy use, followed by district heating (30%) and biofuels (10%) The How We are in the business of Enlightenment. Brighteco sells light as a continuous deployment service (LaaS). The customer pays to access the right light in the right place in exchange for an annual fee/sqm. All our products can therefore be individually adjusted and updated over time, and manufactured on recycled hardware without harm to the environment. A close relationship with the customer creates opportunities to use our infrastructure to create services related to security, information (gathering and communication) and facility management. • System of continuous deployment of hardware and service • Light sources that can be upgraded and adjusted • Recycled old flat screens as hardware • Integrating IoT Brighteco drives ideas and projects aimed at effectively maximizing the income from private and public sector activities in the short and long term. We do this by gradually adapting production, use and / or disposal of goods or services to the concept of sustainable development. The Why Since 2018, there is an ongoing shift in the Swedish market from buying lamps as a product to subscribing to Light as a service. Bollnäs Kommun (municipality) was the first public purchaser in Sweden, focusing on the aspects of light and sustainability at a larger scale, choosing Brighteco as their supplier. The contract is for 10 years, installation in classrooms is ongoing.

Kast is an online streaming service that empowers its community to watch together, play together, and be together. The Kast platform allows people to share video gaming, live events, and virtually any on-line or webcam experience. Kast streamers — kasters — can host public or private watch parties with up to 20 live feeds and up to 100 viewers per party. Kast is available on desktop, web, and mobile. Download Kast at https://www.kast.gg Kast has offices in San Diego, California and Helsinki, Finland.

Startup Grind is the largest independent startup community, actively educating, inspiring, and connecting more than 2,000,000 entrepreneurs in over 600 chapters. We nurture startup ecosystems in 125+ countries through events, media, and partnerships with organizations like Google for Startups. The cornerstone of our global community is monthly events featuring successful local founders, innovators, educators and investors who share lessons learned on the road to building great companies. Founded in Silicon Valley, Startup Grind has helped millions of entrepreneurs build their businesses, connect with strategic partners, and secure funding.

Blackbird ApS is a spin-off from emendo Consulting Group. It all began with the frustration over the cost of installing data collection systems on filling lines at the Danish brewery, Royal Unibrew. The consultants in emendo decided that a better technology was needed. The idea behind Blackbird is to provide products and services, which will reduce wasted resources within companies and improve the way people live and work together. Everything is developed in-house and inspired by key customers and top graduate students. The company’s vision is to positively impact the lives of one million people before 2020. The Blackbird platform is already in use in Europe, North America and Asia.

Kjelp is a modern marketplace for household maintenance services. Kjelp connects residents and local companies together and makes buying and selling of services super simple. Whether you needed a plumber, electrician or someone to fix a broken door, you can find the help from Kjelp. You can easily agree the details with your service provider by messaging in the APP and once you’re satisfied, pay the service by selecting the payment method of your choice. Now you can leave the household work to the professionals and make living easy for you!

LUPNUMBER® is a visitor training system that will help industry site owners to reach out with safety routines and operating procedures to transport companies and individual truck drivers. LUPNUMBER® has been developed together with prominent industrial companies to increase safety, reduce risks and secure traffic on-site. Our vision is to create a new information standard for how trucks drive. Our ambition is to help companies solve their concrete problems with truck transport on-site.

Who is Qred 💸 Qred is a fast-growing international FinTech company focused on small business financing. Traditional lenders are slow and expensive. So, one country at a time, we plan on changing this. We’ve hired some of the most talented marketers that the world of tech has to offer, and we’re eager to showcase their talent to the world - and that’s where you come in.

DooApp connects local businesses with active consumers in the area. DooApp is a free mobile service that helps users in finding extensive and personalized information about all free-time activities nearby. For businesses, DooApp offers a new and efficient way to do personal, context-aware and non-disruptive advertising.