Hardware Startup Finland ry is a non-profit organisation that brings together hardware entrepreneurs and HW-oriented people in Finland. Our most important events are meetups, during which people get to know each other, share ideas, get feedback and help and hear talks from international speakers. We want to build a thriving hardware community and support people with their wild dreams of building physical products. Let's make Finland the HW-hub of Northern Europe together!

We bring Swedish industrial easy-to-use 3D-printers to design engineers, hospitals and production floors to enable the future of AM with powder based 3D-printing (SLS). Wematter have developed a whole eco-system to manage a powder free environment and high performance 3D-printed components. We are pioneers that bring desirable 3D-printing to offices around the world. We want to change the way we make things, we want to make things smarter, globally.

Yepstr's vision is to automate the process of finding ambitious young people their first jobs in their neighborhood - and when they are ready - to interviews and real jobs for companies. We've succeeded when all high-school students graduate with a Yepstr-resume filled with references and multiple job-interviews waiting for them... if they want them. We are a pretty cool group of people who've bonded together over the fact that we're all ambitious and want to make the world a bit better.

RATOONG is an early stage start-up working to improve the way we find ski resorts and rate them. We aim to become the global platform with-in the ski community of approx. 120 mill potential users. We completely change the way you today search for a ski destination or how you decide where to go. We will also revolutionize way ski-resorts are rated today.Our core team so far consist of skiers but we are looking to expand the team and therefore we might want you. Ratoong manifesto! Our overall purpose is to make the whole skiing eco-system thrive and grow so that as many people as possible can enjoy the amazing experience of skiing/snowboarding (in the following just called skiing). Skiing is unique because it offers an amazing way to play, exercise, be together, compete, relax, and enjoy nature. Riding in the snow should make you #smilieinthesnow - one day without a good laugh or smile is a wasted day ⚖ We believe in sustainability - we support our users and the industry is changing the industry to operate with sustainable strategies and behavior ⚖ We believe in diversity - regardless of gender, identification, or cultural background ⚖ We are open to all cultures - the world is better if we all just get along ⚖ We are passionate about what we do - we want this to spread to everyone around us including our users and business partners ⚖ All we do is based on our users - we are user-centric to the extreme. We believe that the user experience should always be our first priority and that this approach will always be the most profitable for Ratoong ⚖ We collaborate and support each other - life is better when we work together and share successes and pains alike ⚖ We always welcome people with warmth and a smile - in all our communication ways ⚖ We are open and honest and treat others with respect ⚖ Flexibility in our daily work life is essential - getting freedom is obvious but it goes hand in hand with showing responsibility ⚖ All destinations hold unique qualities and all will thrive from feedback from users ⚖ We only use ads/commercials in select sections of our platform ⚖ We aim to be objective in all we do - e.g. our data specifically can not be altered, excluded, or incorrectly influenced by partners or for financial gain. ⚖

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Optin Bank was established to deliver better, simpler and more accessible finance and payment solutions supported by, and aligned with, leading technology. Our promise is to enable our customers with exceptional digital payments and financing tools through true understanding of their ambitions and requirements. We are launching a bank offering better, simpler and more accessible finance and payment solutions supported by, and aligned with, leading technology.

Vleppo is a Nordic Tech company based in Odense, Denmark, recognized as a European hot-spot for robotics, data analytics and machine learning. Vleppo offers simple, user friendly solutions to meet the complex needs of freelancers and businesses. We do this by harnessing the power of emerging technologies of Blockchain, machine learning and big data. Whether you need a way to manage and unlock the value from your digital assets, create digital contracts or protect against client non-payment, Vleppo has you covered. Vleppo has specialised in Blockchain development since 2018 focusing on the development of its Alysides Blockchain, a fork of the Komodo Blockchain. In 2019 we were backed by Innovation Fund Denmark (File No. 9077-01122B).

Membantu is one of the leading companies in Denmark helping babies with sleep because sleep is so incredibly important to the little ones. The large amount of sleep is crucial for normal growth and development, as the brain, during sleep, i.a. processes sensory impressions. Membantu develops and sells various products including baby wraps and cradle motors that can hopefully help many small babies get the right amount of sleep. Membantu was founded in 2017 by Stephanie and Eva, who both experienced a great need for an extra set of hands in their children's first years of life.

In BRØG we are developing a beautiful pour over coffee machine, where the user can control several variables in order to make their preferred cup of coffee. Our vision is to give the user the opportunity to brew the perfect cup of coffee while keeping the machine aesthetically beautiful. Besides that, we want to create an app where our customers can share, download and rate brews and thereby create a community similar to Vivino but for coffee lovers. Our customer segments consist primarily of coffee and design enthusiasts. The Scandinavian countries are the most coffee drinking nations worldwide, with a market potential of 800.000 sales - especially because black pour over coffee is the preferred brewing method. Furthermore, the design often matters a lot when Scandinavians buy new interior equipment and we plan on branding BRØG with that in focus. In order to brew a great cup of pour over coffee with the pour over method, you need to practice a lot to do it perfectly. This is where our machine comes into the picture. When using our machine, the user will be able to adjust all the crucial variables and thereby recreate their favorite cup of coffee every time. Besides that, our machine distributes the water correctly over the beans using our newly patented-pending water distributor. This will together with the right temperature, waterflow, bloom time and bloom water ensure a great cup of coffee. If the user is not an experienced barista or coffee connoisseur, they can use our app and in that find the coffee bean they are using (or a similar one) and see what settings other users have used and what the result was like. Anyone can therefore create a great cup of coffee with minimum effort or knowledge. All the components necessary to control these parameters require very little battery which, together with our battery pack, allows the user to brew a minimum of 100 cups of coffee before having to about recharging the machine. BRØG is portable and gives the user a lot of freedom which together with our design-protected design differentiates us from our competitors. The team consists of three Process and Innovation students from DTU. Our skills as a team cover the fundamental knowledge necessary to run a startup due to us having different qualities and interests. We have a great team spirit and know each other's strengths and weaknesses and help each other whenever the need arises. Two of us have been working on BRØG for the past one and a half years and are now going full time in our company, and the third partner just joined. Besides us, we have a strong team of advisors and mentors. Our advisory board consists of a business lawyer working with startups, a product developer, a business and market expert from CBS and an entrepreneur that we try to meet up with 6 times a year. Besides that, we have a mentor from a previous mentor program with years of experience as a designer within the same luxurious customer segment, who helps us create a beautiful and user-friendly product. This group of people have also helped us create a large network with contacts in all areas of expertise that we need to succeed.

EU member states are among the world's leading tourist and migration destinations. The amount of visa application processed each year is an ever-increasing number. While, this is a good thing, there are also some drawbacks. The many incoming applications has increased the cost of making sticker visa and residence permit cards. Lengthy process and Shipping the visas and resident permit cards through courier service delays the visa process and adds a risk of documents being lost or damaged, in such case a re-issuing of visa or re-submitting of documents is needed. Moreover, visa applicants, that lack knowledge and understanding of Visa Process, end up being rejected or opting for consultancy service where sometimes they become victim of frauds. The last change that was made to visa application process for Europe was in 2010. This means that there are 10-years’ worth of problems that require a solution to be developed, in order to address them. VisaPocket is a proposed solution for the mentioned problem. It will not only help embassies and consulates but also create a seamless experience for the visa applicants. VisaPocket offers a wide range of service offerings designed to securely manage visa applications and deliver visas, e-visas, and resident permits in digital manner in their pockets through mobile application or web portal. So, embassies will not only be saving the cost of making these documents but also couriering them. These services are streamlined in visa application lifecycle while providing flexibility for customization for each client. VisaPocket ensures Identity assertion, collecting biometric and biographic information about an applicant and ensures it meets the government quality requirements. It is also ensured that complete and correct information has been provided and additional information is requested when supplied material is insufficient or incorrect. Using latest technologies, Applicants can conveniently apply through our platforms and receive visas directly in their pocket through mobile application or web portal. Moreover, our Immigration support professionals will help applicants throughout the whole visa application process and increase the chances of them getting a positive decision in their case. Along with Visas Consultancy, our services also includes Education Consultancy for the students who are willing to study in Europe, Business Consultancy for the entrepreneurs from non-EU countries who are willing to start business in Europe and Consultancy to Employers in Europe who employs non-EU citizens. Something which has yet to be hammered out but is still on the agenda is the use of Artificial Intelligence in the processing of visa applications, prediction of decision of the visa to the visa applicant and genuine/validity of the documents before they are sent to the respective embassies / consulates.

Lolo is the network, reinvented for IoT and cloud. We offer a global, programmable network edge that aggregates Connectivity Service Providers (CSP), WiFi, Fixed Line and Corporate networks and makes every device, event or configuration on the network API driven. Low (low) code microservices can be easily built around the network using a visual builder and deployed at the edge. What: Our primary driver right now is eSIM adoption. Enterprises and CSPs are adopting eSIM at an increasing rapid pace. Whilst eSIM allows the CSP providing the connectivity to be changed over the air and unleashing a wave of new applications and use case - the data plane / traffic is then moved across multiple CSPs. Lolo unifies the data plane and allows users to build low code microservices that have fine grained control of every aspect of the network. Without solving this problem, eSIM adoption will stall and is a clear need in the market. For Lolo, from first demo to quotation has been on average 3 months and as little as one day. The need is pressing and real. About half of our customers and prospects have a turnover of greater than $1b. Currently we're pacing how many customers we engage with due to our bandwidth. How: The Lolo team have built a Function-as-a-Service (FaaS) platform and a IP Virtual Routing platform. The FaaS similar to AWS Lambda and Kinesis built for extreme scale, low code developer productivity along with one-click deploy to any cloud or on premise and then it has connected to the IP Virtual Routing which we deployed into a global Content Delivery Network (CDN) partner. Why: The team built up the tech stacks for 2 global IoT connectivity providers and the SaaS stack for a global software provider. We've connected and provided services to many of the largest brands on the planet. We kept seeing the same problems over and over with CSPs being extremely inflexible around IP and cloud providers such as AWS, Azure and GCP not being robust and cost effective enough to attach into the core of a network. We've been working around these problems for a decade. With Lolo, we solve them. We are extremely well connected and know all of our first customers at a C level so not only did we see a major problem we could solve - we could also take it to market.

Sweet Tech is a sex-tech start-up that combines innovative hardware with customizable digital connectivity to create a complete and fulfilling physical experience. Our flagship product, The Handy, is available worldwide through our online store (www.thehandy.com) and connects out-of-the-box to our digital platform, Handy Feeling (www.handyfeeling.com). Our aim is to be the world-leading provider of tech-enabled personalized pleasure — transforming the sexual experience while normalizing sexual curiosity and driving sex positivity. We are a young but already profitable company, and we are backed by strong investors. We are growing fast, and we are looking for the right people to join us in our journey.

KOBAJ.com er en revolutionerende tech-platform, som giver vinbønder og købere en hel ny måde at handle med hinanden på. Platformen skaber en direkte bro mellem vinbønder i hele verden og købere hjemme i stuerne. Det giver en mere autentisk, bæredygtig og billig måde at sælge og købe sin vin på. Vi har succes og i dagligdagen lægger vi vægt på at arbejde som et teamdrevet firma, der behandler hinanden på en lige og ikke-hierarkisk måde.

We want to revolutionize consumer marketing by helping ambassadors find and promote trustworthy deals. With our technology platform Selectdeal.com, we empower ambassadors to freely choose who and what to recommend, and put our ambassadors in a strong position of influence over both consumer selection of services and service provider innovation going forward. With this we hope to create ethical and sustainable business models that benefit everyone and push everyone in a positive direction.