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Norway National Finalists 2023

Best Accelerator/Incubator Program

Katapult Accelerator

Norway

Description

Our ground-breaking accelerator program combines 90 days of intense workshops, network & learning sessions with €150,000-500,000 investments. Founders join us from all over the world, and we invest in climate startups working within food, transport, energy, natural assets, infrastructure and new frontiers. Our program is designed to guide founders through complex entrepreneurial issues, add structure, and help you raise your next round.

The Factory

Norway

Description

Building on the successful FintechFactory pilot program, we take entrepreneurs to the next level. You will be guided by over 120 experienced mentors, including entrepreneurs, investors and industry expert from our partner network. Get access to our huge network of leading industry partners, customers, investors and mentors.

Innovation Norway

Norway

Description

TINC is an intensive 5-week accelerator program run by Innovation Norway Silicon Valley in partnership with Vinnova, Business Finland and KLAK Icelandic Startups. The program is focused on validating your product/market and business model fit and global scale potential in the most competitive startup environment in the world.

Best GreenTech

Skyfri

Norway

Description

The most advanced operating platform for solar assets – maximizing production and reducing cost. We are on a mission to utilize technology to transform how we operate solar power plants globally.

Sirken

Norway

Description

Sirken carries out re-use mapping of buildings to be demolished or rehabilitated. From 1 July 2023, with a few exceptions, a re-use survey will be required by law. The aim of mapping for reuse is to gain an overview of the resources found in the existing building stock, which in turn stimulates more reuse.

Asistobe

Norway

Description

Asistobe’s goal is to enable small to medium cities, without the financial muscles to invest in data science, to get access to a platform with advanced AI/ML algorithms. And in turn, empowering them to make data-driven decisions.

Best Coworking Space

Innoasis by Nordic Edge

Norway

Description

Innoasis is the new hub and meeting place for entreprenurs, intrapreneurs, public sector heros, investors, developers or anyone who believe in cooperation, knowledge sharing and community. Our common aim is to create more sustainable and smarter societies.

Digs

Norway

Description

With a vibrant community, technology, and real estate, we create next-generation workspaces and meeting places. We gather individuals, startups, and growth companies with an entrepreneurial mindset – who want to make a positive impact on the future.

657 Oslo

Norway

Description

At 657 Oslo, Norway’s largest Coworking Space for the Creative Industries and Home of Creative Tech, we accelerate passionate people and ignite great ideas. With a wide variety of offices, growth services and event spaces, we provide you with whatever you may need when you want to succeed in scaling and commercializing your business.

Best HealthTech

Norse Feedback

Norway

Description

Norse Feedback is a technology house that develops an ecosystem of digital tools based on the Norse method. All development is done in close cooperation with patients and therapists.

Best Newcomer

Skyfri

Norway

Description

The most advanced operating platform for solar assets – maximizing production and reducing cost. We are on a mission to utilize technology to transform how we operate solar power plants globally.

Testhub Technologies AS

Norway

Description

TestHub is a SaaS for recruitment. We automate the screening process and minimize bias in hiring decisions. This is a do it yourself recruitment tool based on 100 years of science.

Modulize

Norway

Description

Unlock the potential of offsite construction with the ultimate takeoff and cost estimation software. Modulize is an intuitive, web-based, data driven software solution that empowers the construction industry to build more sustainably.

Ecosystem Hero of the Year

Merete Nygaard

Norway

Description

I’m a Lawyer Turned Entrepreneur – with my heart in innovation & tech. After nearly a decade working in the established world of top tier law firms, having tech firms, brand-owners and entrepreneurs as my clients, I decided to jump off the beaten track and join the entrepreneurial world by starting my own legal tech company – Lexolve (formerly) Lawbotics. We are creating the future of legal services!

Berg Moe

Norway

Description

I have more than 30 years of experience with funding, coaching, and growing companies and taking great ideas to the next level within the startup ecosystem. Have an extensive global network of people in both the seed funding and venture capital world. I consider myself an entrepreneur by heart and am always looking for win-win scenarios.

Diversity Role Model

Aiman Shaqura

Norway

Description

Born as a Palestinian refugee in the middle of a bloody war zone in Beirut, and further on the run through several countries in Africa, the Middle East and Europe for a 10-year period, before me and my family landed in Norway in 1991. I went from shining shoes, pawning bottles and selling Christmas ornaments from door to door as a small boy, to eventually founding several companies. I’ve since 2015 been a social entrepreneur with two national organizations (Charge Incubator and Give a Job) contributing to over 400 jobs, 500 mentor/social connections and helping approx. 100 entrepreneurs starting their own business + giving them access to the startup and innovation ecosystem. 50% women and 50% men with either refuge or foreign background.

Heidi Aven

Norway

Description

Heidi has held several leadership positions within IT/Telecom, consulting and has co-founded the successful technology start-up SmartWorks. SHE is founder of SHE Community, SHE Conference and SHE Index to drive diversity, equity and equality in business. Partner in North Venture, a privately held Nordic investment company focusing on corporate scalable solutions.

Jeanette Grendahl

Norway

Description

Angel Investor and Former founder of LUCA As which included the import of fine chocolate. Former Vice President of SHE Community which holds Europe’s biggest Gender Diversity Conference, and in partnership with EY The SHE Index that promotes gender equality and diversity. On the board of the Family company Grendahl Holding, Jeanette has worked in WIN- Women’s Investment Network the last three years to promote awareness of women investing and taking responsibility of their financial situation. With a background in International relations she has been in the NextGen committee of Humans Rights Watch in Norway, Amadia Volunteering, Family Business Norway NextGen Committee and deeply engaged in Oslo Freedom Forum and Humans Rights Foundation.

Founder of the Year

Sigbjrn Nome

Norway

Description

Sigbjrn is the CEO and co-founder of Ignite Procurement. Through his experience as a consultant at BCG, he saw the opportunity to use data to professionalize the procurement function and together with Brge Langedal, started Ignite Procurement in 2017. Since then, Ignite has gone from being a small consulting firm to one of the fastest-growing SaaS companies in Norway, with 60 employees and several of the world’s largest companies on their client list. Sigbjrn has led the company and been responsible for the product throughout this growth journey.

Alf Gunnar Andersen

Norway

Description

Alf Gunnar, founder & CEO of Horde, is at the forefront of fintech innovation, transforming consumer finance management. As founder & chairman of Fintech Norway, with 50+ members, he strengthens the nation’s fintech community. Alf also launched Bustad, a real estate-backed crypto, pioneering co-owned Norwegian homes. Recognized as an industry expert, he boldly challenges conventional norms and disrupts the financial sector, solidifying his position as a leader in financial innovation.

Maksim Hardziyenak

Norway

Description

Founder of goscore. Bringing financial inclusion to banking and lending. And we help to build sustainable personal economy for 450M europeans.

Kristoffer Lande

Norway

Serial Entrepreneur and Investor working with Norwegian startups, primarily tech focused. Finishing a Computer Science degree on the side at NTNU in Trondheim. Been the CEO of Gobi since it’s inception at NTNU in 2015, and travelled with the company to Silicon Valley in 2016. Has previously won the prize as Business Talent of the Year by Sparebank 1 SMN and made the list of the 25 youngest Leadership talents in Northern Europe in by Nordic Business Report.

Best VC

Skyfall Ventures

Norway

Description

We invest in Nordic tech startups with explosive potential. We back Nordic early-stage companies built around a strong software component, started by founding teams with at least one technical founder (coder).

SNÖ Ventures

Norway

Description

We invest in visionary entrepreneurs leading early stage, transformative Nordic tech companies, and we support them at every step of their global growth journey. SNÖ aims to enhance the Nordic ecosystem by facilitating the sharing of resources, talent, ideas and experience throughout the Nordic region, and by leveraging our international networks to support Nordic companies in their global expansion.

Schibsted Venture

Norway

Description

Schibsted is a family of digital brands with a mission to empower people in their daily lives. We do this by providing leading online marketplaces, building world-class media houses, and helping great companies scale.

Startup of the Year

Campanyon

Norway

Description

At Campanyon, what gets us out of our sleeping bags each morning isn’t just coffee – though we won’t say no to a freshly brewed cup sipped while taking in a million-dollar view in nature. But truly, the best part of Campanyon is the opportunity we have to make nature accessible to anyone. We believe we offer a space where our community of campers and hosts can create meaningful connections with each other, explore their surroundings with uninhibited curiosity and joy, and share and protect the nature that we all love.

Goscore AS

Norway

Description

At goscore, we’re passionate about financial inclusion. We achieve this through cross-border credit scoring, fair risk profiles, and a portable financial history that moves from country to country with you. Goscore brings this transparency and fairness to the financial industry, giving customers great experiences and bringing a new golden standard of fair human credit scoring to the EU.

Sirken

Norway

Description

Sirken carries out re-use mapping of buildings to be demolished or rehabilitated. From 1 July 2023, with a few exceptions, a re-use survey will be required by law. The aim of mapping for reuse is to gain an overview of the resources found in the existing building stock, which in turn stimulates more reuse.

Best Web 3.0 & AI Startup

Gateway.fm

Norway

Description

GatewayFM is the first truly decentralized blockchain infra/node provider. Our globally distributed, multichain infrastructure is built to help you scale your web3 projects seamlessly so you don’t have to worry about getting, configuring or maintaining servers.

Reltime

Norway

Description

We support businesses to build SmartContract and dApps on top of the Reltime PoA blockchain with the aim of sharing the benefits of all our Layer -1 Blockchain. We consult the concepts with you on the Blockchain space and give structure to your vision and dream into reality.

Presail

Norway

We’re giving ordinary people access to the private market. The system powering Web 3.0’s top-performing investment groups. A system uniquely tailored to the people challenging the traditional way of investing. Alongside VCs like Sequoia, YC, and Pantera, our clients and their 20000 members have invested over $150 million in thousands of startups.

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