Failup Ventures is a new globally operating early-stage venture capital fund. Founded by three previous Finnish entrepreneurs and angel investora – Failup Ventures backs early-stage startups with strong, mission-driven teams. Failup’s typical initial investments range from 200K€ to 1M€ with the capability to follow up with larger tickets.

Our startup is revolutionizing the way football clubs train and develop their players by introducing an innovative, interactive training platform. The core idea is to shift from traditional, passive learning methods to an engaging, active learning experience. This approach is designed to enhance players' tactical understanding and decision-making skills, both of which are crucial for on-field success. The problems we are solving: Clubs invest significant time and resources in onboarding new players and coaches to integrate them into the team's systems and culture. This process involves extensive training sessions, meetings, and practical drills to ensure everyone understands the club's philosophy and tactics. However, it is often inefficient and time-consuming, particularly when done manually. Clubs also typically lack concrete data on how well players grasp tactical concepts. The understanding of tactics is often assumed rather than measured, leading to inconsistencies in player performance. This gap in assessment leaves coaches without reliable metrics to gauge tactical comprehension, hindering targeted improvement and strategic alignment.

Welcome to Culturequest 👋🏼.. where work isn't just about the tasks at hand—it's about the experience, the people, and the journey. We're more than just a start-up; we're a passionate team of three founders with a shared vision to revolutionize the approach to workplace well-being. Here's a glimpse into what it's like to be part of our vibrant community: So, who are we? 🤔 Culturequest is developing a cutting-edge SaaS platform to help companies enhance their employees' well-being. By measuring well-being in companies and utilizing our network of freelance consultants and coaches, we provide actionable insights and personalized interventions to solve workplace dissatisfaction and burnout with our innovative and holistic approach to employee engagement. What are we solving? 👏🏼 In today’s fast-paced work environments, employee well-being is often overlooked, leading to widespread dissatisfaction, decreased productivity, and high turnover rates. This issue affects companies of all sizes and industries, resulting in a disengaged workforce and significant financial losses. Our mission is to tackle this critical problem by providing companies with the tools they need to measure and improve their employees' well-being, ultimately creating happier and more productive workplaces. How do we do it? 🤓 At Culturequest, we are dedicated to building a comprehensive SaaS platform that empowers companies to take charge of their employees' well-being. Our solution combines data analytics with expert consultancy to deliver personalized recommendations and interventions. We gather insights through employee surveys and engagement metrics, which our network of consultants and coaches then can help to improve with customized well-being interventions. Our platform not only identifies problems but also provides actionable steps to solve them, ensuring continuous improvement and long-term success. What motivated us to get started? 🚀 The spark for Culturequest ignited from our own experiences in various corporate environments where we witnessed firsthand the detrimental effects of poor employee well-being, as well as from the dream of making a greater impact on employees well-being. We realized that despite numerous initiatives, many companies still struggled to create a genuinely positive work culture. Motivated by a shared passion for people and organizational health, we decided to dedicate ourselves to solving this pervasive problem. We believe that every employee deserves to feel valued and engaged at work, and every company deserves the benefits of a happy, productive workforce. Our entrepreneurial journey is fueled by the desire to make a tangible difference in the workplace, transforming it into a place where both employees and organizations thrive. What are we like? 😇 We're three driven and enthusiastic founders who bring a diverse range of skills and experiences to the table. Our backgrounds span tech, consulting, marketing, health science, and organizational psychology, but what truly unites us is our passion for people. We believe in creating a workplace where everyone feels valued, heard, and inspired. At Culturequest, we value work-life balance. We offer flexible hours and remote work to fit your lifestyle. Whether you're an early bird or night owl, we trust you to manage your time and deliver great results. A happy team is a productive team. Our culture is built on fun, collaboration, and adventure. From brainstorming sessions to team-building activities, there's never a boring moment. We celebrate wins, learn from challenges, and always find time to laugh. Our mission is enhancing workplace well-being, starting with our own team. We foster a supportive, inclusive environment where everyone thrives. We encourage continuous learning, personal development, and welcome new ideas. 🙌🏼

Private investment company. Private investment company of Magdalena Fredlund Husby and Ståle Fredlund Husby. We support individuals with bold ideas that bring about a brighter future for our children: we work, invest, and do what is needed to make things happen. We start up, join or help grow up to three new ventures annually.

Our vision is to create strong game IPs with loveable characters, humor and attitude that will resonate with millions of players around the world. We're currently working on our first wacky game, Glum: A Wicked Misadventure. Furthermore we strive to become the game studio where every game developer dreams of working due to the unique and world famous franchises and internal culture, and with that grow our team both in size and in talent.

Mimiry bring ML practitioners from code to compute in minutes. We do so by building a MLaaS tool that enables ML engineers and data scientist to focus on model work instead of an ocean of other software disciplines. We get rid of the weeks spent setting up your infrastrucutre along with dependencies, virtual environments and code packing and instead let you schedule ML jobs in minutes by simply uploading your ML script. Exit the need complicated infrastructure operations and enter a world where you only have to focus on actual ML work. By aggregating GPU's from European datacenters, Mimiry offer compliant compute with consistently good prices and availability.

Languee is an AI-powered app providing industry-specific language learning, offering realistic voice interactions, real-time corrections, and career-focused practice scenarios. John’s dad is a manager at a boiler company. He faces challenges in negotiating contracts with international companies due to his struggle with professional English, despite being proficient in everyday language. He tried using tutors and other resources, but they do not provide enough flexibility (in terms of time and price) and fail to mimic real industry scenarios. Languee solves this problem by offering an AI language tutor that is knowledgeable in industry- specific topics. With over 50 languages, it provides realistic voice interactions and real-time corrections, mimicking actual professional scenarios. With generally growing acceptance and progress of AI solutions, Languee is in the position to use latest technology to provide value to high-level employees and business owners that want to push their career forward. Language learning no longer has to prevent them from pushing careers forward and be constrained by time.

Lasner Digital is a leading digital growth & marketing agency helping E-commerce and Info-product sustainably scale their business with paid advertising. Our commitment to maximizing ROI has helped our clients profitably generate a combined +$80,000,000 in the last three years alone. Lasner Digital specializes in strategic planning, paid advertising (Meta, TikTok, and also Google), customer acquisition, lead generation, copywriting.

Mind Studio, a leading provider of functional mushrooms aimed at enhancing mental and physical well-being. Our mission is to make wellness accessible to all through natural, sustainable products. At Mind Studio, we believe in the power of community and connection to foster a healthier world. Mind Studio.

BuddyCompany challenges the big brands in the home services market and aims to be the number one marketplace for all services in the home. Partly with the help of the unique platform that makes it possible to deliver a variety of services on site with high efficiency and scalability. Partly through our sustainable view of the gig economy, which makes it possible to offer fair wages and conditions for our Buddies as well as attractive prices for our customers. Get more time for life. We envision a world where all people can take part in a seamless synergy between digital innovation and a comfortable life. We aim to challenge the big brands in the home services market and become the number one marketplace for services around the home. On the one hand, with the unique Buddy.inc technology platform that enables high efficiency in delivering services on site.

Vi hjælper danske virksomheder med AI. Det gælder både undervisning, rådgivning, udvikling, samt egne AI produkter de kan nyde godt af. Vi udvikler ikke egne sprogmodeller eller leverer "kundeservice chatbots" på samlebånd. Men ligger os midt imellem, med løsninger, der er tilpasset den enkelte virksomhed. Derudover vil der det kommende år være endnu større fokus på egne interne projekter og produkter inden for AI feltet. Vi startede med udelukkkende at udbyde kurser i AI til danske virksomheder, med stort fokus på praktik. Vi afholder stadig mange kurser, men oplever oftere og oftere, at folk søger yderligere specialist hjælp til projekter. Hvorfor vi udvider den gren. Udover HverdagsAI.dk driver vi også "subbrandsne" ChatGPTkursus.dk og Copilotkursus.dk. Plus et par andre brands/produkter, der snart vil blive lanceret.

IT.no ble stiftet sent i 2020 med en klar visjon om å forenkle IT og digitalisere Norges bedrifter. Målet var å klare dette med til gunstige priser og den beste kundereisen med ansatte som har langvarig erfaring fra bransjen. Vi skulle bistå både som en komplett IT-avdeling for bedriftene, men også for muligheten til å begrense tilbudet til medhjelpere for eksisterende IT-ressurser hos kundene. Gründerne i selskapet har begge langvarig erfaring fra ISP og IT bransjen der de bygget opp egne avdelinger. Det var viktig at både en tekniker og en selger begge stod på eiersiden for å ivareta produkt og service så vel som det kommersielle. NØKKELINFO 7MNOK omsetning 2021 183% omsetningsvekst 2022. 11 Ansatte herav 9 teknikere, en selger og en utvikler Ingen eksterne eiere Tilbyr komplette IT-løsninger Oslo basert hovedkontor UTVIKLING Med produkt, “go to market” strategi, visjon og gode innkjøpsavtaler lanserte vi selskapet mot det Norske bedriftsmarkedet i 2021. Det tok ikke lang tid til før flere anerkjente bedrifter stod på kundelisten og flere dyktige ansatte tiltrådde. Selskapet selger i dag hovedsakelig basert på anbefalinger bedrifter i mellom med kun en aktiv selger, men har måttet stoppe salg ved flere for å ivareta gode kundereiser. Vi starter nå et nytt selskap som skal fornye maskinvare/hardware markedet B2B som er bygget på en plattform vi utvikler.

Freaky Sauces is a Swedish food brand with an ambition to develop exciting and unique sauces Born in a humble studio apartment in Stockholm and founded by a visionary second-generation immigrant, we celebrate diversity and encourage uniqueness through our freaky products. With our passion for food, we got tired of one-noted sauces that all taste the same. Freaky Sauces is here to revolutionize the food market by pushing the boundaries of flavor and seasoning, making every bite an experience out of the ordinary. Each creation is perfected to achieve the perfect balance between sauce and your food that will leave you craving more.

Taxwize.ai is the virtual AI assistant for tax advisors - helping them with legal research or drafting communication with the tax authorities. By leveraging the power of AI, we will save our clients hours of tedious and repetitive work every week, thereby giving them the time to focus on the work that really matters to them, like the contact with their clients.

Bringing innovation to the street food market through Pop Ave, a digital platform that helps food trucks optimize their day to day activities and services to customers. Food trucks face a number of challenges such as low visibility, limited space, high competition, and low profit margins. Pop Ave helps food trucks reach more customers by providing an online presence, live location tracking, order management, and connecting food trucks with street food events & festivals. - And with our Self-service feature, we allow customers to quickly order food through their phone or a the food truck tablet for an overall improved customer experience, especially useful in areas with high foot traffic where long queues can be a problem.