The innovation ecosystem plays a crucial role in the success of startups, but these ecosystems are facing operational and strategic obstacles that limit their potential. The operational difficulties include an inability to effectively support startups leading to high failure rates, low engagement from startups, and resource-intensive reporting processes. On the strategic front, innovation ecosystems face intense competition and struggle to scale their efforts and establish sustainable business models, which often rely heavily on government funding. These challenges impact a wide range of players in the ecosystem, including incubators, accelerators, universities, and enterprise innovation departments. Addressing these challenges can lead to a thriving startup ecosystem, boosting economic growth and driving progress. By investing in the solution of these significant problems, the innovation ecosystem has the potential to unleash its full potential and drive positive change.

The marketing technology insight and operations platform Stackbeam is building a marketing technology discovery engine and operations hub to simplify marketing operations for teams working in and around marketing. Companies use more marketing software apps every year and every new tool adds a layer of complexity. Stackbeam's curated discovery tools gives the user an overview of tools and platforms suitable for specific marketing use cases. The inflated world of marketing technology tools have gone from 150 in 2011 to over 8 000 in 2020 but only a fraction of them are market leaders and relevant for most marketing teams. We want to enable marketing teams to work faster and more focused by understanding the tech landscape so the foundation is there for them to act on. How do we do this? By building a lightning fast database for users to search, filter and save tools they need but also by giving them solutions such as an overlap tool to identify the areas where the new or existing tools overlap so teams can maximize their technology budgets. More tech tools and shiny new objects is not the answer ›› understanding the basics and organizing your marketing tech stack based on your company and team needs is the right way to go. Too many people believe new technology will solve complex things. We reverse engineer this and break complexity down into compartments for easier understanding and actionability. We do this so non-techie users can gain clarity and understanding in a world where simplicity needs to be our focus, not complexity.

Docendo is developing tools to help schools worldwide scheduling and plan their resources. Schools currently work in ad-hoc, centralized manner on resource planning which leads to suboptimal solutions and errors. At Docendo we build solutions that help delegate the work and make the numbers add up so no resources go wasted. At Docendo we strive to improve education for children worldwide.

With a true passion for doing things The Modern Way, we're on a mission to shape the future of business proposals, replacing static documents by defining a new standard. Already loved and used by hundreds of hotels, we've only scratched the surface of the limitless possibilities when defining a new standard fully powered by web technology.

Northvolt makes green batteries for a blue planet. Affordable cells and high-quality battery systems. All manufactured with a record-low carbon footprint. Purposely built to provide Europe with the opportunity to switch to renewable energy – efficiently and entirely. To accomplish this, we do things differently. We design, manufacture, and recycle everything under one roof. We even build our own factories. All this is incredibly challenging and requires us to think in unconventional ways. We’re constantly experimenting, learning and adapting to make batteries so great – they will one day make oil history. Northvolt is growing fast. We’re staffing our international office in Stockholm, our R&D facility, Northvolt Labs, in Västerås, as well as our Gdansk facility for production of battery systems. We're also hiring for our two gigafactories: Northvolt Ett in Skellefteå, Sweden, and Northvolt Zwei in Salzgitter, Germany. We want to work with smart individuals from all disciplines. Strong individuals that truly want to make a positive impact on the future. Those of us already on board share a passion for our mission. We’re prepared to work hard in pursuit of excellence. We enjoy the ride and our main drive is to make a difference for real. As a team, we’re dedicated to thinking new, working hard and having fun.

We are providing used furniture with guaranteed quality and with marketplace prices to people living in Stockholm area. What makes our service unique is that we can deliver and mount the furniture the same day when it is ordered. No one has that fast service as we do and delivery and mounting is free of charge. We believe that we will solve headache of all those people seraching furniture on Blocket or Facebook Marketplace who stress to much about communication with all kind of people, doubting all what they write in their adds, bargaining the prices to go down. In the end the biggest problem is the transport - its organisation, the energy and time you need to spend on it and then you spend more money then on furniture its self.

Our aim is to make the transition from fossil heating to sustainable heating as easy and profitable as possible for private homeowners. At Amalo, we understand that integrating renewable energy solutions is key to achieving this goal. That's why, in addition to our focus on sustainable heat pump solutions, we also offer high-quality solar panels. This addition enhances our commitment to a greener future and provides a more comprehensive approach to energy efficiency for our customers. Our way to achieve this goal is to provide a market-leading user experience from initial customer contact to when we install a sustainable heat pump solution in the customer's home. The integration of solar panels into our offerings aligns perfectly with this vision, ensuring that our customers have access to a wider range of sustainable energy options. What is unique about Amalo is that we provide a full online customer experience. We have emulated the traditional physical visit at the customer's address through an online configurator. This innovative approach not only means we can offer more economical heat pump solutions faster than any other provider but also allows us to efficiently incorporate solar panel solutions into our customer's energy plans. By doing so, we ensure that our customers receive a tailored, comprehensive approach to their energy needs, all from the comfort of their own home.

We turn biomass waste into a stable biocarbon form and sequester CO2 in the process. These biocarbons are used for environmental remediation and climate change adaptation. Biochar is a safe path to large scale carbon removal, improved materials circularity and more resilient built environments, soils and green infrastructure.

IO-dit is a start-up based in Malmö founded in 2020 where we develop smart farming solutions. We improve water and other resources use and efficiency, by deploying smart irrigation systems that allow to reduce water consumption up to 30% and increase crop yields up to 40%. Our mission is to decrease working hours and water waste in farming.

LogiSnap develops next generation logistics software solutions. We drive the technology that enables small companies to large international corporations to process and send their goods all over the world. We have a strong team with more than 30 years of experience in our field. Most of our Danish clients are market leaders and expect the outmost quality and knowledge in the solutions we deliver.

Undy is delivering super comfortable underwear and socks for men. We primarily sell our products through our membership, where you are able to receive 2 pairs of underwear or 5 pairs of socks every 3 months. As a member at Undy you'll never have to think about buying new underwear again. You'll have access to your own controlpanel, where you are able to change size, color, next delivery data, change the monthly interval, etc.

Zerion is a pharmaceutical development company improving the formulation of poorly soluble drugs (oral solid dosage forms) that are currently not reaching their therapeutic potential. Through the use of our proprietary formulation platform, Dispersome®️, we aim to develop new treatment options for patients across all therapeutic areas. We are focused on improving existing drug products by building an internal pipeline. In addition, we are partnering with originator pharma companies to enable their early stage drug molecules. Using our enabling excipient-based technology we strive to improve the lives of patients around the world. Zerion was established in 2019 as a spinout company from the University of Copenhagen based on almost a decade of research.

We made Vev for the next generation of creatives. From our own experiences as developers, designers, digital producers, content writers, and so much more, we were constantly faced with the brick wall that is web production. Large bespoke builds were costly and labor-intensive, and CMS templates made our stories feel flat and uninteresting. We built Vev with this simple principle: Take what's in your imagination and put it on the page. We are excited to bring creative power back to teams and we can't wait to check out what you all create.

SAGA is a new design practice working on making space liveable for future space travellers by approaching the design of habitats from a human perspective. To prepare ourselves for the day when extraterrestrial settlement becomes a reality, we are designing analog habitats, architectural experiments, habitat concepts, space visualisations, and high-tech earth architecture. We have already made several successful projects, and most recently delivered the FLEXHab to the European Space Agency, at the EAC in Cologne.

At Greenlight Guru, our leading SaaS platform helps some of the world’s most innovative medical device companies bring higher quality, life-changing products to market faster. Our cloud-based technology serves 1000+ global customers with a platform that powers end-to-end product lifecycle excellence from idea to commercialization to postmarket surveillance. Headquartered in Indianapolis, IN, we are a remote-first company on a mission to improve the quality of life . Having raised over $120M from top-tier investors, we are rapidly scaling with a driven and relentless commitment to helping our customers succeed. Since 2021, we are part of JMI Equity, a growth equity firm focused on leading software companies. From the beginning, our goal has been to build a company with ‘soul’ and create a special place to work for people who want a sense of purpose in what they do. With 200+ employees across North America and Europe. We offer careers in engineering, product, sales, marketing, customer success, talent, finance, operations, and more. We look for people with ‘alligator blood ’ a.k.a team members who are resilient, push forward and never give up, and who want to win with purpose. Consistently recognized as a Best Place to Work, our culture is centered around our core values of innovation, fanatical support, true quality, and culture of closing, while fostering a high-performing, diverse and inclusive, fun environment. At Greenlight Guru, we believe that the fundamental importance of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) is critical to our strength as a company. We are committed to fostering a culture of collaboration, open communication, and empathy. We will work to provide a safe and inclusive environment where employees of all races or ethnicities, genders, sexual orientations, ability statuses, religions, age, or any other identity they hold are valued, respected, and celebrated. Greenlight Guru’s mission is to improve the quality of life and we believe that that begins with the lives of our employees and their families. Through committing to DEIB, we affirm to our company and customers that our unique perspectives and experiences make us a stronger company and community - that we all belong here. Greenlight Guru is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Individuals seeking employment at Greenlight Guru are considered regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, ancestry, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identity, or sexual orientation.