Getting paid for hard work is an essential element to our livelihood. Yet, at the same time, it is often one of the least digitally advanced and user-friendly experiences we offer to our employees. We are here to change that. We want to make it flexible and easy to get paid and enable everyone to choose for themselves how and when they want it done. Pento's cloud-based payroll automates everything from tax calculations to payments, letting you run payroll for any business in minutes - not days.

Matrikel builds an AI-native operating system for property companies. The platform brings property operations, accounting and administration into one connected system, where AI agents help teams complete repetitive work, maintain accurate data and act on issues faster. Matrikel is designed for professional property owners and managers who need a modern operating layer across portfolios, workflows and financial processes.

Pathways is building the data-layer for sustainable manufacturing. AI to streamline the $350B spent on documentation in manufacturing starting with Life Cycle Assessments and Environmental Product Declarations. In the next 30 years, we'll be building more than we ever have in human history, Pathways is on a mission to decarbonize every brick, beam and window. Our customers are the actual manufacturers: Ready Mix Concrete, Cement and Steel.

ByggePris is a Danish AI-native software system that helps small and mid-sized craft businesses produce quotes quickly and accurately. The premise: faster, better-grounded estimates save craftsmen time, and therefore money. The public brand positions itself as Danmarks AI-drevne prismotor for byggeri — an impartial price engine that gives private homeowners control back in the building process, with a separate commercial track (ByggePris Erhverv) for developers and contractors.

Bliqat is building the AI-native operating system for the construction and installation industry. We help contractors eliminate the administrative work that takes time away from billable work by automating everything from customer visits and quote generation to project management, documentation, and invoicing. Construction is one of the world's largest industries, yet millions of small and medium-sized contractors still rely on fragmented software, spreadsheets, and manual processes. Administration often consumes 20–30% of their working time, while slow and inefficient quoting leads to lost revenue and poor customer experiences. Bliqat uses AI to transform a simple voice description into a professional quote in under a minute and automates the workflows that follow. By embedding AI into contractors' daily operations, we continuously learn each company's pricing, customers, and workflows, creating proprietary workflow intelligence, increasing switching costs, and becoming the system of record for the business. Our vision is to become the AI operating system powering millions of contractors across Europe, helping them spend less time on administration and more time serving customers and growing their businesses.

Mimir automates customer service for e-commerce using AI. We resolve up to 90% of support inquiries. Not by deflecting customers, but by actually helping them. We've been heads down building and making Mimir the best AI agent for customer support the last 20 months. Now we're scaling fast, breaking into several new markets, and we need all hands on deck.

Proteins.1 is a Finnish biotech startup on a mission to make diseases detectable years before symptoms appear — when treatment is most effective and survival rates are highest. The Problem For diseases like cancer and Alzheimer's, the body releases early warning proteins into the bloodstream long before any clinical symptoms emerge. The problem is that these signals are so faint that today's blood tests simply cannot detect them. By the time a diagnosis is made, the disease has often already progressed to a stage where treatment options are limited and outcomes are far worse. Our Solution We've developed a breakthrough technology called Affinity-Mediated Transport (AMT) — think of it as bringing PCR-like amplification to proteins. Just as PCR revolutionized the detection of genetic material, our platform makes individual disease-signaling proteins visible from a standard blood sample, at sensitivities up to 1,000 times beyond what current gold-standard diagnostics can achieve. The technology originated at VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, has been validated through EU breakthrough innovation funding, and is protected by granted patents in both the EU and the US. Where We Are Founded in 2025 and backed by €4.7M in pre-seed funding from Lifeline Ventures and Cloudberry Ventures, we are a team of deep-tech founders, engineers, and scientists based in Espoo, Finland — building the next generation of diagnostic instruments that could fundamentally change how the world detects and treats serious disease.

FEESH...the feed for your fish Aquaculture is the fastest-growing food sector and is vital for meeting the protein needs of a growing global population. Yet, its growth is constrained by reliance on two unsustainable protein sources: fishmeal and soy protein concentrate (SPC). Fishmeal is produced from wild-caught fish, putting pressure on already fragile marine ecosystems, while soy production drives large-scale deforestation and carries a heavy carbon footprint. Both are also subject to volatile global markets, making aquafeed production environmentally damaging, expensive, and vulnerable. Insects, particularly Black Soldier Fly Larvae (BSFL), are an attractive and more sustainable alternative. They can be produced locally, upcycle organic waste streams into valuable protein, and have a low environmental footprint. However, despite this potential, insect meal remains a niche ingredient in aquafeeds. The main barrier is chitin, a fiber-like polymer in the insect exoskeleton that reduces digestibility and locks away valuable proteins. This limits inclusion rates of BSFL meal in aquafeeds to just 2–8%, far below the levels needed to meaningfully replace fishmeal and soy. At FEESH, we are solving this problem by applying a precision microbial fermentation platform, enhanced with ultrasonication pre-treatment, to upgrade BSFL meal into a high-performance protein ingredient. Our process disrupts the chitin-protein matrix, making proteins more bioavailable, reducing indigestible fiber, and enriching the lipid fraction with beneficial fatty acids such as EPA and DHA. Additionally, fermentation produces bioactive peptides and immunostimulatory compounds that improve gut health and disease resilience in fish. The result is a fermented insect meal with digestibility levels reaching 90–95%, enabling high inclusion rates of >20% in aquafeeds without compromising fish growth, palatability, or welfare. By combining biological and physical processing, FEESH unlocks the true nutritional potential of insects, transforming them from a niche supplement into a viable replacement for fishmeal and soy protein concentrate. This matters because the aquafeed industry needs scalable, circular, and climate-friendly solutions. Our innovation reduces dependence on environmentally destructive feed sources, cuts CO₂ emissions, and strengthens food system resilience. For insect producers, it creates new market opportunities with higher-value products. For aquafeed formulators and fish farmers, it delivers a sustainable, locally produced protein that supports both performance and animal health. And for society, it contributes to global food security and a more sustainable bioeconomy. FEESH is pioneering the next generation of aquafeed ingredients, designed not just to sustain aquaculture, but to make it thrive responsibly.

Bilberry Technologies is a Norwegian technology company deeply rooted in the travel and tourism sector. Our state-of-the-art tech stack develops cutting-edge travel technology, addressing challenges in the travel industry and making experiences available in a sustainable way. Our journey began in the Lofoten Islands, far up in the north of Norway, where we identified a gap in technology solutions for activity providers and tour operators. With our talented teams of top developers, who possess strong travel industry knowledge, we set out to create smart booking platforms. The Norwegian travel industry quickly recognized our solutions as the answer to their needs, and within just a year, we became market leaders. We have since successfully expanded to international markets. By building a company based on individual skill, creativity, adventure, loyalty, and empathy, we offer robust solutions and a reliable business partner for the long haul. For activity companies, we offer Bilberry Base, a tool that helps manage day-to-day operations while planning for the next season. For larger operators, we offer Bilberry Blend, a powerful package builder that works 24/7 through direct integrations. Bilberry is a wholly-owned subsidiary of DSD and a proud member of the DSD Explore family. We elevate the travel industry by building digital tools that help companies plan, sell, deliver, and scale. We go beyond the basics, delivering tools that help businesses extend their seasons and scale their operations.

Hello! We’re Re:meat – a cultivated meat company born in Scandinavia. We’re on a mission to help save our planet by redefining how meat ends up on our plates. Why? Because food holds some of the most powerful solutions to the climate crisis. Despite current meat production being one of Earth’s most detrimental industries, demand is continuing to grow. Cultivated meat on the other hand has the potential to substantially lower the climate footprint. To unleash this potential, Re:meat develops technologies to enable large-scale production of sustainable and affordable meat for the many people. Our north star “Destination $1/kg cultivated beef” guides all our decisions to accelerate the path to commercialization to achieve radically more sustainable meat. Cultivated meat has the potential to create the biggest positive climate impact - across all industries. Our team is deeply impact-driven, bringing together a unique mix of industry insights and experience in cultivated meat and turning ventures from napkin ideas to commercial successes.

XES is Haaga Helia's entrepreneurship society (ry). We are a Helsinki-based community for entrepreneurially-minded people. We encourage diversity and are proud of our international members. We strive to build networks that spread across borders and we aim to connect people with a mindset to grow both professionally and personally. 
 
 XES is located in one of the world’s hotspots for entrepreneurship. Finnish startups attract the most venture capital in Europe, and the startup scene in Helsinki is ranked #1 in the world for local connectedness by the Global Startup Ecosystem.

Nexro is an early phase startup with the mission of empowering the music industry. We are developing our predictive AI analytics to give the music professionals true insights from music trends. We gather data from streaming platforms, social media, radio stations and music consumption to deliver real-time trends predictions so that labels, publishers, marketing, promotion and other music industry professionals can take their operations to the next level.

Off Script is an e-commerce platform that helps media brands and creators to build curated marketplaces, while providing DTC brands with an opportunity to sell their products in new channels. We are recognized by WIRED as one of the most exciting startups in Europe, and are backed by some of the best early-stage investors in the world - from Japan, to LA. Our investors were among the first investors in amazing companies such as Pinterest, Notion, Stripe and Popshop. We have hundreds of brands on the platform today, and partnership with some of the world's largest media companies. Off Script is a creator storefront startup on the surface, but if you roll back the curtain, there’s a powerful operating system for virtual retail supporting a new generation of e-commerce entrepreneurs. It’s that system, and the promise of having it power the next generation of creator economy startups, that truly excites us. We’re an international team, based in Stockholm, Copenhagen, and Recife, Brazil, and are funded by some of the world’s leading early-stage investors. We are recognized in WIRED as one of Europe’s hottest startups. Our HQ is located in central office spaces in Stockholm, at WeWork.

We are an experience-centric company, and we believe in the power of great experiences. Our international group of dreamers, creators and rule-breakers passionate about merging design and technology together, enables us to transform that into one truly amazing Webinar platform. Tame was founded in 2016, in the heart of Copenhagen and we’ve always had a deep focus on creating an international and diverse environment. While our ethos is deeply rooted in our Scandinavian values, our mindset is global. We all work hard to build and grow our workplace to make sure it’s a place of positivity and support, with fun sprinkled throughout our days.

Oura is the world's first smart ring and app that shows how your body responds to your lifestyle by analyzing your sleep, activity levels, daily rhythms and the physiological responses in your body.Oura has users in over 50 countries, and several top universities, research organizations, sleep clinics, and companies are utilizing the data and insights Oura provides. In 2017, Oura Health was selected as the Best Health/Lifestyle Startup in Finland at the Nordic Startup Awards.