HOPE. ACTION. LEVERAGE.
Tesdorpfsvej 35B - 2000 Frederiksberg - Denmark
For more than three years we have studied more than 7,000 startups in the Nordic region. We have assessed them on their commercial viability combined with their impact scalability.
Today we have over 2,000 Nordic impact startups in our data base.
With the help from some of the most experienced people in the Nordic impact ecosystem; impact investors, founders, business advisors and experts, we annually select the Nordic Top 50 Impact Companies (in the Nordic and Baltic region).
These are the startups building our sustainable future. Not only in the Nordics – but all over the planet.
Small growth companies with products and services which decreases climate change, creates a better environment, reduces food waste, expands renewable energy, secures clean water, improve waste management or solves social issues and other global challenges.
Honored at the Nordic Impact Business Summit 20 June 2019 in Copenhagen.
During our first summit we matched these 50 companies with 143 international investors with appetite for green tech and other sustainable solutions.
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Air pollution is responsible for one in nine deaths globally and is the single largest environmental health crisis we face, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). 7 million people die annually as a result of poor air quality – especially in developing markets. Airinum market “Urban Air Mask” that filters out more than 95% of particles
Social isolation and loneliness strikes the most vulnerable groups in society hardest. Two of the most exposed groups are those over the age of 80 years and children and young adults with long-term illness. No Isolation reduces loneliness and social isolation through warm technology, e.g. the robot AV1 for children with long-term illness
Nordic Harvest is a Vertical Farm and grows crops indoors, where the growth area is utilized optimally by placing the plants in floors. They have full control of the plants’ environment and can create the best conditions for their growth and deliver delicious, tasteful and extra nutritious herbs and salads every day of the year – 100% free of pesticides and herbicides
Normative automatically assess your sustainability, and generate sustainability reports, by analysing your bookkeeping records and ERP-systems. Normative automates the process of reporting according to international standards like GRI, CDP and GHG-protocol as well as follow laws and regulations, like EU-directive 2014/95/EU. Normative automatically give you 59% of all KPIs in a GRI-report and 77% of a CDP-report
PowerCell develops and supplies fuel cells, systems and services that lower environmental impact from energy generation and at the same time create a value for the customers through high product efficiency and durability. By using research and advanced technological development they enable the fossil free society
ProtectPipe’s environmentally friendly microbial solution keeps housing co-op’s drains clear of organic waste and postpones the need for repairs. The solution consists of live microbial strains that use organic waste as fuel and transform it into water and carbon dioxide. This stops the corrosion process in the drainpipes and prevents harmful nutrients from entering the fragile ecosystem of the Baltic sea
SansOx develop new solutions and innovative applications for water treatment needs worldwide for different kinds of water. They have dissolved different gases into water that can be used both industrial and potable water purification and also for plantation and fish farming in order to exceed biological growth
Skymining produces solid, carbon negative fuel made from densified atmospheric CO2. The fuel can be burned to directly replace fossil fuels in industry, heating and electricity production. It can also serve as basis for other products and services, such as variations of liquid fuel
Solein, invented by Solar Foods, is a revolutionary natural protein source for the global food industry: suitable for varied consumer diets, and virtually for all food products and types. An innovation created by leading cleantech expertise of Finland and based on a concept by NASA, the unique and pure single-cell proteins of Solein are produced from CO2, water, and electricity
The pallet rack by SpaceInvader lets you carry more goods on every truck, for the benefit of your bottom line, the environment, and the work of your employees. By stacking higher, you profit off your previously unused space. You benefit every time you stack two pallets on top of each other, because you are now moving two pallets for the price of one
Spacemaker has developed a game-changing AI technology that helps users discover smarter ways to maximize the potential of a building site. The product lets the user generate and explore a multitude of site proposals, sort out the best ones, and provides detailed analyses for each of them. It enables a fantastic level of insight and a collaborative workflow among architects, engineers, real estate developers, and municipalities
Most tidal power plants today generate power only in one direction. Projected, next-generation tidal plants with two-way production have sub-optimal production. With a simple and patented solution, Tidetec optimizes the technology of two-way hydro turbines. The Tidetec concept is the most logical way to harness two-way hydropower, such as tidal, in the most cost effective way possible
HOPE. ACTION. LEVERAGE.
Tesdorpfsvej 35B - 2000 Frederiksberg - Denmark
The session will be streamed from this website.
Whenever you face a business challenge, you have three options to tackle it. A) pretend it doesn’t exist and hope it goes away, B) deal with and cure the symptoms, or C) understand why you need this challenge to grow personally, and then solve it on both levels.
Aleksander Tõnnisson at .Cocoon Ventures are advocating to look beyond the face value of challenges. They have tools to see what’s lurking behind seemingly impossible business challenges.
The panelists will talk about how due diligence can be tedious, time-consuming, and potentially nerve-racking to a startup founder. And how it isn’t easy on investors either. Is the alternative to invest in blind faith? And what is emotional due diligence?
Aleksander Tõnnisson, Founding Partner & Mentor, .Cocoon Ventures [EST]
Pasi Joronen, Family Office Founder, Polkuni [FI]
Margus Uudam, Founding Partner, Karma Ventures [EST]
The session will be streamed from this website.
Impact Investments are made with the intention to generate positive, measurable social and environmental impact alongside a financial return.
And It is growing in the Nordics.
In 2019 The One Initiative conducted the first survey on the matter targetting early stage investors on the approach, activities, results and more from investing in sustainable solutions. It shows among many other things that 83% of Nordic investors, investing in impact, expect their impact portfolio to deliver at or above the market rate of return.
This year The One Initiative has done a follow up on that market analysis and will launch ‘Impact Report Nordic Investors 2020’. After the presentation of the key findings the panel will reflect on and debate the report.
Kai Hockerts, Professor in Social Entrepreneurship, Copenhagen Business School [DE]
Stine Jersie Olsen, Head of Investor Activities, Growth & Impact/Danske Bank [DK]
Juan Alvarez de Lara, Board member – European Business Angels Network, Co-chairman – EBAN IMPACT INVESTING committee [ES]
Birgitte Frost Mathiesen, Managing Partner & Director, Den Sociale Kapitalfond [DK]
Dean Hand, Research Director, The Global Impact Investing Network [US]
The session will be streamed from this website.
20 June 2019 The One Initiative hosted the first Nordic Impact Business Summit in the Old Stock Exchange in Copenhagen. The first selection of Nordic Top 50 Impact Companies were matched with almost 150 investors and business developers; not only from the Nordics, but also from Europe, US, Middle East and Asia.
In this session we look at what have happened the last 18 months. Have the impact startups succeded? And has the investor market matured for more impact investments?
We are setting the scene for the day.
Richard Georg Engström, Founder & Executive Director, The One Initiative.
Isabella Palmgren, CEO & Founder, Mimbly [SE]
The session will be streamed from this website.
We end the day and look into 2021 and beyond. What can we expect in the Nordic and global environmental impact ecosystem in the years to come? How will we manage and measure impact? And what could The Internet of Impact look like?
Richard Georg Engström, Founder and Executive Director, The One Initiative.
Mike McCreless, Head of Investor Collaboration, Impact Management Project [US]
Sissel Hansen, Founder & CEO, Startup Guide & Impact Index [DK]
Karl H Richter, Executive Director, EngagedX [DE]
The session will be streamed from this website.
We now share the acknowledgement of the climate challenges in the world. But what is the burning platform when it comes to life science and impact? Is life science taking a certain position? Can this sector help other industries in achieving a sustainable and equal transition and also improve the opportunities for a good life? Meet some of the people working in the frontier of this evolution.
Frederik van Deurs, CEO, Green Innovation Group [DK]
Anne Færch Jørgensen, PhD & Owner, Færch & Døtre [DK]
Francisca Peixoto, Investment Manager, LifeLink Ventures [ES]
Ole Kjerkegaard Nielsen, CEO, Go-Pen [DK]
Robert Celik, Growth & Partnerships Lead, Genecis – Bioindustries Inc.
The session will be streamed from this website.
With crisis comes the opportunity for change. “When things are breaking down, look for what’s breaking through” evolutionary futurist Barbara Marx Hubbard said. Indeed the greatest evolutionary leaps can occur as old systems crumble. We will focus our discussion on some of the key breakthroughs for planetary evolution, from economics to environment.
Alan Laubsch, Founding Partner, Planet Positive Ventures [US]
Ingmar Rentzhog, CEO & Founder, WeDon’tHaveTime [SE)
Rieki Cordon, Facilitator & Token Architect, Hypha / SEEDS – Regenerate Money
The session will be streamed from this website.
Impact Unicorns. Zebra startups. Green Swans. Tardigrades. Who are the lighthouses in the global impact ecosystem? Impact VIP’s – do they exist? And do we need them?
What do the archetypes look like when we talk about the startups, the founders, the business models, the investors, the advocates, the policy makers… that can lead us into a sustainable future?
Bill Gates & Ursula von der Leyen couldn’t come, so we have invited some main players in the Nordic and global ecosystem of impact startups and investors to discuss this.
Mette Fløe Nielsen, Managing Director, MIL Invest [DK]
Tove Rådelius, Investment Manager, Norrsken VC [SE]
Julia Zhou, Co-founder & Chief Development Officer, Tidal Impact [UK]
Mikkel Hesselgren, Senior Vice President Fund of Funds, Vaekstfonden [DK]