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SeeQC develops application-specific quantum computing systems using superconducting qubits. It serves industries such as machine learning/AI, logistics optimization, quantum chemistry, pharmaceuticals, and fintech globally. Founded in 2018, SeeQC is headquartered in Elmsford, New York with facilities in London, UK, and Naples, Italy.

Tozero, founded in July 2022 in Munich, Germany, by Sarah Fleischer and Dr. Ksenija Milicevic Neumann, specializes in lithium-ion battery recycling technology. The company aims to accelerate decarbonization efforts by developing a scalable and sustainable machine for recovering critical materials such as lithium, nickel, cobalt, graphite, and manganese from various battery types. By enabling industries to reintroduce these valuable raw materials into the supply chain, Tozero contributes to more sustainable practices in battery production and reduces dependency on virgin resources.

Founded in 2009, CorPower Ocean develops high-efficiency Wave Energy Converters (WECs). Its patented technology features a heaving buoy connected to the seabed via a taut mooring line, enabling a lightweight system with high natural frequency of oscillation. This results in five times higher annual energy output compared to traditional solutions, making it cost-competitive with offshore wind. The company is based in Sweden with additional offices in Portugal, Norway, and the UK.

VSPARTICLE is a company that specializes in the development of nanoparticle generators, facilitating the on-site production of microscopic particles for various applications, including sensors, batteries, catalysis, solar cells, healthcare, and additive manufacturing. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Delft, The Netherlands, VSPARTICLE enables researchers and industry professionals to create new materials with ease, allowing for faster development and integration into final products. The company's technology emphasizes sustainable and flexible production methods, providing essential building blocks for innovative applications across multiple sectors. By streamlining the production process, VSPARTICLE supports the advancement of materials science and contributes to the creation of environmentally friendly technologies.

Founded in Berlin in 2017, LiveEO is a pioneering provider of insights-as-a-service. It leverages AI and satellite data to offer real-time earth observation applications, specializing in monitoring large-scale infrastructure such as railways, power lines, and pipelines. LiveEO's services enable clients to manage risks, enhance operational efficiency, and ensure infrastructure safety and sustainability.

Onego Bio is a biotechnology company focused on producing animal-free egg white protein through precision fermentation. Their flagship product, Bioalbumen, offers a sustainable alternative to traditional egg proteins, boasting identical taste and nutritional profiles while providing superior functional properties and a significantly reduced environmental footprint. By employing commercially proven technology, Onego Bio meets the growing demand for stable and sustainable functional ingredients within the food industry. The company has gained recognition as a leader in innovation, winning Fast Company’s 2023 World Changing Ideas award. Additionally, Onego Bio is actively involved in the industry as a co-founder of the Precision Fermentation Alliance and Food Fermentation Europe, further establishing its commitment to advancing sustainable food solutions.

Griffin is a banking-as-a-service provider that offers a digital banking platform designed to facilitate financial services for the fintech sector. Its solution serves as an operating system for embedded finance, enabling companies to easily build and launch financial products. By streamlining the integration of complex payment systems, Griffin reduces costs and time to market while simplifying the process of establishing banking partnerships. The platform includes integrated compliance services, supporting businesses with custodial accounts and interbank payments, while ensuring adherence to know-your-customer and anti-money laundering regulations. This comprehensive approach allows global brands with intricate payment needs to enhance their customer experience through seamless embedded finance solutions.

Arbonics operates a digital platform designed to facilitate carbon credit generation for European forest and landowners. Utilizing advanced technology and data analytics, the platform calculates potential carbon income by integrating diverse datasets, empowering landowners to monetize their land's carbon sequestration capabilities while contributing to climate change mitigation efforts.

Founded in Stockholm, Sweden in 2017, ClimateView develops a SaaS platform empowering public sector entities to make data-driven climate transition decisions. Its software collects and organizes climate data, enabling systematic modeling of political, economic, and energy shifts across cities, regions, and nations.

Pactum is an AI-powered platform that automates personalized commercial negotiations for global companies. The software analyzes contracts, extracts key priorities, and negotiates terms with suppliers via a chatbot, enabling rapid renegotiation of repetitive contracts. It can run an unlimited number of parallel sessions, helping organizations renegotiate multiple agreements in minutes and improve efficiency, accuracy, and time savings. The company is headquartered in Mountain View, California, founded in 2019, with engineering and operations in Estonia, serving clients worldwide.

Mavenoid AB is a Swedish company that specializes in developing AI-driven troubleshooting and support software for hardware and consumer electronics companies. Founded in 2016 and based in Stockholm, Mavenoid offers an automated product support platform that utilizes machine learning and a chatbot-style interface to enhance customer onboarding and technical support. Its core products include MavenKB, an enterprise knowledgebase for diagnostic knowledge, Falcon, a diagnosis engine that predicts root causes, and Druid, an intelligent query engine for question and answer systems. Additionally, the company provides the Mavenoid Troubleshooter and Knowledge Manager, which enable organizations to manage and track diagnostic data efficiently. By automating repetitive troubleshooting tasks, Mavenoid aims to reduce the reliance on costly human support, lower support costs, and improve resolution times for its clients across various sectors, including transportation, military, and industrial markets.

Founded in 2014, Wolf3D specializes in creating realistic 3D avatars of people for virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) communication, games, and custom mannequins. Utilizing advanced 3D scanning technology, the company operates globally, with headquarters in Tallinn, Estonia, and offices in Los Angeles, California.

Starship Technologies, Inc. is a robotics company that specializes in the design and manufacture of self-driving delivery robots intended for local goods transportation. Founded in 2014, the company is headquartered in London, United Kingdom, with a research and development center in Estonia. Its autonomous robots are capable of delivering parcels, groceries, and food within a 30-minute timeframe, operating autonomously 99% of the time. These robots utilize a suite of sensors, including cameras and GPS, to ensure safe and efficient curb-side deliveries from local hubs. Starship Technologies aims to revolutionize the delivery process by providing convenient services that enhance everyday life while promoting environmentally friendly practices and reducing costs associated with local deliveries.

Kognic provides a data platform that accelerates machine learning for performance-critical applications, along with a cloud-based sensor-fusion data annotation platform for creating and optimizing datasets. The data platform offers MLOps tools to develop, test, and deploy perception systems in a measurable and cost-efficient manner. The annotation platform supports producing and verifying sensor-fusion annotations for safety-critical use cases involving cameras, LiDAR, and radar, targeting mobility and robotics customers and helping them save time and reduce costs.

Founded in 2014, Wolf3D specializes in creating realistic 3D avatars of people for virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) communication, games, and custom mannequins. Utilizing advanced 3D scanning technology, the company operates globally, with headquarters in Tallinn, Estonia, and offices in Los Angeles, California.

Voi is a behavioral healthcare technology company that specializes in AI-driven solutions for suicide risk detection. Its flagship product, Voi Detect, assesses imminent suicide risk within 72 hours using a digital interface, providing immediate feedback and detailed analytics about patient populations.

Founded in Stockholm, Sweden in 2017, ClimateView develops a SaaS platform empowering public sector entities to make data-driven climate transition decisions. Its software collects and organizes climate data, enabling systematic modeling of political, economic, and energy shifts across cities, regions, and nations.

MaaS Global Ltd., established in 2015 and headquartered in Helsinki, Finland, operates as a mobility-as-a-service (MaaS) provider. The company's core business involves developing an application that aggregates public and private transportation services into a single mobile platform, offering users seamless, personalized travel plans. Additionally, MaaS Global supplements its primary service with value-added offerings such as grocery and meal deliveries, further enhancing user convenience. As the world's first mobility operator, the company aims to revolutionize urban transport by providing an efficient, sustainable alternative to car ownership.

Einride AB, established in 2016, specializes in sustainable freight transportation. Headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, with additional offices in Gothenburg and Palo Alto, the company manufactures electric trucks, known as Einride Pods, for road freight. These vehicles are designed for autonomous operation, reducing emissions and enhancing safety. Einride also offers digital platforms for clients to plan, order, and track shipments, providing real-time data and insights. Notably, Einride became the first company to operate an autonomous, electric freight vehicle on a public road in 2019.

Voi is a behavioral healthcare technology company that specializes in AI-driven solutions for suicide risk detection. Its flagship product, Voi Detect, assesses imminent suicide risk within 72 hours using a digital interface, providing immediate feedback and detailed analytics about patient populations.

Realeyes is a pioneering company specializing in computer vision and emotion AI. It helps businesses enhance customer experiences and drive growth by measuring human responses to video content at scale and speed. Using webcams and advanced machine learning techniques, Realeyes' platform analyzes facial expressions to quantify emotional reactions, enabling clients like Mars Inc., P&G, and Netflix to create targeted, optimized content. Over 200 leading brands and media companies rely on Realeyes for these insights.

Einride AB, established in 2016, specializes in sustainable freight transportation. Headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, with additional offices in Gothenburg and Palo Alto, the company manufactures electric trucks, known as Einride Pods, for road freight. These vehicles are designed for autonomous operation, reducing emissions and enhancing safety. Einride also offers digital platforms for clients to plan, order, and track shipments, providing real-time data and insights. Notably, Einride became the first company to operate an autonomous, electric freight vehicle on a public road in 2019.

Varjo Technologies, established in 2016 and based in Helsinki, Finland, specializes in the development of high-fidelity virtual and augmented reality headsets. Its flagship product features a unique bionic display, offering human-eye resolution in the central field of view, surrounded by lower-resolution displays. This design mimics human vision, enhancing immersion and performance in VR and AR experiences. Varjo's customer base includes prominent industry leaders such as Boeing, Lockheed Martin, and Audi, demonstrating the practical applications of its technology in various sectors. The company aims to transform how people work, interact, and play by pioneering metaverse technologies.

Voi is a behavioral healthcare technology company that specializes in AI-driven solutions for suicide risk detection. Its flagship product, Voi Detect, assesses imminent suicide risk within 72 hours using a digital interface, providing immediate feedback and detailed analytics about patient populations.

Veriff is an online identity verification company founded in 2015 and headquartered in Tallinn, Estonia. It provides a secure, automated platform designed to help businesses safeguard against online identity fraud. Utilizing advanced machine learning technologies alongside human oversight, Veriff enhances the verification process by quickly detecting fraudulent activity while also ensuring compliance with know your customer regulations. Its services encompass the verification of various identification documents such as driver’s licenses and passports across both web and mobile applications. By effectively connecting companies with trustworthy customers, Veriff contributes to stronger fraud prevention measures in the commercial sector.

ZitiCity is a logistics service provider specializing in urban same-day delivery solutions for e-commerce businesses across major European cities. By leveraging a crowd-sourced fleet of trained delivery personnel using various modes of transportation, such as cars, bicycles, and e-scooters, ZitiCity enables companies of all sizes to optimize their delivery processes. The company's innovative approach eliminates the need for traditional distribution centers, significantly reducing delivery times to an average of just 42 minutes. This efficiency not only meets the growing consumer demand for rapid delivery services but also helps businesses minimize shopping cart abandonment, as many customers prefer same-day options. ZitiCity's client base includes food delivery companies, e-commerce platforms, grocery chains, traditional courier services, and pharmacies, positioning it as a leader in the fast-evolving logistics landscape.

Logmore is a provider of cost-efficient data logging solutions designed for logistics condition monitoring, particularly in the pharmaceutical and food industries. The company offers small IoT-enabled data loggers that monitor critical parameters such as temperature, humidity, and location, effectively minimizing waste and spoilage of sensitive products. Data is collected and uploaded swiftly through a simple QR code scan using any smart device with a camera, supported by Logmore's proprietary cloud service for easy access to vital information. With an affordable pricing model starting at 12€ per year per data logger, Logmore aims to enhance operational efficiency and reduce costs in global supply chains.

Sensible4 is an autonomous driving software company founded in 2017 and headquartered in Espoo, Southern Finland. The company specializes in developing self-driving vehicle technology that operates efficiently in changing weather conditions and does not rely on lane markings. By leveraging advanced AI sensor fusion, Sensible4's solutions are designed for low energy consumption and minimal resource requirements. The company aims to integrate autonomous shuttle fleets into existing urban transportation systems, enhancing last-mile transport for both goods and people. Sensible4 provides its expertise to vehicle manufacturers, automotive suppliers, cities, and mobile operators, focusing on delivering reliable and safe autonomous driving solutions across various vehicle types.

Combinostics is a software company based in Tampere, Finland, that develops data-driven diagnostics tools to support clinical decision making in neurological disorders. It offers a cloud-based platform and imaging analysis solutions for brain MRI, PET and CT data, enabling quantitative assessment of brain images to assist in early diagnosis of neurodegenerative diseases and to improve treatment outcomes. The company provides software for image processing, biomarker analysis, and integration of patient data to give healthcare professionals a comprehensive view of patient information.

MaaS Global Ltd., established in 2015 and headquartered in Helsinki, Finland, operates as a mobility-as-a-service (MaaS) provider. The company's core business involves developing an application that aggregates public and private transportation services into a single mobile platform, offering users seamless, personalized travel plans. Additionally, MaaS Global supplements its primary service with value-added offerings such as grocery and meal deliveries, further enhancing user convenience. As the world's first mobility operator, the company aims to revolutionize urban transport by providing an efficient, sustainable alternative to car ownership.

Einride AB, established in 2016, specializes in sustainable freight transportation. Headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, with additional offices in Gothenburg and Palo Alto, the company manufactures electric trucks, known as Einride Pods, for road freight. These vehicles are designed for autonomous operation, reducing emissions and enhancing safety. Einride also offers digital platforms for clients to plan, order, and track shipments, providing real-time data and insights. Notably, Einride became the first company to operate an autonomous, electric freight vehicle on a public road in 2019.

Bolt Technology OÜ is a transportation platform based in Tallinn, Estonia, that provides ride-hailing, micromobility, and food delivery services. Founded in 2013, Bolt operates a smartphone application that allows users to book taxis directly, selecting options based on price and quality ratings, while also tracking the driver's arrival in real time. The platform aims to enhance urban mobility by offering a reliable and accessible alternative to traditional transportation methods, contributing to reduced traffic congestion and pollution in cities. With over 50 million customers across more than 40 countries, Bolt is recognized as one of the fastest-growing startups globally, striving to create a future with less reliance on car ownership.

Flexound Systems Oy is a Finnish company based in Espoo that specializes in designing and manufacturing innovative audio instruments. Founded in 2013, the company focuses on creating immersive sound experiences through its flagship product, the Flexound Xperience, which combines high-quality audio with distributed vibration for a unique sensory experience. Initially conceived as a therapeutic tool for children by inventor Jukka, a PhD in acoustics and a violinist, the product has since been adapted for a broader audience, aiming to enhance enjoyment and emotional connection to music. Flexound Systems markets its products in Finland, Norway, Denmark, and Germany, where it seeks to revolutionize the way listeners engage with sound.

Mavenoid AB is a Swedish company that specializes in developing AI-driven troubleshooting and support software for hardware and consumer electronics companies. Founded in 2016 and based in Stockholm, Mavenoid offers an automated product support platform that utilizes machine learning and a chatbot-style interface to enhance customer onboarding and technical support. Its core products include MavenKB, an enterprise knowledgebase for diagnostic knowledge, Falcon, a diagnosis engine that predicts root causes, and Druid, an intelligent query engine for question and answer systems. Additionally, the company provides the Mavenoid Troubleshooter and Knowledge Manager, which enable organizations to manage and track diagnostic data efficiently. By automating repetitive troubleshooting tasks, Mavenoid aims to reduce the reliance on costly human support, lower support costs, and improve resolution times for its clients across various sectors, including transportation, military, and industrial markets.