Josefin Jaen Nilsson 
Create selling, up-to-date content that follows brand guidelines - all at the touch of a button. Sundsvall-based Octopus wants to help companies streamline their content creation and drive sales with the right business data."In a few seconds, we can do what takes several hours in, for example, Canva," says Henrik Nygren, founder and CEO. Many companies want to simplify the work of ... Read more
Seven years after the first business trip with BizMaker to Canada, Sundsvall-based PlantVation has signed its biggest contract to date - in Montreal. The company will deliver two large units for vegetable cultivation to a foodtech company. A big step forward, and at the same time back to the roots for PlantVation and CEO Johanna Westman.
A new digital platform makes it easier for sports clubs to ensure that their leaders do not have a criminal record. "Children's safety should never depend on carelessness or lack of checks," say Elliot Timander and Emil Andersson, who run the start-up Registercentralen. All sports clubs are obliged to check that their leaders and officials do not have a ... Read more
Four start-up companies with links to the forest - in food tech, AI, wood processing and unmanned vehicles - have been selected for the ninth round of the Forest Business Accelerator. With SCA, IBM, RISE and this year also Sweco as new program partners, an arena is created where innovations are developed through close collaboration between entrepreneurs, industry and research.
On August 25-28, the world's eyes will be on Sundsvall and Västernorrland when EPNOE's 9th International Polysaccharide Conference brings together around 330 researchers, companies and innovators from around the world. EPNOE is one of the world's most influential forums for the development of bio-based materials. The ideas and collaborations born here can influence the entire industry globally for years to come. The fact that Mid Sweden University and the ... Read more
After an investment day in Gävle, it is clear that WS Code AB from Sundsvall and MODD Sports AB from Dalarna will each receive SEK 500,000 in direct investments. Both companies combine technological innovation with a clear business strategy and aim to change the way we train and perform. WS Code is a start-up company from Sundsvall and participates in BizMakers ... Read more
Now, startups that are up to 10 years old can also apply for support from Vinnova's call for applications Innovative Startups 2025. In order to increase the proportion of applications from northern Sweden, targeted support is offered to companies in Västernorrland that want to grow through innovation. Startups in Västernorrland now have the opportunity to apply for up to SEK 500,000 from Vinnova to develop … Read more
Startup company ITSL Solutions from Sundsvall develops tools for secure digital communication, technology that will once and for all replace faxes in healthcare, among other areas. Now the company has sold its interface HubS to Habo Municipality and is preparing to scale up. Handling confidential information has long been one of the major challenges of digitalization, where legislation has not kept up … Read more
Today, Nordea's Norrlandsstiftelse awarded its sustainability prize of SEK 50,000 to three startups from BizMaker's incubator program. The award ceremony was held in connection with Grönborg's 150th anniversary and was led by Carina Bergquist-Palm from Nordea's Norrlandsstiftelse together with Ewa Sandeheim from BizMaker. Sustainable business model: SEK 25,000 ConScan's Henrik Gelfgren was rewarded for a more sustainable construction process and a ... Read more
How do we build a stronger, more competitive Europe in a time of turmoil? Last week, Josefin Jaén Nilsson and Mona Sundin from BizMaker participated in the European IASP conference in Bolzano, Italy. An opportunity to share experiences from Sweden, but also to listen, learn and build relationships with other innovation actors in Europe. IASP ... Read more
This spring, Rottneros' Vallvik pulp mill is testing a digital solution that replaces the manual handling of work permits for hazardous work. Behind the innovation is the startup Permitify. A risk analysis and a work permit. It is required every time a contractor performs hazardous work in an industry. The permit is signed by both the client in the industry and the person who will carry out the work, for example ... Read more
The startups that have participated in BizMaker's incubator and accelerator programs generate as much as 17 times the public funds invested - a figure that shows the impact innovation and entrepreneurship can have on Västernorrland's development. In 2023, start-ups supported by BizMaker generated over half a billion SEK in turnover and employed 340 people. Through their ... Read more
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