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
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
With the help of the Anekdotes platform, Elvira Utterström, Emma Arenlind and Linnea Sundin have developed the app Härnta, which collects everything that happens in Härnösand. The platform makes it possible to quickly realize their app without needing technical skills. The idea for Härnta was born when Emma, who worked at First Hotel during the summer, noticed that tourists often asked for a ... 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
ITSL Solutions has been awarded a contract by the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB) to develop a technical reference architecture for SaaS providers handling classified information. "An important breakthrough for increased security for solutions in the public sector," says CEO Fredrik Jonasson. Among more than 180 applications, the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB) has decided to fund 37 cybersecurity projects that ... Read more
BIG Akwa is on site at the UN Climate Change Conference in Azerbaijan - "An incredible opportunity to make contacts with financiers," says Hugo Wikström, one of the founders of the startup that has developed an innovative technology for large-scale land-based fish farming. From November 11-22, representatives of over 200 countries will attend the UN Climate Change Conference COP29, focusing on financing climate action in ... Read more
Tech start-up ITSL Solutions has developed a solution to securely share confidential information. The solution has now been approved by the government agency Digg. "It opens the doors to a billion-dollar market," says CEO Fredrik Jonasson. Despite digitization, the public sector still uses faxes and brown envelopes to send confidential information. This ranges from information that is needed to ... Read more
Eight selected startups, together with business developers from BizMaker, will travel to Berlin and Düsseldorf to broaden their international network. On the agenda is a series of activities, all with the aim of eventually achieving international success. - For us, Germany is one of the major European markets. Reaching out internationally at an early stage is a necessity," says Lars-Erik Sjögren ... Read more
Foodtech company BlåGrön Odling, which develops systems for in-store cultivation of herbs and lettuce, strengthens its cash position with just over SEK 2 million through a new share issue. The company is now taking the step into the next phase. The investment is backed by Almi Invest Mitt AB and Sparbanksstiftelsens Norrlands Riskkapitalstiftelse, which are each contributing SEK 750,000. In addition, there are private investors. The money will be used for ... Read more
Today, Nordea's Norrlandsstiftelse awarded its sustainability prize at Härnösand's entrepreneur breakfast. Three startups from BizMaker's incubator program were awarded a total of SEK 50,000 for their innovative and sustainable solutions in three different categories. The award ceremony was led by Carina Bergquist-Palm and Sofie Hallin from Nordea's Norrlandsstiftelse, together with Ewa Sandeheim from BizMaker on stage. Ecological sustainability: SEK 10,000 ... Read more
Advances in digitalization and AI make many jobs easier - but also create new challenges in security and confidentiality. Until now, it has been difficult to use AI in a secure way in large parts of the public sector, but now the company ITSL Solutions is developing a service that will solve the problem: "Today, people still send sensitive... Read more
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