Jan Tellef Thorleifsson

ChapDrive is a venture company located in Trondheim, Norway. They are developing a patented hydraulic drive train solution for wind turbines that will reduce top weight, eliminate the mechanical gearbox and reduce cost of energy. With promising test results, a strong management team and a staff of 20 competent and dedicated employees. ChapDrive is now entering the commercialization phase.

Innotech Solar AS manufactures high performance photovoltaic modules. It manufactures solar modules in Europe and delivers them worldwide. The company specializes in the production of particularly environmentally friendly modules with optimized solar cells and uses innovative processes developed by in-house research teams. It has offices in Glava, Hong Kong, Kabelsketal, München, Narvik, Shanghai and Vista. Innotech Solar was founded by Håvard Lillebo in March 2008 and is headquartered in Narvik, Norway.

ReVolt Technology is developing a Zinc-Air battery technology that will transform the global market for stored energy solutions. ReVolt's technology performance attributes provide the highest-energy density (up to 3 times that of Lithium Ion), low-cost, safe and green. These attributes pose both a disruptive influence on the competitive landscape and significant step-change in performance for some consumer electronics, electric vehicles and grid-based alternative energy storage solutions. The company is an offshoot of one of the largest contract research institutes in Europe, SINTEF based in Norway. From a simple idea, they have grown rapidly to be regarded as a driving force in renewable clean energy technology, they have also secured millions of dollars of funding to invest in R&D. Since inception, they have established development teams in Germany and the United States, appointed an industry-respected management team, and gained numerous awards and industry recognition.

The Voxtra Foundation empowers disadvantaged people to lift themselves out of poverty. It engages in several grant-funded programs, focusing on social enterprises that had collected solid evidence on the effectiveness of their approach, reached a certain scale (annual expenditures), built high-quality systems for financial management and impact monitoring, attracted highly skilled managers and built a track-record of good cooperation with all relevant stakeholders. The firm invests in companies linked to improving the livelihoods of smallholder farmers. The company was founded by Pål Dale in 2008 and is headquartered in Oslo, Norway.

Klaveness Ship Holding AS engages in the provision of shipping services. It operates through the Combination Carriers and Container segments. The Combination Carriers segment transports both dry cargo and caustic soda in the Far East, the Middle East, Australia, Brazil, and North America. The Container segment owns and operates a fleet of eight geared container vessels in the feeder segment. The company was founded on May 30, 2005 and is headquartered in Oslo, Norway.

Fusetools AS provides visual content and computer graphics. It developsa product called Fuse, which is a development tool combined with a set of libraries that help bot h developers and designers build apps. The company was founded by Anders Knive Lassen and Morten Daniel N. Fornes on May 12, 2011 and is headquartered in Oslo, Norway.

The Gelato AS provides automated logistics solutions for the print industry. It offers brochures and booklets, flyers and leaflets, business cards, posters, invitations and cards, and custom formats. The company was founded by Henrik Hans Ove Muller-Hansen in August 2012 and is headquartered in Fornebu, Norway.

Kahoot! ASA engages in the development of learning application. It offers a game-based learning and trivia platform for classrooms, offices, and social settings. The company was founded by Johan Brand, Jamie Brooker, Åsmund Grytting Furuseth, and Morten Versvik in 2012 and is headquartered in Oslo, Norway.

Western Bulk Carriers AS provides freight shipping services. The company was founded on February 15, 1982 and is headquartered in Oslo, Norway.