Please Steal These AI Start-up Ideas

Turn these ideas into a businesses and we might invest in you

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Peter Juel Jensen
November 21, 2023

Pioneer AI: Checking the Nordic AI Pulse.
Welcome to the 11th edition of The Nordic AI Pulse, the weekly newsletter from Pioneer AI, our Nordic-focused AI investment fund. Dive in for a roundup of AI news, deals, and insights covering the Nordic region.

đź“š In This Issue:

  1. Please “Steal” These AI Start-up Ideas

  2. Nordic News Roundup

  3. Cool Tools and Companies

  4. Nordic AI Funding News

  5. Podcast Insights

  6. Upcoming: Nordic AI Events You Shouldn't Miss

Pioneer Insights

Please “Steal” These AI Start-up Ideas

AI creates a wealth of new opportunities for entrepreneurs. Simultaneously, it eases technical know-how demands. In other words, we are at a point where it is easier than ever before to turn a great business idea into a thriving business.

That is where our new newsletter feature comes into play.

We are happy to share our initial AI start-up ideas. We hope to make this feature part of the newsletter going forward. Each edition will bring you fresh ideas, including from AI industry insiders. And who knows, if you turn one of these ideas into a business, there is great potential for investment from Pioneer AI that can take your start-up to the next level.

So, without further ado, here are three AI start-up ideas for solutions and services we would love to see someone make a reality.

Start-up Idea: Bring History Alive 

This AI platform brings history to life. Users can interact with figures like H.C. Andersen, freely exploring details like their living quarters, Copenhagen's streets, and the era's culture. Ideal for schools and educational institutions, it encourages independent learning and sharing insights about history. The platform is scalable and can include various historical figures and periods, with advantages like a user-friendly interface and easy tracking of learning progress. It requires minimal technical expertise.

Start-up Idea: Let AI Give You Health Insights 

Have you ever pondered the links between your sleep, exercise, meals, and eating times and how they affect your health and stress level? With AI, you can find insights and correlations in health data. For instance, could your exercise time impact your sleep? Providing insights via a subscription service and including more data sources for wider insights over time offers scalability, while straightforward user interfaces and data analysis set the solution apart. The technical development demands range from medium to high, particularly for analyzing health data.

Start-up Idea: Company Onboarding Made Easy

Employee onboarding often follows a time-consuming, one-size-fits-all approach. Instead, let AI manage all onboarding aspects. This way, onboarding can run parallel to starting actual work. Moving from specific industries, company sizes, or countries to offering it across all industries equals vast scaling potential. A detailed, flexible setup and user-friendly interface help set it apart. Given the data involved, the solution likely requires a medium level of programming and technical skills.

🎙Nordic News Roundup

  • The first Swedish language model for AI is now available for free. [SE] (Computer Sweden)

  • Can AI “revitalise” scientific research? [NO] (Dagens Medicin)

  • How AI might spell the end of the smartphone era. [SE] (Mobil) (Paywall)

  • This family was bowled over by AI’s ability to help with all aspects of their day-to-day life. [DK] (TV Midtvest)

  • A failed diabetes medicine has become a promising antibiotic solution - thanks to AI. [NO] (NRK)

  • Danish drone+AI solution helps scientists determine wildlife populations. [DK] (Alexandra)

  • How 40 different CIOs are working with AI solutions. [SE] (Computer Sweden)

  • Optimising heat systems in multi-residential buildings is a job for AI. [DK](Ritzau)

  • AI is helping drivers change to winter tires. [DK] (TV2 Bornholm)

🛠️ Cool Tools & Companies

  • Sentispec from Denmark uses computer vision and AI to optimise manual processes in supply chains whilst improving transparency and sustainability.

  • Sana from Sweden provides an AI-powered learning platform that gives everyone access to the knowledge they need to work faster and think bigger.

  • Gray Matter AI from Denmark helps build AI-enhanced software companies and projects from scratch.

  • Collective Crunch from Finland is a leader in AI for the forestry industry, making forestry more effective and sustainable.

Do you know cool tools or companies I should feature in the newsletter? Let me know!

🚀AI Funding News

Select Nordic AI companies that have raised funds in recent months:

Congratulations to all of the founders and teams!

Are there other Nordic companies that should be on this list? Let me know!

🎧 Listen To

đź“… Training, Meetups & Conferences

Conferences

  • 22 November: Public Data and AI: Explore the connections between public data and AI. [Copenhagen, Denmark]

  • November 30 - December 1: Nordic AI Summit: Nordic Conference on AI. [Oslo, Norway]

  • 4-7 December: Human-Agent Interaction 2023: The premier interdisciplinary venue for discussing and disseminating state-of-the-art research and results. [Gothenburg, Sweden]

  • 7 December: AI Enhanced Mobility: Presentations on results of feasibility studies. [Gothenburg, Sweden/Online]

  • February 1-2 (2024): Danish Digitalization, Data Science and AI: AI research and knowledge-sharing conference. [Nyborg, Denmark]

  • 14 March (2024): Applied AI Nordics: Make AI practical and understandable and inspire how to get value from AI in business. [Copenhagen, Denmark]

  • 14 March (2024): AI-Con 2024: AI in the context of content and marketing. [Oslo, Norway]

  • 17-18 April (2024): AI+: Get the latest updates from the world of artificial intelligence. [Halden, Norway]

  • 24-25 April (2024): Data Innovation Summit: One of the most influential Nordic events on data, analytics and AI. [Stockholm, Sweden]

Meetups

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Peterhe Futurei