LEAP DEMO DAY 2025
12 April 2025
Our LEAP Demo Day—one of the core programs at CHARGE—took place on 26th March 2025 at Høyres Hus Konferanse & Selskapslokaler in Stortingsgata, and it was an unforgettable evening!
From powerful startup pitches to insightful conversations with founders, mentors, and business leaders, the room was buzzing with energy, innovation, and ambition. A huge thank you to our program sponsors Ferd AS and Oslo City for making this event possible—and to all our panel speakers Kaan Salli, Tonje Ørnholt (Oslo Business Region), Linn-Cecilie Linnemann (LUMO Labs), Marte Sootholtet (Impact Startup), mentors and attendees who helped shape such a meaningful experience.
LEAP is a fundraising program for underrepresented founders. Throughout three months, we worked with startups on pitching, financial model, due diligence and other topics to help them get ready to meet investors and raise capital.
The following startups from our program are fundraising:
Mendi: Easy reparation of clothes in Norway
Scaffbon: Innovating bone healing
CanEat: An app to help you scan food ingredients and navigate your dietary needs
Regenarti: Eliminating disability from osteoarthritis
Medforeldre: Helping people to come together to realize the dream of having children, regardless of a romantic relationship
Greenfall: Connecting global growers with local plant enthusiasts
Tendro: AI-powered change management tool in real estate
GrabEat: Hot, healthy meals anytime, anywhere
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Photo credit: Tomasz Dros