The Nordic Startup Awards band wagon started on May 7, 2015, in Oslo. The Norwegian candidates for the Nordic final on May 21st are:
- Developer Hero: Simen Sommerfeldt
- Accelerator: TINC Silicon Valley
- Office space: MESH
- Founder of the year: Johan Brand
- Social Enterprise: Superplus
- Bootstrapped: Dirtybit
- Investor: Foundersfund
- Newcomer: Unacast
- Startup of the Year: Kahoot!
- Journalist: Maria Amelie
Fredrik Winther, Oslo Business Region: "Great role models are the main motivation for startups. The winners today demonstrates how international growth and success can be done, and not least, that it can happen fast. They inspire the startup ecosystem and are the real heroes in placing Norway and Oslo at the international startup map."
Startup of the Year company Kahoot! are also found in the OBM archive – read about how the name came about!