Nine out of ten Nordic investments go to male founders. Sophia Bendz is well aware of the start-up world’s issues with equality. We followed the Swedish angel investor and former marketing director for Spotify as she embarked on her next quest: bringing more female founders to the table.

Gemme founder Emelie Maistedt on becoming the ”Airbnb of fashion” and the future of physical and digital clothing.

With a versatile range of well-aging skincare products that centre around the ­lynchpin ingredient of Retinol 8, Verso Skincare is charting a course for bathrooms all around the world. Company founder Lars Fredriksson is dependable at the helm.