Top 5 FinTech Angel Investors in Norway (May 2026)

Gunnar Rydning joined Four Seasons Venture in 1986 and working closely with Birger Nergaard he built one of Norway’s leading investment groups.In 2007, he took on the executive directorship role on the General Partner companies serving all the Verdane Funds and he now sits on the of board of GP Verdane V, VI, VII and VIII. Gunnar is alsoManaging Director of Verdane Capital III where he is working alongside Birger Nergaard with the remaining portfolio.At Verdane Gunnar has participated in building a number of Nordic and international companies guiding them from first investment through to trade sale or IPO. Today he is a board member of Eastern Bulk Holding AS, Lorenzten & Stemoco AS, Gambaco AS, Kapnord Fond, Systek AS and Risk Information Group AS in addition to the executive directorships mentioned above. He also works together with Birger Nergaard as an independent advisor for Advent International in Norway and the Nordics.Gunnar played an active role in the initiative to establish Nordic Venture Network in 1999 and has over the years served as Chairman and board member.Gunnar holds an MBA from the University of California, Berkeley, and an MSc in Business and Economics from NHH-Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration.

Investment focus

Industry: Financial Services, SaaS, FinTech
Stage:Angel, Pre-Seed
Geography: Norway

Investor stats

Total investments: 3
Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

Plaace — Proptech company creating vibrant streets and cities by helping property owners choose and connect with the right concepts, at the right place, using the right data.
Neonomics — Our single API connection point enables you to build PSD2 and open banking-enabled propositions, from payment initiation to bank account aggregation & data access.
Finanstipset AS — Finanstipset is a loan agency that provider refinancing solutions.

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Harald Strømme

Investment focus

Industry: Financial Services
Stage:Angel
Geography: Norway

Investor stats

Total investments: 2
Lead/follow: 50% lead, 50% follow

Portfolio highlights

Shifter —
Finanstipset AS — Finanstipset is a loan agency that provider refinancing solutions.

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I work with early-stage technology startups and founders with ambitions to solve global challenges. I'm co-founder and partner at Farmhouse, investing primarily in Norwegian startups, and a venture partner at Antler, a global early-stage VC. Previously, I held the position as Portfolio Manager and Partner at B&B while the company scaledfrom 16 to 60+ people in three countries. I initiated and co-founded the co-working space Nordic Innovation House in Silicon Valley, explored new business opportunities in the renewables industry and I was the first CEO of the Norwegian Venture Capital & Private Equity Association. I have experience as a co-founder, angel investor, member of the Board of Directors for startups and VCs, focusing on early-stage ventures, growth, and internationalization. I'm passionate about helping startups scale their impact, and especially empowering female co-founders and angel investors.

Investment focus

Industry: Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology, Financial Services
Stage:Pre-Seed, Angel
Geography: Norway, United States, Denmark

Investor stats

Total investments: 7
Round size: Pre-Seed $647k–$1.1M
Lead/follow: 0% lead, 100% follow

Portfolio highlights

Ownersroom — Handle your investor network like a professional, providing a single entry point to all the information they need!
SafetyWing — Health and insurance products for remote companies and remote workers worldwide, as a replacement for national welfare systems.
Savvie — Savvie is your sales forecasting tool, waste tracking tool, sold-out tracker, ordering solution, product manager and analytics dashboard all in one intuitive app. We help you reduce food waste while maximizing sales with our one-click solution for store management.

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Knut Asplund

Investment focus

Industry: Banking, FinTech, Impact Investing
Geography: Norway

Investor stats

Total investments: 1
Lead/follow: no public data

Portfolio highlights

Spiff — Spiff is a new Norwegian savings app for everyone! Save together or alone, completely free. Most of us think of housing or retirement when talking about savings. It is also as much about the smaller things in everyday life.Certain things in life are difficult to achieve alone. Fortunately, it is easy to save on common goals when using Spiff.Sometimes it holds a monthly move. At other times it is cool to refer to some chronicles that hang and slang.

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