# Top 50 Impact Startup Investors in Norway in October 2023 ## ProVenture - Type: VC Fund - Location: Trondheim, Sor-Trondelag, Norway - Relevant deals: 11 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Oil and Gas, Software, Information Technology ProVenture invest in young digital technology startups in Norway. ProVenture have three seed funds and more than a billion NOK under management. ProVenture is a member of Norwegian Venture Association (NVCA). ## Investinor - Type: VC Fund - Location: Trondheim, Sor-Trondelag, Norway - Relevant deals: 8 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Biotechnology, Manufacturing Investinor invests in Norwegian based, high potential companies that are internationally oriented and in the phases ranging from early growth to expansion. The company has BNOK 4.2 ($500 m) under management and focus on companies within the internet, software, semiconductors, energy, cleantech, marine and life sciences sectors. ## Speedinvest - Type: VC Fund - Location: Vienna, Wien, Austria - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, FinTech, Financial Services Speedinvest is one of Europe’s most active early-stage investors, with more than €1bn AUM, 40 investors, and offices in Berlin, London, Munich, Paris, Vienna and San Francisco. Your success is our priority, so we don’t just send some money and "check in" at board meetings. Our mission is to empower you with game-changing support throughevery stage of your journey. Our focused investment teams know your industry inside and out. Their Deep Tech, Fintech, Industrial Tech, Network Effects, Digital Health and Subscriptions experience, know-how and deep networks are yours from day one. You also have full access to our in-house Platform+ team of operational experts who can provide tailored growth marketing, people (HR), US business development, and networking support throughout every stage of your journey. ## Momentum - Type: VC Fund - Location: Bergen, Hordaland, Norway - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Manufacturing, AgTech, Consumer Momentum Partners clear ambition is to build the leading consulting environment in Western Norway within our service. They create value and growth for their clients through a wide range of services with an operational approach to strategy development and profitability improvement. ## Antler - Type: VC Fund - Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Information Technology, SaaS Build your next company with Antler, a global day zero investor enabling exceptional founders to start great companies, from the very beginning. Apply now! ## RunwayFBU - Type: VC Fund - Location: Fornebu, Akershus, Norway - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel - Focus: Software, SaaS, B2B An early stage VC fund that invests in software-driven technology companies built by ambitious entrepreneurs. ## Voyagers - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Convertible Note - Focus: B2B, Biotechnology, Machinery Manufacturing VOYAGERS organises by-invitation adventures designed to build close connections between exceptional people, with the goal of accelerating positive impact. Relationships deepen through our regular video calls, group chats and in-person dinner salons. ## Blue Bear Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Beverly Hills, California, United States - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Series A, Seed - Focus: Software, SaaS, Information Technology Blue Bear Capital is a venture capital investor supporting companies that apply AI and data-driven technologies to energy infrastructures. The firm specializes in the fields of venture capital, financial services, and clean energy investments. It was founded in 2016 and headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. ## SINTEF Venture AS - Type: VC Fund - Location: Trondheim, Sor-Trondelag, Norway - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Manufacturing, Software, Energy SINTEF TTO & Venture invest in spin-off companies from SINTEF, NTNU and other research based institutions in Norway. Our dealflow reflect results from state-of-art research and cover a variety of sectors. SINTEF Venture seek to co-invest with VC funds with sector expertise at an early stage. ## Link Venture Capital - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Renewable Energy Link Venture Capital operates a series of early-stage investment funds. ## Chris Murphy - Type: Angel - Location: Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, SaaS, Information Technology Chris Murphy is a Venture Partner at MS&AD Ventures. He previously worked at SaaStock and attended Dublin City University. ## Alliance - Type: VC Fund - Location: Oslo, Oslo, Norway - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Analytics Alliance Venture is a Nordic venture capital firm investing in exceptional early-stage tech companies and purpose-driven founders. ## Shell Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Rijswijk, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Series A, Series B - Focus: Energy, Renewable Energy, Software Shell Ventures invests in companies to speed up development and deployment of new technologies which complement our business. ## Singularity - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Convertible Note - Focus: SaaS, Software, CleanTech Luxembourg-based family office ## Amadeus Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Madrid, Madrid, Spain - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Travel, Mobile Amadeus Ventures is the strategic funding program from Amadeus to invest in early stage startups focusing on the travel industry. ## Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Dhahran, Ash Sharqiyah, Saudi Arabia - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series C, Series B - Focus: Energy, Oil and Gas, Software Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of Aramco Oil Company. It's mission is to invest globally into start-up and high growth companies with technologies of strategic importance to Saudi Aramco, and to accelerate their development and deployment in Saudi Aramco’s operations. Based out of Dhahran (Saudi Arabia),SAEV also operates through regional offices in North America and Europe. SAEV's Objectives are: - Enhance reserve identification, management and production - Increase energy production - Improve operational efficiency - Increase value in downstream processes - Optimize energy & water consumption in Saudi ArabiaSAEV's investment Focus Areas are: - Upstream Oil & Gas - Downstream & Petrochemicals - Sustainability - Digitalization and IR4.0 - New Drivers of Hydrocarbon Demand ## Statkraft Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, Big Data, Information Technology Statkraft Ventures is a long-term partner for entrepreneurs disrupting the energy sector. ## Valinor AS - Type: VC Fund - Location: Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Renewable Energy, Robotics, SaaS Established in 1996 as Norsk Vind AS, re-branded Valinor AS in 2019, the company is a family owned investment firm that holds controlling interest in Norsk Vind Energi AS, Norway's largest private wind company. The company re-invests 90% of its profits into clean tech and renewable energy companies worldwide. Its largest investments includeglobal leader in electricity infrastructure Zaptec, and solar energy developer Norsk Solar AS. ## Ferd - Type: VC Fund - Location: Lysaker, Akershus, Norway - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Private Equity, Post-IPO Equity - Focus: Energy, Software, Manufacturing Ferd er et familieeid investeringsselskap som er eid av femte og sjette generasjon Andresen. ## Lyse Group - Type: VC Fund - Location: Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed - Focus: SaaS, Water, Analytics Lyse er et norsk industrikonsern med virksomhet innen energi, telekommunikasjon og infrastruktur. ## Vinyl Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Boston, Massachusetts, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: E-Commerce, Software, Analytics Investing in the future of how people buy stuff. ## Contrarian Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Vilnius, Vilniaus Apskritis, Lithuania - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Energy We are a hands-on, community-focused and founders vetted early-stage sustainable energy transition focused VC in Europe & Israel ## Loyal VC - Type: VC Fund - Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, E-Commerce Loyal runs a global venture fund with quarterly redemptions and a proprietary gate-stage process, reducing investment bias and unlocking greater returns. Partnered with INSEAD, Founder Institute, and 500+ advisors, we are Loyal to the world with 250+ investments in 50+ countries. ## Petter Stordalen - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 2 - Focus: Apps, Energy, Customer Service Petter Stordalen ## 4impact - Type: VC Fund - Location: Netherlands, Missouri, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Marketplace 4impact was born out of our desire to increase the purpose of our work and help us give back. By backing tech4good technology startups with knowledge, experience, network, and funding, we can be a catalyst to a sustainable world. ## General Motors Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Warren, Michigan, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Series B - Focus: Automotive, Software, Energy GM Ventures combines investing in automotive-related tech startups with General Motors support to drive innovation and advance the future of mobility. ## AVG Group - Type: VC Fund - Location: Lenzingerberg, Bayern, Germany - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Electronics, Manufacturing, Semiconductor AVG Group specializes in renewable energy, nordic ESG, and impact investing services. ## David Rowan - Type: Angel - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology David Rowan is editor of the UK edition of WIRED magazine, which won 2009 Launch of the David Rowan is Editor of the WIRED UK, the technology and trends magazine covering online brands, gadgets and the culture that surrounds them. David has reported on technology for The Times and Channel 4 News, the latter requiring him to illustrate the newiPod Video from the set of a porn shoot. He's also written for The Sunday Times and Telegraph Magazines, and edited the Guardian's on-line content. David has curated an exhibition of British creative talent at the Government's Cabinet Forum conference. He has also addressed the TEDs, and frequently contributes on Newsnight and the Today programme. He also writes a monthly column for GQ. David is in touch with many of the world's leading trend-setters and spotters. In presentations he looks at how the net is disrupting almost every sector, how apps change consumer behaviour and why 'social commerce' is killing traditional marketing. He reveals the 10 trends that will change your market in the next decade - and what you should be doing now to protect yourself. ## Akershus Energi - Type: VC Fund - Location: Rånåsfoss, Akershus, Norway - Relevant deals: 1 - Focus: Solar, Energy, CleanTech Akershus Energi is a power company producing hydroelectric power and electrical equipment. The company also focuses on efficient and renewable energy production, active power trading and profitable investments, development of hydropower, wind power and district heating, and data center and infrastructure. It sells the power generated and trades inthe financial market, as well as distributes hot water for heating and hot tap water purposes.Akershus Energi was established in 1922 and is based in Rånåsfoss, Norway. ## Newday - Type: VC Fund - Location: Viken, Troms, Norway - Relevant deals: 1 - Focus: Software, Food Processing, Waste Management Newday is an investment firm that focuses on Norwegian companies. The company was founded in 2021 and is based in Ski, Viken. ## VNV Global - Type: VC Fund - Location: Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series B, Series A - Focus: E-Commerce, Health Care, Marketplace VNV Global is an investment company with the business concept of using experience, expertise and a widespread network to identify and invest in assets with considerable potential for value appreciation. The company has a special focus on online marketplaces and businesses with strong network effects. The common shares of VNV Global are listed onNasdaq Stockholm, Mid Cap segment, with the ticker VNV. ## Fernando Lelo de Larrea H. - Type: Angel - Location: Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: E-Commerce, Financial Services, FinTech As a relevant player in Mexico’s entrepreneurial ecosystem, Fernando isone of the most important and active early stage investors in Mexico. He hasextensive experience in operational and financial aspects of private equity,project finance, and managing growing businesses. Fernando co-founded ALLVP in 2012 and has since invested in over 24service-oriented companies in sectors such as healthcare, financial services, mobility, and e-commerce. Additionally, he co-founded NUMA México (formerly Venture Institute), the leading startup accelerator platform, and Fondeadora, LATAM´s pioneer crowdfunding platform that was sold to Kickstarter in 2016.After his tenure as COO and CFO of Umbral Capital, Fernando became CEO of the real estate private equity fund where he was responsible for managing USD$ 50M in capital commitments, and continued as Chairman of the Board after founding ALLVP. Before Umbral Capital, Fernando was Deputy Director of the Division of Energy and Project Finance in Protego Asesores, now Evercore Partners.Fernando holds an MBA from Stanford GSB, an MA in Economics from London School of Economics, and a BA in Economics from ITAM. Fernando has been active in Alternative Assets for more than 20 years, the last ten as founding partner of ALLVP. ## Wellstreet - Type: VC Fund - Location: Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: E-Commerce, Software, Retail Wellstreet is an innovation and tech ecosystem that includes an investment company, a strategic consultancy firm and a venture building incubator. ## Bonheur ASA - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: SaaS, Energy, Software Bonheur ASA is a publicly traded Norwegian holding company headquartered in Oslo. ## Skyfall Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Oslo, Oslo, Norway - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence We are an early stage venture capital firm based in Oslo, Norway. ## Firda - Type: VC Fund - Location: Oslo, Oslo, Norway - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed Firda is an investment company based in Norway, empowering Norwegian tech startups to become global leaders. ## World Wildlife Fund - Type: VC Fund - Location: Washington, District of Columbia, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Seafood, Food Processing, Farming World Wildlife Fund - The leading organization in wildlife conservation and endangered species. Learn how you can help WWF make a difference. ## EV Private Equity - Type: VC Fund - Location: Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Oil and Gas, Energy, Software Committed to building world-class companies. ## Michiko - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed - Focus: Fuel, Energy, Shipping Michiko is a family holding company of Dag Lilletvedt ## Hillhouse Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Medical, Health Care, Pharmaceutical Hillhouse Venture Capital is an investment institution established by Hillhouse Capital that focuses on investing in early-stage startups. ## Grieg Kapital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Bergen, Hordaland, Norway - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Robotics, Manufacturing, Semiconductor Grieg Kapital is an investment company creating sustainable businesses. Do you have an investment opportunity for us that fits our strategy? ## 547 Energy - Type: VC Fund - Location: Houston, Texas, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Private Equity - Focus: Renewable Energy, Solar, Energy 547 Energy invests in & partners with companies in cleantech, renewable power, energy efficiency, grid resilience & the digitalization of the energy sector. ## All Iron Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Bilbao, Pais Vasco, Spain - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Internet All Iron Ventures partners up with bold founders promoting innovative startups. We mainly invest in the early stages of European companies that aspire to reshape the future of both consumers and enterprises through technology. We at All Iron Ventures have been and continue to be entrepreneurs. We know what it is to be a founder and empathize withthe challenges our partner founders face. We put our resources and experience creating, scaling and selling companies at their disposal to help them take their projects to the next level. Based in Bilbao, Spain, and with approximately €110Mn under management, All Iron Ventures was promoted by the founders of Ticketbis, a global marketplace sold to eBay in 2016, in what is one of the main success stories in Spain’s startup ecosystem. ## Penny Venture - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed - Focus: B2B, Fuel, Energy Penny Venture is a venture company investing in high growth, entrepreneurial led start-ups ## Ecosystem Integrity Fund - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Series B - Focus: Energy, Renewable Energy, Solar The Ecosystem Integrity Fund (“EIF”) is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage companies contributing to environmental sustainability. It seeks to demonstrate that there is no trade-off between having a positive impact and achieving outstanding financial returns. The movement toward environmental sustainability is making incrementalimprovements to the largest industries in the world. Over the next several decades, the economy will be transformed by this movement.Sustainability is fundamentally about making things better: more efficient, more functional, less toxic, less costly. This is the next phase of the Industrial Revolution. ## CoFounder - Type: VC Fund - Location: Trondheim, Sor-Trondelag, Norway - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Manufacturing, Industrial, SaaS CoFounder is a management and investment company for technology companies with great growth potential. They are experienced entrepreneurs and business developers who provide management resources and early-stage capital. They work with spin-offs from both research and industrial environments, as well as standalone entrepreneurial companies. ## Aidiom - Type: VC Fund - Location: Oslo, Oslo, Norway - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Recycling, Construction Aidiom is an early stage deeptech investor providing seed and venture capital to applied AI enterprise software startups in Europe. ## Sound Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Beverly Hills, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, FinTech, Financial Services Sound Ventures is a venture capital firm that seeks to invest in the technology sector. ## Climate Investment - Type: VC Fund - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series B, Series C, Series A - Focus: Energy, CleanTech, Manufacturing OGCI Climate Investments focuses on delivering the transition to lower carbon emission energy sources. The leaders of the ten major oil and gas companies are committed to the direction set out by the Paris Agreement on climate change. They support its agenda for global action and the need for urgency. Through their collaboration in Oil and GasClimate Initiative (OGCI), they can be a catalyst for change in their industry and more widely.OGCI aims to increase the ambition, speed and scale of the initiatives they undertake as individual companies to reduce the greenhouse gas footprint of their core oil and gas business – and to explore new businesses and technologies. ## DNB Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Oslo, Oslo, Norway - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed - Focus: SaaS, Software, CleanTech DNB Ventures is the Corporate Venture Capital arm of the Norwegian DNB group. # About Shizune Shizune.co is an investor database. 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