# Top 50 Startup Investors in Norway in May 2026

## Investinor
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Trondheim, Sor-Trondelag, Norway
- Relevant deals: 48
- 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.

## Skyfall Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- Relevant deals: 30
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence

We are an early stage venture capital firm based in Oslo, Norway. 

## Alliance
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- Relevant deals: 26
- 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.

## ProVenture
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Trondheim, Sor-Trondelag, Norway
- Relevant deals: 22
- 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).

## Innovation Norway
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- Relevant deals: 22
- Stages: Grant, Seed
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence

Innovasjon Norge - vi gir lokale ideer globale muligheter

## SINTEF Venture AS
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Trondheim, Sor-Trondelag, Norway
- Relevant deals: 19
- 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.

## SNÖ Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- Relevant deals: 17
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, SaaS, Video Games

SNÖ is an early stage venture capital firm that empowers Nordic technology entrepreneurs and startups. They founders are builders and entrepreneurs themselves, with unique digital expertise, and are extremely passionate about the various aspects that make a startup succeed.SNÖ is based in Oslo, Norway. It was founded by Magne Uppman and TeodorBjerrang in 2015.

## Idekapital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- Relevant deals: 16
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, SaaS, Artificial Intelligence

We manage two investment funds with more than 1 bn NOK under management. We invest in high-growth software and technology companies.

## Antler
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore
- Relevant deals: 15
- 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!

## Skagerak Maturo
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 10
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, SaaS

As an early stage venture firm, we invest in companies with positive impact. Megatrends like climate change and resource scarcity are some of the challenges we are facing. We believe technological innovations will contribute to a positive impact on people and the planet.

## DNB
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- Relevant deals: 10
- Stages: Seed, Post-IPO Debt
- Focus: Energy, Banking, Software

DNB is a financial services group that offers financial services through mobile, online banking, bank offices, and international offices. The Group provides a full range of financial services, including loans, savings, advisory services, insurance, and pension products for retail and corporate customers. The company’s personal banking products andservices include savings and investment products.DNB offers its products and services to various sectors, including financial institutions, energy, manufacturing, healthcare, packaging, and forest products, shipping, offshore, and logistics, seafood, and telecom, media, and technology. They also distribute its products and services through its branches, in-store postal and banking outlets, and post office counters.DNB was founded in 1822 and is headquartered in Oslo, Norway.

## Northzone
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 10
- Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed
- Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Information Technology

Northzone is a venture capital fund with a perspective shaped by lives as entrepreneurs. Since 1996, they've made over 175 investments and invest from Seed to Growth. They've partnered with the founders of Spotify, Avito, iZettle, Klarna, Hopin, and hundreds of others to build category-defining businesses. They've raised €1bn inSeptember 2022.

## Ferd
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Lysaker, Akershus, Norway
- Relevant deals: 10
- Stages: Private Equity, Post-IPO Equity
- Focus: Energy, Software, Manufacturing

Ferd er et familieeid investeringsselskap som er eid av femte og sjette generasjon Andresen.

## RunwayFBU
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Fornebu, Akershus, Norway
- Relevant deals: 9
- 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.

## Schibsted Growth
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- Relevant deals: 9
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Internet, Financial Services, E-Commerce

Investing in great digital companies!

## Arkwright X
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- Relevant deals: 9
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, SaaS, PaaS

Arkwright X is the place for aspiring startups to innovate and develop. We accelerate your journey to success through a pre-seed capital injection, top quality working environment, strategy sparring & advice, and access to Arkwright's extensive network.

## Valinor AS
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway
- Relevant deals: 7
- 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.

## Creandum
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden
- Relevant deals: 7
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Mobile

We support early-stage founders in building global, category-defining companies. From Seed to IPO and beyond.

## Link Venture Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 7
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Renewable Energy

Link Venture Capital operates a series of early-stage investment funds.

## TeleVenture Management
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- Relevant deals: 7
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Manufacturing, Software, Information Technology

Making Venture Happen. Televenture is one of the leading venture capital companies in Norway.

## Norselab
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- Relevant deals: 6
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, SaaS, Analytics

Norselab is a leading European impact investment house. We are dedicated to proving that impact is the future of investing across asset classes.

## Erlend Reitan
- Type: Angel
- Location: Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- Relevant deals: 6
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Secondary Market
- Focus: Information Technology, Software, Finance

Seasoned venture capital investor helping founders and their teams hands-on to accelerate the entrepreneurial journey. Actively looking for investments with unicorn potential.M&A specialist with experience from complex cross-border transactions. Experience from more than 20 M&A transactions including more than 10 cross-border deals, exitswith mainly publicly listed and Private Equity counterparts.

## Construct Venture
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 5
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Information Technology, Real Estate, Information Services

Construct Venture is a NOK 80M joint fund between AF Gruppen and OBOS making investments in building and construction industry.

## Momentum
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Bergen, Hordaland, Norway
- Relevant deals: 5
- 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.

## Birk Venture
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- Relevant deals: 5
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Biotechnology, Medical, Health Care

Birk Venture is a Scandinavian venture company exclusively focusing on the life science industry.

## Trond Riiber Knudsen
- Type: Angel
- Location: Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- Relevant deals: 5
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Construction, SaaS

Trond Riiber Knudsen is a Founder of TRK GROUP.

## Viking Venture
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Trondheim, Sor-Trondelag, Norway
- Relevant deals: 5
- Stages: Series A, Series B
- Focus: Oil and Gas, Software, Energy

Viking Venture (The Nordic software investor) - We invest in fast-growing B2B software companies in the Nordics.

## Wiski Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Software, AgTech, Energy

Venture capital firm focused on tech startups.

## Stratel
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Robotics, Software, 3D Technology

Stratel AS is a family owned Norwegian investment and development company, founded in 1976 by Reidar Lorentzen. Stratel invests in entrepreneurs and companies with high ambitions, positive impact and a promising value potential. We invest in both startups, ventures and mature businesses.
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Their investment philosophy is for Fun, Sense and Profit.

## Anne Worsoe
- Type: Angel
- Location: Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Angel
- Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology, Financial Services

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.

## CoFounder
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Trondheim, Sor-Trondelag, Norway
- Relevant deals: 4
- 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.

## Christian Rokseth
- Type: Angel
- Location: Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Electronics, CRM, Security

Christian Rokseth is dedicated and focused towards developing new and innovative communication solutions for enterprises. Since Christian Rokseth is started my career in 1999 Christian Rokseth have managed a series of advanced projects within the IT and Telecom industry. These projects have brought me significant knowledge about all the requiredsteps and processes involved in order to bring state of the art electronics and software products to the market. In 2014 Christian Rokseth is managed the development and market introduction of the world's first intrinsically safe smartphone. The product was developed from scratch by a team of 8 engineers. Likely the smallest team ever to develop a smartphone.

## Chris Murphy
- Type: Angel
- Location: Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden
- Relevant deals: 4
- 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.

## 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.

## Bring Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: E-Commerce, B2B, Information Technology

Bring Ventures is the Corporate Venture arm of the Norway Post Group. Bring Ventures is dedicated to invest in disruptive and ambitious seed and early phase companies within sustainability and digitalization. We strive to be a value-adding investor by building close relationships, exchange capabilities, expertise, customers and volumes.
We believethe success of the future will be created together in a collaboration with other actors such as universities, innovation environments and start-ups. We want to contribute to create and build completely new type of business models – like ecosystem.

## Founders Fund
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B
- Focus: Software, Health Care, Internet

Founders Fund is a San Francisco based venture capital firm investing in companies building revolutionary technologies.

## Concentric
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Financial Services, Software, E-Commerce

We partner with sector-defining founders across Europe to create new technologies that disrupt the status quo and solve the problems that matter.

## The Nordic Web Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Copenhagen, Hovedstaden, Denmark
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel
- Focus: Software, SaaS, Information Technology

The Nordic Web Ventures is an Angel Fund run by Neil S W Murray, backed by 50+ community builders, entrepreneurs and investors passionate about supporting early-stage Nordic startups.

## Sean Percival
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Equity Crowdfunding
- Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Manufacturing

Sean Percival is the Chief Marketing Officer of Iterate Norway.

## Aleksander Leonard Larsen
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Gaming, Digital Entertainment, Video Games

Aleksander Leonard Larsen is the Co-Founder and COO at Sky Mavis.

## Kistefos Venture Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, FinTech, Financial Services

Kistefos focus on investing between NOK 10m and NOK +100m in each company, aiming at obtaining a significant ownership stake. Kistefos is opportunistic with regards to sectors, company sizes, life-cycle stages and geographies. Kistefos’ investment strategy selectively seeks out a diverse range of proprietary transactions in companies of varioussizes, including build-ups, growth capital, rescue financings and buyouts.Kistefos is an active partner to the management teams and founders, providing considerable internal resources to ensure the long-term value creation through identification of the key value drivers. Furthermore, we operate under a flexible investment mandate, giving us the opportunity to optimally support our portfolio companies throughout our ownership period.

## Verdane
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Private Equity, Series A
- Focus: E-Commerce, Software, Information Technology

The preferred growth partner to tech-enabled businesses in Northern Europe.

## Weekend Fund
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, FinTech

Weekend Fund is a venture capital and angel investing firm focused on making early-stage investments. The firm invests across geographies and industries with a particular interest in audio and voice products, tools for distributed teams and remote workers, and low-code/no-code projects. It was established in 2017 and is headquartered in SanFrancisco, California, United States.

## Avlok Kohli
- Type: Angel
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
- Focus: Software, FinTech, Information Technology

Avlok Kohli is the CEO at AngelList and Founder and CEO of LegalReach. He was the former Founder and CEO at Fairy.Avlok Kohli was the creator and founder of Fastbite, a lightening fast food delivery service. Because of Mr. Kohli’s leadership and Fastbite’s incredible value to customers, Square (led by Jack Dorsey, Founder / CEO of Twitter)acquired Fastbite a few months after launch and has since integrated it into Square's own delivery product as "Fastbite by Caviar"Avlok Kohli also plays an active role in other rapidly growing technology companies as an angel investor, advisor and founder.

## Bitmain
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Beijing, Beijing, China
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Series A, Seed
- Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, Internet

Bitmain is a manufacturer of Bitcoin mining hardware and other related services.Bitmain was founded by several of the digital currency industry’s earliest players, and their team is comprised of passionate and pedigreed engineers, financial experts, and Bitcoin enthusiasts.Bitmain is headquartered in Beijing and has offices in San Francisco,Tel Aviv, Hong Kong, Chengdu and Shenzhen.

## Tharald Nustad
- Type: Angel
- Location: Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Convertible Note
- Focus: Farming, Information Technology, Communities

Tharald Nustad is the Founder and Owner of Nordic Impact, Founder and Owner of Katapult, and Co-Founder of Katapult Ocean. He is a former Chairman of the Board of Mallin AS. He attended Pacific Lutheran University.

## Hadean Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Series A, Series B
- Focus: Biotechnology, Health Care, Pharmaceutical

Hadean Ventures is a life science fund manager that invests in life science companies across europe with a particular focus on the nordic region.
The funds are backed by leading private and institutional investors.
Hadean Ventures has offices in oslo and stockholm and collaborates with world-class academic institutions and start-up hubs across theregion

## Schibsted
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Series A, Seed
- Focus: Apps, Financial Services, Information Technology

A global family of digital consumer brands leading the way across media, online marketplaces and technology ventures.

## Statkraft Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Series A, Series B
- Focus: Software, Big Data, Information Technology

Statkraft Ventures is a long-term partner for entrepreneurs disrupting the energy sector. 

## Draper B1
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Internet, SaaS

Our mission is to help entrepreneurs who are innovating and transforming the way we live and work.

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