Top 5 Retail Startup Investors in Norway (May 2026)
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| Investor | Relevant Deals | Geography | Stage | Focus | Round Size |
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Idekapital
VC Fund
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3 | Norway, United Kingdom | Seed, Series A | Software, SaaS, Artificial Intelligence | $162k–$14M |
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Persimmon Hill
VC Fund
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1 | Norway, United States | Seed | iOS, Gaming, Retail | |
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Innovation Norway
VC Fund
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1 | Norway, Romania, United States | Grant, Seed | Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence | $41k–$3.6M |
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Ferd
VC Fund
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1 | Norway, Sweden, United States | Private Equity, Post-IPO Equity | Energy, Software, Manufacturing | $1M–$38M |
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Calvin Ayre
Angel
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1 | United States, United Kingdom, Spain | Seed, Series A | Blockchain, Information Technology, Bitcoin | $369k–$4.4M |
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We manage two investment funds with more than 1 bn NOK under management. We invest in high-growth software and technology companies.
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- Industry: Software, SaaS, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: Norway, United Kingdom
Investor stats
- Total investments: 26
- Round size: Seed $162k–$4.4M; Series A $2.7M–$14M
- Lead/follow: 38% lead, 62% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2020
Portfolio highlights
- Appfarm — Quickest way to develop apps
- wheel.me — The first and only autonomous wheel in the world. The innovation transforms anything into an autonomous mobile robot with minimal effort and without the need to alter its design or form. The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Oslo, Norway.
- Kongsberg Digital — Kongsberg Digital offers transformative technology and deep expertise to help industrial companies achieve increased productivity and growth.
Persimmon Hill
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- Industry: iOS, Gaming, Retail
- Stage:Seed
- Geography: Norway, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 2
- Lead/follow: no public data
Portfolio highlights
- UNISOT™ — UNISOT™ is a Norwegian B2B Supply Chain Sustainability PaaS, enabling global supply chain actors to be more sustainable as well as enabling them to prove it to their customers and consumers. With our 360° Supply Chain connectivity we also enable our customers to produce verifiable ESG/Sustainability reporting as well as verifiable End-to-EndScope 3 (GHG) reporting.Our main focus is to provide solutions to all actors of global supply chains to be more sustainable by being more efficient as well as provide tools that enable them to Prove their product Quality, Provenance and Sustainability; all functions that are becoming mandatory with the new regulations like UN/EU Supply Chain Traceability laws, EU Taxonomy for Sustainability and EPA Scope 1,2,3 https://unisot.com/esg.
- FYX Gaming — Web3 development platform & scaling solutions on the blockchain, proud creator of CryptoFights.
Innovasjon Norge - vi gir lokale ideer globale muligheter
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- Industry: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
- Stage:Grant, Seed
- Geography: Norway, Romania, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 54
- Round size: Seed $47k–$3.6M; Grant $41k–$1.1M
- Lead/follow: 41% lead, 59% follow
Portfolio highlights
- AlumatIQ — AlumatIQ specializes in industrial robotics, automation, and digitalization in the aluminum industry. Their first product is robotic automation of the anode change process, with high accuracy, consistency, and speed. Improves health and safety conditions for operators in pot rooms and reduces emissions of HF and greenhouse gases.
- Hyperhuman — Hyperhuman is the AI-powered video platform for health & fitness. Drive engagement, boost loyalty, attract leads, and streamline your video production.
- Intoto — Intoto is a Company from Norway providing real-time data from rivers and streams.
Ferd er et familieeid investeringsselskap som er eid av femte og sjette generasjon Andresen.
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- Industry: Energy, Software, Manufacturing
- Stage:Private Equity, Post-IPO Equity
- Geography: Norway, Sweden, United States
Investor stats
- Total investments: 54
- Round size: Private Equity $11M–$13M; Post-IPO Equity $1M–$38M
- Lead/follow: 30% lead, 70% follow
- Last fund: May invest from a new fund soon — last raise in 2005
Portfolio highlights
- Ludenso — Ludenso is a software developer of AR solutions for the education industry. To make education more creative and engaging, we are giving editors, authors, and teachers the power to bring their learning resources to life through 3D models, animations, videos, and audio support. This is made possible through the Ludenso Studio, where they can createinclusive learning experiences that enables students to learn in their own way.
- wheel.me — The first and only autonomous wheel in the world. The innovation transforms anything into an autonomous mobile robot with minimal effort and without the need to alter its design or form. The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Oslo, Norway.
- Nofence — Nofence is a system virtual fencing for grazing animals. Virtual fencing of livestock has been a concept long discussed in academia. The Norwegian ag-tech startup Nofence has since 2011 developed and patented a solution for virtual fencing that has proven to work. The customers say that this will become a real gamechanger for livestock managementsince pastures can easily be defined by a few clicks on a tablet/smartphone. The herd is then safely fenced in and can be monitored. The system will send notifications if something happens. From the global food security perspective, this solution will make it much easier to utilize the uncultivated land for varied and healthy pasture, and make it possible to produce more food on cultivated land.
Calvin Ayre (born May 25, 1961, in Lloydminster, Saskatchewan, Canada) is the founder of the Bodog online gaming and entertainment brand, which he developed and launched in 1994.Ayre received a Bachelor of Sciences (BSc) in General Sciences from the University of Waterloo in 1984. In 1989, Ayre earned an MBA in Management Finance from CityUniversity of Seattle.
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- Industry: Blockchain, Information Technology, Bitcoin
- Stage:Seed, Series A
- Geography: United States, United Kingdom, Spain
Investor stats
- Total investments: 20
- Round size: Seed $369k–$4.4M; Series A $1M–$1.2M
- Lead/follow: 75% lead, 25% follow
Portfolio highlights
- Mijem — Mijem is the buy sell marketplace app to tap into your campus community. Save money. Earn cash. Connect with students. Download the free app.
- Centi — Get a real-time payment solution designed for media, events, and e-commerce. Download the app and discover all the benefits Centi brings for business worldwide!
- Transmira — Augmented and Virtual Reality Solutions
Retail Investor funding in Norway at a glance
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