# Top 50 Software Startup Investors in Norway in May 2026

## Investinor
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Trondheim, Sor-Trondelag, Norway
- Relevant deals: 23
- 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: 19
- 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: 16
- 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: 14
- 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).

## Idekapital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- Relevant deals: 14
- 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.

## Innovation Norway
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- Relevant deals: 11
- Stages: Grant, Seed
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence

Innovasjon Norge - vi gir lokale ideer globale muligheter

## SNÖ Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- Relevant deals: 11
- 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.

## 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.

## Northzone
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 9
- 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.

## Antler
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore
- Relevant deals: 9
- 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!

## 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.

## Skagerak Maturo
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 7
- 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: 6
- 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.

## RunwayFBU
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Fornebu, Akershus, Norway
- Relevant deals: 6
- 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.

## Ferd
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Lysaker, Akershus, Norway
- Relevant deals: 5
- Stages: Private Equity, Post-IPO Equity
- Focus: Energy, Software, Manufacturing

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

## 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.

## Link Venture Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Renewable Energy

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

## 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.

## TeleVenture Management
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Manufacturing, Software, Information Technology

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

## Trond Riiber Knudsen
- Type: Angel
- Location: Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Construction, SaaS

Trond Riiber Knudsen is a Founder of TRK GROUP.

## The Nordic Web Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Copenhagen, Hovedstaden, Denmark
- Relevant deals: 3
- 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.

## Point Nine
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Software, SaaS, Internet

Point Nine Capital is a Berlin-based venture capital firm focused exclusively on early-stage Internet investments in areas like Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), online marketplaces, and mobile.The fund and its managers, Pawel Chudzinski and Christoph Janz have backed a number of highly successful Internet companies such as Delivery Hero, Clio,Shiftplanning, Vend, Typeform, and Zendesk from their earliest stages.

## 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.

## 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. 

## Johan Brand
- Type: Angel
- Location: Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Series B
- Focus: Software, EdTech, Information Technology

Johan is co-founder of Kahoot!, an educational gaming platform with millions of users world wide. Johan has over a decade's experience merging creativity, innovation and technology. Johan's work has included high profile projects for brands including Mercedes, BBC, HP, and Unilever, as well as startups in London and abroad. In 2010 heset up what has become We Are Human, a lean co-creative company, with global impact. In addition to working with some of the world's most recognised brands, We Are Human also incubates and develops its own IP, including the innovative EdTech platform Kahoot! Johan is regular facilitator, speaker and lecturer at universities and events. These include SXSW, OECD, Design Week, UCL and UiO. Johan is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (RSA).

## Founders Fund AS
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: B2B, SaaS, Internet

Founders Fund AS is a venture capital firm based in Oslo. Founders Fund AS offers investment management, advisory, and other related services. Founders Fund serves customers in Norway.

## Stratel
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- Relevant deals: 3
- 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.

## Norselab
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- Relevant deals: 3
- 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.

## 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.

## 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.

## Anne Worsoe
- Type: Angel
- Location: Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- Relevant deals: 3
- 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.

## Valinor AS
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway
- Relevant deals: 3
- 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.

## 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.

## Jon Oyvind Eriksen
- Type: Angel
- Location: Trondheim, Sor-Trondelag, Norway
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Software, Security, Internet of Things

Jon Oyvind Eriksen - CEO and founder @ Aidiom

## TRK Group
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed
- Focus: Artificial Intelligence, SaaS, Internet

An Oslo-based Advisory and Active Ownership Firm.

## MP Pensjon
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, SaaS, AgTech

MP Pensjon is a privately owned investment manager. 

## 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.

## My Climate Journey Collective
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Renewable Energy, Energy, Software

My Climate Journey Collective is an early-stage climate tech fund. It seeks to invest in early-stage climate tech startups(primarily pre-seed, seed, and A across a wide range of sectors. Its typical check size is between $100-250k and aims for between 3-5 investments per quarter.

## BoxGroup
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Software, Health Care, Internet

BoxGroup is an early stage investment fund focused on technology companies. Contact Us: hello@boxgroup.com

## Butterfly Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Oulu, Oulu, Finland
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Health Care, Software, Information Technology

Butterfly Ventures is a seed-stage focused VC in the Nordics, investing in deep tech, hardware, and hardware interfacing software. The company prefers to get involved with companies early on; 80% of Butterfly Ventures portfolio companies don't have any revenue at the time of their entry. Butterfly Ventures was founded in 2012 and ever sincethen it has been one of the most active early stage VCs in the region. The company has offices in Oulu, Helsinki and Stockholm.

## Arali Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Bangalore, Karnataka, India
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Artificial Intelligence, Software, Machine Learning

We are a seed fund focused on enterprise tech businesses out of India. We invest early, help build the venture with the promoter teams.

## Lowercarbon Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Biotechnology, Renewable Energy, Energy

Lowercarbon Capital backs kickass companies slashing CO2 emissions, sucking carbon out of the sky, and buying us time to unf**k the planet.

## s16vc
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New Castle, Delaware, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, SaaS

s16vc is an early-stage founder-centric angel fund. The fund focuses on early stage technology investments, operating globally in Europe, and the US. We have brought together more than 80 founders & operators to support early stage companies in their growth. Fund partners are active founders and operators: - Oleg Bibergan - Co-founder &Co-Managing Partner at s16vc, venture investor & corporate finance executive with 15 years of experience spanning early, growth, and late stage deals as equity investor with GS SSG, Kismet Capital Group, and personal angel portfolio- Aleks Shamis - Co-founder & Co-Managing Partner at s16vc. Ex-Deputy CEO at Borzodelivery.com (global on-demand delivery business, operating in 10 countries)- Mike Peregudov - Founder & CEO at Pivot.ws (EdTech startup in the US market), Food Party (exit to Yandex)- Leo Batalov - Partner, Global Co-Head of Emerging Growth Companies & Venture Capital at DLA Piper, top international law firm- Egor Rudi - Founder & CEO at Profi.ru (leading services marketplace in Eastern Europe), Co-founder at Hands.ru (first Uber-like marketplace in home improvement market)- Tolya Marin - Founder at Payment systems (fintech company with profit per employee > PayPal
& 20m installs/ 5m MAU)- Andrey Khusid - Founder and CEO of Miro, the world's most popular visual collaboration platformBeing founders ourselves, we are confident that people succeed, not ideas, and feel immense respect for every founder who perseveres to the point of creating impact and monetizable value. We invest in teams who share our values: - People succeed, not ideas- Community, not individual- Trust- Transparency- Intrinsic motivation to help- Pay forward- Beginner mindset

## Iron Wolf Capital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Vilnius, Vilniaus Apskritis, Lithuania
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Infrastructure, Manufacturing

We are here to make you succeed! Iron Wolf Capital is an international venture capital firm with an experienced team of professionals with global outlook and strong roots in the Baltics. and a mandate for helping entrepreneurs realise their ideas into successful businesses. 

## Kris Riise
- Type: Angel
- Location: Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, B2B, SaaS

Kris is a high school dropout and self taught builder who brings ideas to life and newness to the world.He has a relentless focus on empowering people to spend time on what really matters. Kris is highly optimistic, has a strong bias toward action, and rigorously works for the future to be better than the past.Today, Kris is Founder CEO ofUnloc. Their mission is to digitize keys and make life easier for everyone with a front door.Kris never quits once his mind is set on solving a problem.Web: unloc.ai

## 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.

## Verdane
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Private Equity, Series A
- Focus: E-Commerce, Software, Information Technology

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

## Shell Ventures
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Rijswijk, Zuid-Holland, The Netherlands
- Relevant deals: 2
- 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.

## Bakken & Baeck
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Angel
- Focus: Chemical, Software, Life Science

A technology-driven design studio. Building digital products, brands and businesses, we help ambitious companies identify, explore and respond to new opportunities.

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