Oslo is becoming a great place for founders to build a company. The city has a solid group of investors who are eager to fund new ideas.
You have established players like Norfund, which has made over 80 investments. Then there are firms like Skyfall Ventures and Startuplab, which have each backed more than 50 early-stage startups.
Below is our list of the best 6 VC firms in Oslo.
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Buy It For $97 $297 →Skyfall Ventures provides seed-stage capital to promising technology companies throughout the Nordic region. Their portfolio, which includes breakouts like Oda, Nansen, and Firi, highlights their focus on backing ambitious founders from the very beginning.
| Year Founded | 2016 |
| Founders | Espen Malmo, Preben Songe-Møller |
| Total Funding | kr 320M |
| Industries | AI & ML, Fintech, Enterprise, SaaS, Consumer |
| Investment Stage | Early Stage, Seed, Pre-Seed |
| Nº of Investments | 54 (20 as Lead Investor) |
| Nº of Exits | 4 (1 IPO'd) |
| Top Portfolio Startups | Oda, Nansen, Firi |
Hadean Ventures invests in early-stage life science companies throughout Europe, concentrating on the Nordic region. They work with top academic institutions and startup hubs to help develop and commercialize new medical technologies.
SNÖ Ventures backs ambitious tech pioneers throughout the Nordic region, supporting them from the earliest pre-seed stages to late-stage growth. By combining deep local expertise with a global network, they help Nordic startups in sectors like AI, fintech, and SaaS scale onto the world stage.
| Year Founded | 2016 |
| Founders | Magne Uppman, Teodor Bjerrang |
| Total Funding | #VALUE! |
| Average Check Size | #VALUE! |
| Industries | AI & ML, Fintech, Enterprise, Crypto & Blockchain, Gaming, SaaS |
| Investment Stage | Early Stage, Late Stage, Seed, Pre-Seed |
| Nº of Investments | 37 (20 as Lead Investor) |
| Nº of Exits | 3 |
| Top Portfolio Startups | Ignite, Speechly, Inzpire.me |
| Contact | hello@sno.vc / +47 905 47 285 |
Alliance Venture champions purpose-driven founders building early-stage tech companies throughout the Nordic region. They provide the necessary capital for these startups to scale from local leaders into businesses with a global reach.
| Year Founded | 2001 |
| Founders | Bjorn Christensen, Erling Maartmann-Moe |
| Total Funding | #VALUE! |
| Industries | AI & ML, Fintech, Enterprise, SaaS, Consumer, Marketplace, Media, E-Commerce, Social, Health |
| Investment Stage | Early Stage, Seed, Pre-Seed |
| Nº of Investments | 69 (29 as Lead Investor) |
| Nº of Exits | 9 (1 IPO'd) |
| Top Portfolio Startups | Megacool, Capnia, Tific |
| Contact | hello@alliance.vc |
Startuplab operates as a Nordic tech investor, incubator, and accelerator for early-phase startups. Their portfolio of over 200 companies includes breakout successes like Kahoot and ReMarkable.
| Year Founded | 2012 |
| Founders | Alexander Woxen, Karl-Christian Agerup, Rolf Assev, Tor Bækkelund |
| Total Funding | $20.2M |
| Average Check Size | $300k |
| Industries | Hardware, Transportation, Big Data & Analytics, Energy |
| Investment Stage | Early Stage, Seed |
| Nº of Investments | 52 (11 as Lead Investor) |
| Nº of Exits | 7 (1 IPO'd) |
| Top Portfolio Startups | Parqio, Campanyon, Vilda |
| Contact | gisle@startuplab.no |
Norfund provides risk capital and expertise to build sustainable businesses in developing countries, operating as an active, strategic minority investor. They aim to have the greatest impact in places where the private sector is weak and capital is scarce, focusing primarily on Sub-Saharan Africa along with parts of Southeast Asia and Central America.
| Year Founded | 1997 |
| Founders | — |
| Total Funding | $3.1B |
| Industries | Climate & Sustainability, Fintech, Enterprise |
| Investment Stage | Early Stage, Private Equity |
| Nº of Investments | 87 (54 as Lead Investor) |
| Nº of Exits | 10 (5 IPO'd) |
| Top Portfolio Startups | Amartha, Klinchenberg, Rwimi |
| Contact | post@norfund.no / +47 22 01 93 93 |