🇳🇴 Startup ecosystem in Norway
The Open Ecosystem Atlas lists 18 organisations and people supporting startup founders in Norway: 9 investors, 8 programs and 1 corporate. Most are based in Oslo, Trondheim and Stavanger.
Open in the Atlas mapInvestors in Norway · 9
Alliance Venture
VC · Oslo
Early-stage VC in AI, climate and Nordic tech, backed by Saminvest, KLP, Investinor and Telenor.
Offers: investment
SNÖ Ventures
VC · Oslo
Oslo seed fund backed by Peter Thiel, Tiger Global and Founders Fund.
Offers: investment
Skyfall Ventures
VC · Oslo
Pre-seed and seed investor in AI, infrastructure and energy.
Offers: investment
Hadean Ventures
VC · Oslo
Life-sciences VC.
Offers: investment
Arkwright X
VC · Oslo
Early-stage B2B and industrial-software investor.
Offers: investment
RunwayFBU
VC · Oslo
Pre-seed and seed investor.
Offers: investment
Sandwater
VC · Oslo
Impact investor in health, agri-food and climate.
Offers: investment
nFront Ventures
VC · Oslo
Fintech and consumer VC.
Offers: investment
Founders & Fools
Angel · Oslo
Angel network backing founders.
Offers: investment
Programs in Norway · 8
Investinor
Program · Trondheim
State-owned investor and the most active VC in Norway; recent exit: Stimline to SLB in 2025.
Offers: investment
Innovation Norway
Program · Oslo
Government innovation agency offering grants and seed loans to startups.
Offers: funding
SkatteFUNN
Program · Oslo
Norwegian R&D tax incentive widely used by startups.
Offers: funding
StartupLab
Accelerator · Oslo
Incubator and seed investor writing €250K–€500K first cheques.
Offers: funding, space, mentoring
Katapult VC
Accelerator · Oslo
Impact accelerator and VC in climate and ocean tech.
Offers: funding, mentoring
Antler Oslo
Accelerator · Oslo
Antler's Oslo residency: €200K upfront plus €300K matching pre-commit.
Offers: funding, community
Simula Innovation
Program · Oslo
Research-linked pre-seed investor in AI and machine learning.
Offers: investment
Openfor.co
Incubator · Virtual, global
The virtual incubator for individuals, joinable from Norway or anywhere.
Offers: mentoring, community, info
Corporates in Norway · 1
Equinor Ventures
Corporate · Stavanger
Equinor's corporate VC for renewables and low-carbon tech.
Offers: investment
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