# Top 50 Media (entertainment) Startup Investors in Norway in June 2026 ## SINTEF Venture AS - Type: VC Fund - Location: Trondheim, Sor-Trondelag, Norway - Relevant deals: 6 - 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. ## Skyfall Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Oslo, Oslo, Norway - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence We are an early stage venture capital firm based in Oslo, Norway. ## Investinor - Type: VC Fund - Location: Trondheim, Sor-Trondelag, Norway - Relevant deals: 3 - 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. ## Founders Fund - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: Software, Health Care, Information Technology Founders Fund is a San Francisco based venture capital firm investing in companies building revolutionary technologies. ## SNÖ Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Oslo, Oslo, Norway - Relevant deals: 3 - 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. ## RunwayFBU - Type: VC Fund - Location: Fornebu, Akershus, Norway - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel - Focus: Software, SaaS, Information Technology An early stage VC fund that invests in software-driven technology companies built by ambitious entrepreneurs. ## Coatue - Type: VC Fund - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Series C - Focus: Software, Information Technology, FinTech Coatue is a lifecycle investment platform focused on turning big ideas in world-shaping technology companies. ## Rogue Venture Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Portland, Oregon, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Internet, Mobile Rogue Venture Partners is a venture capital firm specializing in investments in startups. It seeks to invest in new and growing businesses in Oregon and the PNW.Rogue invests in entrepreneurs that reject the status quo, and who are driven by market traction. Rogue values ingenuity, insight and intelligence and accelerates entrepreneurialsuccess with resources, values and vision. Rogue is committed to increasing Oregon's entrepreneurial footprint through committed, sustainable investment in new businesses and growing enterprises. ## Sagene Tech Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Oslo, Oslo, Norway - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Software, Enterprise, Publishing Sagene Tech Venture is a pre-seed venture fund in Oslo. We invest in B2B SaaS companies based in Norway. ## Spintop Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Information Technology, SaaS Founded in 2009, Spintop Ventures is a venture capital firm backed by a network of successful tech entrepreneurs who have invested in Spintop alongside institutional investors, family offices and some of the most experienced private investors in early stage growth companies. ## Johan Brand - Type: Angel - Location: Oslo, Oslo, Norway - Relevant deals: 2 - 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). ## Talis Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: Software, Information Technology, E-Commerce We back founders who see the future differently. ## Dawn Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Series C - Focus: Software, SaaS, Information Technology We are a family of investors, entrepreneurs, strategists and operational specialists, drawn together by our passion for helping B2B founders build category-defining companies. ## TQ Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Health Care, Artificial Intelligence Led by Schuster Tanger, Andrew Marks, and Scooter Braun, TQ Ventures is a leading venture capital firm based in New York City and Los Angeles. ## Stratel - Type: VC Fund - Location: Oslo, Oslo, Norway - Relevant deals: 1 - 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. ​ Their investment philosophy is for Fun, Sense and Profit. ## Eugene Wei - Type: Angel - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Gaming, Content, Video Games Longtime product executive working at the intersection of technology and media. A graduate of Stanford University, I ran product teams at Amazon.com, Hulu, Flipboard, and Oculus. ## DNB - Type: VC Fund - Location: Oslo, Oslo, Norway - Relevant deals: 1 - 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. ## Avenir - Type: VC Fund - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series C, Series A, Series B - Focus: Financial Services, E-Commerce, FinTech A future-focused growth equity firm backing category-defining companies. ## Sean Percival - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Equity Crowdfunding - Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Manufacturing Sean Percival is the Chief Marketing Officer of Iterate Norway. ## Innosight Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Seed - Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Social CRM Innosight Ventures leverages more than 20 years of applied research by innovation thought leaders like Clayton Christensen and field work by the Innosight Consulting Team. We have distilled that work into a set of proprietary tools and work practices that allow us to quickly screen opportunities and work side-by-side with entrepreneurs to helpthem build great companies. We invest only in Singapore-based early-stage startup companies that have high potential for disrupting existing markets and creating new ones.Generally speaking, we ask 5 questions about any potential investment:Is there an important problem that customers can't address because existing solutions are expensive or inconvenient?.Is there a disruptive way to solve the problem by being simpler, more convenient, or more affordable?.Is there a plausible hypothesis about an economically attractive, scalable business model?..Does the team have the 'right stuff' to manage the process of emergent learning?.Can early profitability be a choice?.Our usual investment quantum is up to half a million Singapore dollars in each company. However, if the answer to all the above questions is positive and the team is going to need more that , we are open to co-investing with other venture capital firms and/or angels. In the past, we have lead investment rounds where some of the companies have raised in the range of SGD 1 – 2 million. ## Bjørnar Iversen - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Music, Podcast, Music Venues Bjørnar Iversen is a Chief Executive Officer and President of Dolphin Drilling. Bjørnar Iversen attended Norwegian School of Economics. ## Christian Jantzen - Type: Angel - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel - Focus: Software, SaaS, Information Technology Danish angel investor, based in London. ## Arri - Type: VC Fund - Location: Munich, Bayern, Germany - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Gaming, Content, Video Games The portfolio of ARRI lighting products includes LED lighting, Daylight, Tungsten, ballasts, professional lighting accessories and much more. ## Hasso Plattner Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Seed - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Internet Hasso Plattner Ventures invests in fast-growing, information technology-driven companies in Europe and the USA on behalf of Prof. Dr. h.c. Hasso Plattner, co-founder and chairman of software giant SAP. The support we offer reaches beyond financial commitments. Our multifaceted work includes acting globally as a strategic partner for our informationtechnology growth companies. In Germany, our commitment has taken also the form of a seed program for information technology startups coming out of the Hasso Plattner Institute.After retiring from the operative business of SAP in 2003, Hasso Plattner was appointed Chairman of the company’s Supervisory Board. He has devoted his time to the promotion of science, innovation and entrepreneurship ever since.To further these goals, Hasso Plattner founded Hasso Plattner Ventures on July 1st, 2005 in Potsdam, Germany. Hasso Plattner Ventures Africa launched as an affiliate in 2008, operating from Cape Town, South Africa.Hasso Plattner Ventures manages four funds. HP Ventures I started in 2005, focusing on early stage software companies in Germany, Switzerland and Austria. In 2008, HP Ventures II and HP Ventures Africa launched, looking for investment opportunities in startup- and expansion-stage companies across the USA, Europe, Israel and South Africa.As of 2015, HP Ventures III, a €150 million fund, focuses on fast-growing enterprise and infrastructure software companies mainly in Germany and the Silicon Valley. ## Schibsted - Type: VC Fund - Location: Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series C - Focus: E-Commerce, Apps, Music A global family of digital consumer brands leading the way across media, online marketplaces and technology ventures. ## Murshid M. Ali - Type: Angel - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, SaaS, CleanTech Dr. Murshid M. Ali is the Co-Founder at Skyfri, and a serial entrepreneur. He holds a Phd in Economics from the University of Stavanger, and a masters degree in International Business from Grenoble Ecole de Management. ## Wiski Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Trondheim, Sor-Trondelag, Norway - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Information Services, Renewable Energy Venture capital firm focused on tech startups. ## The Nordic Web Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Copenhagen, Hovedstaden, Denmark - Relevant deals: 1 - 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. ## Marc Merrill - Type: Angel - Location: Los Angeles, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Media and Entertainment, Gaming, Video Games Marc Merrill Co-founded of Riot Games, Inc. in 2006 and serves as its President. Marc Merrill served as Chief Marketing Officer of Riot Games, Inc. He was corporate marketing executive in the exciting world of Business-to-Business media at Advanstar Communications. He has marketing, leadership, and elite gaming skills including Schedule Mastery +9.He held roles in finance with Merrill Lynch and US Bancorp. ## Explore Equity - Type: VC Fund - Location: Oslo, Oslo, Norway - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Advice, Public Relations, Communications Infrastructure Explore Equity is a continuation of expertise developed over 80+ collective years spent driving transformative growth in companies across the Nordics. ## EQT Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Seed - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence EQT Ventures is a European VC fund with just over €2.3 billion in total capital raised. EQT Ventures I launched in May 2016, with commitments totaling €566 million and a simple mission - to be the kind of VC the team would have liked to have had on their own startup journeys. Recognizing that building and growing a company takes more than justcapital, the EQT Ventures team provides founders with support and advice throughout different stages of growth. EQT Ventures doesn't focus on particular markets or industries, but on bold and ambitious founders who have the grit and determination to build global success stories. EQT Ventures II launched in November 2019, with commitments totaling €660 million. EQT Ventures III launched in 2022, with commitments totaling €1.1 billion, making it the biggest European Venture Capital fund committed to early-stage tech startups. The EQT Ventures team is based across six offices in London, Stockholm, Berlin, Paris, Amsterdam, Paris, and San Francisco, taking a locals-with-locals approach and supporting founders on the ground. Motherbrain, EQT Ventures' in-house-developed artificial intelligence (AI) platform, ensures the team has a data-driven approach and has driven more than $100 million in portfolio company investments. ## Aleksander Leonard Larsen - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Gaming, Blockchain, Video Games Aleksander Leonard Larsen is the Co-Founder and COO at Sky Mavis. ## Bogomil Balkansky - Type: Angel - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, Enterprise Software, SaaS Bogomil Balkansky is a Partner at Sequoia Capital. He started his career as a management consultant at McKinsey & Company. Bogomil holds a bachelor of arts in Mathematics from Cornell University and an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business. ## Idekapital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Oslo, Oslo, Norway - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, SaaS, Information Technology We manage two investment funds with more than 1 bn NOK under management. We invest in high-growth software and technology companies. ## RAA Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: B2B, Apps, Sports RAA Ventures is a venture capital company, making angel investments & providing startup capital for extraordinary investment opportunities. ## David Helgason - Type: Angel - Location: Copenhagen, Hovedstaden, Denmark - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Gaming, Information Technology David is a technologist, the founder of Unity Technologies, non-exec director to others, and a restless entrepreneur with a passion for creating feedback loops between innovation and teams and products, applying new and old business models to changing industries, and pushing people to do the very best they can do.David's background is inprogramming, an assortment of university dabbling, creating companies, and helping entrepreneurs. He served as CEO of Unity Technologies since co-founding it in 2003 and until October 2014, with an unflinching vision to democratize game development, and to develop technology and business models for the next phase of the games industry. David Helgason attended the University of Copenhagen. ## Hampus Jakobsson - Type: Angel - Location: Malmö, Skane Lan, Sweden - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Angel, Series A - Focus: Health Care, Software, Mobile Hampus Jakobsson is a General Partner at early stage climate tech venture fund Pale Blue Dot.Prior to co-founding Pale Blue Dot, Hampus was a Venture Partner at science fund Blue Yard and a prolific angel investor with >100 angel investments. He co-founded of The Astonishing Tribe (acquired by Blackberry in 2010 for $150m). He left Blackberry2012 to found Brisk.io a sales productivity tool which folded 2016. ## Dynamic Funds - Type: VC Fund - Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series B, Series A - Focus: Retail, Content, Shopping Dynamic Funds was established as a small investment club in Montreal in 1957. Since then, They have evolved to become one of Canada's most recognized asset management firms. They offer a comprehensive range of products and services, spanning every major sector, geographic region and investment discipline. Their financial solutions includeopen and closed-end investment funds, fee-based, tax-advantaged and customized high-net-worth programs. ## NaHCO3 - Type: VC Fund - Location: Los Angeles, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Gaming, Biotechnology, Education Helping people rise to their potential. ## Skagerak Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Kristiansand, Vest-Agder, Norway - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: CMS, SaaS, Publishing 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. ## Access Industries - Type: VC Fund - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series B, Series A - Focus: E-Commerce, Software, Biotechnology Access Industries is a private holding company and global investment firm based in New York. Founded by Len Blavatnik, Access identifies companies with strong business models and management teams, and optimizes their value through financial backing and expertise. ## BTV Invest - Type: VC Fund - Location: Skien, Telemark, Norway - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Series B - Focus: Apps, Content, Shipping BTV Invest is a venture capital company that manages about NOK 330 million in direct investments. They invest in companies with growth potential with different risk profiles. They offer capital, competence, and access to a large network. ## Michael Morhaime - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series B - Focus: Gaming, SaaS, Video Mike Morhaime is the president and a co-founder of Blizzard Entertainment, creators of World of Warcraft. In 2008, Morhaime was inducted into the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences' Hall of Fame. ## Alliance VC - Type: VC Fund - Location: Oslo, Oslo, Norway - Relevant deals: 1 - 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 with global ambitions. Offices in Oslo, Stockholm, Copenhagen and Helsinki. ## Valinor AS - Type: VC Fund - Location: Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway - Relevant deals: 1 - 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. ## Amy Morhaime - Type: Angel - Location: Irvine, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series B - Focus: Gaming, SaaS, Video Amy Morhaime is the Co-Founder at Dreamhaven. ## Promentum Equity Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Copenhagen, Hovedstaden, Denmark - Relevant deals: 1 - Focus: Video, Mobile, Big Data We are building outstanding technology businesses and investments. We back ambitious entrepreneurs in making real and lasting impact with their business ideas. We invest in companies with strong value propositions, significant market potential, and passionate entrepreneurs. ## Newmark Capital - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Software, Enterprise, Publishing "Because important ideas need support and resources" ## Signia Venture Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Redwood City, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Mobile When we started Signia, we wanted to build a firm that reflected the type of investors we would have wanted to work with in our entrepreneurial careers. ## Kevin Lin - Type: Angel - Location: San Francisco, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Gaming, Information Technology, Video Games Kevin Lin is the Co-Founder and CEO of Metatheory. He previously worked at Everyday Ventures as an Owner and Manager. Kevin Lin attended Yale University.