# Borregaard

> Borregaard is a VC fund in Sarpsborg backing Biotechnology and Coffee. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Sarpsborg, Norway
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Jun 2024
- Lead investor: 67%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/borregaard
- Website: http://www.borregaard.com
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Borregaard/

Borregaard is a VC fund in Sarpsborg focused on Biotechnology and Coffee. Borregaard runs green biorefineries.They produce biopolymers, specialty cellulose, biovanillin, cellulose fibrils, and bioethanol biovanillin, cellulose fibrils, and bioethanol. They provide sophisticated, environmentally friendly biochemicals that can take the place of products based on oil by utilising natural, renewable raw resources.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Biotechnology | 3 | 100% |
| Coffee | 1 | 33% |
| Life Science | 1 | 33% |
| Product Research | 1 | 33% |
| Food and Beverage | 1 | 33% |

6 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 33% |
| Series A | 1 | 33% |
| Corporate Round | 1 | 33% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Norway | 1 | 33% |
| Austria | 1 | 33% |
| Denmark | 1 | 33% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Edward Partington | Founder | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/edward-partington |
| Karl Kellner | Founder | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/karl-kellner |
| Knut Harald Bakke | EVP BioSolutions | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/knut-harald-bakke |
| Per Lyngstad | interim CFO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/per-lyngstad-bjarne |
| Tom Foss-Jacobsen | CEO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tom-foss-jacobsen |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Alginor ASA | Alginor ASA seeks towards a sustainable and resource efficient future based on seaweed treasures from beyond the Arctic Circle. The company focuses on total utilization of seaweeds for production of unique, pure and formulated products in a multifunctional biorefinery. Through safe, eco-friendly and efficient operations, Alginor sets the standardfor tomorrow’s innovative solutions and technologies.Alginor ASA was established 24th March 2014 to commercialize knowhow and technology through the construction of an integrated Biorefinery for seaweeds.Seaweeds are among the world’s largest untapped resource. Norway’s seaweed forest constitutes 80 % of the coastal biomass with a standing stock estimated to 50 million tons. However, in order to utilize seaweeds effectively it is necessary to use a technology which exploits the entire biomass – a biorefinery.Alginor plans to start up the first biorefinery in Norway focusing on total (i.e. 100 %) utilization and resource efficient processing of seaweeds to pure and formula-specific products for use in food, feed, pharma, agri, chemicals and materials. The biorefinery will be in the form of a Demonstration unit with a tentative production capacity of 5,000 tons of seaweed per year. Further, Alginor plans a new expansion to a full-scale industrial Biorefinery with an annual production capacity of 50,000 tons of seaweed per year. | $37.8M | Corporate Round | Jun 19, 2024 |  |
| Kaffe Bueno | Kaffe Bueno uses green chemistry and biotechnology to upcycles coffee's post-consumption by-product into ingredients for cosmetics, nutraceuticals, and functional foods. The company is driven by a mission to unlock coffee's health potential where harmful emissions are minimized and coffee’s by-product usability is maximized. Kafe Buenois dedicated to transforming the way people perceive coffee; from looking at it as a tool to make it until the end of the day, to look at it as a magical bean with the potential of improving human health by using what lies inside it.Kafe Bueno was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Soborg, Denmark. | $6.7M | Series A | Jan 22, 2024 |  |
| Lignovations | Lignovations patented technology enables the production of lignin particles in the colloidal form enabling maximum performance. Compatible with a wide variety of lignin sources our technology yields a biomaterial that can replace problematic chemicals in consumer products. | $2.4M | Seed | Dec 04, 2023 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Dalgaard Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dalgaard-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [European Innovation Council Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/european-innovation-council-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Export and Investment Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/export-and-investment-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [PINC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/pinc-0786) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [The Yield Lab](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/the-yield-lab) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Valnon Holding](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/valnon-holding) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Borregaard invest in?

Borregaard invests primarily in Biotechnology, Coffee and Life Science startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 3 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Norway. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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### Who are the partners at Borregaard?

The team at Borregaard includes Edward Partington (Founder), Karl Kellner (Founder) and Knut Harald Bakke (EVP BioSolutions). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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