# Founders & Fools

> Founders & Fools is a VC fund in Oslo backing Mobile, Farming and Marketing. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Oslo, Norway
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: May 2021
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/foundersandfools/
- Website: https://www.foundersandfools.com/

Founders & Fools is a VC fund in Oslo focused on Mobile and Farming. Founders & Fools was established to help Founders fulfill their potential and give the people who back them great returns.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Mobile | 1 | 50% |
| Farming | 1 | 50% |
| Marketing | 1 | 50% |
| Horticulture | 1 | 50% |
| Social Network | 1 | 50% |

8 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Angel | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Auk | Auk creates a fully-automatic system that makes it easier to grow vegetables, salads and herbs at your own kitchen | $1.2M | Seed | May 22, 2021 |  |
| Fauna | Fauna is building a social network that acts as a consumer loyalty scheme, helping users track their purchasing habits of green products. The app does the tracking by connecting with the banks and using a point-based system that can be exchanged with goods, discounts, or can be gifted to other users. | $287K | Angel | Apr 20, 2021 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Startuplab](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/startup-lab) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [We Are Human](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/we-are-human) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Founders & Fools invest in?

Founders & Fools invests primarily in Mobile, Farming and Marketing startups, most often at Seed and Angel stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Norway. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Founders & Fools last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Founders & Fools closed in May 2021. Shizune tracks 2 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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