Founders Fund AS
VC Fund
Oslo, Norway
Founders Fund AS is a venture capital firm based in Oslo. Founders Fund AS offers investment management, advisory, and other related services. Founders Fund serves customers in Norway.
- Total investments:
- 7
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 29%
Last updated:
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Industries Founders Fund AS invests in
Stages Founders Fund AS invests in
Countries Founders Fund AS invests in
Round sizes
Round size
- Seed
- $160k–$729k
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 3 (43%)
- Information Technology 2 (29%)
- B2B 1 (14%)
- SaaS 1 (14%)
- DevOps 1 (14%)
Stage
- Seed 5 (71%)
- Angel 1 (14%)
- Pre-Seed 1 (14%)
Country
- Norway 6 (86%)
- United States 1 (14%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oivi has built a breakthrough retinal camera that enables primary care physicians to detect early signs of blinding or systemic disease during routine check-ups. Our patented design merges precision optics with AI-guided robotics to deliver hospital-quality imaging with minimal training and at a fraction of the cost of traditional systems. Theplatform continuously evolves through software updates, expanding its diagnostic reach. We’ve screened 100,000+ patients and growing rapidly.Founded by camera-technology experts—CEO Anders Eikenes (Huddly co-founder; $400M IPO) and Khaleel Udyawar (20+ years in imaging systems)—we’ve grown to 30 employees across the US, India, China, and Norway. We’ve raised $15M (half equity, half grants) and are preparing Series A to scale in the US. | $670K / Angel / Aug 15, 2018 | ||
| Vipicash is a financial services startup that locks cash into goods and services to eradicate corruption and mismanagement of funds sent to Africa, Asia and Latin America. | $264.4K / Seed / Nov 30, 2017 | ||
| Defigo is a modern, convenient and user-friendly access control system, made with residential and commercial properties in mind. The Defigo system has been designed to manage property access, increase security and create an easier everyday life for tenants and property managers. | $131.9K / Pre-Seed / Nov 03, 2017 | ||
| Confrere is a video meeting and conferencing platform for professionals. The video chat solution was developed specifically for doctors, tutors, banks, psychologists, recruiters, personal trainers, and their clients in mind.The video conferencing solution was developed by Svein Willassen, Dag-Inge Aas, and Ida Aalen with a concept of buildingvirtual clinics for professions like doctors and bankers through video solutions, so they can meet their clients without actually meeting them. | $191.6K / Seed / Sep 18, 2017 | ||
| Scrimba is a coding course platform with over 120K monthly active students. It's based on a new video format that makes the screencasts fully interactive for students, and easier to create for teachers. | $187.8K / Seed / Mar 28, 2017 | ||
| AblePay Technologies was founded in 2009 as a spin-out from the Research Department of Telenor, and the technology has been developed in close collaboration with SINTEF, the largest independent research organisation in Scandinavia. | $160K / Seed / Mar 06, 2017 | ||
| As the world is quickly becoming more connected, Northern.tech has set out to secure the world's connected devices. | $729.2K / Seed / Oct 01, 2014 |
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FAQ
What does Founders Fund AS invest in?
Founders Fund AS invests primarily in Software, Information Technology and B2B startups, most often at Seed and Angel stage. Most of the 7 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Norway. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does Founders Fund AS invest in?
Founders Fund AS typically joins rounds of $160k–$729k at Seed. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Founders Fund AS's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Founders Fund AS took part in.
When did Founders Fund AS last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Founders Fund AS closed in Aug 2018. Shizune tracks 7 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 Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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