# Kristin Odfjell

> Kristin Odfjell is a seed investor at Farvatn Venture (San Francisco) backing Water and CleanTech. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Farvatn Venture](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/planet-9-capital)
- Location: San Francisco, United States
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Sep 2025
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristin-odfjell-55b2a481

Kristin Odfjell is a Board Member at Farvatn Venture. She attended the University of Oslo (UiO).

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Water | 1 | 25% |
| CleanTech | 1 | 25% |
| GreenTech | 1 | 25% |
| Recycling | 1 | 25% |
| Health Care | 1 | 25% |

9 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 2 | 50% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 25% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 25% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Norway | 2 | 50% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Scindo | Scindo is a cleantech start-up harnessing the power of enzymes to recycle the unrecyclables. We are targeting plastics that cannot be efficiently recycled with current methodologies, to turn them into high-value molecules that can be used in a plethora of industries. We are creating a more circular economy for plastics by developing an alternativeto landfills and incineration. | $5.4M | Seed | Sep 23, 2025 |  |
| LIFENESS | Lifeness is a platform specialized in the treatment of lifestyle diseases and an entrepreneur from the fitness industry, | $2.8M | Seed | Mar 09, 2023 |  |
| Scindo | Scindo is a cleantech start-up harnessing the power of enzymes to recycle the unrecyclables. We are targeting plastics that cannot be efficiently recycled with current methodologies, to turn them into high-value molecules that can be used in a plethora of industries. We are creating a more circular economy for plastics by developing an alternativeto landfills and incineration. | $1M | Pre-Seed | Apr 28, 2022 |  |
| Ocean Oasis | Ocean Oasis is a water company that develops a new and sustainable way of producing fresh water using wave power. The company's solution is an environmentally friendly, flexible, and robust desalination platform driven by wave power that can deliver fresh water to shore at a competitive cost.Ocean Oasis utilizes the power of waves to deliverdesalinated water to shore where needed in a flexible, efficient way and without emissions, through putting Norway’s unique offshore competence to work.The company was founded in 2020 and is based in Oslo, Norway. |  |  | May 06, 2021 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [SynBioVen](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/synbioven) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [AgFunder](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/agfunder) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Savantus Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/savantus-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Arctic Investment Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arctic-investment-group) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Asymmetry Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/asymmetry-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Atomico's Angel Programme](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/atomico-s-angel-program) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Farvatn Venture

VC Fund

Planet 9 Capital is a new San Francisco based venture capital firm that invest early stage in the most promising emerging tech companies.

4 contacts available at Farvatn Venture.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Johan Odvar Odfjell | Owner & MD | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/johan-odvar-odfjell |
| Kristin Odfjell | Co-owner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kristin-odfjell |
| Sarah Lerche | Acting CFO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sarah-lerche |
| Silje Vallestad | Associate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/silje-vallestad |

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## FAQ

### What does Kristin Odfjell invest in?

Kristin Odfjell invests primarily in Water, CleanTech and GreenTech startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Norway. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Kristin Odfjell last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Kristin Odfjell closed in Sep 2025. Shizune tracks 4 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?

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