# Nordic Ignite

> Nordic Ignite is a VC fund in Oslo backing SaaS, Travel and Content. See 5 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Oslo, Norway
- Total investments: 5
- Last investment: Sep 2023
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nordic-ignite
- Website: https://x.com/NordicIgnite

Nordic Ignite is an angel investment firm that focuses on providing early-stage capital to startups.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SaaS | 1 | 20% |
| Travel | 1 | 20% |
| Content | 1 | 20% |
| Robotics | 1 | 20% |
| Software | 1 | 20% |

15 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | 4 | 80% |
| Angel | 1 | 20% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Norway | 2 | 40% |
| Iceland | 2 | 40% |
| Sweden | 1 | 20% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Sundra | Sundra is a translation software that helps HR teams translate their learning content so every employee feels included. | $600K | Angel | Sep 08, 2023 |  |
| Vandre | Vandre is a technology company that enables brands to take part in the reuse market without changing their core business. |  | Pre-Seed | Jun 08, 2023 |  |
| Vilje Bionics | 1 in 4 will be affected by a stroke during their lifetime. Many stroke survivors must live with permanently impaired arm and hand function. This significant disability makes them dependent on others for activities in daily life and leads to painful complications such as stiff joints. Vilje Bionics offers the world’s first commercial and mobilerobotic exoskeleton that assists motion in the entire arm. With the help of our smart sensors and unique software, the user controls the movement of the assistive device. The aid is hence not a prosthesis, but an exoskeleton assisting a disabled arm. Our solution transforms dreams into possibilities. We provide a) independence in tasks that require two hands, b) increased energy for hobbies and social activities, c)support of weakened shoulder, without passivizing it, and d) preventing strain injuries and pain due to e.g., contractures and stiff joints. |  | Pre-Seed | May 21, 2023 |  |
| Simsen Diagnostics | Simsen Diagnostics is a healthcare technology developer whose goal is to leverage the potential of ultrasensitive sequencing to improve healthcare. |  | Pre-Seed | May 05, 2023 |  |
| Keeps | Keeps developing a software solution that will allow travel companies to easily update their photographs and content from a single platform, allowing them to publish consistent and up-to-date information across all of their sales channels and social media platforms. |  | Pre-Seed | Mar 28, 2023 |  |

5 of 5 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Founders Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/founders-ventures-6fbb) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Iceland Venture Studio](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/iceland-venture-studio) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [New Business Venture Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/new-business-venture-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Nordic Ignite invest in?

Nordic Ignite invests primarily in SaaS, Travel and Content startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Angel stage. Most of the 5 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Norway. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Nordic Ignite last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Nordic Ignite closed in Sep 2023. Shizune tracks 5 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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