# Norwegian Film Institute

> Norwegian Film Institute is a VC fund in Oslo backing Gaming, PC Games and Video Games. See 8 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Oct 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Oslo, Norway
- Total investments: 8
- Last investment: Nov 2015
- Lead investor: 88%
- Last updated: Oct 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/norsk-filminstitutt
- Website: http://www.nfi.no/english/

Norwegian Film Institute is a VC fund in Oslo focused on Gaming and PC Games. The Norwegian Film Institute (NFI) operates under the auspices of The Royal Norwegian Ministry for Culture and is the government’s civil executive body for the film sector and its advisor in questions of film policy. Through Regulations delivered by the Ministry and its general mandate the NFI is charged with putting the government’s film policyinto practice.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $24k–$129k |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Gaming | 3 | 38% |
| PC Games | 3 | 38% |
| Video Games | 3 | 38% |
| Art | 2 | 25% |
| Internet | 2 | 25% |

18 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 5 | 63% |
| Grant | 1 | 13% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 13% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 13% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ravn Studio | Ravn Studio has developed high quality computer games for all platforms since 2006. In additions to our own IPs we have developed and published games based on many well known Norwegian and Nordic brands for kids/youth, like Pinchcliffe Grand Prix, Captain Sabertooth, Blue Mountain, Pippi Longstocking, Twigson, Ella Bella Bingo and City ofFriends. | $117.6K | Venture - Series Unknown | Nov 03, 2015 | http://www.ravnstudio.no/ |
| Hyper Games | Hyper Games is an independent game studio based in Oslo, Norway. We’re most known for our games "Mørkredd", and "Eggggg". We started out in 2012 and now count 10 employees. | $94.1K | Grant | Nov 03, 2015 | http://www.hypergames.no/ |
| WeWantToKnow (DragonBox) | Digital learning tools such as DragonBox - the first algebra game where kids can learn algebra within 2 hours without knowing he/she is learning math. The first math game ever to beat AngryBirds as the most selling app in app store. | $117.6K | Seed | Nov 03, 2015 | https://dragonbox.com/ |
| Process | Process's team consists of professionals who work well together. Each member has a unique expertise and background which allows for a variety of perspectives within the team. Ideas and approaches are discussed both critically and collaboratively, and they believe this process results in high quality games. | $58.8K | Seed | Nov 03, 2015 | http://www.processgames.com/ |
| The Arctic | The Arctic As is an Arctic app and games studio that develops quality products for both small and large businesses. Their products are developed in a process where we focus on innovation, usefulness and quality. The company consists of creative and experienced developers in programming, graphic design, experience design and product development.They offer our customers a transparent development process where all developments can be followed through our online project tools. The company specializes in the development of apps and games to the national and international market and the development of interactive products for all audiences. | $94.1K | Seed | Nov 03, 2015 | http://www.the-arctic.com/ |
| Gjestland Film | Developer of Fugl | $23.5K | Seed | Nov 03, 2015 |  |
| Teknopilot AS | Teknopilot leverer tjenester og produksjoner innenfor to områder: strategisk medie- og kommunikasjonsrådgivning og filmproduksjon. | $129.4K | Seed | Nov 03, 2015 | http://www.teknopilot.no/ |
| Red Thread Games | Red Thread Games is an independent game studio based in Oslo, Norway. It was founded in September 2012 by Ragnar Tørnquist, creator of The Secret World and The Longest Journey saga, and co-creator of the Anarchy Online universe.Red Thread Games is currently working on Dreamfall Chapters, the long-awaited sequel to award-winning adventure gamesThe Longest Journey and Dreamfall. The studio is also working on Draugen, a first-person survival horror adventure set amidst Norway’s dark fjords and snowcapped mountains in the early 1920s. | $152.9K |  | Nov 03, 2015 | http://redthreadgames.com/ |

8 of 8 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does Norwegian Film Institute invest in?

Norwegian Film Institute invests primarily in Gaming, PC Games and Video Games startups, most often at Seed and Grant stage. Most of the 8 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Norway. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Norwegian Film Institute's check size?

Norwegian Film Institute typically joins rounds of $24k–$129k at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Norwegian Film Institute participates in.

### When did Norwegian Film Institute last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Norwegian Film Institute closed in Nov 2015. Shizune tracks 8 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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