# Penny Venture

> Penny Venture is a VC fund backing B2B, Fuel and Energy. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Dec 2021
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://www.pennyventure.no

Penny Venture is a venture company investing in high growth, entrepreneurial led start-ups

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | $400k–$748k |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| B2B | 1 | 50% |
| Fuel | 1 | 50% |
| Energy | 1 | 50% |
| Shipping | 1 | 50% |
| E-Learning | 1 | 50% |

12 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Vignita | Vignita offers a social learning platform for skilled workers. The Norwegian startup gathers all forms of training into one platform, connecting companies with experts and technology so that they can effectively collaborate to train professionals. | $747.6K | Pre-Seed | Dec 22, 2021 |  |
| Powerzeek | Powerzeek is a platform company making it easy for the transport sector to find, buy and use cleaner fuels. The company's market is the $150 billion+ maritime fuel and $1 trillion+ land based fuel sector. Powerzeek´s customers are shipping companies and trucking companies buying fuel for their ships and trucks respectively, andoil/gas/energy companies selling fuel. The company meets several of UN´s SDG goals, is generating revenue today, and has many of the world's largest suppliers of LNG and methanol amongst its community members. | $400K | Pre-Seed | Sep 01, 2021 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Link Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/link-capital-0172) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Adler Konsult](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/adler-konsult) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Michiko](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/michiko) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [North Venture](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/north-venture) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Penny Venture invest in?

Penny Venture invests primarily in B2B, Fuel and Energy startups, most often at Pre-Seed 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.

### What is Penny Venture's check size?

Penny Venture typically joins rounds of $400k–$748k at Pre-Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Penny Venture participates in.

### When did Penny Venture last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Penny Venture closed in Dec 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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