# Farvatn Venture

> Farvatn Venture is a VC fund backing Software and Artificial Intelligence. See 60 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 60
- Last investment: Aug 2026
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: http://www.planet9capital.com/

Farvatn Venture is a VC fund focused on Software and Artificial Intelligence. Planet 9 Capital is a new San Francisco based venture capital firm that invest early stage in the most promising emerging tech companies.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1M–$7.5M |
| Pre-Seed | $120k–$1M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 4 | 7% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 4 | 7% |
| Health Care | 3 | 5% |
| Water | 2 | 3% |
| CleanTech | 2 | 3% |

35 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 9 | 15% |
| Funding Round | 2 | 3% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 2% |
| Series A | 1 | 2% |
| Debt Financing | 1 | 2% |

6 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Norway | 8 | 13% |
| United States | 3 | 5% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 3% |
| Iceland | 1 | 2% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Johan Odvar Odfjell | Owner & MD | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/johan-odvar-odfjell |
| Kristin Odfjell | Co-owner | 4 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kristin-odfjell |
| Sarah Lerche | Acting CFO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sarah-lerche |
| Silje Vallestad | Associate | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/silje-vallestad |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Visoid | Visoid develops an AI-powered visualization software platform designed for architects and other industry professionals. The platform integrates into existing architectural workflows, allowing users to transform 3D models into photorealistic renderings within minutes. Rather than relying on generative AI image models, Visoid works directly with 3Dmodels to produce visualizations while maintaining control over the underlying design and geometry. | $2.5M | Seed | Aug 10, 2026 |  |
| BioSort | Biometrics provides lice, biomass, extraction, and data analysis. They offer feed, fish health, welfare, optimized harvest aquaculture, and fisheries. They provide sensor technologies, machine vision, AI, software, mechatronics. | $10.5M | Venture - Series Unknown | Feb 23, 2026 |  |
| Noteless | Noteless develops an AI-powered platform that converts doctor-patient conversations into structured medical notes. This tool is designed to streamline documentation processes for healthcare professionals, allowing them to focus more on patient care. The platform supports various specialties, including general practitioners, physiotherapists, andpsychologists, and is available in multiple languages such as English, German, Spanish, French, Dutch, Norwegian, and Danish. It ensures data privacy by not storing audio recordings or using patient data for model training, adhering to GDPR compliance. Healthcare providers can integrate the platform into their existing systems, aiming to reduce administrative burdens and enhance workflow efficiency. | $4.1M | Seed | Nov 27, 2025 |  |
| 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 |  |
| 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 |  |
| Agoprene | Agoprene is a materialtech company. They develops furniture foam from plant fibers to reduce petrochemical usage in the furniture industry. Their foam is completely free of petrochemicals. Their contact mode is by mail and physical address. | $1M | Seed | Apr 29, 2025 |  |
| LAXEY | LAXEY specializes in sustainable land-based aquaculture and the development of fish farming facilities. | $6.5M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jul 05, 2024 |  |
| Evari | Evari is a clean-tech firm developing next-generation tiny, oil-free turbocompressors for heating and cooling applications to help with the global energy transition and expedite the decarbonization of various industries. | $7.5M | Seed | Mar 26, 2024 |  |
| Inherit Carbon Solutions | Inherit Carbon Solutions creates durable nature-friendly carbon removal solutions. |  | Seed | Jan 22, 2024 |  |
| Graphite Innovation & Technologies | GIT is focused on providing innovative and most sustainable smart coating solutions for the shipping industry - we use nanotechnology to make smart and environmentally friendly paints for constantly moving vessels to reduce fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. The company has several ocean-going ships utilizing the technology and gettingready to ramp up production worldwide.GIT offers a full suite of marine coating systems for seafaring vessels. As a trusted partner in unlocking peak vessel efficiency, our innovative marine coatings help ship operators save money by reducing fuel consumption and GHG emissions. Our products are designed to be the most sustainable marine coatings in the world. Unlike many marine coatings, we do not rely on leaching chemicals and other harmful substances to improve fuel efficiency. Our coatings are unique in that they are hydrophobic and extremely hard, which prevents marine life from adhering to the hull surface, thus reducing drag as the vessel cuts through the water. GIT competes in the global marine coatings market and has positioned itself as a disruptor in the industry. This is driven by our passion for innovation and change as we push towards a more sustainable future for the maritime industry. | $7.5M | Series A | Apr 13, 2023 |  |

10 of 60 investments shown.

## Co-investors
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## FAQ

### What does Farvatn Venture invest in?

Farvatn Venture invests primarily in Software, Artificial Intelligence and Health Care startups, most often at Seed and Funding Round stage. Most of the 60 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Norway. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

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

Farvatn Venture typically joins rounds of $1M–$7.5M at Seed and $120k–$1M 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 Farvatn Venture participates in.

### How do I contact Farvatn Venture?

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### Who are the partners at Farvatn Venture?

The team at Farvatn Venture includes Johan Odvar Odfjell (Owner & MD), Kristin Odfjell (Co-owner) and Sarah Lerche (Acting CFO). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### 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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