# Skagerak Capital

> Skagerak Capital is a VC fund in Kristiansand backing SaaS and Manufacturing. See 8 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Kristiansand, Norway
- Total investments: 8
- Last investment: Sep 2025
- Lead investor: 13%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/skagerak-venture-capital-as
- Website: http://www.skagerakcapital.no

Skagerak Capital is an independent consulting company with main focus in business sales, mergers and acquisitions. We provide strategic consulting and business advisory services in economics and finance.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series A | $4.8M–$24M |
| Venture - Series Unknown | $7.6M–$11M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SaaS | 2 | 25% |
| Manufacturing | 2 | 25% |
| Information Technology | 2 | 25% |
| CMS | 1 | 13% |
| FinTech | 1 | 13% |

12 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 4 | 50% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2 | 25% |
| Seed | 1 | 13% |
| Secondary Market | 1 | 13% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Norway | 5 | 63% |
| Sweden | 1 | 13% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Espen Kjeldsen | partner | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/espen-kjeldsen |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Nanopower Semiconductor | Nanopower Semiconductor is a fabless semiconductor company that focuses on developing low-power microelectronics. It specializes in nanowatt-range technology, which is designed to enable large-scale and environmentally sustainable deployment. The company's innovative solutions aim to reduce power consumption in wireless chips and peripherals,making them suitable for a variety of applications. Nanopower Semiconductor's products are particularly relevant for industries seeking to enhance energy efficiency and sustainability in their electronic devices. | $11.1M | Venture - Series Unknown | Sep 08, 2025 |  |
| Zaver | Zaver is the developer of a peer-to-peer payments network that facilitates trades among peers. The company's technology automatically generates verified digital agreements between parties and includes algorithms for intelligent fraud detection, allowing users to conduct peer-to-peer transactions with lower fraud risk. | $10M | Series A | Mar 28, 2024 |  |
| Sensibel | Sensibel commercializes ultra-high-sensitivity MEMS microphones based on an optical MEMS technology. | $7.6M | Venture - Series Unknown | Feb 21, 2024 |  |
| 1X | 1X is an artificial intelligence and robotics company that develops humanoid robots designed for general-purpose use. The company focuses on creating robots capable of performing a wide range of tasks autonomously, integrating advanced AI systems with physical robotics. Its flagship product, NEO, is a humanoid robot built to assist with householdchores and daily activities, aiming to function naturally within human environments. 1X emphasizes the interaction between humans and robots as a means for continuous learning and improvement in robotic intelligence. |  | Secondary Market | Jan 11, 2024 |  |
| Ignite | Ignite helps you move away from scattered files and take control of your purchasing to work with suppliers in a new way. With Ignite, you get a complete picture of your suppliers and spend to become compliant, reduce risk, save costs, and most importantly, drive positive change — for business, society, and the environment. | $4.8M | Series A | Nov 10, 2023 |  |
| 1X | 1X is an artificial intelligence and robotics company that develops humanoid robots designed for general-purpose use. The company focuses on creating robots capable of performing a wide range of tasks autonomously, integrating advanced AI systems with physical robotics. Its flagship product, NEO, is a humanoid robot built to assist with householdchores and daily activities, aiming to function naturally within human environments. 1X emphasizes the interaction between humans and robots as a means for continuous learning and improvement in robotic intelligence. | $23.5M | Series A | Mar 23, 2023 |  |
| Labrador CMS | Labrador CMS specializes in the content management system solution and SaaS services to publishers. | $2.5M | Seed | Sep 30, 2022 |  |
| Sensibel | Sensibel commercializes ultra-high-sensitivity MEMS microphones based on an optical MEMS technology. | $16.1M | Series A | Apr 25, 2022 |  |

8 of 8 investments shown.

## Co-investors
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## FAQ

### What does Skagerak Capital invest in?

Skagerak Capital invests primarily in SaaS, Manufacturing and Information Technology startups, most often at Series A and Venture - Series Unknown 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 Skagerak Capital's check size?

Skagerak Capital typically joins rounds of $4.8M–$24M at Series A and $7.6M–$11M at Venture - Series Unknown. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Skagerak Capital participates in.

### How do I contact Skagerak Capital?

Public channels for Skagerak Capital include LinkedIn and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at Skagerak Capital?

The team at Skagerak Capital includes Espen Kjeldsen (partner). 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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