SpareBank 1
VC Fund
Oslo, Norway
SpareBank 1 is a VC fund in Oslo focused on SaaS and Solar. SpareBank 1 Alliance is the second largest financial institution.
- Total investments:
- 6
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 50%
Last updated:
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Industries SpareBank 1 invests in
Stages SpareBank 1 invests in
Countries SpareBank 1 invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Venture - Series Unknown
- $1.5M–$1.8M
Investment Focus
Industry
- SaaS 1 (17%)
- Solar 1 (17%)
- Banking 1 (17%)
- FinTech 1 (17%)
- Payments 1 (17%)
Stage
- Venture - Series Unknown 2 (33%)
- Series A 1 (17%)
- Funding Round 1 (17%)
- Post-IPO Debt 1 (17%)
- Debt Financing 1 (17%)
Country
- Norway 5 (83%)
- Australia 1 (17%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Kari Eline Strandjord
Full Stack Developer
|
Full Stack Developer | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
| CEO | Total investments: 0 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vow Green Metals purpose is to hasten the global switch to renewable resources by providing environmentally friendly substitutes for fossil reduction agents in the metallurgical sector. | $1.8M / Post-IPO Debt / Feb 18, 2025 | ||
| AlumatIQ specializes in industrial robotics, automation, and digitalization in the aluminum industry. Their first product is robotic automation of the anode change process, with high accuracy, consistency, and speed. Improves health and safety conditions for operators in pot rooms and reduces emissions of HF and greenhouse gases. | $2.6M / Jul 06, 2022 | ||
| Skyfri is one of the fastest-growing cleantech companies globally, headquartered in Oslo, Norway, with more than 140 employees across offices in the Denver, London, Oslo, Singapore and Bangalore. The company provides solar asset owners with sophisticated firmware and software to increase revenues and reduce down-time in production, through itsplatform Skyfri Intelligence. The platform is built to automate operations, maintenance, and asset management - accelerating the deployment of solar energy globally. In certain regions, Skyfri Intelligence is supported by Skyfri Energy, the company's own service division. Skyfri is backed by some of Europe's climate tech investors and has a strong management team with experience in building and listing renewable energy and technology companies. | $1M / Debt Financing / Mar 10, 2022 | ||
| Settle Group invented mobile payments in the Nordics, was awarded a patent for mobile payments in 2011 in Norway and launched the first mobile payment service in Norway. After selling a license for its technology, and the client base of the Norwegian service to the leading Norwegian banks, who today run this as the national mobile payment standardadopted by 80% of the population, Settle Group internationalize their technology and formed the Settle network. Similar to the services known as Alipay, PayTM, Venmo, Zelle etc. Settle enables people and companies to pay, get paid, manage their money and grow their business using a mobile payment app. Settle Group is licensed to provide financial services in Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom, in accordance with it’s e-money license #108654 issued by the Norwegian Financial Supervisory Authorities. | $1.8M / Venture - Series Unknown / Nov 21, 2018 | ||
| BrainImage is the provider of SonoClear® - an acoustic coupling fluid for enhanced ultrasound imaging. | $1.5M / Venture - Series Unknown / Jun 25, 2018 | ||
| Lighthouse8 is an international engineering company specialising in business intelligence, business technology, digital strategy development and business data automation. Their teams in Europe and APAC work with some of the world’s leading companies to optimise online business performance and create business value. The company was named one of thefastest growing companies in Australia at the Smart Company, Smart50 awards in 2014. | $2.4M / Series A / Jun 06, 2017 |
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FAQ
What does SpareBank 1 invest in?
SpareBank 1 invests primarily in SaaS, Solar and Banking startups, most often at Venture - Series Unknown and Series A stage. Most of the 6 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Norway. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does SpareBank 1 invest in?
SpareBank 1 typically joins rounds of $1.5M–$1.8M at Venture - Series Unknown. These are whole funding-round sizes, not SpareBank 1's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds SpareBank 1 took part in.
How do I contact SpareBank 1?
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Who are the partners at SpareBank 1?
The team at SpareBank 1 includes Kari Eline Strandjord (Full Stack Developer) and Liv Bortne Ulriksen (CEO). 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 Nov 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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