# Stratel

> Stratel is a VC fund in Oslo backing Software and Robotics. See 9 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Oslo, Norway
- Total investments: 9
- Last investment: Jan 2024
- Lead investor: 11%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://www.stratel.no/

Stratel is a VC fund in Oslo focused on Software and Robotics. Stratel AS is a family owned Norwegian investment and development company, founded in 1976 by Reidar Lorentzen. Stratel invests in entrepreneurs and companies with high ambitions, positive impact and a promising value potential. We invest in both startups, ventures and mature businesses. ​ Their investment philosophy is for Fun, Sense and Profit.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $320k–$3M |
| Pre-Seed | $1.3M–$2M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 2 | 22% |
| Robotics | 1 | 11% |
| Health Care | 1 | 11% |
| 3D Technology | 1 | 11% |
| Public Safety | 1 | 11% |

14 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 4 | 44% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 11% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 11% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Norway | 4 | 44% |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 11% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Eline Synneva Lorentzen Ingstad | CEO | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eline-synneva-lorentzen-ingstad |
| Reidar Lorentzen | Founder & Chairman | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/reidar-lorentzen |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Inherit Carbon Solutions | Inherit Carbon Solutions creates durable nature-friendly carbon removal solutions. |  | Seed | Jan 22, 2024 |  |
| Over Easy Solar | Over Easy Solar was founded in 2021 to develop a patent pending solar module with a groundbreaking design. The product is an excellent fit for green roofs and the most sustainable buildings. The technology also has multiple benefits for the owner of the solar installation through its lifetime. | $870.6K | Seed | Dec 13, 2023 |  |
| Oivi | Oivi has built a breakthrough retinal camera that enables primary care physicians to detect early signs of blinding or systemic disease during routine check-ups. Our patented design merges precision optics with AI-guided robotics to deliver hospital-quality imaging with minimal training and at a fraction of the cost of traditional systems. Theplatform continuously evolves through software updates, expanding its diagnostic reach. We’ve screened 100,000+ patients and growing rapidly.Founded by camera-technology experts—CEO Anders Eikenes (Huddly co-founder; $400M IPO) and Khaleel Udyawar (20+ years in imaging systems)—we’ve grown to 30 employees across the US, India, China, and Norway. We’ve raised $15M (half equity, half grants) and are preparing Series A to scale in the US. | $3M | Seed | Jan 27, 2023 |  |
| Over Easy Solar | Over Easy Solar was founded in 2021 to develop a patent pending solar module with a groundbreaking design. The product is an excellent fit for green roofs and the most sustainable buildings. The technology also has multiple benefits for the owner of the solar installation through its lifetime. | $1.3M | Pre-Seed | Nov 08, 2022 |  |
| Aivero | Helping humans be brilliant through automationAivero offers a robotics service that simplifies 3D machine vision-based automation. Our solution is powered by our proprietary 3D depth compression and streaming software enables 3d perception applications to run natively in the cloud. We call it smooth automation because it's accessible,affordable, and easy to use. | $1.8M | Seed | Dec 06, 2021 |  |
| Oivi | Oivi has built a breakthrough retinal camera that enables primary care physicians to detect early signs of blinding or systemic disease during routine check-ups. Our patented design merges precision optics with AI-guided robotics to deliver hospital-quality imaging with minimal training and at a fraction of the cost of traditional systems. Theplatform continuously evolves through software updates, expanding its diagnostic reach. We’ve screened 100,000+ patients and growing rapidly.Founded by camera-technology experts—CEO Anders Eikenes (Huddly co-founder; $400M IPO) and Khaleel Udyawar (20+ years in imaging systems)—we’ve grown to 30 employees across the US, India, China, and Norway. We’ve raised $15M (half equity, half grants) and are preparing Series A to scale in the US. | $2M | Pre-Seed | May 07, 2021 |  |
| Oivi | Oivi has built a breakthrough retinal camera that enables primary care physicians to detect early signs of blinding or systemic disease during routine check-ups. Our patented design merges precision optics with AI-guided robotics to deliver hospital-quality imaging with minimal training and at a fraction of the cost of traditional systems. Theplatform continuously evolves through software updates, expanding its diagnostic reach. We’ve screened 100,000+ patients and growing rapidly.Founded by camera-technology experts—CEO Anders Eikenes (Huddly co-founder; $400M IPO) and Khaleel Udyawar (20+ years in imaging systems)—we’ve grown to 30 employees across the US, India, China, and Norway. We’ve raised $15M (half equity, half grants) and are preparing Series A to scale in the US. | $1.6M | Pre-Seed | Feb 14, 2020 |  |
| HotelOnline | HotelOnline is the #1 revenue partner for the hospitality sector in Africa. More than 5,000 accommodation and restaurant partners in 24 countries have increased their revenue, and improved their customer experience with HotelOnline's technology-driven solutions. The HotelOnline Group includes Cloud9 - Africa's Lifestyle Network. | $320K | Seed | Jul 11, 2019 |  |
| Minuendo | Minuendo is creating the earplugs with technology that adapts to the ambient noise. | $1.6M |  | Apr 24, 2019 |  |

9 of 9 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does Stratel invest in?

Stratel invests primarily in Software, Robotics and Health Care startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 9 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Norway. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Stratel's check size?

Stratel typically joins rounds of $320k–$3M at Seed and $1.3M–$2M 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 Stratel participates in.

### How do I contact Stratel?

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### Who are the partners at Stratel?

The team at Stratel includes Eline Synneva Lorentzen Ingstad (CEO) and Reidar Lorentzen (Founder & Chairman). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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