# TheFactory

> TheFactory is a VC fund in Oslo backing Software and FinTech. See 16 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Oslo, Norway
- Total investments: 16
- Last investment: Mar 2023
- Lead investor: 6%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/thefactory-oslo-
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/thefactory_
- Website: http://www.thefactory.no
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thefactory.no/

TheFactory is a VC fund in Oslo focused on Software and FinTech. At TheFactory they give entrepreneurs fuel to grow. They get investments from FintechAngels of up to NOK 500.000 per company and access to free perks from their accelerator partner GAN worth roughly USD 1 Million. Building on the successful Fintech&InsurtechFactory program, they take you as an entrepreneur to the next level. You will beguided by 150+ experienced mentors, including entrepreneurs, investors and industry experts from their partner network. You will also have access to their huge network of leading industry customers, investors, mentors and partners including companies such as DLA Piper, KPMG, Nordea, S'banken, Bank2, If, Gjensidige, Nordea Liv and many more.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for TheFactory. Shizune tracks 2 team members at TheFactory. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/thefactory?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 5 | 31% |
| FinTech | 4 | 25% |
| Big Data | 3 | 19% |
| Information Technology | 3 | 19% |
| Internet | 2 | 13% |

38 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Angel | 11 | 69% |
| Seed | 2 | 13% |
| Series A | 2 | 13% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 6% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Norway | 10 | 63% |
| United States | 3 | 19% |
| Finland | 1 | 6% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Hans Christian Bjørne | COO & Program Director | 0 | — |
| Ingar S. Bentsen | CEO & Founder | 0 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Artera | Artera is a provider of precision medicine and develops artificial intelligence (AI) testing to customize treatments for cancer patients. It develops specialized tools to support personalized clinical care. Its test predicts therapeutic benefits and provides risk stratification. | $90M |  | Mar 21, 2023 |  |
| Galileo (Acq by Cisco) | Next generation data toolchain for ML developers | $18M | Series A | Nov 01, 2022 |  |
| Voltron Data | Voltron Data develops data access and memory computing tools to improve the existing data analytics ecosystem. The company focuses on making the data science ecosystem more efficient with modular and composable analytics building blocks. | $88M | Series A | Feb 16, 2022 |  |
| Voltron Data | Voltron Data develops data access and memory computing tools to improve the existing data analytics ecosystem. The company focuses on making the data science ecosystem more efficient with modular and composable analytics building blocks. | $22M | Seed | Feb 16, 2022 |  |
| NorQuant | NorQuant believes in a scientific, rules-based approach to investing. They keep up-to-date on world-leading financial research, implement this research in automated solutions, and make the solutions available to investors through easily understandable and user-friendly interfaces. |  | Seed | May 14, 2019 |  |
| riskrate | riskrate consolidates your live financial data and keeps your risks in check. |  | Angel | Nov 05, 2018 |  |
| Lifeplanner | Lifeplanner helps you handle the different phases in life and ensures that wishes, memories and important information is available if anything should happen to you. By teaming up with insurance companies, lawyers, funeral agencies and suppliers of relevant services we are there to relieve you when needed. | $28K | Angel | Oct 18, 2018 |  |
| Empower.eco | A linear economy and siloed value chains lead to gigantic losses of valuable resources. Regulations and taxes push for circularity but lack of collection and segregation at source, lack of reliable data and lack of infrastructure slows down the transition. Our blockchain-based platform incentivizes collection and segregation at source and allows totrack waste materials throughout the value chains, keeping valuable materials in the economy. | $23K | Angel | Oct 18, 2018 |  |
| Mahoom | With Mahoom, you can create a profile for your home and peek into someone else's - completely free. |  | Angel | Oct 18, 2018 |  |
| NorQuant | NorQuant believes in a scientific, rules-based approach to investing. They keep up-to-date on world-leading financial research, implement this research in automated solutions, and make the solutions available to investors through easily understandable and user-friendly interfaces. |  | Angel | Oct 18, 2018 |  |

10 of 16 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Google Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/google-ventures) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
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## FAQ

### What does TheFactory invest in?

TheFactory invests primarily in Software, FinTech and Big Data startups, most often at Angel and Seed stage. Most of the 16 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Norway. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact TheFactory?

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### Who are the partners at TheFactory?

The team at TheFactory includes Hans Christian Bjørne (COO & Program Director) and Ingar S. Bentsen (CEO & Founder). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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