# Validé

> Validé is a VC fund in Stavanger backing CMS, Content and Digital Media. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Stavanger, Norway
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Jun 2024
- Lead investor: 33%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/valide-as/
- Website: https://valide.no/en/home
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/valide.no/

Validé is a VC fund in Stavanger focused on CMS and Content. Validé runs one of Norway’s leading incubators. We have 20 years of experience developing businesses from initial idea to commercial success, evaluating some 400 ideas/early stage companies annually. Whether we’re transforming research into new products & services, or aiding young startups with getting to market successfully, Validé is allabout innovation. Validé powers and runs the ITSA accelerator: https://www.itsaccelerator.com/

## Contacts

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

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| CMS | 1 | 33% |
| Content | 1 | 33% |
| Digital Media | 1 | 33% |
| Generative AI | 1 | 33% |
| Text Analytics | 1 | 33% |

8 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 33% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 33% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Anne Cathrin Østebø | CEO | 0 | — |
| Lars Petter Eliassen | Business Developer | 0 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Factiverse | Models produce millions of sentences. Factiverse understands them, detecting check-worthy sentences and using that insight to fine-tune models for high-stakes decision-making in government, defence, and finance.Our patented ML/NLP separates check-worthy factual and numerical claims from opinion across 114 languages faster and more preciselythan leading LLMs. Factiverse is built on years of award-winning academic research and peer-reviewed technology, and are NATO DIANA 2025 alumni. Our solution has won multiple awards, including the Digital Trust Challenge at KI Park, AI-Startup of the Year by Nora.ai, and Best Pitch in Security at Techcrunch Disrupt 2024, San Francisco. | $1.1M | Seed | Jun 20, 2024 |  |
| Factiverse | Models produce millions of sentences. Factiverse understands them, detecting check-worthy sentences and using that insight to fine-tune models for high-stakes decision-making in government, defence, and finance.Our patented ML/NLP separates check-worthy factual and numerical claims from opinion across 114 languages faster and more preciselythan leading LLMs. Factiverse is built on years of award-winning academic research and peer-reviewed technology, and are NATO DIANA 2025 alumni. Our solution has won multiple awards, including the Digital Trust Challenge at KI Park, AI-Startup of the Year by Nora.ai, and Best Pitch in Security at Techcrunch Disrupt 2024, San Francisco. | $1.1M | Pre-Seed | Jun 20, 2024 |  |
| Kakadu | Kakadu is an e-learning platform guiding customers with digital services and products. | $600K | Pre-Seed | Mar 20, 2023 |  |

3 of 3 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Herfo](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/herfo) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Lyse Vekst AS](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lyse-vekst-as) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Right Side Capital Management](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/right-side-capital-management) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Sagene Tech Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sagene-tech-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Validé invest in?

Validé invests primarily in CMS, Content and Digital Media startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 3 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 Validé?

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### Who are the partners at Validé?

The team at Validé includes Anne Cathrin Østebø (CEO) and Lars Petter Eliassen (Business Developer). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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