Valinor AS
VC Fund
Stavanger, Norway
Valinor AS is a VC fund in Stavanger focused on Energy and Robotics. Established in 1996 as Norsk Vind AS, re-branded Valinor AS in 2019, the company is a family owned investment firm that holds controlling interest in Norsk Vind Energi AS, Norway's largest private wind company. The company re-invests 90% of its profits into clean tech and renewable energy companies worldwide. Its largest investments includeglobal leader in electricity infrastructure Zaptec, and solar energy developer Norsk Solar AS.
- Total investments:
- 11
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 55%
Last updated:
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Industries Valinor AS invests in
Stages Valinor AS invests in
Countries Valinor AS invests in
Round sizes
Round size
- Seed
- $1.8M–$3.1M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Energy 2 (18%)
- Robotics 2 (18%)
- Software 2 (18%)
- Manufacturing 2 (18%)
- Renewable Energy 2 (18%)
Stage
- Seed 4 (36%)
- Series A 3 (27%)
- Funding Round 1 (9%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 1 (9%)
Country
- Norway 7 (64%)
- United Kingdom 1 (9%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
Sensonomic
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Sensonomic creates computer simulations of agricultural systems to optimise yield, improve operations and increase resilience. | $600K / May 31, 2023 | |
Aivero
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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 | |
Heaten
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Heaten is an industrial start-up, tackling one of the most difficult problems for numerous industries, namely, to accelerate the electrification of heat with the prospect of deep-decarbonization, while providing viable roadmaps, both technically and economically to rapidly de-carbonize industrial heating processes.Heaten is a start-up with an 8years R&D history in heat-to-power (Organic Ranking Cycle) and power-to-heat machines (heat pump). Our technology platform and knowledge are leading the efforts to deliver process temperatures of currently realized 165 degrees Celsius which covers 30% of the energy demand of all industrial heating processes, equivalent to a €39billion TAM in the EU-28 market only. Heaten's technology platform can achieve up to 400 degrees Celsius (R&D roadmap). Heaten AS has gone through the full cycle of R&D, prototyping, engineering, and design to successfully deliver 200kW heat pumps and industrial equipment to a customer. We are now looking to scaling the existing platform to meet industry needs and staying ahead of the competition by leading R&D and secure IP into medium-temperature process heat. | $3.1M / Seed / Apr 24, 2021 | |
1X
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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. | $1.8M / Venture - Series Unknown / Dec 31, 2019 | |
Bjerg AS
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Bjerg is a early stage investment company that invests in sustainable and scalable Norwegian technology companies | Seed / Mar 15, 2019 | |
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Bjerg AS
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Bjerg is a early stage investment company that invests in sustainable and scalable Norwegian technology companies | Seed / Mar 15, 2019 | |
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Bjerg AS
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Bjerg is a early stage investment company that invests in sustainable and scalable Norwegian technology companies | Seed / Mar 15, 2019 | |
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1X
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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. | Series A / Mar 19, 2018 | |
Huddlestock
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Huddlestock is an award-winning Fintech company listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange (OSE:HUDL), and regulated as a financial services firm by BaFIN through its fully-owned German subsidiary Huddlestock Systems GmbH. The company has offices in Copenhagen, Oslo, Stockholm, Munich, Stavanger and Kuala Lumpur. Huddlestock has more than thirty employees,and provides cutting edge technology and products to the financial industry, with large industrial clients like BNP Paribas, Baader Bank, AVL Group and more. In 2021 Huddlestock will launch a B2C platform in Malaysia in collaboration with MHX Group, under its own brand. The company is a spin-off from the University of Stavanger, one of the largest Universities in Norway. | Seed / Jan 10, 2018 | |
Norsk Solar
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Norsk Solar is a Norwegian Renewable Energy company that builds, owns and operates solar assets in emerging markets. Norsk Solar is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange (OSE:NSOL). The company currently has a 50MW solar plant in Gharo-region, Pakistan, and 10MW solar plant in Semypolky, Ukraine and +50MW of C&I projects in Vietnam. Norsk Solar hasalso invested heavily in new floating solar technology that will be launched in Maldives in Q1, 2021. | $5M / Series A / Jun 10, 2017 | |
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FAQ
What does Valinor AS invest in?
Valinor AS invests primarily in Energy, Robotics and Software startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 11 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Norway. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Valinor AS's check size?
Valinor AS typically joins rounds of $1.8M–$3.1M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Valinor AS participates in.
When did Valinor AS last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Valinor AS closed in May 2023. Shizune tracks 11 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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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 Sep 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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