VirtualWorks Group
VC Fund
Lysaker, Norway
VirtualWorks Group is a VC fund in Lysaker focused on Big Data and Analytics. VirtualWorks makes enterprise information instantly and securely accessible through pre-integrated packaged software.Since its inception in 2009, VirtualWorks has grown to become one of the leading search companies offering smart knowledge discovery products and search solutions in the Nordics, Europe, and the United States. VirtualWorks’proprietary platform has been developed to include innovative technologies from the fields of big data discovery, insight, advanced linguistic analysis, and content analytics. VirtualWorks’ knowledge, experience, and technology provide a solid foundation for global digital workplaces in companies of every industry. VirtualWorks has offices in Oslo, Stockholm, Munich, and Fort Lauderdale.
- Total investments:
- 1
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 100%
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Industries VirtualWorks Group invests in
Stages VirtualWorks Group invests in
Countries VirtualWorks Group invests in
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Investment Focus
Industry
- Big Data 1 (100%)
- Analytics 1 (100%)
- Search Engine 1 (100%)
- Text Analytics 1 (100%)
- Semantic Search 1 (100%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Erik Baklid
President and Chief Executive Officer
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President and Chief Executive Officer | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Florian Lohmeier
Chief Marketing Officer
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Chief Marketing Officer | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Rob Wescott
EVP Global Business Development and Marketing
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EVP Global Business Development and Marketing | Total investments: 0 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| ayfie (www.ayfie.com) offers search and text analytics solutions that bring structure to unstructured data. Its products combine artificial intelligence with deep expertise in linguistics, computational linguistics and computer science to extract meaning from text. Professionals across all industries use ayfie’s powerful text analytics engine toefficiently detect personally identifiable information, reveal critical insights, conduct smart searches and power security practice workflows. The company is headquartered in Oslo, Norway with offices in the US, UK, Germany and Sweden. | $8M / Venture - Series Unknown / Jun 29, 2017 |
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What does VirtualWorks Group invest in?
VirtualWorks Group invests primarily in Big Data, Analytics and Search Engine startups, most often at Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Norway. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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The team at VirtualWorks Group includes Erik Baklid (President and Chief Executive Officer), Florian Lohmeier (Chief Marketing Officer) and Rob Wescott (EVP Global Business Development and Marketing). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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