Top 5 Retail Startup Investors in Norway in May 2025
A list of 5 angel investors and VC (Venture Capital) funds that invest in Retail startups based in Norway. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Retail companies from Norway. We update this investor list every month.Top 5 Retail Startup Investors in Norway in May 2025
Investor | Retail Norway investments |
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Idekapital | 3 |
Calvin Ayre | 1 |
Ferd | 1 |
Persimmon Hill | 1 |
Innovation Norway | 1 |
We manage two investment funds with more than 1 bn NOK under management. We invest in high-growth software and technology companies.
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Investment focus
- Software, SaaS, Information Technology
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- Norway, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- Völur — Ensuring optimal use of every single animal through cutting and processing.
- Muybridge — Reimagining cameras with weightless software-based viewpoint
- Simplifai — Simplifai is a holistic Artificial Intelligence (AI) company with the vision to empower tomorrow's digital winners and to release the full potential of human employees through the smart application of artificial intelligence and automation technology. The company's disruptive, hyper-automation solutions allow customers to automate workprocesses where free-text, natural language emails, documents, or chat are the information carriers. Its Emailbot can automate the handling of up to 80% of the inquiries in an average customer service center.Simplifai was established in 2017 and is headquartered in Oslo, Norway.
Calvin Ayre (born May 25, 1961, in Lloydminster, Saskatchewan, Canada) is the founder of the Bodog online gaming and entertainment brand, which he developed and launched in 1994.Ayre received a Bachelor of Sciences (BSc) in General Sciences from the University of Waterloo in 1984. In 1989, Ayre earned an MBA in Management Finance from CityUniversity of Seattle.
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- Blockchain, Information Technology, Bitcoin
- Seed, Funding Round, Series A
- United States, United Kingdom, Spain
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- Mijem — Mijem is the buy sell marketplace app to tap into your campus community. Save money. Earn cash. Connect with students. Download the free app.
- Centi — Unlocking Financial Potential with Blockchain Empowering businesses and individuals with innovative solutions that bridge traditional...
- Transmira — Augmented and Virtual Reality Solutions
Ferd er et familieeid investeringsselskap som er eid av femte og sjette generasjon Andresen.
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- Software, Information Technology, Energy
- Funding Round, Private Equity, Series A
- Norway, Sweden, United States
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- wheel.me — The first and only autonomous wheel in the world. The innovation transforms anything into an autonomous mobile robot with minimal effort and without the need to alter its design or form. The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Oslo, Norway.
- Nofence — Nofence is a system virtual fencing for grazing animals. Virtual fencing of livestock has been a concept long discussed in academia. The Norwegian ag-tech startup Nofence has since 2011 developed and patented a solution for virtual fencing that has proven to work. The customers say that this will become a real gamechanger for livestock managementsince pastures can easily be defined by a few clicks on a tablet/smartphone. The herd is then safely fenced in and can be monitored. The system will send notifications if something happens. From the global food security perspective, this solution will make it much easier to utilize the uncultivated land for varied and healthy pasture, and make it possible to produce more food on cultivated land.
- Kvist Solutions — Kvist Solutions tilbyr programvare som forenkler BREEAM sertifisering. Vi gir deg oversikt over hele prosjektet, slik at veien til sertifisering blir oversiktlig og forutsigbar.
Persimmon Hill
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- iOS, Gaming, Retail
- Seed
- Norway, United States
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- UNISOT™ — UNISOT™ is a Norwegian B2B Supply Chain Sustainability PaaS, enabling global supply chain actors to be more sustainable as well as enabling them to prove it to their customers and consumers. With our 360° Supply Chain connectivity we also enable our customers to produce verifiable ESG/Sustainability reporting as well as verifiable End-to-EndScope 3 (GHG) reporting.Our main focus is to provide solutions to all actors of global supply chains to be more sustainable by being more efficient as well as provide tools that enable them to Prove their product Quality, Provenance and Sustainability; all functions that are becoming mandatory with the new regulations like UN/EU Supply Chain Traceability laws, EU Taxonomy for Sustainability and EPA Scope 1,2,3 https://unisot.com/esg.
- FYX Gaming — Web3 development platform & scaling solutions on the blockchain, proud creator of CryptoFights.
Innovasjon Norge - vi gir lokale ideer globale muligheter
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Investment focus
- Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
- Grant, Seed, Funding Round
- Norway, Romania, United States
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- Leasi — Leasi delivers a forward-thinking rental and resource management system for companies that engage in internal or external distribution of machinery. This is achieved through an ecosystem that emphasizes the excessive use of data and datasharing, with a focus on user experience. Our goal is to create a simpler, more streamlined, and more efficientworkday for industry players by leveraging the power of data and collaboration within the ecosystem to ultimately reduce emissions, increase efficiency and enhance profitability.
- Plaace — Proptech company creating vibrant streets and cities by helping property owners choose and connect with the right concepts, at the right place, using the right data.
- Avisomo — Avisomo is an AgriTech startup that develops vertical farming plant factory solutions. Avisomo's solutions use AI and robots to automate plant growth with a cost-cutting formula that makes vertical farming more profitable than ever. Avisomo offers everything required to start a plant factory, including know-how and guidance on how totransition from startup to stable production.
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