# Top 5 Retail Startup Investors in Norway in June 2026

## Idekapital
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, SaaS

We manage two investment funds with more than 1 bn NOK under management. We invest in high-growth software and technology companies.

## Innovation Norway
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Grant, Seed
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, SaaS

Innovasjon Norge - vi gir lokale ideer globale muligheter

## Calvin Ayre
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Blockchain, Information Technology, Bitcoin

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.

## Persimmon Hill
- Type: VC Fund
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: iOS, Gaming, Retail

Persimmon Hill

## Ferd
- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Lysaker, Akershus, Norway
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Private Equity, Series A
- Focus: Software, Energy, Information Technology

Ferd er et familieeid investeringsselskap som er eid av femte og sjette generasjon Andresen.