Recent Nordic startup stories originally reported by Shifter, with direct links to the underlying coverage.
Visit publisher ↗Norwegian startups raised a combined NOK 612 million in the third quarter of 2026, down 84% from the same period a year earlier. Shifter counted 19 rounds, compared with 34 a year before.
Shifter Read story →Vitalthings has launched a ceiling-mounted radar, Guardian Fall, that can detect and alert staff before patients fall. The company, which…
Shifter Read →Shifter reports that Bislab raises NOK 56 million in funding. The round adds a concrete capital signal to the current Nordic startup funding…
Shifter Read →The state-owned venture investor Investinor has been allowed to reinvest NOK 940 million from the state budget into Norwegian startups and…
Shifter Read →Digi International has acquired Norwegian Disruptive Technologies for about NOK 1.3 billion. Company leaders and investors pointed to strong…
Shifter Read →Gire has raised NOK 20 million at a valuation just over NOK 200 million before the new capital. The car-relocation startup has recorded its…
Shifter Read →Norwegian fintech Kravia has acquired Dutch debt collection platform PayQ and established Kravia Netherlands, marking its first move outside…
Shifter Read →Orgbrain has acquired a company from Founders Hub. The parties have not disclosed financial terms or detailed information about the target.
Shifter Read →DNB customers can now use Justify's digital legal services through the bank's new partnership with the Norwegian startup. The companies have…
Shifter Read →Hudd, a Norwegian social media startup, fell far short of its fundraising target, securing only 300,000 kroner of a planned NOK 40 million…
Shifter Read →Stockholm-based Ipercept has raised USD 16.5 million in a Series A round led by Isogon Ventures and 2150, with Norwegian RunwayVC…
Shifter Read →Vipps is adding the Klarna card to its service as a new step in the companies’ ongoing cooperation.
Shifter Read →Innovasjon Norge approved roughly 200 of 770 applications from very early-stage companies, with many rejections attributed to applicants…
Shifter Read →Femtech Norway is a new national initiative intended to connect research, healthcare, startups and investors in women's health. It launched…
Shifter Read →Truecaller has launched Scam Checker, a free online tool for checking suspicious phone numbers, links and messages. No app download or account…
Shifter Read →Norwegian startup Aparta, led by Eilin Schjetne, won the Impact Prize at the Nordic Fintech Awards for a platform that enables flexible home…
Shifter Read →J12 has reduced its stake in Lovable after backing the Swedish AI company in late 2023. The public reports contain inconsistent figures for…
Shifter Read →Lasse Smedsvig left his studies in his early 20s and grew Adams Matkasse from 10 million NOK to 500 million NOK in three years.
Shifter Read →Innovasjon Norge's 30th TINC Silicon Valley cohort includes ten technology companies, eight from Norway and two from Iceland. The programme…
Shifter Read →Safina de Klerk has resigned as NITO vice president after two years, saying disagreements over her room to act in the elected role led to her…
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After Amazon blocked Meta’s AI agent Muse from its site, Norwegian marketplaces Finn.no and Komplett say they will not generally exclude AI…
Shifter Read →Intro's founders have raised NOK 11 million so far from investors in 11 countries while building a platform that helps businesses make…
Shifter Read →Ten Norwegian startups have been accepted into the Impact StartUps accelerator, each receiving one million kroner in investment to scale…
Shifter Read →Swedish startup Spiich has closed a EUR 3 million seed round led by Danish investor Ugly Duckling Ventures to develop technology that handles…
Shifter Read →OpenAI released two new GPT-6 models at half price while Anthropic launched Claude Opus 5.5 with a 40% lower cost per task, marking a clear…
Shifter Read →Maximilian Øystå Lloyd and Even Aas‑Eng have launched a new company to build ‘busy agents’ for luxury travel, with Inzpire.me founder Mats…
Shifter Read →SoftBank plans to borrow the equivalent of NOK 104 billion through a bond issue to fund a further investment in OpenAI. The borrowing was…
Shifter Read →Benford has raised NOK 60 million to build a technology-driven auditing firm, using AI and a Norwegian auditing licence, with plans to expand…
Shifter Read →Norwegian health-technology company Dossier has entered a partnership with Charité, the major hospital in Berlin, to collaborate on healthcare…
Shifter Read →Serial entrepreneur Karen Dolva has announced she will leave BeCrystal to start a new company.
Shifter Read →Final Frontier and Myriad have merged to form a single defense fund targeting EUR 100 million and are seeking to attract more Norwegian…
Shifter Read →Sigrun Syverud, founder of Fjong, is moving into the consulting sector with Sprint Consulting and aims to bring a founder’s mindset into larger…
Shifter Read →Bolt has entered a partnership with Lucid to develop self-driving cars in Europe — its fourth autonomous-vehicle partnership in under a year.
Shifter Read →A Sørlandet startup has launched a hands-free CRM that uses AI to record and enter information from users’ communications. The founders have…
Shifter Read →Demp, the Trondheim startup that made acoustic panels from fungus and wood waste, is shutting down operations despite reporting sold‑out…
Shifter Read →PSG Equity has closed its Europe III investment fund at €4.4 billion, about NOK 47 billion. The firm says it has examined Norwegian technology…
Shifter Read →Euclyd has raised more than EUR 200 million in a Series A round led by Samsung and the Scaleup Europe Fund, with participation from Danish EIFO.
Shifter Read →In its latest reporting, Shifter describes this source-backed development: Investwiser founder bypassed master's and banking job to go all-in…
Shifter Read →Native was accepted into Y Combinator.
Shifter Read →Induvita raised NOK 7.5 million in a capital emission to commercialize the Vega vaginal speculum in Europe and to develop its Iola birthing…
Shifter Read →Helsinki-based Zero Inc has raised 10.3 million dollars in a seed round to develop an AI-driven CRM platform aimed at startups, with backing…
Shifter Read →Firi has launched services in Sweden the same day it published first-half results showing NOK 42 million in revenue and a NOK 43.6 million…
Shifter Read →DNB will place a startup and growth specialist regularly at BI Startup Village to advise potential and current entrepreneurs.
Shifter Read →K2 gründerlab incubator (Agder) admitted ten new startups.
Shifter Read →Swedish startup Tandem Health has raised $100 million to develop AI tools that automate journaling for healthcare professionals. The company is…
Shifter Read →The founder who previously left Beyonder is returning to the company’s board after owners experienced heavy dilution through 2026.
Shifter Read →Ivar Sandvig Thorsen, formerly with Grieg Shipbrokers, has been hired as finance director at Inherit Carbon Solutions.
Shifter Read →Seed Capital is broadening its focus toward the Nordic region and has NOK 1.5 billion available for new investments.
Shifter Read →Norwegian AI startup Alphalens has shut down after three years of operation. The company had raised NOK 34 million and relocated to Silicon…
Shifter Read →After Folkeinvest declared bankruptcy in March, serial founder Morten Sæthre purchased remaining assets and says he intends to relaunch the…
Shifter Read →Around 150 investors are considering opportunities in Vestlandet, a trend highlighted during the Innovasjonsuken Opp event in Bergen.
Shifter Read →Loopfront, a reuse company, has entered a partnership with Norengros Kjosavik and secured Equinor as a joint customer.
Shifter Read →Frifor has hired two developers and a nutrition advisor as it prepares for a major relaunch of its app.
Shifter Read →Industrial group IKM, led by Ståle Kyllingstad, is becoming the majority owner of Amina through a financing round that is closing now. Amina’s…
Shifter Read →Legaltech company Lexolve has rebranded as Låvli and launched a free legal-AI service for private individuals that will route users on to…
Shifter Read →Argentum has named Harald-Ingve Flagtvedt as its new chief executive, succeeding Espen Langeland, and promoted Erlend Nordal to Chief…
Shifter Read →Aker-owned Nscale tells investors its contractually committed revenue has more than doubled ahead of an IPO that could take place as early as…
Shifter Read →Autostore has appointed Eva Maria Hansen, formerly with Lego, as its new HR chief; she has moved from the United States to Haugesund to take…
Shifter Read →Norwegian Litech has signed a pilot agreement with French Suez to test sensor technology that detects lithium batteries and gas cylinders in…
Shifter Read →The collar can connect through mobile networks, satellites and Nofence's HerdNet collar network. Satellite coverage is included in its standard…
Shifter Read →A fee introduced by Hi Tech Mobility after its acquisition has pitted the app operator against Bergen Parkering. Hi Tech Mobility told BA it…
Shifter Read →Aize, the Aker-owned software company, has acquired French firm Samp to strengthen its ability to build digital twins for older industrial…
Shifter Read →Flow Technologies has appointed Anna von Stackelberg to head its expansion into Germany. The company reported that it doubled its revenue to…
Shifter Read →Ulla Sommerfelt will become CEO of Previto after three years working full time as an angel investor and mentor. Previto, based in Ålesund,…
Shifter Read →The 2023-founded company plans to hire and move more of its water-treatment technology from pilots into commercial use. It reported NOK 3…
Shifter Read →Gadder is shifting from a consumer-facing product to a professional offering that uses AI to analyse building data and propose prioritized…
Shifter Read →Lucas Weldeghebriel has taken over Venture Summits and combined it with his Operators podcast and newsletter. The merged company will offer a…
Shifter Read →Apex IT has appointed Frode Næss as its new CEO, while founder Torkil Munkhaugen transitions to chairman. The company plans to grow in the…
Shifter Read →Lyse Vekst has written down values tied to Amina, reporting losses of about 110 million NOK over the past four years, and has put new…
Shifter Read →Axcel has closed Axcel VIII at NOK 22.8 billion and will target mid-market companies across the Nordics and DACH region, with continued focus…
Shifter Read →Finfly founder Evelina Olsson has secured a concession roughly a year after the company was launched.
Shifter Read →Mario Draghi has joined forces with Stripe co-founder Patrick Collison and other leading European entrepreneurs to form the Rhino Group, a…
Shifter Read →Zenith7 Studio launched a venture studio for AI founders.
Shifter Read →Neat named Sandeep Mehra to lead its international business across EMEA and Asia. The company also reshuffled senior roles in operations and…
Shifter Read →The founders of Breyta have announced they will shut down the company after multiple attempts to pivot the business, citing insurmountable…
Shifter Read →Nscale announced a six-year contract to deliver AI compute from its West Virginia Monarch site, a deal the company values at roughly NOK 420…
Shifter Read →Seven startups will share millions in design support so designers can join the idea phase for projects including drone detection and home urine…
Shifter Read →Ålesund-based Solwr has signed a global cooperation agreement with Spar International and has been named Spar’s preferred robot supplier;…
Shifter Read →Obos plans to cut roughly 200 jobs by the end of 2027, FinansWatch reported. Obos Venture says its investment activity continues as normal and…
Shifter Read →Soria Capital, founded by former Antler investments head Kristian Jul Røsjø together with Askeladden & Co, will buy used equity stakes in…
Shifter Read →Oslo‑based Reggy has publicly launched its regulatory compliance platform after quietly selling software since 2024, with Aker BioMarine and…
Shifter Read →RunwayVC completed a NOK 400 million first close for its second industrial technology fund. Aker, KLP, Investinor and Halliburton are among the…
Shifter Read →Danske Bank has joined RunwayFBU, the early-stage fund and incubator at Aker Tech House on Fornebu, aiming to engage industrial-tech, AI and…
Shifter Read →Siri Kalvig is stepping down as CEO of Nysnø after just over eight years in the role. In her departure, she said she is extremely concerned…
Shifter Read →The founders reportedly sold some of their own shares while Lovable closed a new funding round. The sale proceeds went to the founders rather…
Shifter Read →The Coring Company, a developer of software and hardware for mining, has been declared bankrupt after a reconstruction attempt failed.…
Shifter Read →RunwayFBU and Katapult Ocean have sold their stakes in Italian underwater-communications company WSense as shipbuilder Fincantieri takes…
Shifter Read →Health startup Livity, which offers preventive doctor services and health mapping to employers, says it reached roughly 1,000 users during a…
Shifter Read →Materia has begun a three-year project to build Byggom, an AI tool aimed at reducing the time and uncertainty of using reused building…
Shifter Read →Norwegian startup Aiba says its moderation product Amanda is now active in 21 games from Rovio (owned by Sega). The company, founded in April…
Shifter Read →Utilitycloud will operate billing, customer management and market communications for Greenely in Sweden and Finland, replacing separate…
Shifter Read →Information and communications had the strongest growth in new registrations among Norwegian sectors. Across all industries, Statistics Norway…
Shifter Read →A US presidential proclamation introduces steep tariffs on drones and components, excluding Norway from preferential rates. Norway's Foreign…
Shifter Read →Cobuilder has added Helge Øien as CFO and Varun Mittal as CPO to strengthen finance and product leadership as the company pursues accelerated…
Shifter Read →The fund will partly buy Viking Growth's existing 50% holding in Talentech from its previous investment vehicle. Verdane, which owns the other…
Shifter Read →Riff has formalised a leadership split: former COO Andrzej Golebiowski is now CEO and will prioritise go‑to‑market efforts, while co‑founder…
Shifter Read →Norselab has launched Norselab Shipping & Energy with NOK 1 billion initial capital from the Odfjell family, structured as an alternative…
Shifter Read →Sensa helps smaller industrial companies check and connect operational data before using it in AI applications. Eviny Ventures is contributing…
Shifter Read →Beyonder reported a loss before tax of NOK 143 million for 2025 and says it must raise roughly NOK 100 million in new equity by mid-September…
Shifter Read →The company makes technology for assessing the inside of concrete structures. It plans to use the financing to expand commercial and industrial…
Shifter Read →Marvel Skreien Stigen joins Finance Innovation to lead commercialization, growth and new business models, bringing 20 years of commercial and…
Shifter Read →An analysis reported by Sifted and carried by Shifter finds European university spinoffs raised NOK 53 billion in total. Finland’s Aalto…
Shifter Read →Cobrief has hired Marius Midttun, a Kahoot veteran, from Nordic Brain Tech into its customer team.
Shifter Read →Svenn, a Norwegian digital construction platform, more than doubled reported revenue to NOK 37 million in 2025 after targeting smaller…
Shifter Read →Investors from Akka have sold their stake in Anthropic after one year, realizing a large profit.
Shifter Read →Company accounts show that founder Magnus Haug Wanberg received NOK 121 million when Remarkable Holding repurchased shares in 2025. The group…
Shifter Read →An auditor warns Remarkable is at risk of breaching its loan covenants after a component failure sharply hurt sales; the company obtained a…
Shifter Read →Widar Salbuvik, a Pareto founder, has joined Fortress Fund as an investor and board member as the deeptech fund aims to double its size.
Shifter Read →Oivi, maker of an automated retinal camera with onboard AI diagnostics, says it grew from about 20 to roughly 120 US clinics in a year and is…
Shifter Read →Meta has introduced Muse Code, an AI-powered tool for coding assistance, built on its Muse Spark 1.2 model. This launch marks Meta's latest…
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