Alliance VC

Alliance Venture is a venture capital and private equity firm founded in 2001, with headquarters in Oslo, Norway, and additional offices in Palo Alto, California, and Stockholm, Sweden. The firm specializes in seed, startup, and early-stage investments, primarily targeting privately held technology companies that operate at the intersection of information communication technology, micro-technology, material technology, and biotechnology. It also focuses on media, telecommunications, and information technology within the oil and energy sectors. Alliance Venture invests in regions including Scandinavia, the United States, Latin America, and parts of Asia and Africa, typically committing between $0.2 million and $1.7 million to its portfolio companies. The firm aims for a lead role and board seat in Norwegian investments, while co-investing in other regions without insisting on board representation. With total funds under management of approximately $100 million, Alliance Venture seeks to exit its investments through initial public offerings or trade sales.

Anders Hallin

Partner

Past deals in Oslo

Tana

Series A in 2025
Tana is a software development company founded in 2020 and based in Oslo, Norway. The company has created an online work platform aimed at transforming the way individuals, teams, and computers collaborate. This innovative platform allows users to convert raw notes into actionable tasks, bugs, and follow-ups, streamlining information retrieval. By presenting data in a graphical format, Tana helps clients eliminate the need for traditional files and folders, enabling more efficient access to critical information for decision-making and follow-ups.

Sanity

Series B in 2021
Sanity AS is a Norwegian company that provides a content platform designed for software developers and teams to collaboratively create and manage digital content. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Oslo, with an additional office in San Francisco, Sanity offers a structured content solution that leverages APIs and technologies such as GraphQL and JavaScript. The platform facilitates real-time collaboration, enabling features like live multi-user editing and change tracking. It is utilized across various applications, including e-commerce sites, mobile apps, and marketing platforms, supporting workflows such as collaborative editing and content localization. By treating content as data, Sanity aims to enhance digital velocity, allowing organizations to efficiently distribute content to multiple devices, applications, and channels.

Boost AI

Funding Round in 2021
Boost.ai is a company that specializes in enterprise-grade conversational artificial intelligence (AI), offering a highly scalable platform designed to automate customer service and internal support functions. Its proprietary self-learning AI technology provides a no-code solution that is quick to deploy and user-friendly. The platform can handle an unlimited number of intents while maintaining a resolution rate exceeding 90 percent. This capability allows virtual agents created with Boost.ai's technology to manage thousands of interactions daily for major clients such as Telenor, DNB, and Silvercar by Audi. Headquartered in Stavanger, Norway, Boost.ai also has offices in Los Angeles, Oslo, Stockholm, and Copenhagen, underscoring its international presence in the AI-driven customer consulting market.

Sanity

Series A in 2020
Sanity AS is a Norwegian company that provides a content platform designed for software developers and teams to collaboratively create and manage digital content. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Oslo, with an additional office in San Francisco, Sanity offers a structured content solution that leverages APIs and technologies such as GraphQL and JavaScript. The platform facilitates real-time collaboration, enabling features like live multi-user editing and change tracking. It is utilized across various applications, including e-commerce sites, mobile apps, and marketing platforms, supporting workflows such as collaborative editing and content localization. By treating content as data, Sanity aims to enhance digital velocity, allowing organizations to efficiently distribute content to multiple devices, applications, and channels.

Superside

Seed Round in 2019
Superside is an on-demand freelancer agency that provides a range of creative services to businesses, enabling them to streamline their design processes. Formerly known as Konsus Inc., the company rebranded in September 2019 and has been operational since 2015, with headquarters in Palo Alto, California and an additional office in Oslo. Superside specializes in areas such as graphic design, web design, branding, motion graphics, and video production. The platform allows clients to easily submit tasks via email, chat, or a Slack bot, and assigns pre-qualified freelancers to handle these requests efficiently. With a client base of over 3,000 businesses, including major corporations like Cisco, Airbus, and Walmart, Superside aims to make design hassle-free for marketing and creative teams while delivering high-quality results at scale.

Sanity

Seed Round in 2019
Sanity AS is a Norwegian company that provides a content platform designed for software developers and teams to collaboratively create and manage digital content. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Oslo, with an additional office in San Francisco, Sanity offers a structured content solution that leverages APIs and technologies such as GraphQL and JavaScript. The platform facilitates real-time collaboration, enabling features like live multi-user editing and change tracking. It is utilized across various applications, including e-commerce sites, mobile apps, and marketing platforms, supporting workflows such as collaborative editing and content localization. By treating content as data, Sanity aims to enhance digital velocity, allowing organizations to efficiently distribute content to multiple devices, applications, and channels.

Boost AI

Series A in 2018
Boost.ai is a company that specializes in enterprise-grade conversational artificial intelligence (AI), offering a highly scalable platform designed to automate customer service and internal support functions. Its proprietary self-learning AI technology provides a no-code solution that is quick to deploy and user-friendly. The platform can handle an unlimited number of intents while maintaining a resolution rate exceeding 90 percent. This capability allows virtual agents created with Boost.ai's technology to manage thousands of interactions daily for major clients such as Telenor, DNB, and Silvercar by Audi. Headquartered in Stavanger, Norway, Boost.ai also has offices in Los Angeles, Oslo, Stockholm, and Copenhagen, underscoring its international presence in the AI-driven customer consulting market.

Xeneta

Series B in 2017
Xeneta, established in 2012 and headquartered in Oslo, Norway, specializes in providing real-time, on-demand container freight pricing transparency. Its platform offers access to over 45 million spot and long-term contracted rates across 160,000 global trade lanes, enabling shippers and freight forwarders to benchmark ocean container freight rates, stay informed about market price movements, and ensure competitive rates.

Arundo Analytics

Venture Round in 2016
Arundo Analytics, Inc. is a provider of cloud-based and edge-enabled software solutions designed to analyze data from industrial assets and predict potential failures, thereby enhancing operational efficiency. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Houston, Texas, with additional offices in Palo Alto, Oslo, Stockholm, and London, the company primarily serves asset-intensive industries in the United States. Arundo's software employs machine learning and advanced analytics to help organizations improve revenue, reduce costs, and mitigate risks by effectively connecting industrial data to decision-making models. The company gained recognition after graduating from Stanford University’s StartX accelerator program and receiving investment from the Stanford-StartX Fund, further solidifying its reputation as a leader in industrial data science solutions.

Arundo Analytics

Seed Round in 2015
Arundo Analytics, Inc. is a provider of cloud-based and edge-enabled software solutions designed to analyze data from industrial assets and predict potential failures, thereby enhancing operational efficiency. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Houston, Texas, with additional offices in Palo Alto, Oslo, Stockholm, and London, the company primarily serves asset-intensive industries in the United States. Arundo's software employs machine learning and advanced analytics to help organizations improve revenue, reduce costs, and mitigate risks by effectively connecting industrial data to decision-making models. The company gained recognition after graduating from Stanford University’s StartX accelerator program and receiving investment from the Stanford-StartX Fund, further solidifying its reputation as a leader in industrial data science solutions.

Oda

Seed Round in 2015
Oda, formerly known as Kolonial.no AS, is a prominent online grocery retailer based in Oslo, Norway. Founded in 2013, the company specializes in providing a wide array of grocery items, including fresh produce, dairy products, meats, seafood, baked goods, household essentials, and personal care items. Oda employs a data-driven approach to enhance efficiency and sustainability throughout its supply chain, aiming to deliver high-quality products directly to customers' doorsteps or designated collection points. The platform caters to millions of consumers, ensuring convenient access to everyday staples and ready-made meals while emphasizing a commitment to sustainable retail practices.

Xeneta

Series A in 2015
Xeneta, established in 2012 and headquartered in Oslo, Norway, specializes in providing real-time, on-demand container freight pricing transparency. Its platform offers access to over 45 million spot and long-term contracted rates across 160,000 global trade lanes, enabling shippers and freight forwarders to benchmark ocean container freight rates, stay informed about market price movements, and ensure competitive rates.

Ping Communications

Venture Round in 2010
Ping Communication AS, founded in 2007 and based in Oslo, Norway, specializes in developing internet products that enhance connectivity and communication. The company offers a range of devices, including analog telephone adapters, broadband gateways, integrated access devices, and fiber equipment. These products support various services such as video, data, telephony, and wireless communication, often incorporating features like firewalls and remote monitoring capabilities. By combining the functionalities of broadband modems and wireless routers, Ping Communication aims to provide comprehensive solutions for modern communication needs.
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