Canica

Canica is one of the largest privately owned investment companies in Norway. Our operations are focused on active, long-term ownership, primarily within sectors covering retail, fast moving consumer goods and real estate. Canica can offer core expertise within the fields of business development and finance, as well as capital and network in order to create value and employment in a long-term perspective.
NK

Nils Kloumann Selte

CEO

JO

Jan Ole Stangeland

CFO

13 past transactions

Porterbuddy

Corporate Round in 2019
They are the gang that delivers to your door the same day you order in the online store.Porterbuddy'​ is a logistics platform that provides efficient and customer-centric, last-mile delivery of products.

Arundo Analytics, Inc.

Series A in 2018
Arundo Analytics, Inc. develops analytics products that analyze data from the client’s assets and predicts the likely failures to enhance their operations. The company’s analytics solutions allow clients to make operational and maintenance decisions. It primarily services asset intensive industries with big data and machine learning products in the United States. The company was incorporated in 2015 and is based in Houston, Texas with additional offices in Palo Alto, California; Oslo, Norway; Stockholm, Sweden; and London, United Kingdom.

Cytovation

Series A in 2022
Cytovation AS, a biotechnology company, develops peptide products for the treatment of cutaneous warts caused by human papilloma virus (HPV). The company's product CyPep-1 consists of 27 amino acids, targets HPV diseased cells, and kills the wart cells by disrupting the cell membrane and creating an immune response through the release of antigens. CyPep-1 has world-wide patent protection across the USA, Europe, Japan, and China. The company was founded in 2001 and is based in Bergen, Norway.

Oncoinvent

Venture Round in 2021
Oncoinvent AS develops antibody based therapeutics for cancer patients. It offers Radspherin, an alpha-emitting radioactive microsphere designed for treatment of metastatic cancers in body cavities; radiotherapeuti; radioimmunotherapeutic; and immunotherapeutic products. The company was founded in 2010 and is based in Oslo, Norway.

Blush.no

Private Equity Round in 2019
Blush is a important to feel good, pamper yourself, take care of yourself and have fun. Here you will find everything from makeup and skin creams, hair care and perfume, to sunglasses and watches. blush have the well-known brands you are used to, while offering many exciting newcomers. Blush is one of Norway's beauty and wellness online stores.

Farmasiet

Private Equity Round in 2019
Farmasiet is Norway's largest online pharmacy delivering to the entire country. We also have a physical pharmacy in Sandefjord.

Skitude Holding AS

Series A in 2019
Skitude Holding AS provides digital and mobile platforms for the monitoring, gamification, and sharing of skiing, snowboarding, and other outdoor activity experiences. It connects skiers and outdoor enthusiasts with mountain resorts through a range of smartphone apps, access to ski resorts through Skitude Instant Access, and the purchase of ski passes and other ski resort services. The company was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Oslo, Norway.

Skioo S.A.

Series A in 2016
Skioo is the mobile and web solution, skiers have instant access to a large network of partner resorts in Switzerland and Norway. Skiers can also go straight to the slopes without having to queue at the lift ticket office or buy their ticket in advance. Launched in 2012 by Gregory Barbezat in Lausanne, Switzerland, Skioo has already partnered with many ski resorts in the country. After a rapidly growing roster of users and partners in Switzerland, Skioo expanded to Norway in 2016.

SixBondStreet.no

Private Equity Round in 2019
Sixbondstreet is an online retailer of exclusive furniture and decorative items.sixbondstreet with international impulses and a desire to deliver the little extra in furniture and interior design.

Oncoinvent

Venture Round in 2017
Oncoinvent AS develops antibody based therapeutics for cancer patients. It offers Radspherin, an alpha-emitting radioactive microsphere designed for treatment of metastatic cancers in body cavities; radiotherapeuti; radioimmunotherapeutic; and immunotherapeutic products. The company was founded in 2010 and is based in Oslo, Norway.

Antler

Venture Round in 2020
Antler identifies and invests in exceptional individuals and early-stage businesses with the potential to build global companies. The platform supports startups from inception, starting with team formation and business model validation, through to providing an unmatched capital pathway. We invest at the pre-seed stage and look to continue investing through Series C, building our relationship with portfolio companies as a long-term investor and supporter. This is particularly evident in our local portfolio growth, having invested in ~50 companies since mid-2019. This is more early-stage bets than any other VC in the country.

Bildeler.no

Private Equity Round in 2019
Bildeler.no operates an online retailer of auto parts. The company’s store, sales and procurement are located at Lierskogen, between Drammen and Oslo. After the transaction, Verdane and Canica will together own 90 percent of Bildeler.no