TheFactory

TheFactory, established in 2015 and based in Oslo, Norway, operates as an accelerator and asset management firm dedicated to supporting early-stage startups across various sectors, including financial services, real estate, and renewable energy. TheFactory provides entrepreneurs with investment opportunities of up to NOK 500,000, alongside access to approximately USD 1 million in resources from its partner network, including GAN. Its programs, such as the Fintech&InsurtechFactory and Proptech accelerator, are designed to enhance entrepreneurs' knowledge and business models by leveraging insights from industry experts and a vast network of mentors, investors, and leading companies like KPMG and Nordea. TheFactory emphasizes understanding market needs and aligning solutions with customer demands, ensuring that startups are well-prepared for success.

Ingar S. Bentsen

CEO and Founder

14 past transactions

Voltron Data

Seed Round in 2022
Developer of an open-source platform designed to build bridges across the data analytics ecosystem. The company's platform connects data, hardware, and developers and builds multi-language across platform tools for accelerated data interchange and in-memory processing, enabling developers, data scientists, and data engineers to improve the toolchains and interoperability standards for data access, preparation, cleaning, analytics, and feature engineering.

Voltron Data

Series A in 2022
Developer of an open-source platform designed to build bridges across the data analytics ecosystem. The company's platform connects data, hardware, and developers and builds multi-language across platform tools for accelerated data interchange and in-memory processing, enabling developers, data scientists, and data engineers to improve the toolchains and interoperability standards for data access, preparation, cleaning, analytics, and feature engineering.

NorQuant

Seed Round in 2019
NorQuant AS, founded in 2016 and based in Oslo, Norway, specializes in providing research-based investment analysis and management solutions for investors. The company adopts a scientific, rules-based approach to investing, leveraging cutting-edge financial research and advanced technologies such as statistical analysis and machine learning. NorQuant develops an investment research platform that offers timely and relevant information about various investment opportunities. Additionally, it features a trading platform that facilitates direct automated sales of investment signals, making these solutions accessible through user-friendly interfaces. By focusing on automation and empirical research, NorQuant aims to enable investors to achieve financial returns with clarity and efficiency.

riskrate

Angel Round in 2018
Riskrate, a company based in Helsinki, Finland, specializes in payment behavioral analytics software designed for small and medium-sized businesses across various industries, including construction, wholesale and retail, transportation, and manufacturing. Founded in 2016, Riskrate focuses on predicting payment timelines for B2B customers, helping businesses manage cash flow more effectively. By analyzing customer payment behaviors, the company provides valuable insights that enable its clients to anticipate when they can expect payments, thereby minimizing the risks associated with payment delays. This service is particularly beneficial for businesses that rely heavily on timely payments to sustain their operations.

Mahoom

Angel Round in 2018
Mahoom AS is a Norwegian company established in 2017, based in Lørenskog. It operates an online platform that enables users to share marketing pictures of their homes, fostering a community where individuals can exchange home inspiration, refurbishment ideas, and decoration recommendations. The platform allows users to create profiles for their homes and view others' profiles for free. Through its application, Mahoom facilitates the uploading and sharing of images related to home interiors, furniture, and decor, thereby providing valuable information and tips for homeowners seeking to enhance their living spaces.

NorQuant

Angel Round in 2018
NorQuant AS, founded in 2016 and based in Oslo, Norway, specializes in providing research-based investment analysis and management solutions for investors. The company adopts a scientific, rules-based approach to investing, leveraging cutting-edge financial research and advanced technologies such as statistical analysis and machine learning. NorQuant develops an investment research platform that offers timely and relevant information about various investment opportunities. Additionally, it features a trading platform that facilitates direct automated sales of investment signals, making these solutions accessible through user-friendly interfaces. By focusing on automation and empirical research, NorQuant aims to enable investors to achieve financial returns with clarity and efficiency.

Lifeplanner

Angel Round in 2018
Lifeplanner helps you handle the different phases in life and ensures that wishes, memories and important information is available if anything should happen to you. By teaming up with insurance companies, lawyers, funeral agencies and suppliers of relevant services we are there to relieve you when needed.

Empower

Angel Round in 2018
Empower AS is a Norwegian company founded in 2018, based in Oslo, that addresses the plastic waste issue through an innovative online platform. This platform allows users to collect and deposit plastic waste, incentivizing participation by offering rewards for each deposit. By assigning a value to plastic, Empower AS not only contributes to environmental cleanup but also supports individuals in need by providing them with a source of income. Through its efforts, the company aims to tackle both the challenges of plastic pollution and poverty.

Lendwill

Angel Round in 2018
Lendonomy is often referred to as "AirBnB for money,"​ or a social network for money, for its unique approach to democratizing lending. Lendonomy seeks to solve the problem of invisible poverty faced by millions of young people today and inspire them to support and trust each other through sharing and lending money to peers around the world. Unlike conventional P2P lending platforms, Lendonomy lets socially responsible companies engage and help young people afford basic needs while also incentivizing the platform users with the companies'​ products and services. We add elements of AR-gamification and education to teach the youth to be better investors, money-savers, and responsible consumers. Fuel economy with Lendonomy.

Pangea accelerator

Angel Round in 2017
Pangea is an accelerator program and an investment platform that matches African startups with investors. We create an enabling environment, where African entrepreneurs can develop competence, access relevant network and capital in order to reach their full potential.

Diwala

Angel Round in 2017
Diwala AS is a company based in Oslo, Norway, founded in 2017, that focuses on creating a decentralized platform for verifying individuals' skills through blockchain technology. The company collaborates with educators and employers to address the issue of invalid credentialing by providing secure, portable, and easily verifiable digital skill credentials. Diwala's platform enables users, particularly youth and displaced communities, to access global opportunities by offering a digitally verified record of their educational and work history. This application helps combat certification and identity fraud by allowing clients to issue and manage digitally verifiable credentials for their graduates or employees, fostering an ecosystem of trusted digital skill identities.

Tillit Forsikring

Angel Round in 2017
Tillit Forsikring AS is an application-based insurance provider based in Oslo, Norway, founded in 2017. The company offers a platform that simplifies private insurance, allowing users to insure their valuables and customize their coverage. It features dynamic pricing, providing discounted premiums that adjust monthly based on the coverage in place. Customers can easily access the platform to obtain coverage, report damages, make claims, and manage their policies online, enhancing the overall user experience in the insurance industry.

Luca

Angel Round in 2017
Artificial intelligence for accounting.

BizBot

Angel Round in 2017
BizBot AS, established in 2017 and located in Fornebu, Norway, specializes in developing a digital tool designed for shareholders and investors. The software streamlines shareholding processes by automating time-consuming tasks, thus allowing business owners and investors to allocate their resources more effectively towards growth rather than paperwork. By leveraging user data, BizBot enhances efficiency and simplifies the management of shareholding activities, making it a valuable asset for its clients.
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