Innovation Norway

Innovation Norway is a government organization established in 2004, serving as a key instrument for fostering innovation and development within Norwegian enterprises and industries. The agency focuses on helping companies enhance their competitive advantage through various support mechanisms. By promoting innovation, Innovation Norway aims to strengthen the overall economic landscape of Norway, ensuring that businesses are equipped to thrive in a competitive global market.

Johan Bøe Bjørkevoll

Investment Director

Håkon Haugli

Chief Executive Officer

Per Niederbach

Director of Regions and Financing

Ola Smeby

Investment Director

Anita Krohn Traaseth

Chief Executive Officer

Hans Martin Vikdal

Director of Finance, Scorecards and Funds

Christian Wolff-Shelter

Investment Director

Past deals in Norway

Intoto

Grant in 2022
Intoto is a Norwegian company specializing in real-time data collection from rivers and streams. It has developed a platform utilizing IoT technologies to enhance water management practices. This platform supports future planning and disaster prevention by forecasting river floods and addressing challenges in the aquaculture sector, such as preventing fish deaths. Additionally, Intoto aims to optimize the hydropower industry and improve overall water quality. By providing actionable insights, the company enables clients to make informed decisions regarding climate change and sustainable water resource management.

FREYR

Grant in 2021
FREYR AS focuses on the production and sale of battery cells for electric vehicles and energy storage in Europe and internationally. It also intends to develop other markets within the segments of marine transportation, aviation, and offshore oil; and operates 600 MW wind park in the municipalities of Rana and Nesna, Norway. The company is based in Mo i Rana, Norway.

ScanReach

Grant in 2020
ScanReach is a maritime IoT company based in Bergen, Norway. The company mission of developing affordable and user-friendly live lifesaving technologies for vessels and offshore installations, in particular for Personnel On-Board (POB) Control.

Intoto

Grant in 2020
Intoto is a Norwegian company specializing in real-time data collection from rivers and streams. It has developed a platform utilizing IoT technologies to enhance water management practices. This platform supports future planning and disaster prevention by forecasting river floods and addressing challenges in the aquaculture sector, such as preventing fish deaths. Additionally, Intoto aims to optimize the hydropower industry and improve overall water quality. By providing actionable insights, the company enables clients to make informed decisions regarding climate change and sustainable water resource management.

Intoto

Grant in 2019
Intoto is a Norwegian company specializing in real-time data collection from rivers and streams. It has developed a platform utilizing IoT technologies to enhance water management practices. This platform supports future planning and disaster prevention by forecasting river floods and addressing challenges in the aquaculture sector, such as preventing fish deaths. Additionally, Intoto aims to optimize the hydropower industry and improve overall water quality. By providing actionable insights, the company enables clients to make informed decisions regarding climate change and sustainable water resource management.

SammeVei

Grant in 2018
Founded in 2016, SammeVei is the leading ridesharing app in Norway and working on developing a software for the urban commute of the autonomous future. Our ongoing campaigns with the leading public transportation operators connect us with thousands of users for peer to peer ridesharing via our mobile app. Big data analytics, machine learning and AI is our next step to develop a SaaS for autonomous, on demand urban mobility. Our vision is backed by the star investors and innovation grant. We believe in self-sufficient and connected communities for zero emission urban commute.

Sjapper

Grant in 2013
Sjapper is a mobile application that makes it easy to find local products, events and exclusives in Kristiansand and South-Norway. Sjapper is by Phidu Labs, an independent game development company, developing games based on self-owned IP and contracting work for others. They are specialized in games for iPhone and Social Networks, and serious games for different industries.

Sjapper

Grant in 2010
Sjapper is a mobile application that makes it easy to find local products, events and exclusives in Kristiansand and South-Norway. Sjapper is by Phidu Labs, an independent game development company, developing games based on self-owned IP and contracting work for others. They are specialized in games for iPhone and Social Networks, and serious games for different industries.