Kistefos
Kistefos is a privately owned investment firm based in Oslo, Norway, focusing on direct investments and fund of funds. It targets opportunities in offshore, shipping, banking and financial services, real estate, information technology, telecommunications, and related sectors, with involvement across Europe. The firm pursues early-stage, build-ups, growth capital, rescue financings, and buyouts, typically committing at least NOK 10 million per investment and aiming to acquire significant ownership. It seeks to be an active partner, often taking board seats, and supports portfolio companies through value creation initiatives. Investments are generally exited within three to seven years via public offerings or sales to trade buyers. The company operates with a flexible mandate to back companies at various life-cycle stages and geographies, and also employs a strategy of leveraging fund investments alongside direct deals. Kistefos was founded in 1989 and is based in Oslo.
21 past transactions
fileAI
Series A in 2024
fileAI is an innovative company that focuses on providing an AI-based data extraction platform tailored for financial transparency. Founded in 2020, the firm specializes in combining human-assisted artificial intelligence with advanced automation to enhance bookkeeping processes. Its platform automatically retrieves data from various financial and non-financial sources, organizing it into an accounting ledger. Clients benefit from a comprehensive dashboard that offers detailed reports and analytics, which facilitate the automation of manual data entry and support informed business decision-making. By streamlining accounting processes, fileAI aims to deliver efficiency and clarity to organizations in the Fintech and SaaS sectors.
WorkClass
Venture Round in 2022
WorkClass is a social hiring platform designed specifically for blue-collar workers. It operates an online job search platform that connects employers with suitable candidates for frontline positions. The platform enables individuals to search for job opportunities that align with their skills and qualifications while offering companies access to a pool of resumes to facilitate the hiring process. By streamlining the matching of employers and workers, WorkClass aims to enhance employment prospects for blue-collar job seekers and meet the staffing needs of businesses.
Hemispherian
Series A in 2022
Hemispherian is a biotechnology firm focused on developing innovative treatments for various types of cancer, particularly aggressive forms such as glioblastoma multiforme. The company specializes in creating personalized cancer therapies and is engaged in the development of a novel class of small-molecule drugs. By concentrating on areas of unmet medical need, Hemispherian aims to provide physicians with access to advanced therapeutic options that could improve patient outcomes in challenging cancer cases.
Semine
Series B in 2022
Semine specializes in AI-driven accounts payable automation for medium to large enterprises. Its SaaS platform uses cognitive services to automate invoice processing, cost allocation, and workflow management, enabling businesses to save time, improve data quality, and gain insights.
fileAI
Seed Round in 2022
fileAI is an innovative company that focuses on providing an AI-based data extraction platform tailored for financial transparency. Founded in 2020, the firm specializes in combining human-assisted artificial intelligence with advanced automation to enhance bookkeeping processes. Its platform automatically retrieves data from various financial and non-financial sources, organizing it into an accounting ledger. Clients benefit from a comprehensive dashboard that offers detailed reports and analytics, which facilitate the automation of manual data entry and support informed business decision-making. By streamlining accounting processes, fileAI aims to deliver efficiency and clarity to organizations in the Fintech and SaaS sectors.
Surer
Seed Round in 2021
Surer is a cloud-based insure-tech platform aimed at addressing inefficiencies in the insurance industry. It provides a digital ecosystem that connects intermediaries with clients and insurers, enhancing collaboration and productivity through automation. By digitizing manual tracking tasks and streamlining basic processes, Surer simplifies operations for insurance professionals, enabling them to close deals more swiftly and efficiently. The platform fosters networking and resource sharing, allowing insurers to effectively distribute their products while empowering intermediaries to operate with increased speed and efficacy.
fileAI
Seed Round in 2021
fileAI is an innovative company that focuses on providing an AI-based data extraction platform tailored for financial transparency. Founded in 2020, the firm specializes in combining human-assisted artificial intelligence with advanced automation to enhance bookkeeping processes. Its platform automatically retrieves data from various financial and non-financial sources, organizing it into an accounting ledger. Clients benefit from a comprehensive dashboard that offers detailed reports and analytics, which facilitate the automation of manual data entry and support informed business decision-making. By streamlining accounting processes, fileAI aims to deliver efficiency and clarity to organizations in the Fintech and SaaS sectors.
Semine
Series B in 2021
Semine specializes in AI-driven accounts payable automation for medium to large enterprises. Its SaaS platform uses cognitive services to automate invoice processing, cost allocation, and workflow management, enabling businesses to save time, improve data quality, and gain insights.
Semine
Series A in 2021
Semine specializes in AI-driven accounts payable automation for medium to large enterprises. Its SaaS platform uses cognitive services to automate invoice processing, cost allocation, and workflow management, enabling businesses to save time, improve data quality, and gain insights.
WorkClass
Seed Round in 2020
WorkClass is a social hiring platform designed specifically for blue-collar workers. It operates an online job search platform that connects employers with suitable candidates for frontline positions. The platform enables individuals to search for job opportunities that align with their skills and qualifications while offering companies access to a pool of resumes to facilitate the hiring process. By streamlining the matching of employers and workers, WorkClass aims to enhance employment prospects for blue-collar job seekers and meet the staffing needs of businesses.
Semine
Seed Round in 2020
Semine specializes in AI-driven accounts payable automation for medium to large enterprises. Its SaaS platform uses cognitive services to automate invoice processing, cost allocation, and workflow management, enabling businesses to save time, improve data quality, and gain insights.
Antler
Venture Round in 2020
Founded in Singapore in 2017, Antler is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests globally. It focuses on backing exceptional founders from day one, offering a global community network of co-founders, talent, advisors, expansion support, and capital across various sectors such as technology, healthcare, finance, consumer goods, and more.
Semine
Funding Round in 2018
Semine specializes in AI-driven accounts payable automation for medium to large enterprises. Its SaaS platform uses cognitive services to automate invoice processing, cost allocation, and workflow management, enabling businesses to save time, improve data quality, and gain insights.
TradeIX
Series A in 2018
TradeIX Ltd., established in 2016 and headquartered in Cork, Ireland, develops an open platform called TIX Platform designed to revolutionize trade finance through distributed ledger technology. The decentralized TIX Platform integrates seamlessly with existing systems via APIs, enabling secure data storage, automated contract enforcement, and efficient transaction settlement. It offers four key components: TIX Apps for customer-facing solutions, TIX Developer for API and SDK support, TIX Composer for trade finance orchestration, and TIX Core as the shared infrastructure. TradeIX collaborates with banks, corporates, and ERP providers to enhance global trade processes, providing financial institutions and investors access to trade flows and revenue opportunities. The company maintains offices in Dublin, London, and Singapore.
Line2
Series A in 2009
Line2, Inc. is a cloud-based communications company that offers business phone services designed to enhance user connectivity across multiple devices. Founded in 2006 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, Line2 provides a VoIP service that allows users to add a second line to their smartphones, tablets, and computers, ensuring a clear distinction between personal and business communications. The service includes features such as unlimited texting, inbound calling, and a monthly allowance for outbound minutes. Line2 operates without setup or cancellation fees and requires no additional hardware. It offers various plans tailored to meet different business needs, including options for call forwarding, group calling, and custom call screening. As a subsidiary of j2 Global, Line2 aims to support small businesses by providing them with a professional phone line that accommodates a modern, mobile workstyle.
Bambuser
Seed Round in 2009
Bambuser is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) company specializing in live video shopping technology. Founded in 2007, it pioneered interactive mobile live video broadcasting and has since become a prominent supplier in the live video segment. In late 2019, Bambuser introduced its flagship product, which allows brands to conduct live shopping events directly on their websites, marking a significant advancement in the retail sector outside of Asia. The company's technology platform, Iris, provides app developers with tools to integrate live video streaming into their applications through a comprehensive suite of SDKs, APIs, and libraries. Bambuser's solutions cater to a variety of sectors, including news, media, social applications, drones, and live events, serving some of the largest global brands and e-commerce companies. Headquartered in Stockholm, Bambuser continues to lead innovation in the interactive live video space.
Kappa Bioscience
Venture Round in 2009
Kappa Bioscience, based in Oslo, Norway, develops and produces vitamin K2 as menaquinone-7 for the food supplement and fortified foods markets. It markets a synthetic all-trans MK-7 under the K2VITAL brand and uses the DELTA microencapsulation technology to enhance stability in mineral formulations. The company supplies manufacturers of dietary supplements and fortified foods worldwide through a global distributor network. Founded in 2006, Kappa Bioscience emphasizes high-purity ingredients and reliable supply chains to support health-focused applications in bone and cardiovascular health.
Bambuser
Seed Round in 2008
Bambuser is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) company specializing in live video shopping technology. Founded in 2007, it pioneered interactive mobile live video broadcasting and has since become a prominent supplier in the live video segment. In late 2019, Bambuser introduced its flagship product, which allows brands to conduct live shopping events directly on their websites, marking a significant advancement in the retail sector outside of Asia. The company's technology platform, Iris, provides app developers with tools to integrate live video streaming into their applications through a comprehensive suite of SDKs, APIs, and libraries. Bambuser's solutions cater to a variety of sectors, including news, media, social applications, drones, and live events, serving some of the largest global brands and e-commerce companies. Headquartered in Stockholm, Bambuser continues to lead innovation in the interactive live video space.
Promon
Venture Round in 2008
Promon AS is a cybersecurity company based in Oslo, Norway, that specializes in developing and selling security software for businesses that handle sensitive information. Founded in 2006, Promon provides a suite of application security solutions designed to protect online services and software applications from security threats. Its products are aimed at online service providers, covering areas such as online banking, e-commerce, and enterprise resource planning systems. Promon's security technology extends beyond the application itself, proactively detecting and blocking potential threats to prevent data tampering and leakage. Through its integrated service protection and application protection offerings, Promon ensures the integrity and confidentiality of sensitive information for its clients.
OstomyCure
Venture Round in 2007
OstomyCure AS is a Medical Technology company with a headquarter in Oslo, Norway. The company develops a revolutionary technology called Transcutaneous Implant Evacuation System, The TIES® System.
The TIES® Continent Ileostomy System, is a titanium implant solution with a lid intended to replace a conventional ileostomy. It allows a more carefree life for patients who suffer from inflammatory bowel diseases such as Crohn´s disease, Ulcerative colitis, multiple cancer or other related diseases that need the removal of the colon (large intestine).
The TIES® System is the result of several years of research combined with the latest 3D manufacturing technology, developed and produced in accordance with regulatory standards to ensure safety for the patients.
Solbright
Venture Round in 1999
Solbright is a revenue operations and workflow platform designed specifically for digital media companies. It offers a comprehensive suite of product modules, including adSales, adTraffic, adBilling, adInventory, and adReport, which enable clients to maximize revenue and enhance return on investment. The company specializes in inventory forecasting and management, order management, and automation of trafficking and billing processes. By providing these essential services, Solbright helps digital media businesses streamline their operations and improve overall efficiency.
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