# Norway

Inside Luminar Ventures, the Nordics' early-stage deal sourcing machine
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Interview
September 17, 2026
Inside Luminar Ventures, the Nordics' early-stage deal sourcing machine
Luminar Ventures has topped Sifted's Nordics investor ranking two years in a row. Cofounder Jacob Key explains how a three-decade network, sharpened by an in-house AI system, feeds the fund's deal flow
Jonathan Sinclair
German spacetech Isar Aerospace’s second rocket launch reaches orbit in milestone
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September 5, 2026
German spacetech Isar Aerospace’s second rocket launch reaches orbit in milestone
The rocket reached orbit in a big step for the Munich-based company after multiple scrubs this year
Anne Sraders
The companies that shot up Sifted’s Nordics leaderboard
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Leaderboard
September 2, 2026
The companies that shot up Sifted’s Nordics leaderboard
A flying ferry, a data platform, an AI aid for public tenders and a countertop garden all make gains on last year
Éanna Kelly
Daniel Ek-founded Neko Health tops latest Sifted's Nordic ranking
Leaderboard
September 1, 2026
Daniel Ek-founded Neko Health tops latest Sifted's Nordic ranking
The diagnostics clinic is the Nordics’ fastest-growing startup of 2026
Éanna Kelly
Hive raises $15m for ‘silicon brain’ that cuts hourly cost of running machines by 80%
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July 7, 2026
Hive raises $15m for ‘silicon brain’ that cuts hourly cost of running machines by 80%
The Norway-founded startup is now looking to take its ‘Silicon brain’ to the UK and US
Mimi Billing
Y Combinator alum Moritz raises $9m to build a law firm supercharged with AI
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May 5, 2026
Y Combinator alum Moritz raises $9m to build a law firm supercharged with AI
The Norwegian startup is backed by YC, 20VC and 20 unicorn founders
Mimi Billing
Photoncycle raises €15m to scale its ‘summer sun to winter power’ energy solution
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March 4, 2026
Photoncycle raises €15m to scale its ‘summer sun to winter power’ energy solution
The solid hydrogen storage solution starts commercial rollout in Denmark and the Netherlands next year
Mimi Billing
Turning summer sun to winter power: Energy resilience startup builds first factory for the Danish market
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Analysis
January 12, 2026
Turning summer sun to winter power: Energy resilience startup builds first factory for the Danish market
The solid hydrogen solution has so far attracted thousands of Danish signups
Mimi Billing
Startuplab closes $32m fund to boost Norwegian tech startups
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December 16, 2025
Startuplab closes $32m fund to boost Norwegian tech startups
The Oslo-based accelerator is backing early-stage startups throughout Norway
Mimi Billing
Spoor raises €8m to help wind farms avoid wildlife-related shutdowns
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December 11, 2025
Spoor raises €8m to help wind farms avoid wildlife-related shutdowns
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? It’s a €8m Series A
Steph Bailey
European edtechs enjoy funding revival, promising to disrupt — not destroy — education
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Analysis
November 17, 2025
European edtechs enjoy funding revival, promising to disrupt — not destroy — education
A slew of AI tools have received VC backing this year, boosting a quiet corner of the tech world
Éanna Kelly
This startup is using bat-like sensors to make robots safe
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Analysis
November 10, 2025
This startup is using bat-like sensors to make robots safe
The Norwegian startup Sonair already has 40 paying robotics companies testing the technology
Mimi Billing
OpenAI-backed startup aims to deliver in-home humanoid robots in 2026
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October 28, 2025
OpenAI-backed startup aims to deliver in-home humanoid robots in 2026
Debut robot model ‘Neo’ has built-in bluetooth speakers in its pelvis and chest
Kai Nicol-Schwarz and Tom Nugent
Northzone-backed vibe coding startup Riff raises $16m Series A: ‘Our retention rate is really good’
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Exclusive
October 23, 2025
Northzone-backed vibe coding startup Riff raises $16m Series A: ‘Our retention rate is really good’
The announcement comes as the Norwegian startup launches its full AI product suite
Mimi Billing
Peter Thiel-backed Norwegian VC SNÖ Ventures shuts down
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August 25, 2025
Peter Thiel-backed Norwegian VC SNÖ Ventures shuts down
The VC launched its most recent fund in 2021; its partners will launch their own funds
Anne Sraders and Mimi Billing
OpenAI and UK startup Nscale launch European ‘Stargate’ in Norway
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July 31, 2025
OpenAI and UK startup Nscale launch European ‘Stargate’ in Norway
It marks OpenAI’s first data centre initiative on the continent
Kai Nicol-Schwarz
Isar Aerospace’s first rocket test flight crashes — but its CEO dubs it a 'great success'
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March 30, 2025
Isar Aerospace’s first rocket test flight crashes — but its CEO dubs it a 'great success'
The rocket crashed early on, but the startup aims to challenge the likes of SpaceX by providing satellite launch services for Europe
Anne Sraders
Leaving Norway is taxing
Analysis
March 27, 2024
Leaving Norway is taxing
The latest iteration of the country's exit tax has irked sections of its tech scene
Mimi Billing
EU and UK chip designers team up in bid to compete globally
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March 13, 2024
EU and UK chip designers team up in bid to compete globally
British startups gain access to EU semiconductors scheme in pan-European bid to compete with the world’s top players
Cristina Gallardo
Norway's Surf Beyond scooter startup acquires bankrupt competitor
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March 12, 2024
Norway's Surf Beyond scooter startup acquires bankrupt competitor
It’s hoping to use Superpedestrian’s tech capabilities and staff to grow in Europe
Mimi Billing
European tech’s top VC-backed M&A deals in 2023
Analysis
December 29, 2023
European tech’s top VC-backed M&A deals in 2023
The M&A market showed consistent levels of activity, although the volume and value of deals were far from the peaks of 2020 and 2021
Cristina Gallardo
One of Europe’s first spaceports opens in UK, easing reliance on non-Europe launches
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December 18, 2023
One of Europe’s first spaceports opens in UK, easing reliance on non-Europe launches
German space startups Rocket Factory Augsburg and HyImpulse Technologies expected to become some of the first users of the SaxaVord Spaceport
Cristina Gallardo
Meet the 30 European deeptech startups picked for the Nato accelerator
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November 30, 2023
Meet the 30 European deeptech startups picked for the Nato accelerator
These startups will initially receive a grant of €100k, with a possible €300k top-up
Cristina Gallardo and Zosia Wanat
25 deeptech startups at the heart of Europe’s tech sovereignty
Analysis
September 26, 2023
25 deeptech startups at the heart of Europe’s tech sovereignty
Companies on our list have raised more than $100m from investors and are working on areas that will help Europe remain competitive
Cristina Gallardo

# Norway

Inside Luminar Ventures, the Nordics' early-stage deal sourcing machine

German spacetech Isar Aerospace’s second rocket launch reaches orbit in milestone

The companies that shot up Sifted’s Nordics leaderboard

Daniel Ek-founded Neko Health tops latest Sifted's Nordic ranking

Hive raises $15m for ‘silicon brain’ that cuts hourly cost of running machines by 80%

Y Combinator alum Moritz raises $9m to build a law firm supercharged with AI

Photoncycle raises €15m to scale its ‘summer sun to winter power’ energy solution

Turning summer sun to winter power: Energy resilience startup builds first factory for the Danish market

Startuplab closes $32m fund to boost Norwegian tech startups

Spoor raises €8m to help wind farms avoid wildlife-related shutdowns

European edtechs enjoy funding revival, promising to disrupt — not destroy — education

This startup is using bat-like sensors to make robots safe

OpenAI-backed startup aims to deliver in-home humanoid robots in 2026

Northzone-backed vibe coding startup Riff raises $16m Series A: ‘Our retention rate is really good’

Peter Thiel-backed Norwegian VC SNÖ Ventures shuts down

OpenAI and UK startup Nscale launch European ‘Stargate’ in Norway

Isar Aerospace’s first rocket test flight crashes — but its CEO dubs it a 'great success'

Leaving Norway is taxing

EU and UK chip designers team up in bid to compete globally

Norway's Surf Beyond scooter startup acquires bankrupt competitor

European tech’s top VC-backed M&A deals in 2023

One of Europe’s first spaceports opens in UK, easing reliance on non-Europe launches

Meet the 30 European deeptech startups picked for the Nato accelerator

​​25 deeptech startups at the heart of Europe’s tech sovereignty

25 deeptech startups at the heart of Europe’s tech sovereignty