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CoFounder
Venture capital · Trondheim, Norway · Europe
CoFounder is an early-stage investor and company builder based in Trondheim, Norway, founded in 2010 by a group of experienced entrepreneurs. It takes a hands-on role in its portfolio companies, leading on financials, team building and company development, and also runs Trykktanken.
Invests inAI & Machine LearningHealthcare & BiotechIndustrial & Manufacturing
In its own wordsearly-stagecompany buildingtechnologynorwayhands-on
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Or find every investor that fitsCoFounder lists 27 checked portfolio companies on its own site. Its largest themes are AI & Machine Learning (23%), Healthcare & Biotech (18%) and Industrial & Manufacturing (15%). 100% of its companies are based in Norway. It invests most often alongside Bring Ventures, Investinor and Verd Investering.
No funding round on record names CoFounder yet, so the figures come from its portfolio page.
Round figures show recent activity, not CoFounder's whole history. Rounds on record name 0 companies; its own site lists 27. Funding rounds are complete from mid-2025, so counts and the yearly trend undercount a firm that invested before then. The portfolio, themes and places come from its own site and are not affected.
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| AI & Machine Learning | 23% | 18% |
| Healthcare & Biotech | 18% | 15% |
| Industrial & Manufacturing | 15% | 7% |
| Education | 13% | 7% |
| E-commerce & Marketplaces | 8% | 6% |
| Fintech | 8% | 12% |
| Real Estate & Construction | 5% | 3% |
| Space & Defense | 3% | 3% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| Bring Ventures | 2 |
| Investinor | 2 |
| Verd Investering | 2 |
| Aidiom | 1 |
| Antler | 1 |
| CoVentures | 1 |
| Eviny Ventures | 1 |
| Farvatn Venture | 1 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 64th | 27 companies |
| Recent activity | 46th | 0 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 54th | 0% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 52th | 0% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 28th | 23% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 19th | 1 country |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers27100%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company00%
- Parked or sold domain00%
A site that stops answering three checks in a row is counted as no longer answering; that is not proof of closure. A site that points to another company is often an acquisition.
Co-investor network
who it backs companies with, and who they back togetherCompare CoFounder head to head
portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both backThree or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.
Funds
from public registers and its sitePortfolio
27 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aidalos develops and applies artificial intelligence technology to transform data into insights | AI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Alumatiq specializes in industrial robotics, automation and digitalization in the aluminum industry. | Industrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| The company does drone delivery | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Balder provides real-time tracking and monitoring of dry containers using sensors and a cloud platform. | Industrial & ManufacturingHealthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| The company sells hair coloring products and provides guidance on how to use them at home | Consumer | Portfolio page | ||
| Cartesian builds compact thermal batteries to add cooling or heating capacity to buildings | EducationReal Estate & Construction | Portfolio page | ||
| Cimon Medical develops and manufactures Doppler ultrasound technology for health care facilities. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Dintero provides payment and checkout solutions for online stores and platforms. | Fintech | Portfolio page | ||
| EMPIG AS develops Flow Assurance technologies for the oil- and gas industry. | EducationEducation | Portfolio page | ||
| Exotek designs and manufactures mobility products such as the Exoquad and Exogravity vehicles. | Mobility & Logistics | Portfolio page | ||
| Heavelock provides surge and swab simulations for floating rigs | EducationIndustrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| Indusenz offers a wireless sensor solution for monitoring and predicting corrosion under insulation | Industrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| Induvita develops medical devices and training simulators used in obstetrics and gynecology. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| LGR Technologies designs and manufactures sensor systems for defence and security applications. | Developer ToolsAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Metinor combines sensors and software to provide a continuous environmental monitoring system for labs and life science | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Mia Health analyzes pulse from all activity and provides a clear answer on what the activity means for the user's health. | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| Nicoustic develops accurate non-intrusive technology for separator level measurement based on Guided Elastic Waves (GEW) | Industrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| OptiTrails provides software for analyzing field and asset development scenarios to facilitate informed decisions | EducationFintech | Portfolio page | ||
| The company simplifies the way receipts are shared and used, helping shoppers and stores save time, build trust, and unlock value. | FintechE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides drone inspection services for various industries, including maritime, oil and gas, and power generation, using its Scout 137 drone platform and software for data analysis and reporting. | Industrial & ManufacturingAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 8 Nov 2026- Site
- cofounder.no
- Last read
- 8 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 6 Nov 2026
- Companies checked
- 27
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