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Norrsken22
Venture capital
Norrsken22 is a tech growth fund backed by an international network of tech founders. It provides growth capital and strategic support to founders in Africa, positioning them for international expansion.
Invests inFintechE-commerce & Marketplaces
In its own wordstechnologygrowth stageafricaimpactinternational expansion
Your fit with Norrsken22
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Or find every investor that fitsNorrsken22 lists 16 checked portfolio companies on its own site and is named in 6 funding rounds, 4 of them as lead. Its most frequent entry is Seed, 50% of the companies with a known first round. Its largest themes are Fintech (50%), E-commerce & Marketplaces (23%) and AI & Machine Learning (8%). 30% of its companies are based in United States. It invests most often alongside British International Investment, 4DX Ventures and DCG.
Counts come from funding rounds that name Norrsken22, complete from mid-2025: earlier rounds appear only when they were reported later. Round amounts and full round histories are on Fundup AI.
Round figures show recent activity, not Norrsken22's whole history. Rounds on record name 6 companies; its own site lists 16. 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.
Entry stage
share of companies by the stage of its first roundShow as a table
| Value | |
|---|---|
| Pre-seed | 0% |
| Seed | 50% |
| Series A | 17% |
| Series B | 33% |
| Growth | 0% |
Activity by year
rounds it joined, last 10 yearsShow as a table
| Total | Rounds it led | |
|---|---|---|
| '17 | 0 | 0 |
| '18 | 0 | 0 |
| '19 | 0 | 0 |
| '20 | 0 | 0 |
| '21 | 0 | 0 |
| '22 | 0 | 0 |
| '23 | 0 | 0 |
| '24 | 0 | 0 |
| '25 | 2 | 0 |
| '26 | 4 | 4 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 42th | 16 companies |
| Recent activity | 82th | 4 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 73th | 50% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 97th | 31% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 85th | 50% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 88th | 7 countries |
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| Fintech | 50% | 12% |
| E-commerce & Marketplaces | 23% | 6% |
| AI & Machine Learning | 8% | 18% |
| Enterprise Software | 4% | 8% |
| Mobility & Logistics | 4% | 1% |
| Space & Defense | 4% | 3% |
| Human Resources | 4% | 1% |
| Cybersecurity | 4% | 4% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| British International Investment | 7 |
| 4DX Ventures | 3 |
| DCG | 3 |
| Enza Capital | 3 |
| P1 Ventures | 3 |
| Y Combinator | 3 |
| CRE Venture Capital | 2 |
| First Circle Capital | 2 |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers16100%
- 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 togetherAll co-investors or Compare portfolios with British International Investment
Compare Norrsken22 head to head
portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both backThree or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.
Recent portfolio activity
when companies last raised with Norrsken22| Date | Company | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Sept 2026 | Series B Led | |
| 16 Apr 2026 | Seed Led | |
| 9 Mar 2026 | Seed Led | |
| 15 Apr 2025 | Series B | |
| 11 Feb 2025 | Series A |
Round details for Norrsken22
Amounts, full round histories and every co-investor in Norrsken22's rounds are on Fundup AI. VCinfo covers investors and their portfolios.
Portfolio
16 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARC Ride Ltd provides electric mobility solutions, including vehicles and charging infrastructure, for African cities. | Mobility & Logistics | Sept 2026Series B | Page + round | |
| Autochek builds solutions to enable and enhance commerce in the automotive sector, including auto loans and transactional marketplaces. | FintechE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides a service to send money, pay bills, and perform other financial transactions. | Fintech | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides automated reconciliation solutions for financial transactions | FintechSpace & Defense | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides a workspace for AI agent teams to work together on business goals. | AI & Machine LearningEnterprise Software | Apr 2026Seed | Page + round | |
| HoneyCoin provides financial services and tools for businesses to manage cross-border payments, treasury operations, and currency exchange. | FintechE-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
| Workpay provides payroll and employee management software solutions for companies in Africa. | FintechHuman Resources | Portfolio page | ||
| Nala provides a global multi-currency account for receiving, holding, converting, and sending money across borders. | FintechFintech | Portfolio page | ||
| Orca provides real-time transaction monitoring and fraud intelligence for payment flows in emerging markets | Fintech | Mar 2026Seed | Page + round | |
| Raenest provides financial services for receiving, sending, and spending money globally, including money transfers, virtual and physical cards, and multi-currency accounts. | FintechE-commerce & Marketplaces | Feb 2025Series A | Page + round | |
| Sabi provides digital infrastructure, optimizing supply chains for diverse market needs. | E-commerce & MarketplacesFintech | Portfolio page | ||
| Smile ID provides AI-powered identity verification services | AI & Machine LearningCybersecurity | Portfolio page | ||
| Stitch provides online and in-person payment services for businesses in South Africa. | FintechE-commerce & Marketplaces | Apr 2025Series B | Page + round | |
| Taager provides an integrated platform for offering e-commerce solutions | E-commerce & Marketplaces | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides financial services through digital banking platforms in emerging markets. | FintechFintech | Portfolio page | ||
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About this data
site last read 7 Nov 2026- Site
- norrsken22.com
- Last read
- 7 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 7 Nov 2026
- Rounds since
- 11 Feb 2025
- Companies checked
- 16
Rates come from what VCinfo has observed since observation_start. Firms tend to remove companies that closed, so early rates understate reality. A company leaving a portfolio page does not mean it closed or exited. An unreachable site means our checks failed, nothing more.
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