Norway startup ecosystem
Norway's startup ecosystem leverages the country's expertise in energy, maritime, and aquaculture to build globally relevant cleantech and ocean-tech ventures. Oslo's growing tech community benefits from sovereign wealth fund-adjacent capital, strong public-sector digital infrastructure, and a culture of sustainability that aligns with global investment trends. The directory currently lists 87 organisations across 10 cities.
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Trondheim Tech Port
Trondheim Tech Port is Norway's leading technology cluster organization, positioning Trondheim as the country's technology capital. The non-profit interest organization brings together over 100 member companies, universities, research institutions, and public bodies to drive innovation across four strategic sectors: ocean and maritime technology, healthcare, energy, and digitalization. It hosts major annual events including the Bridging the Gap conference and the Trondheim Tech Festival, and counts NTNU, SINTEF, Equinor, and several investment organizations among its members and partners.
Trondheim Tech Port 2026
Three-day tech and innovation festival organized by NTNU, SINTEF, and the City of Trondheim, showcasing the research-driven technology cluster of central Norway (robotics, ocean tech, autonomous systems, energy). Features deep-tech exhibitions, investor matchmaking, and startup demos from the Trondheim Tech Port cluster. Tickets NOK 500-2,000.
Venkat Venkatraman
Professor Emeritus at Boston University's Questrom School of Business and a leading scholar on digital strategy, business models, and how companies compete in a world of artificial intelligence and platforms. Author of 'The Digital Matrix', he is a confirmed speaker at the Techpoint Conference 2026 in Kristiansand.
Verdane (Oslo)
Verdane's Oslo office is the firm's original headquarters, anchoring its Nordic growth equity practice. From Oslo, Verdane sources and supports portfolio companies across Norway's technology and sustainability ecosystem, covering digital transformation, e-commerce infrastructure, and energy transition. The firm's Norwegian roots give it deep access to the region's founder network and LP base.
Whereby
Whereby is an Oslo-based video communication platform founded in 2013 (originally as appear.in inside Telenor). It offers browser-based video meetings requiring no downloads or guest logins, and a developer-facing Whereby Embedded API for adding video calling to third-party products. GDPR-compliant and ISO 27001 certified, the platform supports healthcare, telehealth and education use cases. The company raised $12 million in Series A funding from Point Nine and SaaStr in 2021 and saw a 450% user surge during the pandemic, with adoption across 150 countries.
Y Oslo 2026
Two-day conference at Chateau Neuf in Oslo for everyone building great products and services for real people, created and hosted by the design consultancy Netlife. The programme spans design, UX, technology, content, product, project management, and business development through talks, discussions, and workshops on how design and technology can improve the world.
Zeabuz
Zeabuz is a Trondheim-based maritime autonomy startup founded in 2019 as a spin-off from NTNU. It develops autonomous, zero-emission electric ferry systems for urban waterways, combining advanced sensors, navigation and AI to operate without a crew. In 2023, Zeabuz and Torghatten launched Estelle in Stockholm — the world's first commercial autonomous passenger ferry. In 2025 the company signed a Letter of Intent with Haugesund municipality for Norway's first autonomous city ferry, connecting three urban waterfront locations, and is providing autonomy solutions to additional Scandinavian ferry operators.
