Pre-Seed Fund

Kongsberg Innovation has established a pre-seed fund that invests in Norwegian deep-tech startups within ocean tech, clean tech, and industrial digitalization. The fund combines pre-seed investments with business development and industry expertise from our extensive network. We will support the companies we invest in through technology development, market entry, and growth.

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Investment Focus

At Kongsberg Innovation we provide early-stage funding designed to make an early impact and get deep-tech startups off the ground. We typically invest between 1-2 million NOK in the first equity round. Our investment focus is on Norwegian B2B deep-tech startups within:

Maritime / Ocean Tech
Clean Tech
Industrial Digitalization

We believe in an active ownership and combine pre-seed investments with business development and industry expertise from our network of world leading high-tech industry partners.

Our Industry Partners

Investment Criteria’s

We seek entrepreneurs and deep-tech startups that:

Develops transformative technology for industrial problems
Has high global growth potential
Support UN’s sustainable development goals
Has a clearly defined and attractive business model and go-to-market plan
Has unique technology and IP
Has a strong and ambitious team with track record
Contributes to value creation in Norway
Can attract co-investors
Will benefit from the expertise offered by Kongsberg Innovation and our industry network
Can show a clear exit strategy