What Futurum Ventures does

Futurum Ventures is a Norwegian venture capital firm headquartered in Trondheim that manages early-stage technology funds targeting Seed-to-Series A companies in the Nordics and broader Europe. The firm operates a single investment vehicle, Futurum Ventures Fund I, which closed at MNOK 500 (~USD 47 million) in late 2023, and has subsequently established a successor vehicle, Futurum Ventures Fund II AS. It is the legal successor to Wiski Capital, a 2017-vintage fund majority owned by Salvesen&Thams since 2019 that backed breakout Norwegian tech companies including Tibber, Easee, CHOOOSE, and Optio; Wiski completed its investment period at the end of 2021 and recorded its first portfolio part-exit in 2022.

The fund is organized around seven co-founders — Øystein R. Skiri (founding/managing partner, former CEO of Boost Communications/Placewise Group), Salvesen&Thams, Petter Fornæss and Ivar Arnesen (Sportradar co-founders, the latter a Nasdaq 2021 listing at USD 8 billion), Magnus Bang Svendsen (head of the Byggteknikk family office), Monika Inde Zsak (former Accenture Strategy and corporate-venture renewables lead), and Lars Lydersen (former deeptech medtech CEO) — supported by an extended advisory bench including the CEOs of Tibber, Easee, and Optio and the former CFO of AutoStore. Partner Andreas Slettvoll (CHOOOSE founder, former M&A lawyer) was added to expand capacity. The investment thesis targets "exceptional founders" building globally ambitious B2B or B2C SaaS companies, optionally combined with hardware, across three pillars: an "Efficient Future" (software for digitally underserved processes), a "Digital and Connected Future" (smart hardware, data aggregation, ML optimization), and a "Clean and Sustainable Future" (renewables, decarbonization, circular economy, biodiversity).

Futurum's revenue model is the standard VC management-fee-plus-carry structure: it earns recurring management fees on committed AUM (primarily Fund I's MNOK 500) and will earn carried interest on exits, while deal flow is sourced primarily through direct referrals from its network and the Norwegian tech ecosystem. The firm is registered with the Norwegian Financial Supervisory Authority as an alternative investment fund manager and provides disclosures under the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR). Active portfolio companies disclosed in the input include Spoor, Glint Solar, Noteless, Biosort, Evyon, Optio, Skiwo, Loopfront, Waved, Drem, Compax, Cutting Room, Aiba, Fairsight, Zivid, TidalX, Reduzer, Installer, Oceanbox, and Bislab.

Name

Futurum Ventures

Legal name

Futurum Ventures Management AS

Website

https://futurum.vc

Company type

Private

Founded year

2023

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Futurum Ventures is a Trondheim-based Norwegian venture capital firm managing Seed-to-Series A tech funds that back exceptional Nordic founders building globally ambitious B2B/B2C SaaS and clean-tech companies across efficient, digital, and sustainable futures.

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Product category

Venture Capital / Early-Stage Tech Investment

NAICS

Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles (525)

akta.pro primary industry

Accelerators & Incubators (Investor-Operated) (FSANAAAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

Climate / Clean Tech & Decarbonization Funds (FSANAJAA)

Keywords

• Venture capital investing
• Early stage tech funding
• Seed to series A
• Tech startup investment
• Portfolio company support

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Futurum Ventures is a Norwegian venture capital firm that invests in early-stage tech companies (Seed to Series A) with global potential. The fund provides capital, strategic guidance, and operational support to visionary entrepreneurs building scalable B2B or B2C SaaS businesses, with or without hardware components, across investment themes including efficient future software, digital and connected hardware/data/ML, and clean sustainable future technologies.

Product overview

Futurum Ventures is a Norwegian venture capital firm that operates as a single investment fund (Futurum Ventures Fund I). The fund focuses on early-stage tech companies (Seed to Series A) with global ambition, primarily in B2B or B2C SaaS models, either alone or in combination with hardware. The firm specializes in three investment areas: efficient future (software addressing digital underserved processes), digital and connected future (smart hardware, data aggregation, and ML optimization), and clean sustainable future (renewables, decarbonization, circular economy, and biodiversity). The fund was established in mid-2023 with a final close of MNOK 500, succeeding Wiski Capital as the investment vehicle for backing stellar tech founders.

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Products and services

• Futurum Ventures Fund I A Norwegian tech venture capital fund that invests in visionary entrepreneurs building and scaling successful tech companies at Seed to Series A stages with global potential, B2B or B2C focus, typically SaaS business models alone or in combination with hardware.
• Futurum Ventures Fund II Successor venture capital fund established by Futurum Ventures Management AS to continue investing in early-stage tech companies, with SFDR (Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation) compliance.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Core technology

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Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Atomico: Large global VC founded by Skype's Niklas Zennström, with strong Nordic roots and multi-stage mandate; broader AUM and stage range but overlaps with Futurum on early-stage Nordic tech deal flow.
• Index Ventures: Global VC with deep Nordic heritage (Adyen, Skype); competes with Futurum at the high end of Norwegian/Nordic Series A rounds and on follow-on participation.
• Northzone: Established Nordic VC investing from Seed to Growth across the region; significantly larger and more diversified than Futurum but competes in the same Nordic tech seed/Series A deal pool.

Regional players

• Vend Kapital: Swedish early-stage tech VC; comparable mandate but primarily Sweden-focused rather than Norwegian, positioning it as a regional peer with overlapping Nordic deal set.

Direct peers

• Smedvig Ventures: Norwegian early-stage tech VC that co-invested with Futurum Ventures in Glint Solar's USD 8M Series A; comparable mandate across seed and Series A Norwegian tech, making it the closest direct peer.
• Spring Capital: Finnish early-stage tech VC operating across the Nordics at Seed/Series A; directly comparable peer in stage, geography and B2B SaaS orientation.
• SET Ventures: Climate-tech-focused venture investor (Amsterdam-based) that co-led Spoor's EUR 8M Series A alongside Futurum Ventures; directly comparable on clean/sustainable future mandate and Series A Nordic/European stage.
• Skyfall Ventures: Norwegian early-stage tech fund investing in Seed/Series A Nordic software companies; matches Futurum on stage, geography and SaaS-centric thesis.
• Redstone VC: Berlin-based early-stage VC that led Noteless's EUR 3.5M Seed with Futurum participating; comparable early-stage tech focus with strong Nordic deal flow overlap.
• Farvatn Venture: Nordic early-stage tech VC that co-invested with Futurum Ventures in Noteless's EUR 3.5M Seed; directly comparable as a Seed-stage Nordic tech investor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInno.linkedin.com/in/skiri

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Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments7 records

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