NGI

Name

NGI

Legal name

Norges Geotekniske Institutt

Website

https://ngi.no

Company type

Private

Founded year

1953

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Oslo

HQ country

Norway

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Research Council of Norway Funding: NGI receives significant funding from the Research Council of Norway for research projects addressing societal challenges in environment and sustainability.
2. EU Research Programs: European Union funding through Horizon Europe and other programs for international research collaboration.
3. Industry Collaboration: Funding and support from industrial partners for applied research and development.
4. Consulting Services: Fee-for-service consulting work for government agencies, municipalities, private companies, and landowners on geotechnical assessments, hazard evaluations, and advisory services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

NGI is a Norwegian geotechnical research institute that provides applied research and consulting services in natural hazards, construction and infrastructure, environmental contamination, offshore development, instrumentation and monitoring, laboratory testing, and site investigations. It commercializes proprietary cloud-based digital platforms — Field Manager (geotechnical ground data management), GeoHub (geospatial data platform), and NGI Live (real-time monitoring) — that complement and enable its expert consulting engagements with government agencies, infrastructure owners, industrial operators, and landowners.

Product overview

NGI offers a portfolio of digital platforms and specialized geotechnical services. The core digital products include Field Manager (cloud-based geotechnical data management), GeoHub (cloud platform), and NGI Live (real-time monitoring). These are complemented by specialized consulting service areas covering natural hazards and climate change, construction and infrastructure, environment and contamination, offshore development, instrumentation and monitoring, laboratory testing, and site investigations. The company operates as a research and consulting institute rather than a traditional software vendor, with digital tools serving as enablers for their expert consultancy services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Field Manager: A cloud-based platform for geotechnical ground survey data management used by leading industry companies.
• GeoHub
• NGI Podcast
• NGI Live

Products and services

• Field Manager

Quantifiable outcome

• Development of 'forest factor' method to quantify forest protective effect against landslides
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability4 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered major, core and minor.

• OYO Corporation (Japan)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 June 2026NGI and Japan's OYO Corporation signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) in Tokyo on 3 June 2026. The agreement sets a framework for joint projects, joint research, and knowledge sharing in offshore wind, and supports NGI's entry into the fast-growing Japanese market.
• National Highways Authority of India (NHAI)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 May 2026NGI signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with India's National Highways Authority of India during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's state visit to Norway. The agreement strengthens existing long-term ties between NGI and India.
• Luleå University of TechnologycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch consortium partner in MINEYE project (2024-2028) focused on earth observation techniques for mine lifecycle monitoring using AI.
• University of BolognacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch consortium partner in MINEYE project (2024-2028) for mining optimization through earth observation data.
• Planet LabscoreTechnology or IntegrationMINEYE consortium partner providing satellite earth observation data for mining value chain optimization.
• Université LavalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational research partner in SAFERCLAY project focused on quick clay landslide risk assessment and management.
• NVE (Norges vassdrags- og energidirektorat)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborator in SAFERCLAY research project on quick clay landslide risk management.
• NTNU (Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner in SAFERCLAY and multiple other research projects; joint doctoral programs.
• OsloMetcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in ProWind project for offshore wind foundation technology research; joint master's program in geotechnical engineering.
• NIVAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProWind consortium partner contributing to offshore wind research with expertise in marine environments.
• Akvaplan-nivacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProWind consortium partner providing marine ecosystem expertise for offshore wind foundation research.
• Marine Energy Test Centre (METCentre)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in ProWind providing access to test facilities outside Karmøy for offshore wind foundation testing.
• NIBIO (Norsk institutt for bioøkonomi)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partner in FORTRESS project (2026-2030) on sustainable forest management for landslide protection.
• NMBU (Norges miljø- og biovitenskapelige universitet)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner in FORTRESS research project with focus on law and spatial planning work package.
• Høgskulen på Vestlandet (HVL)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partner in FORTRESS project leading education and capacity building work package.
• Engineers Without Borders (Ingeniører uten grenser)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSocial responsibility partnership for international development cooperation.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• COWI: Danish engineering consultancy with major bridges, tunnels, and offshore wind practices — a large multidisciplinary peer touching NGI's infrastructure and offshore project types.
• TNO: Dutch applied research organization with subsurface, geo, and offshore energy expertise. Closely analogous structure — public-purpose applied research institute feeding into commercial consulting and standards work.
• Ramboll Group: Large Danish-headquartered engineering consultancy with significant tunneling, offshore wind, and geotechnical practices — broader portfolio than NGI, but overlapping on key transport and offshore accounts.
• Mott MacDonald: Global engineering consultancy with substantial tunneling, geotechnical, and environmental practices. Overlaps NGI on large infrastructure, coastal, and offshore engineering projects globally.
• SINTEF: Norway's largest applied research organization with broad research, testing, and consulting operations. Adjacent peer sharing funding sources, public institute dynamics, and research-consulting model.

Direct peers

• Deltares: Dutch applied research institute focused on water, subsurface, and geotechnical engineering. Operates on a similar publicly-funded research + consulting + digital-platform model as NGI in adjacent domains.
• Norconsult: Large Norwegian multidisciplinary engineering consultancy with a strong geotechnical and infrastructure practice, competing for the same Norwegian public-sector and infrastructure clients as NGI.
• Multiconsult: Norway-based engineering consultancy with deep geotechnical, environmental, and infrastructure capabilities — a domestic head-to-head competitor on building, infrastructure, and natural-hazard advisory work.
• Golder Associates (WSP): Now part of WSP, Golder has historically been a leading pure-play geotechnical and environmental consultancy — most direct functional peer to NGI's site-investigation, contamination, and rock engineering practices.
• Fugro: Dutch geotechnical and geo-data specialist offering offshore site investigations, seabed surveys, and foundation engineering — directly overlapping NGI's offshore development, geophysics, and site-investigation practices.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/InfoNGI

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles22 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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