What Unicornis does

Unicornis AS is a privately held, customer-owned Norwegian software company founded in 2006 and headquartered in Frivillighetshuset, Oslo. The company operates without commercial shareholders and without a profit objective, with a current headcount of seven employees. Its flagship product, HyperSys, is a membership-management system purpose-built for Norwegian voluntary, civil-society, and political organizations, including youth bodies and political parties, with built-in handling of Norwegian government subsidy schemes (støtteordninger) and continuous GDPR-aligned data handling.

Name

Unicornis

Legal name

Unicornis AS

Website

https://unicornis.no

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Unicornis AS is a customer-owned Norwegian software company that builds HyperSys, a subscription-based membership-management system for Norwegian voluntary organizations, youth groups, and political parties, with built-in support for government subsidy schemes.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Oslo

HQ country

Norway

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. HyperSys Subscription Services: Annual subscription fees for the HyperSys member management system, with support, maintenance, and updates included. Organizations pay for access to the software platform for managing members, subscriptions, and organizational operations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Unicornis develops and operates HyperSys, a subscription-based membership management system (medlemsregister) designed specifically for Norwegian voluntary organizations, political parties, and youth organizations. The platform handles member registration, subscription management, organizational administration, and integrated compliance with Norwegian government subsidy schemes (støtteordninger). Complementing HyperSys are Geekevents (a ticketing and event coordination service) and video streaming services for annual organizational meetings.

Product overview

Unicornis offers a unified portfolio centered on membership management for Norwegian organizations. The flagship product is HyperSys, a membership register focused on organizational operations and member engagement, handling memberships, activities, subsidy scheme compliance, and member communication. It is supplemented by Geekevents (a ticket sales and event coordination service in which Unicornis holds a majority stake) and video streaming services for organizational annual meetings. The overall offering is designed to simplify organizational administration for a wide range of Norwegian organizations, from political parties to youth organizations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• HyperSys: Leading membership register system for Norwegian organizations, with focus on organizational operations and members rather than as an afterthought. Used by national organizations, large and small.
• Geekevents
• Frivillighetshuset brukerportal

Products and services

• HyperSys A subscription-based membership management system (medlemsregister) purpose-built for Norwegian voluntary organizations, political parties, and youth organizations. HyperSys focuses on organizational operations and member engagement rather than as an afterthought, with built-in support for Norwegian government subsidy schemes (støtteordninger), member counting, and local-to-national organizational hierarchy management.
• Geekevents A ticket-selling and event-coordination service for tech event organizers, in which Unicornis is the largest shareholder. The platform sells tickets, advises organizers, and coordinates volunteers for tech meetups and gatherings in Norway.
• Video Streaming for Annual Meetings Video streaming services delivered by Unicornis to support organizations in conducting their annual meetings, complementing the core HyperSys membership management offering.

Quantifiable outcome

• Approximately zero downtime over twelve years of delivering member registry services

Named customers4 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• GeekeventscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUnicornis is the largest shareholder in Geekevents, a ticket sales service for event organizers. The two platforms work together to serve the Norwegian tech community, with Geekevents providing event ticketing and Unicornis providing member management solutions.
• Frivillighetshuset (Voluntary House)minorOthersUnicornis operates from Frivillighetshuset in Oslo, sharing the building with many other organizations. They also manage the network infrastructure of approximately 250 clients in the building.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• MemberClicks: Membership management and engagement software purpose-built for small-staff associations and nonprofits. Closely comparable customer profile and feature set to HyperSys.
• iMIS: Engagement management system for associations and member-based organizations, combining AMS, CRM, events, and member self-service. Direct functional analogue at enterprise scale.
• Neon CRM: Nonprofit-focused CRM combining membership, donations, events, and reporting. Comparable in serving mission-driven organizations with subscription-style deployments.
• Wild Apricot: Membership management SaaS for associations, clubs, and nonprofit organizations, with member databases, event tools, and a website builder. Direct analogue to HyperSys for the Norwegian voluntary-organization vertical.
• Glue Up: All-in-one membership, event, and community management platform for associations and nonprofits. Comparable to Unicornis in combining member records, event ticketing, and engagement tools in a single subscription.
• MemberPlanet: Membership and engagement platform for clubs, associations, and groups, with built-in event ticketing and payments. Directly comparable feature stack to Unicornis's HyperSys + Geekevents bundle.
• Bloomerang: Donor and member management platform for nonprofits with engagement scoring and event features. Overlaps with Unicornis's membership and engagement functionality.

Broad incumbents

• Eventbrite: Large-scale event ticketing and event-management platform. Comparable to Unicornis's Geekevents business line for community and tech-event ticketing in Norway.
• Salesforce Nonprofit Cloud: Enterprise CRM with a nonprofit-specific edition covering constituent/member management, fundraising, and program delivery. Larger incumbent that may localize into the Norwegian market over time.

Emerging players

• CiviCRM: Open-source CRM built specifically for nonprofits and civic-sector organizations, including membership, events, and contributions. Comparable in addressing NGO workflows, with a community-driven extension model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/unicorn-information-systems

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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