What Alv does

Alv AS is a Norwegian IT consulting company headquartered at Pløens gate 7 in Oslo that provides software development, advisory, and technology services to enterprise and public-sector clients. Founded in 2019 by Marcus Sahlin Pettersen and Kristin Bjerke, the firm has scaled to approximately 35-40 consultants and operates on a sales-led, relationship-driven go-to-market model that emphasizes long-term consultant placements and public-sector framework agreements over transactional engagements.

The company serves a diversified client base spanning banking and finance (Spenn Group, Sparebank 1, Norges Bank), energy (Fortum), aviation (Norwegian Air Shuttle), telecommunications (Telenor), logistics (Posten Norge), sports (Olympiatoppen), and at least ten Norwegian government agencies (FHI, Tolletaten, NAV, UDI, NRK, Statens vegvesen, Sjøfartsdirektoratet, DSB, Statsbygg, Bane NOR). Alv's consultants primarily work with .NET, Java/Kotlin, cloud platforms (Azure, AWS), React, Vue, Angular, and microservices architectures, delivering backend modernization, CIAM, data analytics, digitalization, and framework-agreement engagements. Revenue mechanics are professional-services based, billed through consultant day rates, with no disclosed pricing, ARR, or revenue figures in source materials.

Alongside consulting, Alv runs an employee-ownership model in which new consultants are offered the opportunity to purchase shares up to three months' salary, paired with a 25% profit-sharing arrangement, and has built two internal products: AlvTime, a proprietary time-tracking system in .NET, Vue, and Blazor, and Alviter, a SkatteFUNN-funded research project developing a knowledge-graph data platform using RDF, SPARQL, GraphDB, and DotNetRDF. The firm markets itself through a 194+ episode video series documenting company life since founding, a technical blog, bi-weekly AlvFredag sessions, hackathons (Paralvlympics), an annual Alv:Up internal conference, and a corporate Counter-Strike league, positioning culture and transparency as core employer-brand assets.

Name

Alv

Legal name

Alv AS

Website

https://alv.no

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Alv AS is a Norwegian IT consulting firm founded in 2019 that places .NET, Java, cloud, and data-engineering consultants with enterprise and public-sector clients across Norway. The employee-owned firm emphasizes long-term engagements and has grown to roughly 35-40 consultants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

IT Consulting Services

NAICS

Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Management Consulting Services (54161)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming Services (7371), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Enterprise Architecture & IT Operating Model (BPAHAEAB)

Keywords

• IT consulting services
• Software development consulting
• Cloud migration services
• Agile coaching
• Data analytics consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Oslo

HQ country

Norway

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Consulting Services: Alv provides IT consulting services, placing their consultants at client organizations. They offer development, consulting, and technology services to enterprise and public sector clients in Norway.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Alv AS is a Norwegian IT consulting firm that places its consultants at client organizations to deliver development, advisory, and technology services. The company provides software engineering, cloud and DevOps expertise, data analytics, agile coaching, and architecture services to enterprise and public sector clients across Norway.

Product overview

Alv is a Norwegian IT consulting company that has developed two internal products alongside its consulting services. AlvTime is the company's proprietary time tracking system built with .NET, Vue, and Blazor, providing consultants with hour tracking, accumulation, and payout management capabilities. Alviter is an internal data platform developed as a SkatteFUNN project, focused on preparing data for AI applications using Knowledge Graph technology with RDF, SPARQL, and GraphDB. The company's service portfolio centers on consulting services including development, advisory, and technology implementation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• IT Consulting Services
• Software Development Services
• Advisory and Architecture Services

Named customers19 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Feature2 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Atea ASA: Nordic IT infrastructure and services provider headquartered in Norway; overlaps with Alv on public-sector IT and digital services contracts but with a broader hardware/services portfolio.

Broad incumbents

• Capgemini: Global IT services giant with a Norwegian practice competing for the same large digital transformation, cloud, and data engineering engagements Alv serves.
• Accenture: Global systems integrator with a large Norwegian business; competes with Alv for digital transformation, cloud migration, and data/AI work at the same enterprise and public-sector clients.
• Sopra Steria: Large European IT services group with a Norwegian subsidiary; the prior employer of Alv's CEO and COO and the natural incumbent competitor for the same enterprise and public-sector clients.
• TietoEVRY: Largest Nordic IT services and software provider; competes with Alv on Norwegian public-sector framework agreements and large digital transformation programs.

Direct peers

• Bouvet ASA: Oslo-listed Norwegian IT consultancy of similar size, with comparable public-sector and enterprise client base, .NET/Java development, and digital transformation offerings; the most direct Nordic peer to Alv.
• Knowit AB: Nordic digital and IT consultancy with offices in Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Denmark offering custom development, data/AI, and digital transformation services overlapping with Alv's service portfolio.
• Itera ASA: Oslo-listed Nordic digital consultancy with comparable size and similar focus on technology consulting, cloud, and digital services for enterprise and public-sector clients in the Nordics.
• Netlight Consulting: Nordic-origin management and technology consultancy with a strong culture-driven, employee-centric brand model highly comparable to Alv's 'missionaries not mercenaries' positioning.
• Webstep ASA: Oslo-listed Nordic IT consulting firm with similar consultant-placement model, technology focus on Microsoft/.NET, and comparable public/private sector mix; directly comparable in headcount and revenue band.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@alvnorge
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/alvnorge
• Xx.com/alvnoas
• Facebookfacebook.com/AlvNorge

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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