Independent Consultants

What Independent Consultants does

Independent Consultants AS (Org. nr 832 872 652) is a Norwegian community-led marketplace that connects independent IT consultants with assignment opportunities at Norwegian businesses and government agencies. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Ålesund with an Oslo office, the company operates the IC Assignment Matching Platform, a web-based marketplace that surfaces 10–15 new IT assignments per week — over 200 in the public sector over the past year — primarily through framework agreements with Norwegian public-sector entities. IC handles the full placement workflow, including CV tailoring, offer preparation, interview coordination, rate negotiation, and contract formalities, delivered through a documented 9-step process. An active Discord community, monthly meetups, and an annual conference sit alongside the platform as engagement and pre-advertising layers.

The technology stack is built on commodity SaaS infrastructure rather than proprietary IP: Supabase for data storage, authentication, and CV file hosting; Vercel for platform hosting; Sanity as CMS; Cloudflare Turnstile for abuse protection; Resend for email delivery; and Google sign-in for authentication — with Data Processing Agreements and Standard Contractual Clauses governing cross-border data flows. The platform does not have a mobile app, and no APIs, SDKs, or MCP integrations are disclosed.

IC monetizes through transaction-based fees on successful placements, while consultant-side membership is free. The customer mix is dominated by Norwegian public-sector buyers (Forsvarsbygg, Stortinget, Landbruksdirektoratet, Forsvarsmateriell, Brønnøysundregistrene, Digdir, Indigo IKT IKS), with one disclosed fintech-startup engagement. The core team of approximately seven people is led by Managing Director Richard Gulbrandsen; two of the team are designated AI SMEs (Stefan Røvreit and JT). Ownership is founder-held, the company is bootstrapped with no disclosed external funding, parent company, or subsidiaries, and operating scope is limited to Norway across Oslo, Bergen, Stavanger, Hamar, and Brønnøysund.

Name

Independent Consultants

Legal name

Independent Consultants AS

Website

https://ic.no

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Independent Consultants (IC) is a Norwegian community-led marketplace connecting independent IT consultants with Norwegian businesses and government agencies via framework agreements. The platform provides CV tailoring, interview preparation, and a 9-step placement process, monetizing through placement fees on a free consultant membership.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

IT Consulting Marketplace

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Agent of Record (AOR) / Contractor Engagement Services (BPACAGAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Independent Contractor Compliance & Classification (IC vs Employee) (BPACAGAA)

Keywords

• IT consulting marketplace
• Consultant matching services
• IT staffing platform
• Freelance consulting network
• Government IT staffing

Headquarters

HQ city

Ålesund

HQ country

Norway

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Assignment Matching Services: IC facilitates connections between independent IT consultants and hiring companies. IC is a facilitator that presents consultants to hiring companies. The company earns revenue from commission or fees related to successful placements, though specific revenue arrangements are not publicly disclosed.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Independent Consultants (IC) is a community-led platform that matches independent IT consultants in Norway with assignment opportunities from businesses and government agencies. IC provides end-to-end support including CV tailoring, interview preparation, rate negotiation, and contract handling through a nine-step process from interest registration to signed contract. Membership in the consultant community is free, and IC earns revenue through transaction fees or commissions on successful placements.

Product overview

Independent Consultants operates as a unified platform connecting independent IT consultants in Norway with businesses seeking consulting services. The core offering is the Assignment Matching Platform, supported by the IC Discord Community for peer networking, a CV Tailoring Service that customizes applications per assignment, and a structured 9-Step Assignment Process that manages the full lifecycle from registration to signed contract.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• IC Assignment Matching Platform

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 200 IT assignments published in public sector in one year
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers8 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

Feature2 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Upwork: Largest global freelance services marketplace connecting clients with independent IT and software professionals. Comparable online-matching business model to IC, but operating globally and across many verticals rather than Norway-only IT.
• Sopra Steria Norway: Norwegian arm of the European IT services group, providing consulting, system development, and digital services. A broad incumbent with substantial public-sector footprint that overlaps with IC's Norwegian government demand base.
• Capgemini Norway: Global IT services giant with Norwegian operations serving public-sector and enterprise clients. Overlaps with IC on IT consulting demand but competes through staff augmentation and managed services rather than a freelancer marketplace.
• Tietoevry Oyj: Large Finland-headquartered IT services and software vendor with a major Norwegian practice. A broad incumbent serving many of the same government and enterprise clients as IC, though through a much wider portfolio and a larger consultant workforce.

Direct peers

• Toptal: Global curated network that matches vetted independent software and IT consultants with clients. Closely comparable to IC as a platform-mediated intermediary between independent IT consultants and corporate/government demand.
• Bouvet ASA: Norwegian IT and digital consultancy publicly listed on Oslo Børs, placing senior consultants on public- and private-sector projects. Operates in the same Norwegian IT consulting market as IC, with significant overlap in government and enterprise clients.
• Itera ASA: Norwegian IT consultancy delivering digital and cloud services to public and private clients. Competes directly for the same pool of Norwegian IT consultants and the same framework-agreement-driven project pipeline.
• Knowit AB: Nordic digital and IT consultancy with strong public-sector presence across Sweden, Norway, Finland, and Denmark. Comparable as a Nordic IT consultancy competing for public-sector IT consulting assignments and freelance talent.
• Netlight: Nordic IT and management consultancy built on a senior independent-consultant model with offices across the Nordics. Comparable to IC in its reliance on independent IT talent and access to large public-sector engagements.

Regional players

• Kantega AS: Trondheim-based Norwegian IT consultancy specializing in Java, integration, and identity, primarily serving Norwegian public-sector clients. Adjacent peer competing for similar IT consulting assignments and consultant supply in Norway.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/independent-consultants-as

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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