OrbitArena

What OrbitArena does

OrbitArena AS is a Norwegian work-inclusion enterprise (arbeids- og inkluderingsbedrift) headquartered in Jessheim and operating as a subsidiary within the Kopano AS group. The company delivers integrated labor-market inclusion services anchored in Norwegian welfare frameworks, including AFT (Arbeidsforberedende Trening / work preparation training), VTA (Varig Tilrettelagt Arbeid / permanent adapted work for disability-pension recipients), structured four-week NAV career-guidance courses, Ekspertbistand (expert assistance under IA-agreements, subsidised by NAV up to 24,900 NOK per case), and apprenticeship coordination. Funding flows primarily through NAV (Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration) contracts and four owner-municipalities (Eidsvoll, Ullensaker, Nannestad, Hurdal), supplemented by commercial revenue from in-house catering (Matbar daily lunch counter, event catering) and Jobbfrukt workplace-fruit subscriptions priced from 178 NOK.

The portfolio is delivered through three wholly-owned subsidiaries—OrbitArena Arbeidsinkludering AS (vocational rehabilitation), OrbitArena Kompetanse AS (competence and expertise services), and Lærlingkompasset AS (apprenticeship office across logistics, hospitality, retail, nutrition, and media design vocations)—and integrates technology assets including a proprietary VR-Lab ("Virtuell Arena") for simulation-based career guidance, the third-party Encryptia City gamified-learning platform underpinning the Digitale Talenter Øvre Romerike program (documented outcomes of 62% job/education transitions and 85% total reactivation across the first cohort of 13 NEET participants), and the DataPower Learning platform for multilingual ICT competence development. The company is ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certified and operates an in-house production infrastructure (book lamination, packaging, food production, fruit distribution) that doubles as a work-training environment for program participants.

Distribution is sales-led via NAV referrals, direct municipal engagement, and employer partnerships; OrbitArena is a regional service provider rather than a software platform, with no public APIs, no mobile applications, and no disclosed developer-facing technical surface. Approximately 108 employees operate from a Jessheim headquarters containing production, catering, and the VR-Lab and a Lillestrøm training-academy site. Customer segments span individual job-seekers (NEET youth, disability-pension recipients, long-term unemployed), employers requiring inclusion and sick-leave support, and government bodies (NAV and municipalities); revenue, ownership, and headcount trends are not publicly disclosed, with operating geography confined to the Øvre Romerike region despite national-level participation in Arendalsuka and the cross-industry Den store arbeidskraftkonkurransen coalition.

Name

OrbitArena

Legal name

OrbitArena AS

Website

https://orbitarena.no

Company type

Private

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

OrbitArena AS is a Norwegian work-inclusion enterprise within the Kopano AS group, delivering NAV-funded vocational rehabilitation, career guidance, apprenticeship coordination, and complementary catering services to job-seekers, employers, and government agencies across the Øvre Romerike region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Vocational Rehabilitation and Work Inclusion Services

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies (561311), Educational Support Services (611710), Apprenticeship Training (611513)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Job Placement, Matching & Career Navigation Services (EDAAAOAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Digital Outplacement Platforms & Virtual Career Transition (BPACAOAL), Integrated Education & Training (IET) / Contextualized ABE (Workforce-Linked) (EDAAAAAK), Virtual CTE & Career Pathways Programs (K–12) (EDAJADAL)

Keywords

• Vocational rehabilitation services
• Work inclusion programs
• Career guidance services
• Apprenticeship placement services
• Workplace adaptation services

Headquarters

HQ city

Jessheim

HQ country

Norway

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. NAV Government Contracts: State-funded work inclusion services through NAV agreements, including AFT (arbeidsforberedende trening), VTA (varig tilrettelagt arbeid), career guidance courses, and expert assistance funded by IA-agreements.
2. Catering Services: Catering operations including food preparation, delivery, and matbar (food bar) services. Products include baked goods, sandwiches, salads, hot/cold dishes, and jobbfrukt (work fruit subscription).
3. Production Services: Book laminating, packaging, assembly services for clients, and jobbfrukt distribution.
4. Apprenticeship Office Services: Lærlingkompasset operates as a training office connecting apprentices with employers, providing follow-up services and coordination with Viken County Municipality.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

OrbitArena AS is a Norwegian work inclusion enterprise that helps people enter or return to the labor market through vocational rehabilitation programs. The company delivers NAV-funded services including permanent adapted work (VTA), work preparation training (AFT), career guidance courses, and expert assistance for employers, alongside an innovative game-based digital skills program (Digitale Talenter) for NEET youth and an apprenticeship coordination office. It also operates catering and workplace fruit delivery services used as work-training vehicles.

Product overview

OrbitArena is a work inclusion enterprise (arbeids- og inkluderingsbedrift) organized under Kopano AS, operating as a unified service organization rather than a software platform. The company offers an integrated portfolio of services aimed at helping people enter or return to the labor market. The core offerings include: VTA (Varig tilrettelagt arbeid) providing permanent adapted work for disability recipients; AFT (Arbeidsforberedende Trening) offering work preparation training with career guidance; Ekspertbistand providing expert assistance for sick leave prevention under IA agreements; and comprehensive Karriereveiledning (career guidance) services. Supporting programs include the youth-focused Aktiv ung initiative with Digitale Talenter (game-based digital skills training using the Encryptia City platform), Lærlingkompasset apprenticeship office with vocational training in logistics, travel, sales, nutrition, and media design, and VR Virtuell Arena using virtual and augmented reality for career guidance. The company also operates production departments including catering services (Matbar restaurant and full catering), Jobbfrukt workplace fruit delivery, and internal work training in production and packing. OrbitArena holds ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certifications and has approximately 108 employees with subsidiaries: OrbitArena Arbeidsinkludering AS, OrbitArena Kompetanse AS, and Lærlingkompasset AS.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• OrbitArena Catering: Catering services for meetings and events delivered by people in work and training, including smørbrød, wraps, hot/cold dishes, salads, and baked goods
• Matbar
• Karrierepasset
• Digitale Talenter
• Lærlingkompasset
• OrbitArena Kompetanse
• OrbitArena Arbeidsinkludering

Products and services

• OrbitArena (Core Work Inclusion Enterprise) Work inclusion enterprise helping people return to or enter the labor market through NAV-funded support programs, career guidance, vocational training, and catering services.
• Digitale Talenter Øvre Romerike Pilot project helping NEET youth (not in education, employment, or training) return to activity through game-based learning, using the Encryptia City platform to develop digital skills in coding (Python, Java, HTML, CSS), web development, and professional competencies.
• Lærlingkompasset (Apprenticeship Office) OrbitArena's apprenticeship office acting as a liaison between apprentices, training companies, and upper secondary schools, providing personal follow-up, courses, and guidance throughout the apprenticeship period with focus on logistics, travel, sales, nutrition, and media design vocations.
• Karriereveiledning (Career Guidance) Structured career guidance process helping individuals understand their resources, explore opportunities, and make good career choices, offered as NAV courses and as part of expert assistance for employees and companies.
• Karriereveiledningskurs Four-week full-time career guidance course mobilizing job seekers' competence and experiences to make them active in the labor market, with varied teaching, practical exercises, career guidance, and individual follow-up.
• VTA - Varig tilrettelagt arbeid (Permanent Adapted Work) Permanent adapted work program for individuals receiving disability pension, offering adapted work in a sheltered environment while maintaining disability benefits, with free public transport and recreational outings.
• AFT - Arbeidsforberedende Trening (Work Preparation Training) Work preparation training with career guidance and work practice, helping individuals far from the labor market strengthen their work ability through systematic guidance, courses in motivation, job seeking, and work life knowledge, with work practice in OrbitArena or ordinary companies.
• VR - Virtuell Arena Virtual reality lab using VR, AR, 360-degree videos, and virtual departments as career guidance methodology to facilitate pathways into work, including soft skills training, interview training, Norwegian language training, warehouse and logistics training, consequence learning, and motivation activities.
• Digital Læring (DataPower Learning) IT competence development program through the data course department offering courses in Microsoft Office and other office programs, available in multiple languages through the DataPower Learning online platform with videos, theory, practical exercises, and assessment tools.
• Ekspertbistand (Expert Assistance) Expert assistance subsidy under the IA agreement to prevent and reduce sick leave, providing a neutral party to help employees return to work or find alternative employment, with NAV covering expenses up to 24,900 NOK per case.
• Arbeidsmiljøbistand (Work Environment Assistance) Low-threshold workplace assistance for companies experiencing collaboration challenges, psychosocial work environment issues, conflicts, or need support in systematic health, safety and environment work.
• Catering Catering service for all occasions including cakes, baked goods, sandwiches, cold cuts, tapas, hot dishes, cold dishes, vegetarian options, and fruit & salads, delivered by people in work and training.
• Matbar Lunch restaurant on Jessheim offering varied selection of foccacia, baguettes, fresh salads, and wraps, with daily hot meals served from 10:30-12:30, open Monday-Friday 08:00-14:00.
• Jobbfrukt (Workplace Fruit Subscription) Workplace fruit subscription delivering fresh premium quality fruit directly to businesses, packed and distributed from cold storage in Jessheim, with recyclable cartons returned.
• Karrierepasset Free initial conversation service for individuals with questions about their work situation and opportunities, helping them take a position on their career direction.
• Ufør - jobb (Disability Pension Work Service) Service for disability pension recipients who want to work, offering information about possibilities to combine disability benefits with work through VTA and other adapted arrangements in cooperation with NAV.

Quantifiable outcome

• 62% of Digitale Talenter participants moved to job or education; 85% total reactivation rate
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Den store arbeidskraftkonkurransen (The Great Labor Competition)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 June 2026Joint initiative with Arbeid & Inkludering, Samfunnsbedriftene, iArbeid, NHO Geneo, Virke, SosEnt Norge and Kopano to find and scale Norway's best solutions for getting people into work. Winner announced at Arendalsuka August 12.
• KopanocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKopano is the parent organization/group. OrbitArena operates as part of the Kopano group. Kopano organizes Arbeidsuka (Work Week) at Arendalsuka and runs Karriereportalen.no and Karrierepasset.no. The group aims to be nationally leading in social sustainability.
• NAV (Norwegian Labour and Welfare Administration)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary public sector partner providing referrals, funding for services (AFT, VTA, career guidance), and IA-agreement subsidies for expert assistance. Deep operational collaboration with NAV Øst-Viken and local NAV offices.
• Eierkommuner (Eidsvoll, Ullensaker, Nannestad, Hurdal)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOwner municipalities for the Digitale Talenter project. These municipalities have been active contributors in project development and help ensure the initiative meets regional needs and strengthens local competence development.
• EncryptiacoreTechnology or IntegrationKey technology partner providing Encryptia City - the game-based learning platform that forms the foundation of the Digitale Talenter program. Encryptia provides the gamified learning model and competency development framework.
• Jung TeachingsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProject partner contributing professional expertise, networks, innovation and development of content and activities for the Digitale Talenter program.
• Office ControlminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProject partner contributing professional expertise, networks, innovation and development of content and activities for the Digitale Talenter program.
• Innovasjon GardermoenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProject partner contributing professional expertise, networks, innovation and development of content and activities for the Digitale Talenter program.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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