Oxidane Venture

What Oxidane Venture does

Oxidane Venture AS is a Norway-domiciled venture capital firm founded in 2020 that invests exclusively in water and ocean technology companies. The firm is headquartered in Kristiansand, Norway, in a restored 1639 heritage building in the city's central sustainability hub, and maintains additional offices in Copenhagen, Denmark and London, United Kingdom. It positions itself as a pure-play 'water pioneer,' framing its thesis around the fact that water covers 71% of Earth's surface and aligning portfolio construction with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (6 Clean Water, 8 Decent Work, 13 Climate Action, 14 Life Below Water).

The firm offers venture capital investment services to early-stage water and ocean technology companies, combining equity capital with an 'active ownership' model that includes strategic guidance, industry expertise, and hands-on operational support. Its disclosed portfolio includes at least eight companies — FISHED, REVIVER, Orca Connex, Ecotrawl, Intoto, Smart Ocean, Alotta, and Aragea — spanning fishing technology, ocean monitoring, marine conservation, and water infrastructure. Investment criteria emphasize exceptional founding teams capable of building unicorns, solutions to climate change and resource scarcity via ocean and water, scalable and globally disruptive business models, alignment with at least two global mega-trends, and 'Nordic values' in the broad sense of transparency, design, and innovation.

The business model follows a standard venture capital structure. Revenue is generated through management fees on committed capital (a recurring, subscription-like stream) and performance fees / carried interest on exits from portfolio companies (a transaction-driven stream). Pricing is negotiated bilaterally with portfolio companies and is not publicly disclosed. The firm employs 13 people across its three offices, is led by founding partners Steffen Pauschert (CEO) and Even Ovnerud (Chairman), and has built out a leadership team including a CTO, an Impact Manager, and three independent board members. The firm is a member of Norsif and a signatory to the UN-backed Principles for Responsible Investment.

Name

Oxidane Venture

Legal name

Oxidane Venture AS

Website

https://oxidane.no

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Oxidane Venture is a Norway-based venture capital firm founded in 2020 that invests exclusively in early-stage water and ocean technology companies. It provides equity capital plus active ownership support, and currently backs a portfolio of at least eight startups across the Nordics, Denmark, and the UK.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Kristiansand

HQ country

Norway

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Investment Returns (Carry/Performance Fees): As a venture capital firm, Oxidane generates returns through capital appreciation and exit events from portfolio company investments, typically realized through acquisitions or IPOs of their portfolio companies.
2. Management Fees: Venture capital firms typically charge management fees on committed capital to cover operational expenses of fund administration and portfolio management.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Oxidane Venture is a specialist venture capital firm providing equity capital, active ownership, strategic guidance, and industry expertise to early-stage water and ocean technology companies. The firm invests in exceptional founders building disruptive businesses addressing climate change, resource scarcity, and ocean sustainability, and supplements capital with operational support, network access, and ESG-aligned investment oversight aligned with UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Product overview

Oxidane Venture is a venture capital firm offering investment services to early-stage water and ocean technology companies. Their core offering consists of venture capital funding combined with active ownership, operational expertise, and strategic support. The firm invests in portfolio companies including FISHED, REVIVER, Orca Connex, Ecotrawl, Intoto, Smart Ocean, Alotta, and Aragea, targeting businesses aligned with UN Sustainable Development Goals related to life below water, clean water and sanitation, climate action, and decent work and economic growth. Oxidane provides more than capital—offering brains, passion, and hands-on ownership to help portfolio companies scale globally.

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Products and services

• Oxidane Venture Investment Services Venture capital investment services providing equity capital, active ownership, strategic guidance, and industry expertise to early-stage water and ocean technology companies. Targeted at founders building disruptive businesses addressing climate change, resource scarcity, and ocean sustainability through water and ocean innovations aligned with UN Sustainable Development Goals 6, 8, 13, and 14.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• NorsifcoreOthersOxidane is a proud member of Norsif, an association committed to responsible and sustainable developments. This membership demonstrates the firm's commitment to ESG principles and sustainable investment practices.
• Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI)coreOthersOxidane has added their signature to the Principles for Responsible Investment, committing to acting on human rights in their investment activities. This demonstrates commitment to responsible investment practices.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

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Profiles7 records

Funding overview

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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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