LYKT

What LYKT does

LYKT is a privately held Norwegian creative studio operating from offices in Trondheim (headquarters, Dronningens gate 11) and Rørvik (Fjordgata 8) under organisation number 916 242 670 MVA. The studio delivers four integrated service lines — professional photography, film production, graphic design, and website development — to Norwegian B2B clients across banking, regional government, energy, aquaculture, construction, IT consulting, hospitality, retail, and industrial sectors. A four-person team (Managing Director/photographer Karoline Pettersen, photographer/developer Geir Vidar Nubdal, film photographer Daniel Arntzen, and graphic designer Agnes Beate Hamland) executes all work in-house, including certified drone operations under Norwegian aviation regulations.

The company's core product surface comprises four service pages (Foto, Film, Grafisk design, Nettsider) unified by an integrated production model relaunched in March 2024, under which website, photography, film, and design are developed simultaneously from the initial sketch to ensure a consistent visual thread across deliverables. Website development is built entirely on Webflow from scratch — without templates — with integrated SEO, SSL via Cloudflare, and a client-friendly editor. Supporting proprietary capabilities include the integrated cross-disciplinary workflow, certified drone operations in controlled airspace, and content framing optimised for downstream website and marketing placements.

LYKT's business model is project-based professional services with custom quotes per engagement; no public pricing, retainers, or subscription tiers are disclosed, although the website references a 'Priskalkulator' (price calculator). Go-to-market is sales-led, combining direct outreach, an online portfolio and blog, an active presence across LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and TikTok, and word-of-mouth referrals. Distribution is direct-to-client with no intermediaries, resellers, or marketplaces, and clients span both enterprise accounts (e.g., SpareBank 1 SMN, NTE, BioMar, City Lade, Radisson Blu Royal Garden) and SMBs (e.g., Frostachips, Nolab, Nullskattesnylteren). LYKT reports no external investors, parent company, or funding rounds.

Name

LYKT

Legal name

Lykt

Website

https://dokti.no

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

LYKT is a four-person Norwegian creative studio in Trondheim and Rørvik offering integrated photography, film, graphic design, and Webflow website development services to B2B clients across banking, government, energy, aquaculture, hospitality, and industrial sectors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Trondheim

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, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Professional Photography Services: Project-based professional photography including image banks, employee portraits, product photography, advertising photography, event coverage, interior/exterior, drone photography, and food photography. Delivered as custom creative projects tailored to each client.
2. Film Production Services: Project-based film production including corporate films, social media content, documentary-style, training videos, recruitment films, drone footage, and commercial advertising. Custom production from concept to final delivery.
3. Graphic Design Services: Visual identity/brand development, logo design, redesign, print materials, template creation, promotional items, and trade show/messe design. Typically project-based engagements.
4. Website Development Services: Custom website design and development in Webflow, including planning, design, visual content integration, development, launch, and training. Delivered as end-to-end projects.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

LYKT is a Norwegian creative studio that produces visual content for businesses across four integrated disciplines: professional photography, film/video production, graphic design, and Webflow-based website development. The studio delivers project-based engagements for Norwegian companies, embedding photographers and cinematographers into the planning phase alongside designers and developers to ensure a consistent visual identity across all deliverables. The team operates from offices in Trondheim and Rørvik and serves clients in banking, government, retail, hospitality, energy, aquaculture, construction, and other industries.

Product overview

LYKT is a creative studio offering content production services across four core disciplines: photo, film, graphic design, and websites — all delivered as a unified offering. The portfolio consists of Photo Services (image banks, portraits, product, advertising, event, interior/exterior, drone, and food photography), Film Services (corporate, social media, documentary, training, motion graphics, recruitment, drone footage, and advertising), Graphic Design Services (visual identity, logo, redesign, print, templates, merchandise, and trade show), and Website Services (Webflow-based design and development). A key differentiator is the integrated production model launched in 2024, where website, photo, film, and design are developed simultaneously in one process, ensuring a consistent visual thread from first sketch to launch.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Photo Services (Foto) Professional photography services for businesses, covering image banks, employee portraits, product photography, advertising photography, event coverage, interior/exterior photography, certified drone photography, and food photography. Deliverables can be standalone or bundled with LYKT's film, design, and website offerings.
• Film Services (Film) Film production services including corporate films, social media content, documentary-style productions, training videos, motion graphics (cinemagraphs), recruitment films, certified drone footage, and advertising films, ranging from short social clips to in-depth website video content.
• Graphic Design Services (Grafisk design) Graphic design services including visual identity development, logo design, brand redesign, print materials, template creation, promotional merchandise design, and trade show/exhibition materials. Work is anchored in the client's visual profile and tailored to both purpose and format.
• Website Services (Nettsider) Website design and development built entirely from scratch on the Webflow CMS, with planning, custom visual design integrated with photo and film, development, launch, and client training. Sites are described as fast-loading, SEO-optimized, SSL-secured, Cloudflare-hosted, and easy for non-technical staff to update after launch.

Quantifiable outcome

• Helped Norsk Oljelaboratorium (Nolab) achieve a complete brand identity transformation as part of a growth programme facilitated by INAM AS and Pkom.
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers17 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• INAM AScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerINAM AS served as the development partner for Norsk Oljelaboratorium (Nolab) as part of a målbedriftsavtale (target company agreement) under the national næringshageprogrammet (business incubator programme). INAM coordinated the strategic framework and development process, with LYKT and Pkom as specialist suppliers.
• PkomcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPkom (strategic communications agency) co-partnered with LYKT on the Norsk Oljelaboratorium brand identity project, providing the communicative strategic foundation that LYKT then translated into visual identity.
• HK ReklamebyråminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHK Reklamebyrå acted as the creative agency for the Trondheim Torg project, developing the creative concepts that LYKT then translated into living visual content (colorful stills and GIFs). LYKT implemented HK's creative direction into photographic and video production.
• Belem MusicminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBelem Music administered the Europe project for the band Nullskattesnylteren, under which LYKT produced a music video, documentary, and image bank documenting the recording of the song 'Samma ka'.
• Nord UniversitetminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNord Universitet (Nord University) was a collaboration partner in the Nullskattesnylteren Europe project, working alongside Belem Music and LYKT on the documentation of the band's recording project.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@teamlykt
• Facebookfacebook.com/lyktfotofilm
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lykt
• Instagraminstagram.com/teamlykt
• TikToktiktok.com/@lykt.foto.og.film

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

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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