Alliance VC
Venture capitalPre-Seed–Series B · 8 people tracked
Investment thesis
Alliance VC believes that the most successful companies solve real problems in scalable ways, creating long-term profit while improving environmental and social sustainability. The firm partners with Nordic founders building exceptional early-stage tech companies with global ambitions, recognizing that building great companies takes time and requires a true partnership approach between investor and entrepreneur.
Source: firm website, verified Jul 21, 2026.
Team · 8 people
from the firm's websiteFounder of Alliance Venture in 2001, with prior Silicon Valley experience in the early Internet era. Held executive roles across startups and large companies with consistent focus on emerging technologies and innovation.
Serial entrepreneur and angel investor with 20 years of experience founding and executing in companies including Skype, Kry, Saltside, and Telenor. Passionate about supporting startup growth.
Venture capitalist with expertise in international expansion and deal syndication, including five years in Silicon Valley. Board member of the Norwegian Venture Capital Association with focus on AI, SaaS, and deep tech investments.
Venture capital investor and entrepreneur with extensive background at Spotify, Stardoll, and other tech companies. Board member and co-founder of Lifesum and active angel investor across multiple Nordic startups.
Venture investor with over a decade of startup experience and prior M&A leadership at TANDBERG, which was acquired by Cisco. Earlier career included management roles at a London-based technology startup.
Entrepreneur and venture investor with over a decade of experience in AI and digital transformation across corporate and startup environments. Co-founder of Radiobotics, a health tech startup leveraging AI for radiology, and a Scandinavian Entrepreneur of the Year award winner in 2020.
Investor relations professional with a business law background and experience at fundraising boutiques and Nordic deep-tech VC firms. Active in the startup and investor communities with a focus on supporting next-generation Nordic tech founders.
What they invest in
from 14 of 81 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×6Enterprise Software ×3SaaS ×3Creator Economy ×2Deep Tech ×2Developer Tools ×2IoT ×2Advanced Manufacturing ×1
HQs:Norway×6United States×2Finland×1
Investments · showing 60 of 81
founders shown can be your intro path1X is an AI and robotics company developing general-purpose humanoid robots for home and industrial use. Its flagship product NEO is designed as a home robot that autonomously handles household chores and learns alongside residents.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerHardwareRoboticsPalo Alto, US
Bernt Øyvind Børnich(CEO)
Aprila Bank ASA is a financial technology company that provides API-based lending and financial products to small and medium-sized businesses and retail customers in Norway. The company operates through integrations with cloud-based ERP and accounting systems serving approximately 130,000 SMEs.
FintechNorway, NO
Espen Engelberg(CFO)
AllClear ID Health provides patient identity management solutions for healthcare providers using mobile IDs and EHR integrations to eliminate patient record mismatching and enable digital health innovation. The platform delivers identity verification at NIST Level 2 assurance with HIPAA and CCPA compliance.
AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityDigital HealthHealthtech
Cornerstone is a workforce intelligence platform that helps enterprises prepare employees for skills gaps and workplace change through AI-powered agents, learning tools, and workforce readiness analysis.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHR Tech
Aquabyte develops an AI-powered platform combining computer vision and machine learning to monitor fish health, welfare, behavior, and biomass for aquaculture farms at sea and on land. The company serves fish farmers globally to improve operational efficiency, sustainability, and animal welfare.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningIoTNorway, NO
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Mjuk is an e-commerce retailer offering products to consumers across EU markets, with dedicated storefronts for Finland and Sweden.
Direct to ConsumerE-commerce
Encore is a backend infrastructure platform that lets developers define cloud infrastructure in application code and automatically provisions it to AWS or GCP. It supports local development environments, TypeScript and Go SDKs, and includes built-in tooling for API management, tracing, and deployment preview environments.
Cloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsSaaS
Enode provides APIs that enable energy apps to connect, control and optimize energy devices including EVs, solar inverters, home batteries and thermostats. The platform serves energy companies, utilities, startups and fleet managers building energy management and grid flexibility solutions.
EnergyIoT
General Intuition is an AI research organization focused on developing general artificial intelligence through learning and play-based approaches, utilizing game environments and reinforcement learning to teach machines perception, anticipation, and real-world reasoning capabilities.
AI & Machine LearningDeep Tech
Lace develops chip patterning technology for semiconductor manufacturing. Founded in 2023, the company bridges theoretical physics and industrial application with operations across Norway, Spain, the UK, and the Netherlands.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechSemiconductorsBergen, NO
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Alliance VC invest at?
- Alliance VC invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B stages.
- What sectors does Alliance VC focus on?
- Alliance VC focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Sector Agnostic.
- Does Alliance VC lead rounds?
- Yes, Alliance VC leads investment rounds.
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