Ferd
Family officeOslo · Growth–Late Stage
Investment thesis
Ferd is a family-owned investment company focused on creating value for companies and individuals, alone or in partnership. It takes meaningful ownership positions and acts as an active, long-term owner, encouraging and challenging its companies to think big and realize their international potential by contributing competence, networks and capital. Its flexibility lets it adapt to each company to maximize the partnership for all parties. Ferd also invests in real estate (including Oslo's Marienlyst development site) and supports social entrepreneurship, reflecting a broad, values-driven investment approach.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
What they invest in
from 2 of 2 portfolio companiesConstruction Tech ×1Deep Tech ×1Defense Tech ×1Hardware ×1IoT ×1Logistics & Supply Chain ×1Retail Tech ×1Robotics ×1
HQs:United Kingdom×1Norway×1
Investments · 2 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathGeneral Oceans is a group of underwater technology businesses that design, manufacture and support subsea systems including ADCP and DVL instruments, sonar imaging, underwater robotics and ocean data collection.
Deep TechDefense TechHardwareIoTRoboticsRud, GB
Jesse Rodocker(Director)Finn Ivar Marum(Director)Atle Lohrmann(Executive Officer, Director)
Mestergruppen is a group that owns building-industry companies and brands across Norway and Sweden, operating in building supplies, surface products, homebuilding and property development, plumbing services, logistics, and production.
Construction TechLogistics & Supply ChainRetail Tech
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Ferd invest at?
- Ferd invests at the Growth, Late Stage stages.
- What is Ferd's typical check size?
- Ferd typically writes checks of $43.2M – $270M.
- What sectors does Ferd focus on?
- Ferd focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, Data & Infrastructure, Energy, Fintech, Healthtech, Impact & Social Good, Medical Devices, Mobility & Transportation, PropTech, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Ferd located?
- Ferd is headquartered in Oslo, NO.
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