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Norselab

Impact investoroperating company · company profile

Oslo · Seed–Late Stage · 16 people tracked

Also known as NORSELAB MEANINGFUL EQUITY · NORSELAB MEANINGFUL STRUCTURED EQUITY

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489 people in our graph share verified history with the Norselab team — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Egilunlockedknows Tonje Slorafoss · together at BI Norwegian Business School (overlapped)
×2knows the team · via DNB Asset Management
×5knows the team · via Norges Handelshøyskole (NHH)
×3knows the team · via BI Norwegian Business School
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Investment thesis

Norselab positions impact as the future of investing, aiming to attract diverse capital toward the UN SDGs. Its investment strategies back and reshape companies that contribute to positive impact and systemic change across industries the firm believes must be rethought — including fighting climate change, restoring biodiversity, cleaning up the environment, and creating equal opportunity. The firm emphasizes measurable change across people, planet, and systems, seeking to build tomorrow's category-defining, high-impact companies while proving that meaningful capital can generate both returns and real-world impact.

Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.

Stage
Seed–Late Stage
HQ
Oslo, NO
Instruments
Equity · Debt
Founded
2015
Tracked investments
3

Team · 16 people

from the firm's website & public directories
David Whelan· General Partner
Mark Smyth· General Partner
Orlin Mladenov· General Partner
Aksel Lund Svindal· Investment Partner, Growth Equity

Investment partner on Norselab's growth equity team.

Alexander Nøstvik· Investment Partner, Growth Equityin

Investment partner on Norselab's growth equity team.

Tom Hestnes· Managing Director, Creditin

Managing Director for Norselab's credit strategy.

Inès van Tol· Impact Analystin

Impact analyst at Norselab.

Line Tollefsen· Head of Credit Operations

Head of Credit Operations at Norselab.

Oda Standal· Impact Analyst

Impact analyst at Norselab.

Ole Einar Stokstad· Senior Portfolio Manager, Creditin

Senior portfolio manager for Norselab's credit funds.

Petter Blesvik Gandrud· Investment Analyst

Investment analyst on Norselab's growth equity team, hired in August 2025.

Shatthik Barua· Head of Risk, Creditin

Head of Risk for Norselab's credit business.

Founder mafia

3 people who came through Norselab went on to found or lead other companies.

What they invest in

from 2 of 3 portfolio companies

Cleantech ×2Advanced Manufacturing ×1FoodTech ×1Impact & Social Good ×1New Materials ×1

HQs:Norway×1

Investments · 3 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2023 · 12022 · 23 dated

Ava Oceanavaocean.noinAug 2023

Ava Ocean develops ocean harvesting technology for sustainable seafood extraction from the seabed.

CleantechFoodTechImpact & Social GoodÅlesund, NO

Øystein Tvedt(Chief Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsOcean 14 Capital

Tautau.groupin𝕏Jan 2022 · $34.4M

Tretau produces solvent-free magnet wire using its DryCycle coating technology, which insulates copper, aluminum, nickel-plated and silver wire with thermoset and thermoplastic polymers.

Advanced ManufacturingCleantechNew Materials

Co-investorsCDP Venture Capital

Tautau.usinJan 2022 · $34.4M

Tau provides an end-to-end freight operations platform that models ocean shipment plans across carriers, routings, sailings, cutoffs, and quotas to generate feasible booking options with forecasted cost, time, and risk consequences.

Co-investorsTin Men Capital

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Frequently asked questions

What stage does Norselab invest at?
Norselab invests at the Seed, Growth, Late Stage stages.
What sectors does Norselab focus on?
Norselab focuses on Climate Tech, Impact & Social Good.
Where is Norselab located?
Norselab is headquartered in Oslo, NO.

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