Funded Startups in Akershus
Akershus — the Oslo-adjacent county stretching from Ås in the south to Jessheim in the north — shows funded companies distributed across hard-tech, energy,…
Akershus — the Oslo-adjacent county stretching from Ås in the south to Jessheim in the north — shows funded companies distributed across hard-tech, energy, and industrial verticals. The 13 most recent rounds in this dataset span February 2022 to August 2025, with disclosed amounts running from Agoprene's $530K consumer goods raise in Sandvika to Cognite's $113M secondary-market transaction in Lysaker.
Lysaker is the most concentrated node, accounting for five of the 13 entries: CoBuilder, Aker, TECO 2030, Ocean Yield, and Cognite. Fornebu hosts three — Muybridge, IDEX, and Aker Horizons. Sector distribution leans industrial: energy rounds include TECO 2030 ($3M, July 2023) and Aker Horizons ($8M, June 2023), while agriculture surfaces with Saga Robotics ($11M, August 2025) in Ås and Avisomo's $2M seed in Jessheim (December 2022). Nearly all round types are classified as Series Unknown; Avisomo's seed and Cognite's secondary-market transaction are the only labeled exceptions.
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Frequently asked
What are the largest disclosed rounds among Akershus-based companies in this dataset?
Cognite's $113M secondary-market transaction in Lysaker (February 2022) is the largest, followed by Ocean Yield's $70M raise in Lysaker (March 2023). Hystar and Aker each closed $28M rounds in 2024, and Green Minerals added $25M in July 2025.
Which cities in Akershus have the highest concentration of funded companies?
Lysaker accounts for five of the 13 entries — CoBuilder, Aker, TECO 2030, Ocean Yield, and Cognite all operate there. Fornebu is next with three companies: Muybridge, IDEX, and Aker Horizons.
What sectors appear most often in recent Akershus funding rounds?
Energy (TECO 2030, Aker Horizons) and agriculture (Saga Robotics, Avisomo) each appear twice. The remaining nine entries span natural resources, science and engineering, AI, financial services, biotechnology, data and analytics, content, consumer goods, and sales and marketing — no single sector dominates.
How current is the funding activity shown for Akershus?
The two most recent entries are Saga Robotics ($11M, August 2025) in Ås and Green Minerals ($25M, July 2025) in Asker. The dataset extends back to Cognite's February 2022 secondary-market round.
What round stages are represented in this list?
Eleven of the 13 entries are classified as Series Unknown. The two exceptions are Avisomo, which closed a $2M Seed round in Jessheim in December 2022, and Cognite, whose $113M round was classified as Secondary Market.
Are there any rounds without a disclosed amount?
CoBuilder's October 2024 round in Lysaker lists no disclosed figure. All other entries in the dataset include a specific dollar amount.
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