Finstart Nordic was established in 2018 by SpareBank 1 Sør-Norge, as the strategic investment arm in fintech, technology, and impact companies.

Finstart is a 100% owned subsidiary of SpareBank 1 Sør-Norge ASA based in Oslo and Stavanger, integrated in terms of operations and distribution possibilities.

We strive to be valuable, resourceful and active partners to the companies we are engaged with.

Our mandate is to invest in fintech, technology and impact companies that could improve or extend the existing value chains in Sør-Norge as a full service financial institution. A prerequisite for making investments is to identify strong synergies with Sør-Norge as a Corporate, and that both parties find a partnership meaningful.

We are a corporate venture company operating in seed and early-stage growth, with the opportunity to follow on through growth stage. Our ticket size, per round, is normally between NOK 2-10 million.

Our contribution to growth and scale is being an active investor and to create synergies with Sør-Norge or our wider ecosystem, without any limitations for future growth for you as a start-up/growth company.