Norway · Investor

Ferd

Last cheque observed Sep 2025. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds.

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QuietFamily office

GrowthSeedSeries ABiotechnologyNeuroscienceSemiconductor

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 14 on record
Since the last cheque411days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$28MRounds led0 of 14Sole investor4 roundsExits5 from the portfolioMostly inNorway, 50%
Pitch Ferd

Ferd highlights

  1. 01

    14 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Venture and Series B: 75% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 4 rounds, median $3.9M

  4. 04

    5 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Ferd er et familieeid investeringsselskapFrom their own website
Type
Family office
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
GrowthSeedSeries A
Sectors
BiotechnologyNeuroscienceSemiconductor
Based in
Lysaker, Norway
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first14 appearances

  1. 2025

    1 round

  2. Sept
    NofenceSeries B · NO · European Circular Bioeconomy Fund (ECBF)$35MWith 7 others
  3. 2016

    1 round

  4. Nov
    The Future GroupNO · VentureBeat$20MWith 2 others
  5. 2011

    2 rounds

  6. Jan
    SmarterphoneSeries B · NO · fis.dowjones.com$5.0MSole investor
  7. Jan
    Siving Egil KvalebergSeries B · NO · smarterphone.com$5.0MSole investor
  8. 2010

    1 round

  9. Jul
    NanoradioVenture · SE · nanoradio.com$13MWith 6 others
  10. 2009

    1 round

  11. Jul
    NanoradioVenture · SE · dmwmedia.com$17MWith 6 others
  12. 2008

    1 round

  13. Jun
    ARKeXSeries C · GB$31MWith 2 others
  14. 2007

    3 rounds

  15. Jun
    Siving Egil KvalebergSeries A · NO · kvaleberg.com$2.7MSole investor
  16. Jun
    NanoradioSeries C · SE · thealarmclock.com$27MWith 4 others
  17. Feb
    ColibriaVenture · NO · colibria.com$13MWith 2 others
  18. 2006

    3 rounds

  19. Nov
    BONESUPPORTSE · bulletin.sciencebusiness.net$20MWith 5 others
  20. Mar
    NapatechVenture · US · napatech.com$5.0MWith 2 others
  21. Feb
    BONESUPPORTVenture · SE · bonesupport.se$1.9MWith 2 others
  22. 2005

    1 round

  23. Jul
    MohiveVenture · NO · mohive.com$2.0MSole investor

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The team

We hold 16 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed5 in all

NanoradioBought by Samsung ElectronicsUndisclosedJun 2012
SmarterphoneBought by NokiaUndisclosedJan 2012
ColibriaBought by Metaswitch NetworksUndisclosedApr 2011
ColibriaBought by SynchronicaUndisclosedApr 2010
MohiveBought by CrossKnowledgeUndisclosedApr 2010

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Ferd. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

TeknoinvestVC firm5rounds togetherIndustrifondenVC firm3rounds togetherInnovacomVC firm3rounds togetherNordic Venture PartnersPrivate equity3rounds togetherCreandumVC firm2rounds togetherInnovationsKapitalInvestment firm2rounds togetherNorthzoneVC firm2rounds togetherViking Venture ManagementVC firm2rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Ferd put money into.

Nofence$35M · Sept 2025The Future Group$20M · Nov 2016

Quick answers about Ferd

What does Ferd invest in?

Ferd invests most often at Venture and Series B (75% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Biotechnology, Neuroscience and Semiconductor.

How active is Ferd?

14 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Sept 2025.

What has Ferd invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Nofence (Series B, Sept 2025) and The Future Group (Undisclosed round, Nov 2016).

How big are Ferd's cheques?

The median round it joins is $28M.

Does Ferd lead rounds?

Rarely, if at all: none of its 14 investments on record names it as the lead.

Where does Ferd invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in Norway (50%), Sweden (36%) and the United Kingdom (7%).

Is Ferd investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Sept 2025.

Who does Ferd invest alongside?

Most often Teknoinvest (5 rounds together), Industrifonden (3 rounds together) and Innovacom (3 rounds together).

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