# Ferd: portfolio, investments and team > Ferd is a family office based in Norway. 14 investments on record, latest Sept 2025. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team. Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/ferd (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) Norway · [Investor](https://millionrounds.com/investors) # Ferd Last cheque observed Sep 2025. Silence since then is not evidence of inactivity: our sources miss unannounced rounds. Email Quiet Family office Growth Seed Series A Biotechnology Neuroscience Semiconductor Follow Ferd and see its new cheques in your feed. [Start following](https://millionrounds.com/login?join=1&why=follow&next=%2Ffund%2Fferd) Cheques on record **0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 14 on record Since the last cheque **411** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec Median round **$28M** Rounds led **0 of 14** Sole investor **4 rounds** Exits **5 from the portfolio** Mostly in **Norway, 50%** Pitch Ferd ## Ferd highlights - 01 14 rounds on record - 02 Mostly Venture and Series B: 75% of its rounds - 03 Sole investor in 4 rounds, median $3.9M - 04 5 exits from the portfolio ## What they do > Ferd er et familieeid investeringsselskap From their own website - **Type:** Family office - **Cheque size:** Not stated - **Stages:** Growth Seed Series A - **Sectors:** Biotechnology Neuroscience Semiconductor - **Based in:** Lysaker, Norway - **Cold pitches:** Not stated ## The record Every round we can evidence, newest first **14 appearances** - **2025** 1 round - **Sept** **[Nofence](https://millionrounds.com/company/nofence)** Series B · NO · European Circular Bioeconomy Fund (ECBF) **$35M** With 7 others - **2016** 1 round - **Nov** **[The Future Group](https://millionrounds.com/company/the-future-group)** NO · VentureBeat **$20M** With 2 others - **2011** 2 rounds - **Jan** **[Smarterphone](https://millionrounds.com/company/smarterphone)** Series B · NO · fis.dowjones.com **$5.0M** Sole investor - **Jan** **[Siving Egil Kvaleberg](https://millionrounds.com/company/siving-egil-kvaleberg)** Series B · NO · smarterphone.com **$5.0M** Sole investor - **2010** 1 round - **Jul** **[Nanoradio](https://millionrounds.com/company/nanoradio)** Venture · SE · nanoradio.com **$13M** With 6 others - **2009** 1 round - **Jul** **[Nanoradio](https://millionrounds.com/company/nanoradio)** Venture · SE · dmwmedia.com **$17M** With 6 others - **2008** 1 round - **Jun** **[ARKeX](https://millionrounds.com/company/arkex)** Series C · GB **$31M** With 2 others - **2007** 3 rounds - **Jun** **[Siving Egil Kvaleberg](https://millionrounds.com/company/siving-egil-kvaleberg)** Series A · NO · kvaleberg.com **$2.7M** Sole investor - **Jun** **[Nanoradio](https://millionrounds.com/company/nanoradio)** Series C · SE · thealarmclock.com **$27M** With 4 others - **Feb** **[Colibria](https://millionrounds.com/company/colibria)** Venture · NO · colibria.com **$13M** With 2 others - **2006** 3 rounds - **Nov** **[BONESUPPORT](https://millionrounds.com/company/bonesupport)** SE · bulletin.sciencebusiness.net **$20M** With 5 others - **Mar** **[Napatech](https://millionrounds.com/company/napatech)** Venture · US · napatech.com **$5.0M** With 2 others - **Feb** **[BONESUPPORT](https://millionrounds.com/company/bonesupport)** Venture · SE · bonesupport.se **$1.9M** With 2 others - **2005** 1 round - **Jul** **[Mohive](https://millionrounds.com/company/mohive)** Venture · NO · mohive.com **$2.0M** Sole investor An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor. ## 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 listed **5 in all** **[Nanoradio](https://millionrounds.com/company/nanoradio)** Bought by [Samsung Electronics](https://millionrounds.com/fund/samsung-electronics) **Undisclosed** Jun 2012 **[Smarterphone](https://millionrounds.com/company/smarterphone)** Bought by [Nokia](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nokia) **Undisclosed** Jan 2012 **[Colibria](https://millionrounds.com/company/colibria)** Bought by Metaswitch Networks **Undisclosed** Apr 2011 **[Colibria](https://millionrounds.com/company/colibria)** Bought by Synchronica **Undisclosed** Apr 2010 **[Mohive](https://millionrounds.com/company/mohive)** Bought by CrossKnowledge **Undisclosed** Apr 2010 An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records. ## The cheque Growth Seed Series A Median round joined **$28M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$3.9M** Led 0 of 14 rounds **0%** - **Sole investor:** 4 rounds - **Last cheque:** Sept 2025 - **Exits:** 5 from the portfolio Rounds by stage said on their site - Venture *6* - Series B *3* - Series C *2* - Series A said *1* - Growth said *-* - Seed said *-* Cheques by month Led Joined Dec 2023 Nov 2026 Often in the room with - [Teknoinvest](https://millionrounds.com/fund/teknoinvest) 5 - [Industrifonden](https://millionrounds.com/fund/industrifonden) 3 - [Innovacom](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovacom) 3 - [Nordic Venture Partners](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nordic-venture-partners) 3 - [Creandum](https://millionrounds.com/fund/creandum) 2 - [InnovationsKapital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovationskapital) 2 **Pitching Ferd?** Put them on your fundraising board with this record on the card, and follow them to hear when they write a new cheque. Add to your CRM *→* ## 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. [**Teknoinvest** VC firm **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/teknoinvest)[**Industrifonden** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/industrifonden)[**Innovacom** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovacom)[**Nordic Venture Partners** Private equity **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/nordic-venture-partners)[**Creandum** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/creandum)[**InnovationsKapital** Investment firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/innovationskapital)[**Northzone** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/northzone)[**Viking Venture Management** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/viking-venture-management) ## Recently backed The latest companies Ferd put money into. [**Nofence** $35M · Sept 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/nofence)[**The Future Group** $20M · Nov 2016](https://millionrounds.com/company/the-future-group) ## 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). ## Raising now? Find the investors who back rounds like yours, and keep every conversation on one fundraising board. Find similar investorsOpen your CRM Built from the rounds we watched, its filings and its own website, refreshed every night. [How we count](https://millionrounds.com/methodology) · [Report a correction](https://millionrounds.com/corrections?slug=ferd) · [Is this your firm? Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?org=ferd)