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StartupLab Oslo — Norway's leading early-stage tech incubator (Oslo)
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Norway's leading early-stage tech incubator (2012) at Oslo Science Park: 100+ active companies, 450+ startups supported, 130+ investments and 7 exits. Alumni: Kahoot, reMarkable, No Isolation, Huddly. Founders Fund V ($15 M) backed by state climate fund Nysnø.
100+ companies
Active companies in incubator (2024-2025)
450+ startups
Startups supported since founding (2012-2025)
130+ investments
Investments made via StartupLab Founders (2012-2025)
7 exits
Portfolio exits (2012-2025)
15 USD million
Founders Fund V size (2024)
Details
- Maturity
- Established
- Promoter
- StartupLab AS / Oslo Science Park (Forskningsparken)
- Period
- 2012–present
- Region (NUTS)
NO01- Keywords
- Deep tech, cleantech, fintech, healthtech, hardware
Context
StartupLab is Norway's primary incubator for deep-tech and early-stage technology startups, established in 2012 at Oslo Science Park and now also operating a Bergen campus, focused on founders in deep tech, cleantech, fintech and hardware.
Activities
It runs sector-specific acceleration sprints connecting startups with corporate partners across energy, construction, AI, fintech and hardware, is co-located with the biotech-focused ShareLab, and manages the StartupLab Founders early-stage investment vehicle.
Results
StartupLab hosts 100+ active companies and has supported 450+ startups since 2012, with StartupLab Founders making 130+ investments and recording 7 exits; alumni include Kahoot, reMarkable, No Isolation and Huddly. Its latest vehicle, Founders Fund V, closed at $15 million in 2024, backed by Nysnø Klimainvesteringer.
Implementation
- Indicative cost
- Medium (€50k–€500k) — Operates alongside Oslo Science Park infrastructure and manages a dedicated seed fund (Founders Fund V: $15 million, 2024) rather than relying solely on public grants.
- Time to results
- Medium (1–3 years) — Established 2012; ecosystem-level outcomes (100+ active companies, 7 exits) accumulated over roughly 12 years of continuous operation.
- Staffing & skills
- Incubator management team, StartupLab Founders investment-vehicle staff
Conditions for success
- Co-location within an established science park (Oslo Science Park)
- Adjacency to a sector-specific biotech incubator (ShareLab)
- Sector-focused acceleration sprints linking startups to corporate partners
- A dedicated affiliated seed-investment fund
Where it fits
- Governance type
- privately-run incubator co-located with a public science park
- Scale
- national (Oslo and Bergen campuses)
- Income level
- high-income
Commonly funded by
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Where this practice's information was retrieved from, and when.
- Evidoria practice page: StartupLab Oslo — accessed 2026-08-01
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