We want to create a world that is optimised for both people and planet. We believe that entrepreneurs building rapidly scalable businesses are the best bet to solve some of the problems facing our world. That’s why we’re using our experience from founding and leading startups to support the best impact entrepreneurs across the world.
Norrsken is an ecosystem consisting of Norrsken House, a coworking space for over 350 impact entrepreneurs in Stockholm, and our seed fund Norrsken Founders Fund which invests in companies with the potential to radically improve the world.
NORRSKEN INITIATIVES
The Norrsken initiatives combine high risk with high impact. We believe this is an unexplored territory in a world where non-profits avoid financial risks and venture capitalists focus only on financial return.
INITIATIVE 001
KLARITY
Klarity engages citizens in exposing everyday corruption. 1 out of 4 people around the world have to pay bribes to access public services, Klarity aims to give them a voice.
INITIATIVE 002
29k
Increasing our speed can never compensate for heading in the wrong direction. We believe a better society comes from wiser decisions and actions. Therefore 29k aims to democratize personal growth by combining the best empirical experience, research and tech.
NORRSKEN INVESTMENTS
We support the most driven entrepreneurs out there solving some of the world’s biggest problems. With funding, expertise and networks, we help them and their big ideas reach full potential and maximum impact.
COMPANY 001
DOCTRIN
Doctrin is on a mission to significantly improve the quality and efficiency of healthcare through their e-health solutions. Doctrin’s belief is that patients are an under-utilised resource that wants to be more involved in their own healthcare process. Therefore, they have developed digital solutions for doctors' consultations to increase patient involvement and facilitate doctor-patient communication.
COMPANY 002
KARMA
One third of all food produced is never consumed. Karma reduces food waste by helping restaurants and grocery stores sell their surplus food instead of throwing it away. The consumers can save food directly in the Karma app at a discounted price and get high quality food for less.
COMPANY 003
WELCOME
A digital meeting place where friendships and real-life value are created, right in your smartphone. Welcome tackles integration issues by connecting locals and the newly arrived.
COMPANY 004
WORLDFAVOR
Worldfavor makes it easy to coordinate, assess and visualize your organization's sustainability. The leading platform to manage, report and share sustainability data digitally.
COMPANY 005
ENEO SOLUTIONS
Using roof-mounted solar panels to generate electricity, or on-site ground-source heat pumps to generate heating and cooling, Eneo offers its customers easy access to green energy.
COMPANY 006
HYGGLO
What if you didn't have to own anything, yet everything was available to you?
Hygglo is a service which allows its users to rent the things they need, and rent out the things they own. Putting good things to good use and reducing production.
COMPANY 007
MATSMART
If food waste was a country, it would be the third largest producer of carbon dioxide in the world.
Matsmart sells surplus and expiring food items that would otherwise go to waste, and ships it to your door.
COMPANY 008
Wefarm
As a farmer, a single bad yield can mean months of struggle, and it's often very hard to know what went wrong.
Wefarm is a free peer-to-peer service that enables farmers to share information via SMS, without the internet and without having to leave their farm.
COMPANY 009
QuizRR
Workers in factories are often exposed to poor working conditions and unsafe environments, and many are not even made aware of their rights and responsibilities.
QuizRR develops digital training solutions to advance corporate responsibility in global supply chains. The training is essentially about human rights and the benefits of dialogue at the workplace – to help people improve their lives. Beyond audit.
COMPANY 010
Kognity
Nelson Mandela once said: “Education is the most powerful weapon, which you can use to change the world.”
Kognity is taking education and textbook learning into the next generation by leveraging technology to radically improve learning for middle school and high school students.
COMPANY 011
Whywaste
Just one quarter of all wasted food could feed the 795 million undernourished people around the world who suffer from hunger.
Whywaste offers digital solutions that enable retailers to easily identify products that are at risk of passing their expiration date. The food can then be sold at a reduced price, cooked or donated for charitable purposes, instead of ending up in the wastebin.
COMPANY 012
Ignitia
What if your life depended on weather forecast?
Ignitia has developed a high-resolution tropical weather forecast model raising accuracy from 39% to 84%, which means that small scale farmers in the tropical regions can plan their farming a lot better. Better planning improves their farming yields and puts food on the table.
COMPANY 013
Olio
A European or North American consumer wastes almost 100 kilograms of food annually, household waste is the hardest one to tackle.
Olio is the world's first peer-to-peer food sharing platform. It connects neighbours with each other and with local businesses through an app so that surplus food can be shared.
COMPANY 014
Woshapp
Imagine if you could have someone wash your car with minimum negative impact on the planet. Now stop imagining.
Book a timeslot and Woshapp cycle to your car, wash it with biodegradable products, absorb all the chemicals in microfibre cloths and use 99% less water than a conventional car wash.
COMPANY 015
Winningtemp
Mental Health is a large and growing problem, Winningtemp has the potential for huge positive impact on how we feel.
They collect real time data to help organisations and their employees synchronise workflows, wellbeing and personal development, creating a sense of belonging and enabling continuous improvement.
WHAT WE'RE AFTER
Impact
We are looking for businesses focused on solving the world’s biggest problems, accelerating positive change.
Business model
We believe that the next generation business model is one where profit and impact go hand in hand. That being said, we don’t shy away from backing the bravest impact ideas in the non-profit space.
Technology
We invest in innovations that use technology as a tool in creating and scaling solutions.
Stage
We focus on early stage businesses with initial results showing a lot of potential.
EUROPE’S BIGGEST HUB
FOR IMPACT AND TECHNOLOGY
Norrsken House is a 2400+ sqm creative cluster for over 300 entrepreneurs solving some of the biggest issues of our time.
We are a non-religious, non-partisan, non-profit Foundation with a strong belief in Effective Altruism. We support and invest in both for-profit businesses and non-profit organizations, whichever we believe is most likely to have a positive impact on society. Although we are based in Stockholm, Sweden, we see ourselves as world citizens.
Johanna Blendow, Global Partnership Manager
David Frykman, Chief Investment Officer
Erik Engellau-Nilsson, Chief Executive Officer
Frida Siwe, Chief Financial Officer
Annika Weigele, Junior Controller
Fredrika Wessman, Growth Project Manager
Jessica Guter, Expansion Manager
Oskar Malm Wiklund, Member Experience & Tech
Klara Hansen, Office Manager
Niklas Adalberth, Founder
Susanna Campbell, Chair of the Investment Committee
Funda Sezgi, Chief Operating Officer
Thom Feeney, General Manager, House Stockholm
Anna Ryott, Deputy CEO
Tove Larsson, Investment Manager
Agate Freimane, Investment Manager
Mimmi Andersson, Digital Producer
Lisa Johansson, Events Manager
Christoffer Nilsson, Management Traniee
Norrsken is privately funded by its founder.
Norrsken (802479-5448) is a Swedish foundation registered at Länsstyrelsen Stockholm and is fully taxable in Sweden just like any other corporation.
The daily operations are run through a regular limited corporation (Stockholmsnorrskenet AB, 559032-5741) that is fully owned by Norrsken Foundation.
We are currently not open for donations, but we are always interested in getting in contact with companies who can support us pro-bono with their expertise. Please reach out to us at info@norrskenfoundation.org
Do you want to be part of our team? We are always interested in getting in touch with good people who have big ideas and even bigger hearts.
A: We believe that a diverse team produce better results so we try to staff and pay equally. We also think transparency is good and try to lead by example. We’re not perfect and we expect this section to grow and develop.
NORRSKEN FOUNDATION
15 EMPLOYEES
GENDER BALANCE
We are convinced that a well balanced,
and diverse team perform better.
SALARY DISTRIBUTION
At Norrsken we apply equal pay for
equal work.
MANAGEMENT
Norrsken Foundation is led by 3 women and 1 man.
AGE
The age distribution of the Norrsken team is
quite young. However,
we think age is just a number and
we don’t look at age when hiring.
GENDER BALANCE IN THE NORRSKEN HOUSE
The Norrsken House is a co-working space with just over 300 members. We want to be a diverse and heterogen office environment where people are comfortable being themselves.
We're constantly scanning the global impact tech scene for teams/companies with promising solutions to the world's most crucial social and civic issues. Please fill out the form below and put yourself on our radar if you think this could be you.
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Ok, that's not really a question. But we really would like to give our thanks to Projektbyrån, Nymans Elektriska, Gärahovs Bygg, Lintex, SA möbler, Meetech, A/O Interior Design, Evert Lindelöf Inredningsservice, Zound Industries, Reforma, Gunnebo, Lumen Arkitekter, Spektra Neon, NAI Swefa, Stureplansgruppen, Hässelby Blommor and Designers Guild for all sponsoring us with their invaluable knowledge, and for supporting us in building one of the important pillars that defines what Norrsken Foundation is all about.