Venture capital
Norway
In The News Sept 2026

Alliance VC

Investment focus

Sectors

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Investment Stages

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Geographic Focus

Nordics

Investment thesis

Norwegian early-stage VC investing in Nordic founders with global ambitions. Bridges Oslo and Silicon Valley for portfolio companies seeking US expansion.

Typical check size

€1.5M – €3M

Estimate

How To Pitch Alliance VC

Cold Email Works
Alliance VC is open to unsolicited pitches. A short, specific email is the fastest way in.

Who To Contact

Anders Hallin
Partner
LinkedIn
Arne Tonning
Partner
AI
SaaS
deep tech
LinkedIn
Source

Portfolio highlights

Boost.ai - conversational AI for enterprise
Xeneta - ocean freight rates
1X - humanoid robotics
Xeneta - ocean and air freight rate benchmarking
Huddly - AI-powered conference cameras
Gelato - print-on-demand platform
Superside - creative-as-a-service
Sanity - headless CMS platform
Remarkable - e-paper tablet (early supporter)

Team

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Anders Hallin
Partner

20 years entrepreneurial experience as founder and executive at Skype, Kry, Saltside, passionate about supporting startup growth.

Checked Sept 2026
Arne Tonning
Partner

Experienced venture capitalist with 5 years in Silicon Valley, focused on market expansion and US deal syndication.

AI
SaaS
deep tech
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Bente Loe
Partner

20 years venture capital and private equity experience with board roles at listed tech companies, passionate about women in tech.

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Henrik Torstensson
Partner

Stockholm-based venture investor, board member and co-founder of Lifesum, angel investor in multiple Nordic startups.

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Jan-Erik Hareid
Founder & Chairman

Founded Alliance Venture in 2001 after 5 years in Silicon Valley, focused on emerging technologies and entrepreneurship.

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Johan Gjesdahl
Managing Partner

Venture capitalist with 10+ years investing in startups, former M&A lead at TANDBERG (acquired by Cisco for $3bn).

Checked Sept 2026
Stine Mølgaard Sørensen
Partner

Founder and AI/health tech expert with Silicon Valley exit, co-founder of Radiobotics, 2020 KPMG Scandinavian Entrepreneur of the Year.

AI
health tech
digital transformation
Checked Sept 2026

Website reachable as of Aug 2026. Focus and check size as listed by the firm, not independently verified.

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