Farvatn Venture

Farvatn Venture is the venture arm of Farvatn, a Norwegian family-owned investment company headquartered in Bergen, Norway. Founded in 2016, it invests in startups and venture funds operating in three core verticals: Ocean (marine/blue tech), Life Science, and Renewable Energy. Key geographies are the Nordic countries and Silicon Valley. The firm aligns its investment thesis with UN Sustainability Goals, with particular focus on life below water, life sciences, renewable energy, and gender equality. Farvatn Venture operates alongside the broader Farvatn group, which also invests across real estate, shipping, private equity, equities, and bonds. The venture arm has made over 90 investments and works with more than 170 co-investors according to PitchBook data. Check sizes reported by EU-Startups are in the €1.5M–€3M range at Pre-Seed and Seed stages. The firm prefers to partner with like-minded investors and family offices.