Best Education Companies in Norway
The 105 best Education companies in Norway in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Kompetanse Norge.
Norway's Education sector, tracked across 105 companies here, tells a story that's almost entirely one name: Kompetanse Norge. That single filer accounts for $36M of the $44M in total disclosed funding across the entire directory, leaving the rest of the field, universities included, splitting roughly $8M. University of Stavanger pulled $5M, University of South-Eastern Norway $2M, and beyond that the numbers get thin fast. So when you're scanning this list for scale, you already know where to look first.
The global education market sits at roughly $2.14 trillion and is forecast to hold that level through 2028 at a 4.86% CAGR, driven by rising internet penetration and government funding initiatives. Median app install growth across 569 education and edtech apps is running at +18% YoY, which tells you mobile engagement is real even if Norwegian disclosed funding stays modest. I'd note that challenges in higher education funding are a live policy tension here, and legal and regulatory friction tends to slow capital formation in this space. The directory's active investors, Europa and the European Union among them, reflect an institutional rather than venture-led funding base. That shapes everything you'll find below.
- Education construction lag not new to coronavirus crisis
Our analysis of 207 Education companies
$18.9b in tracked funding; 92% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
Ranked: Best Education companies in Norway
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kompetanse Norge Provider of higher education and skills development services | $36M | 65 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | 2001 | Apple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365Node.js+14 | 1 job opening |
| 2 | University of Stavanger University offering multiple courses across diversified streams | $5M | 45 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | 2005 | DrupalApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+15 | — |
| 3 | University of South-Eastern Norway University offering multiple courses and degrees across diversified streams | $2M | 53 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | 2016 | WixSentryBootstrap+12 | — |
| 4 | NOKUT Provider of accreditation and oversight for higher education | $314K | 85 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | 2003 | Optimizely Content ManagementApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+12 | — |
| 5 | Explorable Provider of educational content on psychology, experiments, science, and academics | $115K | 87 mo ago | Funding Raised | Oskar Blakstad Founder & CEO | 2012 | DrupalPHPNginx+8 | — |
| 6 | Universitetet i Bergen University offering multiple courses and degrees across diversified streams | — | 14 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | 1999 | — | — |
| 7 | UiO Public research university offering multiple courses and degrees across diversified streams | — | 45 mo ago | Funding Raised | Gunn Elin CEO & Director | 1811 | Node.jsMUIReact+7 | — |
| 8 | NTNU University offering multiple courses and degrees across diversified streams | — | 52 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | 1760 | LiferayJavaUbuntu+11 | — |
Top 11 Education companies in Norway
#1
Funding Raised · Norway · founded 2001 · 362 employees$36.4Mraised▾
Provider of higher education and skills development services. It manages national responsibilities for higher education, higher vocational education, and skills policy. Services include funding opportunities, career guidance, and the dissemination of research and statistics related to these fields. The organization also facilitates events and discussions on relevant topics within the higher education and skills development sectors.
- Jan 2021Grant (prize money)$35.4M
- Jan 2018Grant (prize money)$431K
- Feb 2017Grant (prize money)$562.9K
- Jan 2017Grant (prize money)—
#2
Funding Raised · Stavanger, Rogaland · founded 2005 · 4648 employees$4.9Mraised▾
The University of Stavanger, Norway, has about 9000 students and 1200 administration, faculty and service staff. The University is organized in three Faculties and also includes two national centres of expertise. The Faculty of Arts and Education has about 2500 students. The Faculty represents something quite novel among Norwegian Universities.
- Sep 2022Grant (prize money)$213K
- Oct 2021Grant (prize money)$369.4K
- Feb 2021Grant (prize money)$325.7K
- Sep 2020Grant (prize money)$255.3K
#3
Funding Raised · Kongsberg, Viken · founded 2016 · 37 employees$2.3Mraised▾
University offering multiple courses and degrees across diversified streams
- Jan 2022Grant (prize money)$243.6K
- Oct 2021Grant (prize money)$543.1K
- Oct 2021Grant (prize money)$42.5K
- Apr 2021Grant (prize money)$79.2K
#4
Funding Raised · Lysaker, Akershus · founded 2003$314.1Kraised▾
Provider of accreditation and oversight for higher education. This entity ensures and develops educational quality through accreditation and supervision processes, evaluations, national examinations, knowledge sharing, and international collaboration. Services encompass accreditation for higher education and vocational programs, quality assessments, and the administration of national examinations. It also publishes reports and summaries on educational quality.
- May 2019Grant (prize money)—
- Feb 2018Grant (prize money)$112.9K
- Jan 2018Grant (prize money)$162.4K
- Jan 2017Grant (prize money)$23.6K
#5
Funding Raised · Kristiansand, Agder · founded 2012 · 2 employees$115Kraised▾
Developer of a diversified research-based information-furnishing platform intended to provide accurate content which is easy to understand. The company's website summarizes vital parts of research and publishes articles in the field of psychology, science, and statistics, enabling users to write research papers, conduct experimental research, and get mental health assistance.
- Feb 2019Grant (prize money)$56.9K
- Sep 2018Grant (prize money)$58.1K
#6
Funding Raised · Bergen, Vestland · founded 1999 · 6328 employees—raised▾
University offering multiple courses and degrees across diversified streams
#7
Funding Raised · Oslo, Oslo · founded 1811—raised▾
Public research university offering multiple courses and degrees across diversified streams. It consists of eight faculties that conduct research and offer education in theology, law, medicine, humanities, mathematics and Natural sciences, dentistry, social sciences, and education.
#8
Funding Raised · Trondheim, Trondelag · founded 1760 · 313 employees—raised▾
University offering multiple courses and degrees across diversified streams
#9
Funding Raised · Norway · founded 2020 · 1715 employees—raised▾
BISO is the student organisation at BI Norwegian Business School, and is run by students, for students.
#10
Funding Raised · Oslo, Oslo · 189 employees—raised▾
MF vitenskapelig høyskole is an independent theological institution and Norway's largest theological education and research provider.
#11
Acquired · Trondelag · founded 1991 · 300 employees—raised▾
Chain of education centre offering fish farming courses
Funding & investor landscape
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Education coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
Common questions
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