Best Mobile Companies in Norway
The 39 best Mobile companies in Norway in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: PortalOne.
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Our analysis of 127 Mobile companies
$17.0b in tracked funding; 88% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2024.
Ranked: Best Mobile companies in Norway
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PortalOne Online hybrid game developer & live game experience provider company | $76M | 55 mo ago | Series A | Stig Kasin Co-Founder | 2018 | SentryApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+16 | — |
| 2 | Play Magnus Mobile chess games developer | $14M | 78 mo ago | Series A | — | 2013 | Google WorkspaceCloudflare Browser InsightsCloudflare Bot Management+2 | — |
| 3 | Opera Developer of a web browser providing online experiences and gaming products | $13M | 161 mo ago | Public | — | 1995 | DrupalApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+22 | 3 job openings · 2 launchs |
| 4 | Gobi Provider of short video stories publishing platform | $1M | 52 mo ago | Seed | — | 2015 | Google CloudCloudinaryGoogle Workspace+2 | — |
| 5 | ThumbAD Mobile advertising network | $600K | 159 mo ago | Seed | Tor Olav Haugen Co-Founder & CEO | 2012 | — | — |
| 6 | DeeMe App-based messaging and multimedia sharing platform | $558K | 134 mo ago | Deadpooled | Morten Strid Co-Founder | 2015 | — | — |
| 7 | Rock Pocket Developer of PC and mobile-based casual games | $334K | 52 mo ago | Funding Raised | Ivan Moen Founder & CEO | 2008 | — | — |
| 8 | Snowcastle Games Independent video game developer based in Norway | $185K | 102 mo ago | Funding Raised | Erik Hoftun CEO & Co-founder | 2009 | Squarespace CommerceSquarespaceTypeScript+15 | — |
| 9 | Sarepta Studio Independent game development company | $169K | 90 mo ago | Funding Raised | Catharina Bohler CEO | 2010 | WordPressMySQLPHP+13 | — |
| 10 | Rain Games Developer of casual games | $166K | 42 mo ago | Funding Raised | Peter Meldahl CEO | 2010 | WordPress Block EditorBeaver BuilderWordPress+16 | — |
| 11 | Megapop Independent mobile game publishing studio | $161K | 36 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | 2012 | WebflowSendgridGoogle Workspace+7 | 2 launchs |
Top 12 Mobile companies in Norway
#1
Series A · Oslo, Oslo · founded 2018 · 37 employees$75.5Mraised▾
PortalOne is an online hybrid game developer company. The company combines games & live shows to improvise gaming experiences for gamers.
- Jan 2022Series A$60M
- Apr 2021Seed$15M
- Oct 2020Seed—
#2
Funding Raised · Oslo, Oslo · founded 2012 · 12 employees$160.7Kraised▾
Independent mobile game publishing studio that specializes in releasing strategy games. Some of the games released by the company are "Trolls vs Vikings". It generates revenue through advertisements and in-app purchases.
- Sep 2023Grant (prize money)$160.7K
#3
Funding Raised · Bergen, Vestland · founded 2010 · 17 employees$165.8Kraised▾
Developer of casual games. The company has developed several games, that includes Teslagrad, Girl Genius AICH, World to the west, Mesmer, and many more. It develops games for mobile and is made available on playstore and app store.
- Mar 2023Grant (prize money)$165.8K
#4
Seed · Oslo, Oslo · founded 2015 · 6 employees$1.2Mraised▾
Provider of short video stories publishing platform. The platform provides features such as uploading files, editing, customising look, and more. It aims to enhance visitor engagement and conversions while offering features such as automatic subtitle generation.
- Apr 2022Seed$741.3K
- Mar 2017Angel$500K
#5
Series A · Oslo, Oslo · founded 2013 · 13 employees$13.6Mraised▾
Play Magnus is a mobile chess games developer. Has developed chess games like Play Magnus and Magnus Trainer as of February 2017. Play Magnus game is available for download on both App Store and Google Play, whereas Magnus Trainer is available only on App Store.
- Mar 2020Series A$13.6M
#6
Funding Raised · Tonsberg, Vestfold and Telemark · founded 2008$334.4Kraised▾
Developer of PC and mobile-based casual games. The company has developed multiple games including "Shiftlings" (an action action-adventure game for PC & console devices) and "Ella Bella Puzzles" (a puzzle game for mobile devices). The games are available on Steam, PlayStation Store, and Google Play store. Also provides mobile & PC game development services. It generates revenue through advertisements, in-app purchases, and paid games.
- Apr 2022Grant (prize money)$160.5K
- Mar 2015Grant (prize money)$174K
#7
Public · Oslo, Oslo · founded 1995 · 606 employees$13.2Mraised▾
Developer of a web browser providing online experiences and gaming products. The browser offers features such as ad blocking, file sharing, and virtual private network. It provides tools for arranging tabs, messaging, and artificial intelligence interaction. The company also develops a gaming browser and resources for game creation.
- Apr 2013PE$13.2M
#8
Seed · Oslo, Oslo · founded 2012 · 2 employees$600Kraised▾
ThumbAd monetizes, adds value and delivers additional advertising revenue to publishers thereby providing increased eCPMs with real-time targeting ads and new advertising formats. It enables advertisers and premium brands to leverage big data in order to buy audiences and drive efficiency through the use of algorithms and advanced targeting tools.
- May 2013Angel$400K
- Dec 2012Seed$200K
#9
Deadpooled · Bergen, Vestland · founded 2015$558Kraised▾
App-based messaging and multimedia sharing platform. Users can send those images with comments to their friends and start chatting with each other by exchanging images and videos in the same way. Users can involve in one-to-one chats or group chats accordingly.
- Jun 2015Seed$558K
#10
Funding Raised · Hamar, Innlandet · founded 2010 · 16 employees$169.1Kraised▾
Independent game development company. The games developed are Shadow Puppeteer, My Child Lebensborn, and Project Thalassa.
- Feb 2019Grant (prize money)$169.1K
#11
Funding Raised · Oslo, Oslo · founded 2009$184.6Kraised▾
SnowCastle Games is an independent video game developer based in Norway. It has developed multiple games including "Hogworld: Gnart's Adventure" and "Earthlock: Festival of Magic". The games are available on Steam, PlayStation store, and Apple store. It generates revenue through paid games.
- Mar 2018Grant (prize money)$184.6K
#12
Acquired · Oslo, Oslo · founded 1881 · 45 employees—raised▾
Offers an app for finding caller IDs. The app allows users to find who is calling to them. It also has a feature to notify spam or sales calls. The app is available on the Android & iOS platforms.
Funding & investor landscape
Notable founders
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Mobile coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
How research on 5G / 6G Networks is moving in Norway
A read on the academic research around 5G / 6G Networks — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 161 Norway-affiliated papers.
- University of Oslo63
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology55
- Norwegian Defence Research Establishment17
- University of Agder9
- Norsar8
- Beamforming7→13
- MIMO2→8
- Electronic engineering2→6
- MIMO5→7
- Beamforming12
- MIMO4
- Adaptive beamformer3
- Sonar3
- SIGNAL (programming language)2
Where 5g 6g is researched across Norway
Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.
Common questions
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