Best Semiconductors Companies in Norway
The 81 best Semiconductors companies in Norway in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: IDEX.
- $580.2 Billion Global Opportunity for Semiconductors by 2026
Our analysis of 219 Semiconductors companies
$47.9b in tracked funding; 70% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
Ranked: Best Semiconductors companies in Norway
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founder | Tech stack | Market signals (1y) | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | IDEX Developer of biometric authentication cards for access and payment security | $140M | 6 mo ago | 93 93 → 56 (-40%) · sector median -9% | Stan Swearingen CEO | WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+23 | 6 signals ▼40% Funding · Leadership | — | — |
| 2 | Novelda Provider of sensors to detect human presence | $84M | 54 mo ago | 73 73 → 44 (-40%) · sector median -9% | Eirik Naess Ulseth Co-Founder | WordPressMySQLPHP+26 | — | 127 patents Patents concentrated in electrical & electronics | — |
| 3 | poLight Developer of focus actuators for optical lenses | $58M | 118 mo ago | 22 22 → 55 (+150%) · sector median -9% | — | WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+15 | — | 111 patents Advanced tunable microlenses and adaptive optical components for mobile imaging systems. | — |
| 4 | XeThru Non contact sensors for monitoring breathing and detect presence | $27M | 88 mo ago | 50 | Jan-Bjornar Lund CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | sensiBel Manufacturer of noise cancellation-enabled MEMS microphone | $24M | 28 mo ago | 11 | Jakob Vennerød Co-Founder & Head of Product Development | WordPressMySQLPHP+17 | — | 34 patents Optical acoustic sensing and readout modules for microphones and displacement measurement | — |
| 6 | Elliptic Labs Developer of AI-based ultrasonic sensors | $22M | 57 mo ago | 52 52 → 70 (+35%) · sector median -9% | Laila Danielsen CEO | WordPressMySQLPHP+17 | — | — | — |
| 7 | Nanopower Manufacturer of wireless chips and semiconductor electronic devices | $19M | 9 mo ago | 3 | Tore Irgens Kuhnle CEO | HubSpot CMS HubMicrosoft ClarityLinkedin Insight Tag+14 | — | 8 patents Integrated power management ICs and device connection systems for electronic devices | 2 partnerships |
| 8 | Muybridge Manufacturer of sensors | $16M | 1 mo ago | 9 | Håkon Espeland Co-Founder & CEO | SanityNode.jsTailwind CSS+9 | — | 15 patents Multi-camera computational photography: motion‑blur inversion and obstructing‑object extraction. | — |
| 9 | NEXT Biometrics Provider of fingerprint-based solutions for biometric systems | $16M | 31 mo ago | 27 | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+20 | 7 signals Contracts · Earnings | 107 patents Integrated oxide-semiconductor fingerprint sensors on displays and multi‑segment biometric sensing | — |
| 10 | Energy Micro Energy friendly microcontrollers and RF transceivers | $13M | 195 mo ago | 51 | — | — | — | 25 patents Ultra‑low‑power analog ICs for sensor interfaces, regulators, and brown‑out detection | — |
| 11 | Tunable Developer of gas analysis technology for various industrial applications | $10M | 21 mo ago | 18 18 → 33 (+83%) · sector median -9% | Thor Bakke Co-Founder & CTO | WebflowVimeoTypekit+17 | — | 27 patents Optical gas‑cavity spectroscopy sensors and advanced acoustic noise‑cancellation detection systems | 1 expansion |
| 12 | Kitron Electronic manufacturing services & circuit boards | $9M | 41 mo ago | 1,759 1,759 → 1,219 (-31%) · sector median -9% | — | Apple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365Bootstrap+19 | 22 signals Contracts · Earnings · M&A | — | 1 partnership |
| 13 | Numascale Turnkey systems for the Big Data Analytics market | $8M | 113 mo ago | 21 | — | — | — | 40 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | — |
| 14 | Sonair Devloper of 3D ultrasonic sensor for autonomous robots | $7M | 9 mo ago | 9 | Knut Sandven Co-Founder & CEO | WebflowApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+15 | — | 7 patents Acoustic-based structural inspection and object imaging within complex infrastructures | 1 launch |
| 15 | Glucoset Indwelling intravascular continuous blood glucose monitoring device | $7M | 35 mo ago | 19 19 → 16 (-16%) · sector median -9% | — | Squarespace CommerceSquarespaceVimeo+12 | — | 3 patents Boronic‑acid polymer glucose sensors integrated with optical‑fiber detection. | — |
| 16 | Disruptive Technologies Provides wireless network solutions for IOT Devices connectivity | $6M | 115 mo ago | 70 | Andreas Koller Co-Founder | WebflowGSAPAtlassian Statuspage+24 | — | — | — |
| 17 | Arctic Silicon Devices RF & Microwave products - Acquired | $5M | 220 mo ago | — | — | — | — | 28 patents Precision ADC calibration, adjustable accuracy, and configurable input circuitry for signal conversion. | — |
| 18 | Setred 3D displays and related software solutions | $3M | 196 mo ago | 1 | — | — | — | 49 patents High‑speed shutter and bandwidth/ rendering enhancements for autostereoscopic 3D displays | — |
| 19 | SentiSystems Provider of sensor fusion platform | $2M | 52 mo ago | 3 | Mads Reiten CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | Zimmer and Peacock Provider of biosensors and sensor development and manufacturing services | $1M | 85 mo ago | 31 31 → 25 (-19%) · sector median -9% | — | WordPressMySQLPHP+10 | — | — | 1 launch |
| 21 | Sea-Hawk Develops radar sensors based on proprietary technology for marine applications | $825K | 184 mo ago | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 22 | Wavetrain Provider of level crossing warning system | $375K | 131 mo ago | 11 11 → 20 (+82%) · sector median -9% | Hakon Heier CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 23 | Nornir Provider of IoT development kits | $114K | 54 mo ago | 2 | Paal Kristian Levang Founder | — | — | — | — |
| 24 | TioTech Manufacturer of titania nanoparticles | $113K | 82 mo ago | 5 | Anders Teigland CEO | WebflowApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+9 | — | 29 patents TiO2-based photocatalytic particles and battery electrode materials for energy storage | — |
| 25 | Sensovann Provider of technology solutions for disease-specific biomarker recognition and safe analysis of body fluids | $111K | 130 mo ago | — | Xinyan Zhao CEO | — | — | 8 patents Diaper-embedded fluid detection sensors for infant urine/feces monitoring | — |
Top 12 Semiconductors companies in Norway
#1
Public · Fornebu, Viken · founded 1996 · 93 employees$139.9Mraised▾
Developer of biometric authentication cards for access and payment security. These cards offer fingerprint authentication for physical entry, digital login, and payments. The cards are designed to integrate with existing identity platforms and payment systems. They provide security against phishing, AI-driven attacks, and unauthorized access.
- Dec 2025Post IPO$2.2M
- Jul 2025Post IPO$2.9M
- Sep 2024Post IPO$6.6M
- Nov 2023Post IPO$3.2M
#2
Series A · Fornebu, Akershus · founded 2020 · 9 employees$16Mraised▾
Manufacturer of sensors. It designs and manufactures sensors for multiple use cases. It caters to real-time embedded systems, full-stack software development, computer vision, and AI applications.
- May 2026Series A$16M
#3
Series B · Kristiansand, Agder · founded 2017 · 3 employees$19.1Mraised▾
Manufacturer of wireless chips and semiconductor electronic devices
- Sep 2025Series B$11M
- Nov 2023Grant (prize money)$8M
- Jan 2022Grant (prize money)$93.1K
#4
Series A · Oslo, Oslo · founded 2022 · 9 employees$6.8Mraised▾
Devloper of 3D ultrasonic sensor for autonomous robots. It uses various laser and camera sensors, for safety, object detection, and navigation. The sensor allows AMRs to detect distance and direction to all objects in a field of view, up to a 5 meter range.
- Sep 2025Series A$6M
- Oct 2024Seed$1.6M
- Apr 2024Seed$2.8M
- Dec 2023Seed$1.6M
#5
Series A · Oslo, Oslo · founded 2015 · 18 employees$10.2Mraised▾
Developer of gas analysis technology for various industrial applications. The technology combines multi-gas analysis with gas fingerprint recognition for real-time identification of gas-mix patterns. It enables classification of process states, even when compositions are complex or partly unknown. The company provides gas analysers that combine micro and nanotechnology with infrared spectroscopy. These analysers are programmable, miniaturised, and provide real-time multi-gas analysis.
- Aug 2024Series A$3.8M
- Sep 2022Series A$6.4M
#6
Series A · Oslo, Oslo · founded 2016 · 11 employees$23.6Mraised▾
Manufacturer of noise cancellation-enabled MEMS microphone. Its features include noise-free, low harmonic distortion, and systems integration. It uses MEMS technology based on the optical phenomena of interference and diffraction. It is applicable for 3D recording, conferencing, headphones, and sound detection.
- Feb 2024Series A$7.6M
- Apr 2022Series A$16M
- May 2020Grant (prize money)$2.6M
- Dec 2018Grant (prize money)$56K
#7
Public · Oslo, Oslo · founded 2000 · 27 employees$15.8Mraised▾
Provider of fingerprint-based solutions for biometric systems. It provides users with a company produces active thermal sensing technology. Its product portfolio includes fingerprint sensor modules, fingerprint readers, aadhar products, and software kits. It can be used in smart card, government ID, access control, and notebook. It provides fingerprint sensor technology for authentication in the smart card, government ID, access control, and notebook markets.
- Nov 2023Post IPO$5.5M
- Feb 2021Post IPO$10.5M
- May 2020Post IPO$5.1M
- Jan 2019Post IPO$18.4M
#8
Series D · Oslo, Oslo · founded 2004 · 73 employees$83.6Mraised▾
Provider of sensors to detect human presence. The company offers a presence sensor to detect human presence through any material to enable auto-wake mode. It also offers an impulse radar transceiver System on Chip (SoC) sensors for human presence detection in indoor applications. It can be used in consumer electronics for user detection and smart buildings for automation detection.
- Dec 2021Series D$44.7M
- Feb 2021Series C$11.9M
- Feb 2019Series C$15M
- Nov 2016Series B$12M
#9
Acquired · Trondheim, Trondelag · founded 2013 · 19 employees$6.6Mraised▾
Indwelling intravascular continuous blood glucose monitoring device. The GlucoSet intravascular sensor delivers continuous and accurate information on patient's blood glucose level, enabling normalization of glucose levels, without the risk of sudden and dangerously low glucose levels. By accessing through an indwelling arterial catheter without disrupting that catheter's current use, the GlucoSet sensor requires no new catheters and displaces no other equipment. The company claims that unlike competing solutions, the sensor also tolerates patient movement very well. The company also claims that with a sensor cross sectional area under 5% of the smallest competing product, GlucoSet is the first sensor able to access through arterial catheters without risk.
- Jul 2023Series A$6.5M
- Jul 2023Grant (prize money)$3.7M
- Nov 2020Grant (prize money)$59.8K
- Oct 2018Grant (prize money)$2.8M
#10
Series C · Horten, Vestfold and Telemark · founded 2005 · 22 employees$58.2Mraised▾
Developer of focus actuators for optical lenses. When current is passed through the piezo material placed on the glass membrane, it deforms the polymer kept between the glass membrane and support glass, thus allowing light rays to focus accordingly. Technology is claimed to be consuming less energy, takes less time to focus and has high optical stability among other advantages. It enables the production of wafer scale (MEMS) active optical components based on deformable polymers.
- Aug 2016Series C$20M
- Feb 2015Series C$19M
- Jul 2011Series B$18.5M
- 2009Series A—
#11
Public · Oslo, Oslo · founded 2006 · 52 employees$21.7Mraised▾
Developer of AI-based ultrasonic sensors. It provides AI-based software for the detection of virtual security, touch, touchless gestures, proximity, virtual presence, and connection. It can be integrated into mobile, laptop, virtual reality, and IoT platforms. It has applications in smartphones, automobiles, computers, speakers, and televisions.
- Sep 2021Post IPO$19.3M
- May 2020Grant (prize money)$55.5K
- Feb 2019Grant (prize money)$2.4M
#12
Public · Asker, Viken · founded 1962 · 1759 employees$9.3Mraised▾
Kitron is an Electronic Manufacturing Services (EMS) company in Scandinavia specializing in the contract manufacturing of goods with electronic content. The company offers services involving supply chain, from product development to distribution as well as repair & maintenance.
Funding & investor landscape
Notable founders
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Semiconductors coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
How research on Semiconductors is moving in Norway
A read on the academic research around Semiconductors — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 93 Norway-affiliated papers.
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology19
- SINTEF12
- University of Oslo10
- Vestfold University College9
- Integrated Optoelectronics8
- Integrated circuit2→4
- CMOS7
- Chip7
- Electrical engineering5
- Integrated circuit4
- Electronic circuit4
- Circuit design3
- Power (physics)3
- Microelectronics2
- Wafer2
- Composite material2
Where semiconductors 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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