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    Sandwater

    Oslo, NorwayFounded 2021

    Sandwater is an Oslo-based venture capital firm backing early-stage European companies that build solutions for global challenges. The firm focuses on resource efficiency, energy transition, productivity, and resilience, and closed its first fund at 1.4 billion NOK (approx. €125M / $136M) in January 2024.

    Deal activity decreased year-over-year (2 deals in the last 12 months vs 3 prior). Their most common stage is series-a (63% of deals). Average disclosed round size is $34.5M (across 10 rounds with reported amounts).

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    Portfolio

    15

    Fund Size

    $136M

    Top Stage

    Series A

    Last 12 Mo

    4

    Team

    Tom Even Mortensen

    Tom Even Mortensen

    Managing Partner, Oslo

    Kristian Melhuus

    Kristian Melhuus

    Partner, Oslo

    Morten Iversen

    Morten Iversen

    Partner, Oslo

    Torkel Engeness

    Torkel Engeness

    Partner, Oslo

    Adele Unneberg

    Adele Unneberg

    Investment Director, Oslo

    Katherine Mellis

    Katherine Mellis

    Investment Director, Oslo

    Didrik Dewan

    Didrik Dewan

    Investment Associate, Oslo

    Chloe Fu

    Chloe Fu

    Investment Manager, Stockholm

    Marianne Wangen Eriksen

    Marianne Wangen Eriksen

    Investment Manager, Oslo

    Alexandre Bouyssou

    Alexandre Bouyssou

    Operations & Finance Manager, Oslo

    Morten Korsveien

    Morten Korsveien

    Head of Operations & Finance, Oslo

    Reetta Heiskanen

    Reetta Heiskanen

    Head of Communications, Oslo

    Portfolio Breakdown

    Stage Distribution

    Sector Distribution

    Investment Activity

    DealsAvg Round Size

    Portfolio

    19 investments
    CompanyRoundAmountDate
    Curify Labs logoCurify LabsSeries A$14MJul 2026
    AAlva IndustriesUnknownJan 2026
    Nofence logoNofenceSeries A$35MSep 2025
    NNofenceSeries B$35MSep 2025
    EEnduro GeneticsSeries A$12.6MFeb 2025
    Enduro Genetics logoEnduro GeneticsSeries AFeb 2025
    XO Life logoXO LifeUnknownAug 2024
    CardioSignal logoCardioSignalSeries A$10MJan 2024
    1x logo1xSeries B$100MJan 2024
    CardioSignal logoCardioSignalSeries A$10MJan 2024
    CCytovationSeries A$8MJun 2023
    11X TechnologiesSeries B$100MMar 2023
    FarmInsect logoFarmInsectSeries AJan 2023
    11X TechnologiesSeries AJan 2023
    CCytovationSeries A$20MJan 2022
    DDelft IMPSeries AOct 2021
    Soil Capital logoSoil CapitalSeries B
    Nofence logoNofenceSeries B
    NNofenceSeries A

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    Last updated: 8 September 2026