Backing industrialgame-changers.

Nordics and broader Europe · Direct line into the Aker industrial network

We invest USD 100k – 3m at pre-seed and seed into data-centric industry software and hardware that makes heavy industry efficient, sustainable and resilient.

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Fuel for founders

Capital with an industrial network attached.

Founders plug straight into Aker's and our industrial network for real-world pilots and scale support, turning hard tech into global companies. 20+ investments and 1 exit closed in the last four years.

In short

The fund at a glance.

Stage

Pre-seed, seed, selective Series A

Check size

USD 100k – 3m initial + follow-ons

Fund size

USD 30m first fund

Focus

Data-centric industrial software

Track record

20+ investments and 1 exit in 4 years

Advantage

Direct access to Aker companies as pilots

What we look for

Strong founders. Real industrial pull.

Industrial painkiller, not vitamin

Your product tackles a high-value efficiency, sustainability or resilience gap in energy, manufacturing, maritime or adjacent heavy sectors.

Domain-driven entrepreneurs

Teams who've lived the problem, bring deep sector insight and move fast.

Global ambition

You're building for international scale from day one, not just a local footprint.

Early proof in the field

Pilots, LOIs or a first cohort of paying industrial customers show the concept works outside the lab.

Defensibility through data or IP

Proprietary datasets, network effects or hard-to-replicate tech and GTM that compounds over time.

What we deliver

More than capital.

Real-world pilots

Intros to our Aker and industrial network.

Founder-friendly terms

We lead and follow.

Follow-ons and co-investors

We reserve capital for later raises and attract specialist funds.

Operational lift

Hands-on help via the RunwayFBU community in sales, hiring and compliance.

Platform power

Optional desks in our Tech Hub, ISA access, and stage time at our events.

Where we invest

Three industrial themes.

We target each layer of the industrial software stack — operations, robotics and connectivity.

Operational Transformation

AI ventures that blend software with industrial know-how, leveraging synergies with robotics and IoT to drive operational transformations at scale.

Robotics and Workforce Reinvention

Robotics and automation ventures that optimise labour efficiency and leverage AI/IoT synergies, modernising operations globally.

Connectivity and IoT Evolution

Connectivity or IoT ventures building horizontal platforms or vertical solutions, tapping synergies with AI, robotics and energy.

“RunwayFBU has been an exceptional partner.”

Knut Sandven

Serial entrepreneur, Co-founder Sonair

Portfolio

The companies we've backed.

Industrial software, robotics, AI, climate and the deep tech underneath.

iPercept

Boosts production and maintenance teams with an AI assistant to unlock peak machine performance.

Phantasma Labs

Enables AI-driven automation in enterprises without the need for big data, saving them time and money.

Sonair

Making autonomous robots safe, affordable and efficient with 3D ultrasound in air.

Muybridge

Versatile imaging technology for fast real-time processing of data from multiple image processors.

Cardboard

Easy control of SaaS spend and automated accounting for businesses.

Fortifai

Quickly and cost-effectively automate ESG compliance within weeks, ensuring continuous oversight, control and peace of mind.

OTee

Industrial Automation startup making it possible to create and manage industrial-grade virtual control systems through an open-source engineering platform.