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Tech Hub Community

RunwayFBU’s Tech Hub in Aker Tech House is where founders, industrial leaders, and pay-it-forward advisors co-create the next wave of industrial software.

John Strandruds Vei 10, 1366 Lysaker, is just a 2-minute walk from the Fornebuparken bus stop.

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Why founders choose the Tech Hub

Over 30 startups trust the Tech Hub as their location to build and scale their tech startups.

Industrial-grade workspace

Purpose-built for industrial software teams • 22 meeting rooms, library, access to a podcast & TV studio and a 120-seat auditorium • Private office, fixed and flex seating options

Lifestyle & wellbeing

Great facilities help attract and retain top talent. • Gym membership, on-site canteen & food-court • Scenic Fornebu waterfront, 2-min walk to public transit

Corporate access & pilots

On-campus with Aker companies and other industrial leaders • Industry Software Alliance network & events • Fast-track to data sandboxes, pilot customers and co-investors

Plug-in community & advisors

Shortest path to hard answers and warm intros • Pay-it-forward culture, founder round-tables & mentor hours • Access to RunwayFBU's network of advisors and Aker experts

Events, learning & visibility

Build knowledge, profile and network without leaving the building. • Workshops, social & pro-events • Media support via in-house newsletter reach & access to professional studio

Startup-friendly perks

Saves tens of thousands in tooling and services • Discount bundle from 20+ service partners (AWS, GitHub, Notion, Amplitude, legal & accounting, etc.) • Pro bono legal hours weekly

Membership plans

Remote 1600 NOK/month per person

Flex 2600 NOK/month per person

Fixed 4650 NOK/month per person

Private 5650 NOK/month per seat in office

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Join us at one of our open events, or reach out via the form link below.

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Member feedback

Ecosystem

"The inspiring locations, facilities and social community enables collaboration and knowledge-sharing, which are key success factors for our growth." - Ingrid Sofie Øvrum Sem, CEO and Co-founder at Shapemaker

Location

"The Runway tech hub has been an excellent space for meeting fellow founders while working in a comfortable, modern office that most startups can only dream about." - Henrik Skogstrøm, CEO and Founder Torq

Mindset

"Strong pay-it-forward mentality, which is how the whole world should be run! The founders also embrace it, and start doing it themselves plus VERY nice facilities and social & fun events." - Konrad Fagertun, Business Developer and Sales at Frivind

Access

"The best thing about being a part of the techhub is the access to amazing sparring partners in both our investors, the other founders as well as other people in the Aker ecosystem." - Magnus Nilsen, CEO and Founder at Sparkel

Great deals

As a member, all tech entrepreneurs get a package of deals

All combined, you get access and discounts to over 20 service partners for your business, including legal and accounting services, web marketing analysis, product analytics tool and other business resources.

Selected Tech Hub members

Kjeller Inovasjon

Services and programs within business development to Deep Tech companies with high growth ambitions.

Itonomi

Itonomi means intelligent autonomous agents. Always working, so you don’t have to.

LayerOne

Graphene nanomaterials for a more sustainable industry

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Planck Technologies

Optimizing materials for higher performance, longer life-cycles and safer and more sustainable energy stor systems.

Annuum

Centralized platform without traditional process bottlenecks - where tech and data can be leveraged to create a more liquid and efficient market.

Fortifai

Quickly and cost-effectively automate your Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) compliance within weeks, ensuring continuous oversight, control, and peace of mind.

Bare Bitcoin

Buy and sell bitcoin.

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Insert Logic

SaaS delivering pre-configured end-to-end-process logic applications – for defined industries.

OTee

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

Rocketfarm

Software experts for Universal Robots, developing proprietary software products and URCaps for the UR platform since 2012.

Wsense

WSense is a deep-tech company, specialized in underwater monitoring and communication systems (subsea WiFi), based on patented technologies.

ComplAI

Secure, efficient and transparent end-to-end SaaS management of compliance.

Sparkel

SaaS platform using AI to interpret drawings and models for construction companies

ChoppyCast

Machine learning solution offering retail chains, producers & logistics operators accurate sales and demand forecasting.

Our advisors

We believe in providing our companies with the shortest way to the answer - to whatever question they have. Connecting them to extraordinary people that can share their experience and knowledge will not only help them find the answers, but also fuel with inspiration.