About Stratel
Stratel is a family office founded in 1976. It is primarily based out of Oslo, Norway. As of Jan 2026, Stratel has invested in 6 companies. It primarily invests in Seed round in Norway based companies. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from High Tech, Consumer. Its latest investment was a $2.79M Seed round in Sonair on Apr 11, 2024, which also saw participation from StartupLab and SINTEF.
Overall, Stratel portfolio has seen 1 unicorn including key companies like reMarkable, Sonair and FundingPartner. A lot of funds co-invest with Stratel, with names like StartupLab sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio.
Stratel has a team of 4 people including 3 partners.
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Stratel's List of Top Investments
Stratel has a portfolio of 6 companies, one of which is a Unicorn. Their most notable investments are in MentisCura and FundingPartner.Their portfolio spans across Norway and Iceland. They have invested in High Tech, Consumer, HealthTech and 7 other sectors, across stages such as Seed stage. Here is the list of top investments by Stratel:1. reMarkable
Internet first brand offering smart notebooks. The platform allows users for sketching purposes with features like paper-like texture and friction. The device supports handwriting mode and can also take notes.
Key facts about reMarkable
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: Oslo (Norway)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $15M
- Employee Count: 70 as on Dec 31, 2019
- Investors: Spark Capital, Founders Fund and 9 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, May 10, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
2. Sonair
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.
Key facts about Sonair
- Founded Year: 2022
- Location: Oslo (Norway)
- Stage: Series A
- Total Funding till date: $12M
- Investors: Investinor, Scale Capital and 6 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, Sep 17, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
FundingPartner is an online financing platform for investors to invest in creditworthy Norwegian companies. Offers flexible financing for companies, as they can borrow money from investors, in return for 5-20% interest rates. Loans are provided to the companies satisfying the requirements of the platforms and money is deducted from investor's account. The companies repay the loans in monthly instalments. Loan period can range from 6 months to 5 years.
Key facts about FundingPartner
- Founded Year: 2016
- Location: Oslo (Norway)
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $2.29M
- Employee Count: 26 as on Dec 11, 2024
- Investors: Founders Fund, Schibsted Media Group and 3 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Dec 20, 2018, $*****
4. Oivi
Oivi enables screening of a diabetic person for maintaining diabetic eye-health. It helps in retinal screening at primary care using AI-camera that identifies, tracks and manages diabetic eye disease.
Key facts about Oivi
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: Oslo (Norway)
- Annual Revenue: 75K NOK as on Dec 31, 2022
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $500K
- Employee Count: 21 as on Mar 31, 2025
- Investors: Arali Ventures, Forward Slash and 5 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Grant (prize money), Jun 15, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. MentisCura
MentisCura develops and commercializes diagnostics for CNS disorders. Its platform technology combines EEG readings with fully automated algorithms to provide a differential diagnosis of neurodegenerative disorders. It has two products: Katla aimed at diagnosing attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and SIGLA to provide a differential diagnosis for dementia patients.
Key facts about MentisCura
- Founded Year: 2004
- Location: Reykjavik (Iceland)
- Stage: Seed
- Total Funding till date: $16.1M
- Employee Count: 10 as on Jul 01, 2024
- Investors: New Business Venture Fund, Europa and 2 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Seed, Dec 24, 2016, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
Stratel's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Stratel has invested in 6 companies over the last 10 years, with an average of 0 new investment annually in the last 10 years. Its most recent first time investment was in Sonair.Stratel's Investments by Stage
Stratel has made 4 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $7.02M.Stratel's Investments by Sector
Stratel has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Consumer, Environment, FinTech, Financial Services and HealthTech. Notably, it has invested in 5 Tech companies, 3 Enterprise (B2B) companies, 3 Tech hardware companies and at least 2 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Consumer | 2 |
Environment | 1 |
FinTech | 1 |
Financial Services | 1 |
HealthTech | 1 |
Others | 5 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Stratel's Investments by Geography
Stratel has made most investments in Norway (3), followed by Iceland where it has made 1 investment.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Norway | 3 |
Iceland | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Stratel's recent investments
Stratel has not made any investment in 2026 so far.Here are the most recent investments by Stratel:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Apr 11, 2024 | Norway | Seed | 9767 | [+2] | |
Jan 23, 2024 | Norway | Seed | 3106 | [+3] | |
Dec 20, 2018 | Norway | Seed | 1196 | ||
Dec 24, 2016 | Iceland | Seed | 7734 |
Unicorns in Stratel's Portfolio
Stratel has 1 unicorn in its portfolio - reMarkable. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is reMarkable which became a unicorn in 2022, 4 years before Stratel first invested in it.Here is a list of unicorns in Stratel's portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
75 | Internet first brand offering smart notebooks | 2013 | Oslo | Series B | tiomfva |
Team profile of Stratel
Stratel has a team of 4 members including 3 Partners and 1 Principal located in Norway. Stratel's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of all team members in Stratel:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | - | - | ||
Partner | - | - | ||
Partner | Oslo | - | ||
Principal | Oslo | - | - |
Co-investors of Stratel
Over the past 10 years, 17 investors have co-invested in Stratel's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Stratel: Founders Fund, StartupLab and 1 other have invested in rounds before Stratel. There is 1 company where Founders Fund has invested before Stratel and 1 company where StartupLab has invested before Stratel.
- Top Co-investors of Stratel: 10 investors entered a company along with Stratel. These include investors like StartupLab (1 company).
- Invested after Stratel: A total of 4 investors have invested in Stratel's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Skyfall Ventures (1 company) and RunwayFBU (1 company).
