Verdane

Verdane is a specialist growth equity firm founded in 2003 that invests in tech-enabled and sustainable businesses across Europe. The firm reports assets under management of over €8 billion and concentrates on the growth stage, partnering with companies in the Nordics, the wider Northern European market and the DACH region, with an office presence in Oslo. Its investment activity spans software, digital services and sustainability-driven sectors.

The firm's stated mandate is twofold: helping portfolio companies digitalise and decarbonise in pursuit of their next phase of growth. Sector focus follows from that thesis, covering software, digital services, digital transformation and decarbonisation, with an emphasis on ambitious companies positioned to operate in a sustainable economy.

Alongside capital, Verdane provides operational support through Elevate, a platform that supplies portfolio companies with technology strategy, product development and engineering capability building. This reflects an active ownership model in which the firm acts as a growth partner rather than a passive investor, supplementing financial investment with hands-on expertise in software and technology domains.