Looking For Big Impact in Changing Resource-Intensive Industries with Norselab

Oct 3, 2022

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Oslo-headquartered Norselab looks for startups transforming resource-intensive industries like food, transport, and construction, said Maria de Perlinghi, a partner at the Norwegian impact investment firm.

“We believe that the next frontier or the code that we have to crack now is in the major global industries, where we know that there are huge challenges,” she said.

“We’re not at all shy of going into those industries and supporting companies that contribute to transforming those industries.”

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