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London-based “neocloud” startup Nscale raised a $1.1B Series B led by Aker, with Nvidia participating; Aker says it is investing $285M for a 9.3% stake

‘Largest Series B in European History’ Tim Bradshaw / Financial Times : Nvidia-backed Nscale raises $1.1bn in investor frenzy over AI infrastructure Reuters : Nscale raises $1.1 billion from Aker, oth...

Ikea launches Ikea Preowned, an online marketplace for customers to sell secondhand furniture to each other, testing in Madrid and Oslo until the end of 2024

Furniture retailer challenges digital classified ads ‘oligopoly’ with peer-to-peer sales platform for its products

Oslo-based online game-based learning service Kahoot plans to go private in an all-cash PE deal, led by Goldman Sachs, valuing the company at $1.7B

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Oslo-based shipping software maker DNV reports a ransomware attack, impacting its ShipManager system and around 1,000 vessels, the latest attack on the industry

About 1,000 vessels have been affected by a ransomware attack against a major software supplier for ships.

Oslo-based grocery delivery startup Oda raised ~$151M from Kinnevik, Verdane, and Summa Equity at a ~$353M post-money valuation, down from ~$900M in April 2021

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Oslo-based Xeneta, which offers crowdsourced sea and air freight analytics, raised $80M led by Apax Digital at a $265M valuation

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Oslo-based Ardoq, which helps companies manage network architecture, raises a $125M Series D, sources say at a $300M valuation, led by EQT Growth

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Oslo-based PortalOne, which is building a “hybrid” gaming platform, raises a $60M Series A led by Tiger Global, following a $15M seed in April 2021

Gaming has been one of the most popular entertainment categories in the last two years of pandemic living.

Norwegian warehouse robotics maker AutoStore plans an IPO in Oslo, sources say valuing the company at ~$11.7B, up from $7.7B when SoftBank invested in April

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Norwegian enterprise software maker Visma says it is planning an IPO next year in Oslo after being valued at $19B in a secondary share sale