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Nordic Microfinance Initiative AS is an Independent Private Equity/Venture Capital firm founded in 2008 by Hans Olav Torsen and Herbjørn Skjervold. Nordic Microfinance Initiative AS is headquartered in Trondheim.

CUPP Computing AS engages in the provision of dual mode processing and security technology for personal computer and mobile applications. Its products include disk and data security systems, architecture computing modules and virus-scanning appliances. The company was founded by Andrew Peter Keenan and Omar Nathaniel Ely in 2005 and is headquartered in Bergen, Norway.

Scale Protection AS develops and manufactures scale monitoring equipment. It provides Scale and corrosion management services with a unique tool box. The company was founded by Ole Magnar Drønen and is headquartered in Harstad, Norway.

Verdande Technology AS develops products and services for the re-use of knowledge. Its core technology is based on the principle of case based reasoning; a process of solving new problems, based on the solutions of similar past problems, and has applications across industries. Its application, DrillEdge* is developed for oil and gas real-time drilling operations. It is designed to reduce risk, increase rate of penetration and reduce non-productive time while drilling. They help operators to re-use knowledge in order to diagnose and avoid costly drilling problems before they escalate.