Ferd Social Entrepreneurs

We invest in social impact and long-term value creation.

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Social results

Social impact companies create important benefits for society.
Here are the social results our portfolio companies generated in 2024.

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100 400

Total number of people for whom companies in our portfolio had a positive impact.

2 400 people

Life-enhancing impact

98 000 people

Life-changing impact

Investing in Social Impact

We invest in solutions that create lasting social impact – using capital and expertise to build companies, develop markets, and contribute to systemic change.

Trivselsleder works to promote well-being, to increase activity levels and to reduce bullying during school recess. Photo: Hans Granberg

Our Investments

Ferd Social Entrepreneurs invests in companies and solutions that create measurable positive social impact. We deploy a broad range of investment instruments, from direct ownership through our portfolio and capital through funds, to outcomes-based financing in social outcome contracts, support for early-stage companies through our Impact Startup accelerator, and targeted investments in the opportunities of children and young people through the Oslo Initiative.

Unicus only employs neurodivergent IT consultants. Photo: Oda Hveem.

Our Investments

Ferd Social Entrepreneurs invests in companies and solutions that create measurable positive social impact. We deploy a broad range of investment instruments, from direct ownership through our portfolio and capital through funds, to outcomes-based financing in social outcome contracts, support for early-stage companies through our Impact Startup accelerator, and targeted investments in the opportunities of children and young people through the Oslo Initiative.

Would you like to grow with an impact investor? We’d love to hear from you. Photo: Stig Jarnes

Team

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Henriette Skretteberg

Director
Ferd Social Entrepreneurs

Espen Daae

Investment Chief,
Social Investments
Ferd Social Entrepreneurs
Astrid Laake Paaske. Photo: Dag Knudsen

Astrid Laake Paaske

Investment Professional,
Social Impact
Ferd Social Entrepreneurs