Organization · Angel Group
Connect Øst
Connect Øst is an early-stage investor network based in Norway that connects innovative startups and scaleups with private investors providing capital and expertise.
Overview
What Connect Øst does
What Connect Øst is
Connect Øst is an early-stage investor network based in Norway that connects innovative startups and scaleups with private investors providing capital and expertise.
How it participates in the startup ecosystem
The current public profile supports funder and community capabilities. Each capability below is shown separately so organization identity and role-specific information do not get conflated.
Operational profile
Organization status and context
Organization status describes the entity itself. Funding and program availability appear within the relevant capability profile.
- Operational status
- Active
- Organization type
- Angel Group
- Structured capabilities
- Funder · Community
- Last reviewed
- March 6, 2026
Official channels
Find Connect Øst elsewhere
Open the official website or a supported primary organization account.
Capability profile
Connect Øst as a funder
Investment thesis
Connect Øst invests in early-phase companies with significant growth potential, providing capital, knowledge, and networking opportunities to help them succeed while emphasizing social responsibility.
Focus narrative
Connect Øst invests in early-phase companies with significant growth potential. The organization provides capital, knowledge, and networking opportunities to help these companies succeed. It offers advisory services and board positions as needed. The network emphasizes social responsibility and aims to address important societal challenges while facilitating the development of future businesses.
Focus and fit
- Stages
- Pre-seed · Seed · Seed+
- Regions
- Europe
Availability
- Currently deploying
- Not published
Capability profile
Connect Øst as a community
Community overview
Connect Øst is an early-stage investor network based in Norway. It was established to connect early-phase companies with competent capital, expertise, and networks. The organization aims to foster growth in innovative and scalable startups. Connect Øst collaborates with various regional networks across Norway, comprising over 1,500 members and partners, and works with international entities where applicable.
Community focus
Connect Øst invests in early-phase companies with significant growth potential. The organization provides capital, knowledge, and networking opportunities to help these companies succeed. It offers advisory services and board positions as needed. The network emphasizes social responsibility and aims to address important societal challenges while facilitating the development of future businesses.
Membership
- Recorded members
- 1,500
Audience and fit
- Audience
- Founders · Investors
- Benefits
- network-access and mentorship
- Program types
- community
- Selection criteria
- open
- Stages
- Pre-seed · Seed
- Regions
- Europe
Community activity
Notable members
Elisabeth Kalsnes - CEO and Co-founder, Per Henrik Hovelsrud - Co-founder, Ane Kleivan Gjelsvik - Chairman.
Common questions
What to know about Connect Øst
Upseed classifies Connect Øst under the Angel Group organization type. Its current public profile includes funder and community capabilities.
Source and update disclosure
Know what this page is based on
Source basis
Public organization and program material, official websites, and structured Upseed records.
Last reviewed
March 6, 2026
Known limits
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