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Entrepreneurs & startups
Establishing a footprint in the Nordic market — funding, grants, joint projects.
FoundersNordic Entrepreneur Forum
The gateway for Nordic industry into emerging markets.
A working bridge between Norwegian enterprise and the high-growth markets of Eastern Europe and China — in both directions.
§01 / Forum59.91°N · 10.74°E — Oslo
A working bridge — not a directory.
The Nordic Entrepreneur Forum is the point of dialogue between Norwegian enterprise and the markets it depends on — from Romania, Moldova and the Balkans to China. We work in both directions: Nordic companies reaching into Asia, and Chinese capital landing in Norway. We don't host conferences. We close deals.
§02 / AudienceThree rooms
Built for everyone scaling across borders.
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Established enterprises
Cross-border expansion, import / export pipelines, maritime trade routes and full digital transformation.
Operators03
Investors & industrial specialists
Vetted joint ventures and high-value projects across Energy, Maritime, Logistics and Tech.
Capital§03 / ServicesCapabilities
Capabilities, in-house.
Networking, workshops & the rooms where deals close.
Curated introductions, working sessions, platform promotion and business consulting that turn contacts into commercial outcomes — not LinkedIn followers.
Scope a projectBranding, marketing & web.
Identity, communications strategy and digital presence built to read as credible across every market.
EngageDigitalization & cybersecurity.
Transformation, cybersecurity and digitalization for oil & gas operations — resilient as you scale internationally.
EngageFull-service agency support for companies building their footprint in Norway and abroad. Engagements scoped per project, not per retainer.
§04 / MembersMembership
Membership is access to deal flow, capital and the corridor.
Partners & collaborators
Warm introductions to operators, suppliers and counterparts — Norway, Eastern Europe, the Balkans and China.
Capital & funding
Investor pipelines, grant programmes and joint-venture pairing across the corridor.
Corridor access
Direct routes into the Nordic↔Eastern Europe↔China trade lanes, with the people who actually run them.
Platform visibility
Promotion on the Forum platform, in member-only briefings and inside curated programming.
Working sessions
Workshops, corridor briefings and deal-room introductions — practical, not panel-discussion.
Advisory desk
A direct line to specialists in shipping, energy, digital, brand and compliance.
Open to entrepreneurs, established companies and professionals working across — or planning to enter — the Nordic, Eastern European and Chinese markets.
Join the Forum
Tell us where you want to arrive.
Tell us about your venture and the markets you are targeting. A Forum lead will respond within two business days with an introduction or a corridor assessment.
Forum deskdesk@nordicentrepreneurforum.no