Norwegian holding group

Lighting ventures.Lasting value.

From first spark to lasting company: we start, back and grow ventures, with no exit clock.

Open for more ventures

02What we do

Start, fuel, grow, hold.

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Start

We explore industries, find the gaps and build niche solutions through Emberfields Ventures.

Build with us

03Portfolio

Built in the group.

The parent owns 100% of every Emberfields company. Emberfields Ventures holds shares in startups.

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Parent company

Emberfields Group.

Owns every company in the group and runs their administration, so each one can focus on its work.

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Ventures

Emberfields Ventures.

Where Clifford explores industries, finds the gaps and builds niche solutions to fill them. Funds startups when they need it, in return for shares.

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Investments

Emberfields Invest.

Invests in stocks, bonds and other types of investments.

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Planned holding · co-founded by Clifford

Credo Hiring AS.

An AI applicant tracking system where people make the hiring decisions, never the software. Emberfields Ventures will put in capital for shares once the company is founded.

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Planned

Next company.

New companies join when they are ready, owned 100% by the parent.

04Principles

Built the Nordic way.

01

Trust

plain agreements, kept

Simple contracts, honest numbers and promises we keep.

02

Long view

decades, not quarters

We judge every decision by where it leaves the group in ten years.

03

Simplicity

few people, clear roles

Small teams with clear owners move faster than big ones.

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Balance

build well, live well

Companies that last are run by people who last.

05Ventures

Open for new ventures.

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Clifford

Founder · Emberfields Group

My door is always open. If you’re building something, run a business that needs a long-term owner, or want a partner who thinks in decades, I’d love to hear about it.

Who are you?

You’re building something new.

You have an idea or an early-stage startup that needs capital and a co-founder. Emberfields Ventures invests for shares and brings structure, so you can spend your time on the product and the customers.

Pitch your startup

You run a company that already works.

It has customers and income, and you’re thinking about selling or stepping back. We buy to keep: a long-term owner who looks after the team and the work, not a buyer who flips it.

Tell us about your company

You want to build alongside us.

Share a project, bring customers or invest side by side in a venture.

Start a conversation

06Pitch a venture

Tell me in one line.

What kind of venture?
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