NorSun Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 2005

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Private

  • Employees
  • 200

Employees

  • Latest Deal Type
  • PE Growth

  • Financing Rounds
  • 8

NorSun General Information

Description

Manufacturer of monocrystalline silicon ingots and wafers intended to cater to the solar energy industry. The company's products are made from polysilicon using the Czochralski process whereby polysilicon is melted in a crystal puller and then shaped into pseudo-square blocks and sliced into thin square wafers using diamond wire in multiwire saws and cleaned through washing lines, thereby providing select group of cell producers with products to put together solar cells for the conversion of sunlight into electricity.

Contact Information

Website
www.norsun.no
Ownership Status
Privately Held (backing)
Financing Status
Private Equity-Backed
Corporate Office
  • Karenlyst Allé 9C
  • 0278 Oslo
  • Norway
+47 974 00 000
Primary Industry
Other Materials
Vertical(s)
Manufacturing
Corporate Office
  • Karenlyst Allé 9C
  • 0278 Oslo
  • Norway
+47 974 00 000

NorSun Timeline

2021202220232024
Financing RoundCaptured Employee CountEstimated Employee Growth

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NorSun Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Valuation/
EBITDA		 Post-Val Status Debt

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NorSun Patents

  • 2

    Total Documents Applications and Grants

  • 000

    Total Patents Families

  • 000

    Granted

  • 000

    Pending

  • 000

    Expiring in next 12 mo

NorSun Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
GB-202212803-D0 Heat exchanger Inactive 02-Sep-2022
GB-202212592-D0 Heat exchanger Inactive 31-Aug-2022

NorSun Executive Team (19)

Name Title Board Seat
Erik Løkke-Øwre Chief Executive Officer
Tom Bagstevold Chief Financial Officer
Anders Søreng Ph.D Chief Technology Officer
Morten Kristiansen Chief Human Resources Officer
Carsten Rohr Ph.D Chief Commercial Officer
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NorSun Board Members (20)

Name Representing Role Since
00000 0000000 Self Board Member 000 0000
000000 00000 Nysno Climate Investments Board Member 000 0000
00000000 0000000 ABN AMRO Bank Board Member 000 0000
0000 00000000 00. Self Chairman of the Board 000 0000
000000 000000000 Self Board Member 000 0000
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NorSun Signals

Growth Rate

0.80% Weekly
Growth
Weekly Growth 0.80%, 93rd %
-35.5%. 530%

Size Multiple

219x Median
Size Multiple 219x, 100th %ile
0.00x 0.95x. 413Kx

Key Data Points

Similarweb Unique Visitors

15.0K

Majestic Referring Domains

314

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NorSun Investors

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds Contact Info

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NorSun FAQs

  • When was NorSun founded?

    NorSun was founded in 2005.

  • Who is the founder of NorSun?

    Alf Bjørseth Ph.D is the founder of NorSun.

  • Who is the CEO of NorSun?

    Erik Løkke-Øwre is the CEO of NorSun.

  • Where is NorSun headquartered?

    NorSun is headquartered in Oslo, Norway.

  • What is the size of NorSun?

    NorSun has 200 total employees.

  • What industry is NorSun in?

    NorSun’s primary industry is Other Materials.

  • Is NorSun a private or public company?

    NorSun is a Private company.

  • What is NorSun’s current revenue?

    The current revenue for NorSun is 00000.

  • How much funding has NorSun raised over time?

    NorSun has raised $85.8M.

  • Who are NorSun’s investors?

    Årdal Energi Holding, Statkraft Ventures, European Commission, ABN AMRO Bank, and Nysno Climate Investments are 5 of 16 investors who have invested in NorSun.

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