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Off Piste

Ragnhilds gate 55, Hafrsfjord, Rogaland, 4044, Norway

Overview

Off Piste is a venture capital firm backing exceptional founders building the future.

Total investments
2
Lead investments
0
Investments · 12mo
2
Active investors
1
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Investment portfolio

  • Beyond Reach Labs

    Participated · Seed · Jul 2026

    Beyond Reach Labs positions itself in the emerging commercial space sector with a focus on solving power bottlenecks for space systems. The team—whose members mentioned in announcements include Mitchell Fogelson, Pele Collins, Brandon Edelson, Brian E. Jackson, PhD, and Charles Gai—says it has been growing quickly. The company participated in Y Combinator and counts investors and supporters such as Interlagos, Max Samuel, TerraForge Capital, augur vc and Off Piste Capital. Following its $10 million Seed raise, Beyond Reach Labs announced a move to New York City to expand operations and hiring. The reporting does not provide revenue, user metrics, valuation, or detailed product specifications.

  • Stendr

    Participated · Seed · Apr 2026

    Stendr is building a vertically integrated technology stack that combines hardware and software with artificial intelligence at its core, headquartered in Oslo. Its initial focus is drone defence, leveraging AI-driven multi-sensor systems embedded in cost-efficient hardware platforms for detection, tracking and situational awareness. The founding team has experience in scaling technology companies and delivering complex engineering projects across AI and hardware. The company recently raised $5.4 million in a pre-seed round to fund product development and deployment efforts. Stendr intends to expand its engineering and hardware capabilities and accelerate deployment of its platform to support sovereign defence capabilities in Europe.

Team

  • Max Samuel

    Founder and General Partner

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