Alva Industries
Norwegian deep-tech company developing ultra-compact, high-performance frameless electric motors using patented FiberPrinting technology for robotics, defense, aerospace, medical devices, and industrial automation.
- CEO / Founder
- Oliver Skisland
- Team Size
- 51-200
- Stage
- Growth Stage
- Total Funding
- $27M
- Latest Round
- Venture Round
- Key Investors
- Nysnø Climate Investments; Sandwater; Emerald Technology Ventures (on behalf of Nabtesco Technology Ventures); Statkraft Ventures; EnvisionTech; Samsung Ventures
Technology & Products
Key Products
SlimTorq motors, GearTorq motors, TorqStudio design tool, FiberPrinting manufacturing/licensing
Technological Advantage
Patented FiberPrinting production technology for ironless & slotless windings
Differentiation
Value Proposition
Ultra-thin, lightweight frameless electric motors enabled by patented FiberPrinting stator manufacturing.
How They Differentiate
Slotless/ironless frameless motor design manufactured via proprietary FiberPrinting winding process versus conventional wound stators.
Market & Competition
Target Customers
OEMs in defense, satcom, marine propulsion, medical devices, surgical robotics, metrology, and semiconductor/industrial automation.
Industry Verticals
Defense & SatCom; High-precision Gimbals; Marine Propulsion; Medical devices & Surgical robots; Metrology; Semiconductor; Industrial automation
Competitors
Kollmorgen (frameless motors); TQ RoboDrive (frameless torque motors); maxon (precision drives)
Growth & Milestones
Major Milestones
Launched SlimTorq motor line; launched GearTorq motor series (June 2026); exhibited at Eurosatory 2026; secured €16M growth round (July 2026); raised $11M cleantech round (2024)
Notable Customers
Hundreds of active customer projects across commercial and defense markets; leading OEMs in robotics, aerospace, and medical devices (per company press release — specific customer names not publicly disclosed)