Alva Industries
Alva Industries develops FiberPrinting-based frameless electric motors for robotics, aerospace, medical devices, defence and industrial automation. Its July 2026 €16M equity round supports manufacturing scale-up, product development and international growth across hundreds of customer projects.
Market context
Alva is part of the actuator-layer supply chain behind lighter, thinner, and more customizable motion systems for advanced robots and other precision machines. Its value comes from differentiated winding and motor-manufacturing technology rather than a branded robot platform.
Facts
- Website: https://www.alvaindustries.com/
- HQ: Trondheim, Trøndelag, Norway
- Founded: 2017
- Segment: robotic motion components
- Known funding rounds: 3
Investors
- Samsung Ventures - Participant - Corporate / Cvc - 2 funding events - repeat backer - strategic/corporate - first seen 2025-12-09 - latest 2026-07-02
- Statkraft Ventures - Participant - Vc - 2 funding events - repeat backer - first seen 2023-03-17 - latest 2026-07-02
- Emerald Technology Ventures - Participant - Vc - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-07-02
- EnvisionTech - Participant - Unknown - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-07-02
- Nabtesco Technology Ventures - Participant - Vc - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-07-02
- Nysnø Climate Investments - Lead - Unknown - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-07-02
- Sandwater - Participant - Unknown - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-07-02
- Samsung Electro-Mechanics - Lead - Corporate / Cvc - 1 funding event - strategic/corporate - first seen 2025-12-09
- Drone Fund - Participant - Vc - 1 funding event - first seen 2023-03-17
- Jakob Hatteland - Participant - Angel / Individual - 1 funding event - first seen 2023-03-17
- NRP Zero - Participant - Angel / Individual - 1 funding event - first seen 2023-03-17
Commercial
1 commercial event; 1 contract award; latest event 2024-12-12
- 2024-12-12 - Contract award - Lockheed Martin awards Alva Industries $1.85 million contract for advanced UAV propulsion technologies - source: alvaindustries.com
Electric motor technology for robotics, drones and high-performance machines
Alva Industries designs and manufactures electric motors using its FiberPrinting technology.
- Target environment: Robotics components, drone propulsion, maritime propulsion, optical systems, industrial machines and high-performance electric motion environments.
- Deployment model: Component supplier model built around electric motor design, manufacturing, partnerships, investment and application engineering.
- Customer context: Robotics OEMs, drone manufacturers, industrial machine builders, maritime propulsion customers and companies needing compact high-performance electric motors.
- Workflow context: Motor design, electric propulsion, actuator input systems, compact motion, drone powertrain support and high-performance electromechanical systems.
- Commercial maturity: Alva has commercial motor technology, strategic investment and explicit robotics relevance through motor applications. Its maturity is component-level rather than complete robot ownership.
- Market position: Norwegian motor technology supplier positioned in the motion layer for robotics and other compact electric machines.
- Adoption constraints: Manufacturing scale, qualification cycles, customer design wins, cost, thermal performance, motor reliability and competition from established motor suppliers.
- Adjacent context: Motors, actuation, drone propulsion, robot components, powertrain systems and electric motion technology.
- Source confidence: high
Events
- 2026-07-02 - Funding - €16M equity financing expands Alva FiberPrinting motor production - The round was led by Nysnø Climate Investments, Sandwater and Emerald Technology Ventures on behalf of Nabtesco Technology Ventures. Existing investors Statkraft Ventures and EnvisionTech participated, and Samsung Ventures converted its December 2025 investme…
- 2026-04-09 - Product Launch - Alva Industries expands SlimTorq portfolio with new STM-190-35 motor size - Alva added the STM-190-35 to the SlimTorq range as a larger frameless slotless motor designed for higher-torque direct-drive applications. The new size expanded the commercial envelope of the SlimTorq family for customers needing more torque without giving up…
- 2026-01-20 - Product Launch - Alva launches TorqStudio motor design and analysis platform - Alva launched TorqStudio as a software platform for electric motor design, optimization, and analysis ahead of physical prototyping. The platform was built to let engineers evaluate motor architectures digitally, reducing iteration time and dependence on hard…
- 2025-12-09 - Funding - Samsung Electro-Mechanics invests in Alva Industries to scale robotics actuation supply - Samsung Electro-Mechanics invested in Alva through Samsung Ventures, with the companies framing the deal around scaling compact high-performance motors for robotics and humanoid applications. Alva said the investment would support accelerated scaling while pr…
- 2025-06-16 - Partnership - Alva Industries and Neugart collaborate on integrated AGV drive units - Alva and Neugart announced an integrated drive-unit collaboration pairing Neugart NGV gearboxes with Alva SlimTorq frameless motors for AGVs and mobile robotic platforms. The companies presented the concept around compact high-torque wheel-drive units with lo…
- 2025-02-19 - Executive Hire - Alva Industries Appoints Reinhard Mauerschitz as Global Sales Director - Reinhard Mauerschitz brings over 20 years of experience in motion control, specializing in direct-driven motion stages. He holds master's degrees in mechanical engineering and economics, with expertise in introducing high-performance products to demanding ind…
- 2024-12-12 - Contract Award - Lockheed Martin awards Alva Industries $1.85 million contract for advanced UAV propulsion technologies - Alva signed a $1.85 million contract with Lockheed Martin to develop specialized motor and electric-propulsion capabilities for small unmanned aerial vehicles. The work focused on interchangeable technology options that could optimize systems for priorities s…
- 2024-12-03 - Partnership - Alva Industries partners with RLS on housed motor evaluation kits - Alva and RLS partnered to provide framed motor evaluation kits that combine Alva motors with encoder technology for faster testing and technology evaluation. The kits were designed to shorten integration work for customers assessing motor and sensor combinati…
- 2024-10-01 - Product Launch - Alva Industries launches SlimTorq Lite and Max precision torque motor series - Alva introduced the SlimTorq Lite and Max series as a new family of slotless thin-section frameless motors for high-precision applications across land, sea, and air systems. The launch expanded Alva's commercial product portfolio around its FiberPrinting manu…
- 2023-08-23 - Partnership - Field Group and Alva Industries partner on UAV propulsion systems for infrastructure inspection services - Field Group and Alva announced a partnership to use Alva propulsion technology in UAV infrastructure inspection services in the United States and Norway. The collaboration was framed around improving safety and efficiency in Field's drone-based inspection wor…
- 2023-03-17 - Funding - Alva Industries raises $11 million Series A to scale motor production and product portfolio - Alva said the Series A would fund expansion of production capacity from roughly 1,000 motors per year to 15,000 in 2024 and support a broader motor product portfolio. The company positioned the round around becoming a larger supplier of electric motors for in…
Team
- Oliver Skisland - Chief Executive Officer - Supports Alva’s commercialisation of FiberPrinting motor technology across robotics, aerospace, medical, defence and industrial automation markets.
- Jørgen Selnes - Founder and Chief Strategy Officer - Supports Alva’s commercialisation of FiberPrinting motor technology across robotics, aerospace, medical, defence and industrial automation markets.
- Nicolas Giraudo - Chief Commercial Officer - Supports Alva’s commercialisation of FiberPrinting motor technology across robotics, aerospace, medical, defence and industrial automation markets.
- Will Hawkins - Chief Technology Officer - Supports Alva’s commercialisation of FiberPrinting motor technology across robotics, aerospace, medical, defence and industrial automation markets.
- Thomas Bergan - Chief Operating Officer - Supports Alva’s commercialisation of FiberPrinting motor technology across robotics, aerospace, medical, defence and industrial automation markets.
- Reinhard Mauerschitz - Global Sales Director - Supports Alva’s commercialisation of FiberPrinting motor technology across robotics, aerospace, medical, defence and industrial automation markets.
Supply chain relationships
- Lockheed Martin - Small UAV Propulsion Technology Supplier - Alva develops electric-motor and propulsion technologies for Lockheed Martin small UAV capabilities.
Context tags
- Motor component supplier - Stack Layer
- Robot motor component supplier - Peer Group
- Precision motor supplier - Peer Group
- Robotic motor drive supply - Workflow
- Motion component supplier - Peer Group
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