Reykjavík · Flagship
Arctell Sandvik
Neshagi 16, 107 Reykjavík
High North innovation and investment
Building the next generation of High North companies
Arctell connects founders, science, communities and capital to transform High North innovation into globally significant businesses.
Founder
“The High North offers significant opportunities for growth and innovation. By combining world-class science, resilient communities and unique natural advantages, Arctell connects the region’s extraordinary talent with the capital, partnerships and global networks needed to build world-leading companies.”
About Arctell
Turning High North potential into global opportunity
Arctell is a High North innovation and investment platform connecting founders, researchers, universities, investors, industry leaders and public institutions.
We originate ideas, co-create new ventures, support founders and invest in businesses that transform scientific discovery, regional expertise and the High North’s unique resources into scalable companies with global potential.
Headquartered in Isafjordur, Iceland, Arctell has an international presence spanning Reykjavik, Copenhagen, Nuuk and Luxembourg.
Mission
What Arctell brings together
High North resilience
Knowledge, resourcefulness and entrepreneurial ambition developed in some of the world’s most demanding environments.
Science and innovation
Research, technologies and natural resources with the potential to address important global challenges.
Entrepreneurship
Experienced founders, operators and industry partners capable of transforming ideas into successful businesses.
Long-term capital
Patient capital and international investor relationships aligned with the time required to build significant companies.
Ísafjörður · Reykjavík · Copenhagen · Nuuk · Luxembourg
Innovation & Knowledge Hubs
A connected Nordic platform for innovation
Arctell Sandvik in Reykjavík is Arctell’s flagship Innovation & Knowledge Hub.
Together with the Arctell Stockholmsgade Innovation & Knowledge Hub in Copenhagen, it forms a connected Nordic platform where entrepreneurs, researchers, investors, companies and international organizations can work, meet and collaborate across borders.
Additional Innovation & Knowledge Hubs are planned for Isafjordur, Nuuk and other strategic locations across the High North.
Copenhagen
Arctell Stockholmsgade
A first base for the European market
Ísafjörður · Nuuk · Planned
Future hubs
Strategic High North locations
News and Insights
Announcements, stories and insights from the High North
Company announcements, founder stories, opinions and articles about innovation, investment and economic development across the High North.
October 19, 2026
Value Creation Without Catching One Additional Fish
At Blue Ambition 2026 in Dublin, Arctell founder G. Fertram Sigurjonsson shared how Iceland transformed marine by-products into global business opportunities, d...
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October 8, 2026
Arctell Can Become a Greenhouse for the Next Generation of High North Companies
At the formal launch of Arctell and the opening of Arctell Sandvík in Reykjavík, Amaroq Minerals Chair Sigurbjorn Thorkelsson described Arctell as a platform th...
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October 8, 2026
“Deep Knowledge of a Problem Is the Starting Point for a Great Company”
Fertram Sigurjonsson says Arctell will identify and build new opportunities across the High North by connecting entrepreneurs with experience, partners and capi...
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Contact
Connect with Arctell
Whether you are building a company, developing technology, exploring an investment opportunity or looking for a professional base within the Arctell community, we would be pleased to hear from you.
hello@arctell.com