Erling Løken Andersen
Erling Løken Andersen is a Norwegian-born entrepreneur, designer and lawyer working at the intersection of finance, technology, and regulated industries.
Career
Erling’s career spans the creation, scaling, and exit of multiple companies across Europe and beyond, with a particular focus on digital platforms, payment infrastructure, cryptocurrency and compliance systems.
His work is characterized by a hands-on approach to building companies from the ground up, often in complex or highly regulated environments. Over time, he has developed and been involved in a portfolio of businesses operating across jurisdictions including Malta, Canada, Luxembourg, Estonia, Norway, and Singapore. These ventures range from financial technology platforms and investment funds to compliance systems and healthcare technology.
In parallel with launching new companies, Andersen has completed several exits, including the early Norwegian social platform Biip.no for approx 10m EUR, the gaming event Spillexpo, and the digital marketing firm Journey Agency.
His activities today are focused on developing scalable financial infrastructure, supporting institutional-grade crypto and payment solutions, and building systems that combine regulatory compliance with modern technology.
Current projects
Omni Matrix (Malta)
Omni Matrix Ltd. is a Maltese technology company focused on crypto and financial infrastructure. The group develops and operates platforms such as MatrixPay (payment gateway), OmniCore (crypto exchange infrastructure), and OmniDAP (digital asset platform).
Payoro (Canada)
Payoro is a Canadian mass payout platform operated under a registered Money Services Business (MSB) license, regulated by FINTRAC. It enables businesses to send and receive funds globally with high reliability and speed, supporting both fiat and cryptocurrency transactions.
Neverwinter (Luxembourg)
Neverwinter Fund I SLP is a Luxembourg investment fund structured as a Special Limited Partnership under the AIFM sub-threshold regime. The fund focuses on high frequency quantitative trading strategies in cryptocurrency markets, using proprietary algorithms and data-driven models.
Stenoly (Norway)
Stenoly is a Norwegian health technology company that develops AI-driven tools for medical documentation. The platform assists healthcare professionals by capturing and structuring clinical information during patient consultations, reducing administrative workload. The service is designed with a strong emphasis on privacy, data security, and GDPR compliance.
Sambapay (Singapore)
Sambapay is a Singapore-based payment solution designed to simplify and reduce the cost of merchant payment processing in Singapore. Positioned as a modern alternative to traditional point-of-sale systems, Sambapay operates as an ISO in partnership with Fortune 500 financial institutions.
Finsupport (Estonia)
Finsupport is an Estonia-based financial operations and compliance service provider. The company specializes in outsourced KYC, AML, and back-office functions for financial institutions, fintechs, and payment companies. It supports clients with regulatory compliance, operational scaling, and day-to-day financial processes across multiple jurisdictions.
KyrosAML (Estonia)
Kyros AML Suite is an Estonian compliance technology SaaS-platform focused on anti-money laundering (AML) and transaction monitoring. The system integrates identity verification, risk scoring, blockchain analytics, and ongoing monitoring into a single interface.
The Lawyer Guide (Norway)
The Lawyer Guide is a digital platform designed to connect consumers with legal professionals. It provides structured listings, comparisons, and informational resources to help users find appropriate legal services. Operating in multiple jurisdictions including the US, the platform aims to improve transparency and accessibility within the legal market.
Exits
Biip.no (Norway)
Founded in 2005, Biip.no was a Norwegian social networking platform launched in the early days of social media adoption. With more than 500.000 members, it grew to become one of the largest youth-oriented communities in Norway. It was sold in 2008 for approximately EUR 10 million.
Spillexpo (Norway)
Spillexpo is Norway’s largest gaming and entertainment expo, bringing together gaming, esports, and pop culture audiences. With more than 20.000 attendees, the event has become a leading industry platform in the Nordic region. Exit through management buyout in 2023.
Journey Agency (Norway)
Journey Agency is a Norwegian digital marketing and growth agency focused on performance marketing and customer acquisition. The company serves a broad range of clients across industries and was exited in 2024 through a management buyout.
About Erling Løken Andersen
Founder and Chairman of Advokatguiden, a Nordic legaltech startup, connecting great lawyers with happy clients.
Founder and Chairman of Journey Agency, a digital marketing agency – working with international clients such as Coca-Cola, Sony Playstation and Manpower Group.
International investor in various digital startups in Norway, Denmark, Malta and Estonia.
Co-founder of social networking site Biip.no, which attracted more than half a million members before being sold to Egmont and TV2 for 12.5 million USD in 2008.
Co-founder of the gaming convention Spillexpo, which each year attracts 20.000 people to Norway Trade Fair, including exhibitors such as Sony Playstation, Microsoft Xbox, Electronic Arts and Activision.
Initially educated as a designer at Westerdals School of Communication; later as a lawyer (LL.M.) from the University of Oslo, completing the study in half the ordinary time (3 years). Alumni from the incubators TiNC (Silicon Valley), TiNC Asia (Singapore) and Plug and Play Accelerator (Silicon Valley).
Academic CV
University of Oslo
Master of Laws (LL.M)
2012 – 2015
Plug & Play Startup Camp
Sillicon ValleySenior attorney
2014 – 2014
TINC Accelerator Program
Sillicon Valley
2013 – 2013
Westerdals School of Advertising
Art Director
2002 – 2005
Press
Westerdals tapte i retten
Westerdals dømt til å betale tilbake nesten 30 millioner kroner til tidligere elever.
Ønsket en bolig med stil og komfort: – Det er nesten som om det er en mening med at vi fant dette huset
Allerede før han hadde sett huset innvendig, visste Erling Løken Andersen at dette var huset han hadde drømt om.
Ga én krone – kan få 100 mill.
Tre unge gründere kan håve inn drømmegevinst på salg av ungdommens eget nettsamfunn.
– Varsler fjoråret starten på en ny tidsregning i reklamebransjen?
Det vi står overfor kan meget vel representere en «før og etter»-tilstand for hele bransjen, både på kunde- og byråsiden, skriver Erling Løken Andersen i Journey.
Contact information
Erling Løken Andersen
IT Entrepreneur & Lawyer
Email: erling@journeyagency.com