
About Norlend
Founded in 2022 at the Klein Group and MEWB incubator, the Norlend project wanted
to make BTC-backed financing easier, faster, and more accessible for institutions and individuals.
In 2023, Norlend was acquired by K33, a leading Nordic digital asset brokerage, to accelerate our growth and integrate our technology into K33’s ecosystem. Since then, we have successfully launched K33 Loans — the first BTC-backed lending product on the K33 platform — powered by our Norlend Lending Suite (DeFi).
With proven product-market fit and validated demand we are ready to scale a fully in-house team and expand sales.
Our Mission
We believe Bitcoin is becoming a core collateral asset class in the global financial system. Our goal is to empower banks, brokers, and exchanges with the technology, infrastructure, and compliance needed to seamlessly integrate BTC-backed lending into their offerings.
What We Do
Through our SDKs, APIs, and white-label solutions, we enable institutions to:
Offer BTC-backed loans with stablecoin or FIAT liquidity
Provide secure BTC custody with institutional-grade infrastructure
Automate collateral management and liquidation workflows
Ensure full KYC/AML compliance and accounting integration
Deliver a seamless customer experience, branded to their institution
Our Vision
By building the infrastructure layer for BTC-backed lending, we aim to bridge traditional finance and digital assets, making Bitcoin a mainstream collateral asset across global lending markets.
Our Team
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Andre H Johnsen
CEO & Co-Founder
8 years experience in digital assets, entrepreneurship and product development.
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Bendik N Schei
CFO
Financial, regulatory and compliance experience in digital asset companies and structures.
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Bjørn Moholt
CTO
Language agnostic senior developer with experience in core banking systems, backend databases, blockchain coding and smart contracts. prev. tech lead for Nordea’s migration of Gjensidige Bank.
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PwC
Legal
Bergen blockchain department with 5+ years experience with digital asset law and licenses.
Advisory
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Torbjørn Bull Jenssen
Chairman of the Board
K33
CEO -
Daniel Næsse
Legal & Crypto Regulation
PwC
Head of Financial Legal Services -
Vegar Strange Hansen
Securities Financing
prev. DnB
VP Private Banking, Family Office -
Geir Magne Flyum
Financial & Accounting
Klein Group
CFO