Summa Equity acquires Dignio, a Norwegian specialist in remote care

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January 20, 2026, Stockholm: Summa Equity has acquired Dignio, a Norwegian tech company that is adapting the health system to providing healthcare directly in people’s homes in Europe and North America.

When Dignio was founded over a decade ago, we wanted to positively impact the healthcare systems and patients that rely on them on a global scale. Partnering with Summa means we can realize this vision at a faster pace, making our solutions globally accessible and sustainable for patients and healthcare professionals.

Martin Petter Fredriksen, CEO of Dignio
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Dignio is headquartered in Oslo, Norway and has built an international footprint in the Nordics and North America. The 70 employees are dedicated to remote care solutions including patient monitoring, telehealth and automatic medication dispensers for patients suffering from chronic disease, cancer and other diseases. To date, Dignio’s solutions have helped more than 40,000 patients live healthier and better lives, and with Summa onboard, the goal is to scale the company further.

Dignio’s innovative healthcare solutions are revolutionizing the healthcare industry, and it is exactly the type of leading company Summa are excited to back. It’s already one of Norway’s 50 fastest growing tech companies, and together we will accelerate this growth further, ensuring more patients across the world get access to remote care.

Christian Melby, Partner and Chief Investment Officer at Summa
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Dignio enables providers to operationalize homecare by combining automatic medication dispensing with remote patient monitoring in an integrated platform. Their solutions give healthcare professionals a better overview of patients, reduce unnecessary home visits, and improve resource utilization. The platform also supports virtual ward rounds and empowers patients to manage their health with greater independence and flexibility, enabling safer follow-ups at home.

Summa’s investment is targeted at accelerating Dignio’s international footprint and further develop its tech solutions. The acquisition is made through the EUR 2.3bn Summa Equity Fund III. It sits within Summa’s Tech-Enabled Resilience theme, under the health tech sub theme and is led by Summa’s Partner and Chief Investment Officer, Christian Melby. Dignio aligns with UN Sustainable Development Goal #3, Good Health and Wellbeing, as it supports better, more accessible health systems and promotes health and well-being for all.

About Dignio

Dignio is a leading Norwegian specialist in remote care. Founded in 2012 , Dignio was established with a clear ambition to positively impact healthcare and patients’ lives on a global scale. The company has developed an award-winning method, supported by digital solutions, that enables healthcare providers to monitor and follow up a growing number of patients in a safe and innovative way. Remote care combines remote patient monitoring, telehealth, and automatic medication dispensers. Dignio’s vision is to positively impact all key stakeholders in the healthcare value chain – including patients and their families, healthcare professionals, healthcare organizations, and budget holders.

www.dignio.com

About Summa

Founded in 2016, Summa Equity is an investment firm focusing on the thematic areas of Circularity, Energy Transition, Sustainable Food, and Tech-Enabled Resilience. The mission of Summa is to invest in solving global challenges.

Summa has raised c. EUR 4 billion and made over 30 platform investments across the three funds raised to date, with 12 exits across them. The investments address the challenges we need to solve as a society, enabling the potential for long-term sustainable outperformance.

The team is located globally, with offices in Stockholm, Oslo, Munich, and the U.S. The team is located globally, with offices in Stockholm, Oslo, Munich, and the U.S. Partnerships are part of Summa’s DNA, exemplified by being a certified B Corporation, a member of the PRI System Stewardship Advisory Committee, the GIIN Investors Council, and collaborating with Harvard Business School and Capitals Coalition.

www.summaequity.com

For interviews or more information, please contact:

Hannah Gunvor Jacobsen, COO and Head of IR at Summa Equity
+47 936 41 960 | hannah.jacobsen@summaequity.com