Aprende AS is a Norwegian portfolio company from Trondheim (org. no. 935 261 678) that builds and runs small, profitable web products. The portfolio consists of Eksamensportalen, Syncto, Båtfører, Jaktprøve, Regalia, VINARI, PilotWrittenPrep, Studentkompasset and Kaobee.

Which products does Aprende AS own?

Aprende AS owns several products: Eksamensportalen (exam preparation for university students), Syncto (a platform for influencer collaborations), Båtfører (preparation for the Norwegian boat licence test), Jaktprøve (practice for the Norwegian hunting exam), Regalia (vintage women’s watches), VINARI (an independent overview of registered wine prices in Norway, Sweden and tax free), PilotWrittenPrep (FAA knowledge tests for pilots), Studentkompasset (a free website for choosing studies and careers) and Kaobee (past-exam practice for students at Tsinghua University, in English and Chinese).

Where is Aprende AS based?

Aprende AS has its headquarters in Trondheim, Norway, at Nardoskrenten 17A, 7032 Trondheim.

Who is behind Aprende AS?

Kasper Johansen Sandø is the CEO and chair of Aprende AS. The company was founded in 2025.

AS · Trondheim

Holding company · Founded 2025

Aprende.

Aprende AS is a portfolio company from Trondheim, Norway, that builds and runs small, profitable web products in education, test preparation, marketplaces and e-commerce. All under one roof.

Today

Products9

Users, total7,012

Revenue, all timeNOK 3 million

HeadquartersTrondheim, Norway

Portfolio

9 independent brands

01 / eksamensportalen.no

Eksamensportalen

Exam preparation for university students

Interactive exam simulations in Exphil, ITGK, anatomy, business economics and more than a hundred other courses. The questions are based on past exams, quality-checked by A students and covered by a pass guarantee.

Read the story of Eksamensportalen Visit eksamensportalen.no

University students·NOK 399 / course · NOK 699 / semester

Visste du at over 5 000 studenter får 99,2 % bestått?

Demo · EXPH0001

Fyll inn uttrykket

Den kategoriske imperativ sier at vi skal handle slik at maksimen kan bli en universell lov for alle.

universell lovrelativ regelsubjektiv norm

Fullfør øving

Beståttgaranti

99,2 % består

02 / syncto.no

Syncto

Influencer marketing for businesses, without an agency

Syncto lets Norwegian businesses find the right influencers, run several campaigns at once, follow the results and handle payment in one place. You stay in full control – without an expensive influencer agency.

Read the story of Syncto Visit syncto.no

Businesses & marketers·15% platform fee per completed collaboration

Syncto

✦

@maja.fjell

Skaper · 84k følgere

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Outnorth

Merkevare · friluft

03 / baatforer.no

Båtfører

Preparation for the Norwegian boat licence test

App and web practice for båtførerprøven, the Norwegian boat licence test – more than 500 practice questions, navigation marks, rules of the road at sea, chart exercises and a full simulation of exam day.

Read the story of Båtfører Visit baatforer.no

Boaters-to-be·From NOK 299 · one-off purchase

Kurs

N 042°

500+ spørsmål

klar til prøve

04 / jaktprøve.no

Jaktprøve

Pass the hunting exam on your first try

Practice app for jegerprøven, the Norwegian hunting exam – realistic questions, full mock exams with the real pass mark, a gamified learning path through the nine course sessions, and a pass guarantee.

Read the story of Jaktprøve Visit jaktprøve.no

Hunters-to-be·From NOK 69 · one-off purchase

Jegerprøven9 samlingerBeståttgaranti

05 / regalia.no

Regalia

Vintage and pre-owned women’s watches

Norwegian online shop for authentic vintage women’s watches from well-known makers – Certina, Seiko, Longines and others – curated, quality-checked and sold for a fraction of the new price.

Read the story of Regalia Visit regalia.no

Watch enthusiasts·From NOK 499

Certina · 1973599 kr

Seiko 21J · 1981699 kr

Gullf. dameklokke499 kr

Est. 2024

Tidløst, alltid.

06 / vinari.no

VINARI

Know every bottle

Wine price data for Norway and Sweden: registered prices from Vinmonopolet, Systembolaget and tax free side by side, and a visual wine cellar where collectors follow the value of their collection over time.

Read the story of VINARI Visit vinari.no

Wine lovers & collectors (NO/SE)·Free · Premium subscription

🗂️Organisering

Kjeller

📷Skanning

Etikett

Priskilder

Registrert pris, med historikk

07 / pilotwrittenprep.com

PilotWrittenPrep

Pass the FAA knowledge test on your first try

Online practice platform for the FAA knowledge tests (written tests), for both drones and airplanes. Realistic practice questions with sourced explanations, full timed mock exams in the official format, and a money-back guarantee.

Read the story of PilotWrittenPrep Visit pilotwrittenprep.com

Pilot & drone students (US)·From $29 per exam

Part 107 · UAG70% TO PASS

Maximum altitude for a small UA in Class G airspace is…

A · 400 ft AGL

B · 500 ft MSL

C · 1,200 ft AGL

08 / studentkompasset.no

Studentkompasset

Find your way to the right degree

Free website for choosing what to study and which career to aim for, built on open public data: grade distributions and fail rates for courses at Norwegian universities and colleges, admission cut-offs from Samordna opptak, 87 occupations with real salary figures, a career quiz and a map of study places.

Read the story of Studentkompasset Visit studentkompasset.no

School leavers & students·Free

KarakterfordelingSNITT C

Exphil · NTNU

09 / kaobee-production.up.railway.app

Kaobee 考蜂

Practise real past exams

Practice platform for students at Tsinghua University in Beijing, in English and Chinese. Lecturers share past exams and course material, and students practise the questions, with flashcards and timed practice exams.

Read the story of Kaobee Visit kaobee-production.up.railway.app

Tsinghua students (EN/中文)·Free during beta

Kaobee考蜂

Past exam · 2024往年真题

Which technique reduces overfitting in a neural network?

A · Dropout

B · More training epochs

C · A larger learning rate

01b

Former brands

Closed down — part of the story

06 / Closed down · 2020–2023

Home of Heat

Buying and selling rare sneakers

An online shop for rare sneakers – buying and selling sought-after models from Jordan, Dunk, Yeezy and others. The business grew from Instagram into its own web shop and pop-up stores in Trondheim with queues long before opening, and turned over millions of kroner. This is where the founding experience behind Aprende was built.

Read the story of Home of Heat

Sneaker enthusiasts

Jordan 1 — typen sjeldne sneakers Home of Heat solgte

Closed down · 2020–2023

Philosophy

How we think

Small, focused products

One clear problem, one clear solution. We say no more often than we say yes.

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Profitable from day one

We grow on our own, without outside funding, so the product works for its users and not for investors.

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Built in Norway

Norwegian language, Norwegian users, and design that holds up to a close look.

Always open

We are always looking for great companies
to work with, and for talented people to hire.

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