Cristina combines over ten years in startup finance with extensive CFO and board experience across technology startups and scale-ups. She has served on 15+ company boards and holds an MSc from NTNU. As CEO and Investment Director, she leads CoFounder’s operations and serves on the investment committee.

Bjørnar has over 30 years in M&A and corporate finance and a PhD in Industrial Economics and Technology Management from NTNU. He built a consultancy to a successful exit and contributed to over 100 completed M&A transactions. At CoFounder, he leads investments for Såkorn 1 Midt as Investment Director and serves on the investment committee.

Morten has over 20 years of experience building and scaling technology companies, including CEO and CFO roles. He holds an MSc in Industrial Economics and Technology Management from NTNU and has raised over USD 50 million in grants and equity. At CoFounder, he serves as Chairman and a member of the investment committee.

Margrethe has six years in strategy and finance consulting and an MSc from NTNU. She has advised growth companies on commercialization and growth strategy. At CoFounder, she manages Trykktanken, leads investment processes and serves as CEO of portfolio company Wrapsave.

Halvor has over ten years of experience building technology companies and an MSc from NTNU. He co-founded and scaled a technology company across 20 countries, taking it from startup to a successful exit. At CoFounder, he leads investment processes and works hands-on with portfolio companies and new ventures.

Morten has over five years as CEO of early-stage companies and an MSc from NTNU. He brings experience in startup finance and management. At CoFounder, he contributes to investment processes and is responsible for AI and financial management. He also serves as CEO of portfolio company CatchREG.

Jan has over 30 years of experience developing, financing and leading technology companies and holds an MSc from NTNU. He has been involved in over 20 startups and spin-offs, co-founding ventures originating from NTNU, SINTEF, Statoil and Telenor. At CoFounder, he advises portfolio companies on strategy, financing and international growth, and serves as CEO of Alumatiq.

Maja works part-time at CoFounder while completing an MSc in Industrial Economics and Technology Management at NTNU, specializing in AI and strategy. At CoFounder, Maja analyzes investment opportunities and develops the company’s brand and digital presence.

Rune has over 30 years building technology companies and an MBA from NHH. As a founder, CEO and investor, he has taken companies from early development to exit. At CoFounder, he advises founders and portfolio companies on strategy, pricing and sales.

Cofounder is founded by Jan Biti, Morten Frøseth and Rune Bjerke to provide management resources and capital for building and scaling early stage tech companies.

Cofounder partners with NTNU TTO and SINTEF to commercialize game-changing technologies for various industries.
We make our first investment, marking the beginning of our journey in supporting and scaling technology-driven ventures.
We expand our focus by by identifying high-potential opportunties. We start founding our own tech companies, such as OptoScale.

CoFounder launches the first seed fund in partnership with KLP. The goal is to invest in early stage tech companies in Norway.
We identify real industrial challenges and build companies that develop innovative solutions to meet those needs and open up new opportunities across industries.
Alongside the fund, we launch Trykktanken, an accelerator program for startups that allows us to explore investment opportunities across Norway.

We closed Såkorn 1 Midt with 200 million NOK in capital, dedicated to pre-seed and seed investments in Central Norway.

This move marked a significant strengthening of our team and allowed for new local opportunities, enhancing our presence and collaboration.
The launch of a new fund with KLP marks the beginning of three more years of collaboration through KLP Trykktanken and several new investment opportunities.
