Cristina has experience from being CFO for hire in several technology based start-ups og scale-ups. She has also worked at SIVA, and is an active member of the board in several companies.
Bjørnar was one of the founders of Impello in 2005 and has over 20 years of experience as a project manager in transaction processes (M&A), financing processes, and strategic advisory, as well as extensive experience as CEO and CFO within technology and trade.
Morten has over 20 years experience in founding tech companies, with a strong focus on developing research-heavy startups. He has served as CFO and CEO in several companies, combining deep technical insights with operational leadership and financial expertise to drive sustainable business growth.
Margrethe has solid experience in strategy, finance, and market analysis for growth companies. She leads Trykktanken, is the managing director of a portfolio company, and has a background as a consultant focused on growth strategies, analysis, and commercialization.
Halvor is an entrepreneur with 10+ years of experience building tech companies from idea to international growth, with expertise in commercialization, sales, and production optimization.
Morten has led two companies within esports and tourism before joining CoFounder. He has a masters degree inn finance and a interest in data and analyses.
Jan has over 30 years of experience in developing, financing, and leading tech companies. He has co-founded several successful ventures from NTNU, SINTEF, Statoil, and Telenor, and brings deep expertise in commercialization, strategy, and scaling.
Maja works part-time at CoFounder alongside her studies in Industrial Economics and Technology Management at NTNU, where she specializes in data technology and AI. With experience from the startup ecosystem, she combines business strategy and digital insight to support innovation.
Rune has 25 years of experience from commercialization of early stage technology companies and projects, being CEO and investor within several industries. He is one of three founding partners of CoFounder, but has taken a step down to maintain his health.
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.