This spring, I have been introduced to angel investing by participating as an investor in a startup program and contest called Angel Challenge in Oslo, Norway. It has been a truly an educational and rewarding experience. Not only am I now officially an investor in a cleaning company (yup - its´true -...
Angel Challenge is a two month program for 26 investors to learn startup investing by doing it. 20 startups are invited to participate together with the investors. 1.3 Million NOK is invested as a convertible loan in the winning startup by the end of the program. I have been lucky to be part...
Just as I was on my way to vacation, I got a call from a client. He had some good news to share – and that was that our project got approval from the Norwegian Research Council to receive a “grant” to support the project for the next three years. It is...
This tweet I did based on an article I read in The New Yorker last month won´t get out of my head: The US is driving the digital revolution we are experiencing, as they have in the past. Access to early stage capital in combination with a substantial tech talent pool in Silicon Valley as...