About
Anita Schjøll Abildgaard (formerly Brede) is CSO and Co-Founder of Iris.ai and serves as Faculty of AI at SingularityU, where she speaks on artificial intelligence and related topics. She has been named to Forbes' Top Women in Tech list in 2018 and the Inspiring Fifty Nordics list in 2017 and 2019, while Iris.ai was included in Fast Company's Top 10 Most Innovative Companies in Artificial Intelligence in 2017. Her work has spanned multiple industries, and she has also hosted ARTE documentaries and taken on writing projects.
CSO, Co-Founder at Iris AI
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Co-founders at Iris AI
Experience
- Iris.aiCSO & Co-Foundercurrent2025 — present
- Iris.aiCEO & Co-Founder2015 — 2025
- Singularity UniversityFaculty2017 — 2026
- KatapultBoard Member2020 — 2025
- ULSTEINBoard Member2016 — 2018
- uLabs VenturesCEO and Co-Founder2014 — 2015San Diego and Stockholm
- uLabs VenturesCo-founder2013 — 2014San Diego and Stockholm
- Venture Advisory BoardBoard Member2012 — 2013Stockholm, Sweden
- PinexoCo-Founder and Business Developer2012 — 2013Greater Gothenburg Metropolitan Area
- Chalmers Formula StudentTechnical Communication and Management Team2011 — 2012Greater Gothenburg Metropolitan Area
- KnowelHead of Strategy2011 — 2012
- FaculteCustomer Relations Manager2009 — 2011San Francisco Bay Area
- ExperiaCEO/Founder2006 — 2009Oslo, Oslo, Norway
Skills & more
Entrepreneurship69Presentations14Software Project Management9Long-term Customer Relationships3Engineering Management3Social Entrepreneurship5Teaching4Toastmasters4Business Strategy30Start-ups39Business Development12Market Research6
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Project ManagementBusiness ModelingInnovation ManagementProduct DevelopmentBusiness PlanningMarketingVenture CapitalArtificial IntelligenceLeadershipPublic SpeakingCommunicationCreativityLanguages Danish · English · French · Norwegian · Sign Languages · Spanish · Swedish
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Anita Schjøll Abildgaard?
- Anita Schjøll Abildgaard (formerly Brede) is CSO and Co-Founder of Iris.ai and serves as Faculty of AI at SingularityU, where she speaks on artificial intelligence and related topics. She has been named to Forbes' Top Women in Tech list in 2018 and the Inspiring Fifty Nordics list in 2017 and 2019, while Iris.ai was included in Fast Company's Top 10 Most Innovative Companies in Artificial Intelligence in 2017. Her work has spanned multiple industries, and she has also hosted ARTE documentaries and taken on writing projects.
- Where does Anita Schjøll Abildgaard work?
- Anita Schjøll Abildgaard is CSO, Co-Founder of Iris AI.
- What companies did Anita Schjøll Abildgaard found?
- Anita Schjøll Abildgaard founded Iris AI.
- Where did Anita Schjøll Abildgaard go to school?
- Anita Schjøll Abildgaard studied at Singularity University (Graduate Studies Program, Solving Humanity's Grand Challenges); Chalmers University of Technology (MA, Entrepreneurship and Business Design); Stanford University (Management of Science and Engineering).
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Also attended Stanford University2,000
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Also attended University of California, Berkeley1,765
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Also attended Oslo and Akershus University College4
Shared employers
Also worked at Iris.ai2
Also worked at Katapult13
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