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Eivind Bergsmyr

Investor

Partner at Viking Growth

Trondheim, Trøndelag, Norway

About

Eivind Bergsmyr is a Partner at Viking Growth with an operational and entrepreneurial background. He was previously CEO of Nacre AS, a former Viking Growth portfolio company that grew from a Norwegian start-up into a global maker of communication and hearing protection headsets and was sold to Honeywell for USD 125 million in 2007. He holds an MSc in Electronics Engineering from NTNU and has completed MBA-level management and venture capital training at the Norwegian Business School (BI).

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Invests in

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Experience

  1. WorkPointChairman Of The Board Of Directorscurrent2021 — presentEsbjerg Municipality, Region of Southern Denmark, Denmark
  2. EncodifyChairman Of The Board Of Directorscurrent2020 — presentOdense Kommune, Region of Southern Denmark, Denmark
  3. TimeLogChairman Of The Board Of Directorscurrent2020 — presentCopenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
  4. FlowboxChairman Of The Boardcurrent2020 — presentGreater Stockholm Metropolitan Area
  5. TamigoChairman Of The Boardcurrent2019 — presentCopenhagen Metropolitan Area
  6. AttensiChairman Of The Board Of Directorscurrent2017 — presentOslo, Oslo, Norway
  7. Viking GrowthPartnercurrent2009 — presentTrondheim, Trøndelag, Norway
  8. Innherredsveien 73 ASChairman of the Boardcurrent2022 — present
  9. HumlyBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
  10. HumlyChairman Of The Board2019 — 2025Greater Gothenburg Metropolitan Area
  11. XaitChairman of the Board of Directors2016 — 2025Stavanger/Sandnes, Rogaland, Norway
  12. XaitCEO2017 — 2018Sandnes
  13. Norwegian Venture Capital & Private Equity Association (NVCA)Board Member2016 — 2023
  14. Tequity ClusterBoard Member2017 — 2022Trondheim, Trøndelag, Norway
  15. PolightChairman of the Board of Directors2009 — 2021Horten, Norway
  16. MorphPackers LimitedBoard Observer2016 — 2019Greater Aberdeen Area
  17. Petrostreamz ASBoard Observer2014 — 2018Trondheim, Trøndelag, Norway
  18. READ Cased Hole LtdBoard Observer2011 — 2016Greater Aberdeen Area
  19. Meta Downhole LtdBoard Observer2011 — 2016Greater Aberdeen Area
  20. Innovation NorwaySpecial advisor/Investor in residence2014 — 2015Greater Houston

Education

  1. NTH, Trondheim, NorwayMaster of Science (Sivilingenior), Acoustics1987 — 1992
  2. Kauffman Fellows Society
  3. Norwegian Business School (BI)Business Candidate, Economics1994 — 1996

Skills & more

Strategy13Management14Leadership10Mergers6Venture Capital37Start-ups60Entrepreneur3Business Strategy34Entrepreneurship38Business Development28Mergers & Acquisitions9Product Marketing4
+10 moreMobile DevicesMarketing StrategyPrivate EquityTelecommunicationsCorporate DevelopmentWirelessStrategic PartnershipsProduct ManagementProduct DevelopmentWireless Technologies

From Eivind's professional profile.

Shared employers

Also worked at Flowbox1

Andreas Davies SandbuInvestment Director at Viking Growth

Also worked at Xait1

Jostein VikPartner at Viking Venture

Also worked at Tequity Cluster2

OttoInvestor at InvestinorKarlo SolticInvestor at Dutch Founders Fund

Also worked at Polight3

Ann-Tove KongsnesVice Chief Executive Officer / Investment Director at InvestinorOttoInvestor at InvestinorPer AnellInvestor at Industrifonden

Colleagues at Viking Growth

Anders Løe
Head of Investor Relations at Viking Growth
Andreas Davies Sandbu
Investment Director at Viking Growth
Christine Hammeren
Marketing Manager at Viking Growth
Eirik Brænd Hjelmeland
Investment Director at Viking Growth
Eivind Moseng
Investment Associate at Viking Growth
Elise Melhus
Finance and Compliance Manager at Viking Growth
Erik Fjellvær Hagen
Managing Partner at Viking Growth
Ingvild Farstad
Head of Operational Excellence at Viking Growth