Eivind Bergsmyr
InvestorPartner at Viking Venture · Partner at Viking Growth
Trondheim, Trøndelag, Norway
About
Eivind Bergsmyr is a Partner at Viking Growth and Chairman of the Board of Directors at WorkPoint. He has over 20 years of experience in high-tech industries, including seven years as CEO of a start-up, one year as a turnaround CEO, and more than 12 years as an investor, venture capitalist, and board member, and has been involved in business sales totaling over 200 million EUR. He holds an M.Sc. in Electronics Engineering, is a Kauffman Fellow, and has expertise in areas including B2B SaaS, oil and gas, military and government markets, M&A, and technology management.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Invests in
SaaS
Experience
- WorkPointChairman Of The Board Of Directorscurrent2021 — presentEsbjerg, South Denmark, Denmark
- EncodifyChairman Of The Board Of Directorscurrent2020 — presentOdense, South Denmark, Denmark
- TimeLogChairman Of The Board Of Directorscurrent2020 — presentCopenhagen, Capital Region, Denmark
- FlowboxChairman Of The Boardcurrent2020 — presentStockholm, Sweden
- TamigoChairman Of The Boardcurrent2019 — presentCopenhagen Area, Denmark
- AttensiChairman Of The Board Of Directorscurrent2017 — presentOslo Area, Norway
- Viking GrowthPartnercurrent2009 — presentTrondheim Area, Norway
- Innherredsveien 73 ASChairman of the Boardcurrent2022 — present
- HumlyBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
- HumlyChairman Of The Board2019 — 2025Gothenburg, Sweden
- XaitChairman of the Board of Directors2016 — 2025Stavanger/Sandnes
- XaitCEO2017 — 2018Sandnes
- Norwegian Venture Capital & Private Equity Association (NVCA)Board Member2016 — 2023
- Tequity ClusterBoard Member2017 — 2022Trondheim Area, Norway
- PolightChairman of the Board of Directors2009 — 2021Horten, Norway
- MorphPackers LimitedBoard Observer2016 — 2019Aberdeen, United Kingdom
- Petrostreamz ASBoard Observer2014 — 2018Trondheim Area, Norway
- READ Cased Hole LtdBoard Observer2011 — 2016Aberdeen, United Kingdom
- Meta Downhole LtdBoard Observer2011 — 2016Aberdeen, United Kingdom
- Innovation NorwaySpecial advisor/Investor in residence2014 — 2015Houston, Texas Area
- GasSecureChairman of the Board2010 — 2015Oslo Area, Norway
- MemfoACT ASBoard Member2011 — 2014Trondheim Area, Norway
Skills & more
Strategy13Management14Leadership10Mergers6Venture Capital37Start-ups60Entrepreneur3Business Strategy34Entrepreneurship38Business Development28Mergers & Acquisitions9Product Marketing4
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Mobile DevicesMarketing StrategyPrivate EquityTelecommunicationsCorporate DevelopmentWirelessStrategic PartnershipsProduct ManagementProduct DevelopmentWireless TechnologiesFrom Eivind's professional profile.
Colleagues at Viking Venture
Anders Løe
Investment Manager at Viking Venture
Andreas Davies Sandbu
Senior Investment Manager at Viking Venture
Chris Wardenær
Investment Associate at Viking Venture
Eirik Hjelmeland
Senior Investment Manager at Viking Venture
Erik Hagen
Managing Partner at Viking Venture
Hege Kristine Kvitsand
CFO at Viking Venture
Joar Welde
Partner at Viking Venture
Jostein Vik
Partner at Viking Venture
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Eivind Bergsmyr?
- Eivind Bergsmyr is a Partner at Viking Growth and Chairman of the Board of Directors at WorkPoint. He has over 20 years of experience in high-tech industries, including seven years as CEO of a start-up, one year as a turnaround CEO, and more than 12 years as an investor, venture capitalist, and board member, and has been involved in business sales totaling over 200 million EUR. He holds an M.Sc. in Electronics Engineering, is a Kauffman Fellow, and has expertise in areas including B2B SaaS, oil and gas, military and government markets, M&A, and technology management.
- Where does Eivind Bergsmyr work?
- Eivind Bergsmyr is Partner at Viking Venture.
- What does Eivind Bergsmyr invest in?
- Eivind Bergsmyr invests in SaaS.
- Where did Eivind Bergsmyr go to school?
- Eivind Bergsmyr studied at NTH, Trondheim, Norway (Master of Science (Sivilingenior), Acoustics); Kauffman Fellows Society; Norwegian Business School (BI) (Business Candidate, Economics).
Founder mafias
Innovation Norway mafia2
Also came through, then founded or led a company.
