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Joar Welde

Investor

Partner at Viking Growth

Trondheim Region

About

Joar Welde is a Partner at Viking Growth with over 20 years of experience scaling Nordic software companies internationally, including through organic growth, M&A, and exits to private equity firms. He has extensive board experience, having chaired several portfolio companies and listed companies, and has been involved in taking software businesses public. At Viking Growth he focuses on deal sourcing and evaluating new investment opportunities, and has led equity, debt, and fundraising processes.

Invests in

SaaS

Experience

  1. Viking GrowthPartner, Board Member and Ownercurrent2004 — presentTrondheim, Trøndelag, Norway
  2. CheckProofChairman of the Boardcurrent2024 — presentStockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden
  3. Liquid BarcodesChairman of the Boardcurrent2023 — presentOslo, Norway
  4. AgillicChairman of the Boardcurrent2023 — presentCopenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
  5. Grade HoldingChairman of the Boardcurrent2021 — present
  6. MercellBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
  7. Viking ACQ 1 ASCEO2021 — 2022Trondheim, Trøndelag, Norway
  8. MercellChairman2018 — 2022Oslo, Oslo, Norway
  9. Ørn Software ASChairman2017 — 2022Oslo, Oslo, Norway
  10. SkoolerChairman2016 — 2021Oslo Area, Norway
  11. 4Subsea ASChairman of the Board2014 — 2019Oslo, Oslo, Norway
  12. DinERPBoard Member2016 — 2019
  13. Zilift LimitedBoard Member2010 — 2019Greater Aberdeen Area
  14. READ Cased HoleBoard Member2010 — 2016Greater Aberdeen Area
  15. Sense Offshore ASBoard Member2014 — 2016Trondheim, Trøndelag, Norway
  16. Meta Downhole ltdBoard member2010 — 2016Greater Aberdeen Area
  17. Ziebel ASBoard Member2009 — 2016Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway
  18. GasSecureDeputy Director to the Board of Directors2009 — 2015Oslo, Oslo, Norway
  19. Exprosoft ASDeputy Board Member2010 — 2014Trondheim, Trøndelag, Norway
  20. SignicatBoard Member2008 — 2013Trondheim, Trøndelag, Norway

Education

  1. University of WarwickMBA, Strategy and finance2001 — 2002
  2. BI Norwegian Business SchoolBachelor, Economics1994 — 1997

Skills & more

Software as a Service (SaaS)Board LevelHuman Resources Information Technology (HRIT)Board AdministrationBoard level experienceProperty ManagementFacility Management (FM)Human Resources (HR)FinTechBusiness Model InnovationInternational ExpansionFundraising
+12 moreInvestor RelationsInitial Public Offerings (IPO)Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)Business ExpansionStock ExchangePublic CompaniesVenture CapitalBusiness StrategyMergersTeam ManagementStrategyAnalysis

Languages Bokmål, Norwegian · Danish · English · Swedish

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