Where does Kristoffer Vik Hansen work?

Kristoffer Vik Hansen is Founder of Spare.

What companies did Kristoffer Vik Hansen found?

Kristoffer Vik Hansen founded Spare.

Where did Kristoffer Vik Hansen go to school?

Kristoffer Vik Hansen studied at The University of British Columbia (Bachelor’s Degree, Integrated Engineering - software and mechanical engineering specialization); Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) (Social Sciences).

Kristoffer Vik Hansen

Founder

Founder at Spare

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

FoundedSpare

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Maricel SaenzunlockedKristoffer: together at Awake Labs (2014–2015)

Kristoffer: together at UBC SailBot

×4Kristoffer: together at The Next Big Thing CO

Kristoffer: together at Causal

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Spare's investors · 8

500 GlobalSan Francisco · $150K checks · since 2025 Inovia CapitalMontreal · $250K – $8M checks · since 2024 Kensington Capital Partners LimitedToronto MENAPleasant Hill Middle East Venture Partners (MEVP)Dubai · $420K – $110M checks · since 2025 SEEDRA VenturesRiyadh · $120K – $35M checks · since 2025 Sondo Capital$190K – $570K checks TransLink CapitalSilicon Valley · $1M – $5M checks

Co-founders at Spare

Josh Andrews

Alexey Indeev

Experience

SpareCo Founder and CEOcurrent2015 — presentVancouver, Canada Area
CausalInvestorcurrent2021 — present
Progressive Fusion SolutionsAdvisor2018 — 2023Vancouver, Canada Area
The Next Big Thing COEntrepreneur in Residence2016 — 2023Vancouver, Canada Area
The Next Big Thing FoundationTNBT Fellow2015 — 2016Vancouver, BC
UBC SailbotAdvisor2015 — 2023Vancouver, Canada Area
UBC SailBotTeam Captain2011 — 2015Vancouver, Canada Area
Awake Labs Inc.Co Founder2014 — 2015Vancouver, Canada Area
Robert Allan Ltd.Trainee Naval Architect2014Vancouver, Canada Area
FVB Energy IncCo-op Student - Mechanical Engineering2013Burnaby, Canada
Robotic Drilling SystemsStudent Intern2012Stavanger Area, Norway
Forsvaret - Norwegian Armed ForcesCoast Guard Firefighter / Deck Hand2008 — 2009Bergen Area, Norway
FreelanceFreelance Photographer, Graphic Designer2008Stavanger, Norway

Skills & more

SolidworksTeamworkMicrosoft OfficeAutoCADProject ManagementEngineeringMechanical EngineeringTeam LeadershipRoboticsMatlabPhotoshopCAD

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SolderingPublic SpeakingMicrosoft ExcelPowerPointProject PlanningEnglishTime ManagementGraphic DesignMS Office SuiteMac OS XWindowsSubsea Engineering

Languages Danish · English · Norwegian · Swedish

Introduction to Finance — Coursera Verified Certificates
An Introduction to Interactive Programming in Python — Coursera Verified Certificates
First Aid Certification — Royal Norwegian Navy
IMO 60 — Falck Nutec AS

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Who is Kristoffer Vik Hansen?: Co-founder at Spare
Where does Kristoffer Vik Hansen work?: Kristoffer Vik Hansen is Founder of Spare.
What companies did Kristoffer Vik Hansen found?: Kristoffer Vik Hansen founded Spare.
Where did Kristoffer Vik Hansen go to school?: Kristoffer Vik Hansen studied at The University of British Columbia (Bachelor’s Degree, Integrated Engineering - software and mechanical engineering specialization); Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) (Social Sciences).

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