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Stian Nygaard

Investor

Investment Director at Yara Growth Ventures

Oslo, Oslo, Norway

About

Stian Nygaard is an Investment Director at Yara Growth Ventures, the corporate venture capital arm of Yara International ASA, where he invests in early-stage companies in agriculture, clean hydrogen, and ammonia. His investment activity supports Yara's stated mission to feed the world responsibly while protecting the planet.

Experience

  1. Yara Growth VenturesInvestment Directorcurrent2021 — presentOslo, Norway
  2. Yara Growth VenturesInvestment Board member2021Oslo, Norway
  3. PlasmaLeap TechnologiesBoard observercurrent2026 — present
  4. AZANE Fuel SolutionsBoard Membercurrent2023 — presentOslo, Norway
  5. IntelecyDeputy Board member and Board observercurrent2023 — presentOslo, Oslo, Norge
  6. Hydrogen Mem-TechBoard observercurrent2024 — present
  7. Hydrogen Mem-TechBoard Member2022 — 2024Trondheim, Trøndelag, Norway
  8. VerdagyInvestorcurrent2023 — present
  9. Norsk institutt for vannforskning (NIVA)Board Member2018 — 2022Oslo Area, Norway
  10. Yara InternationalDirector Corporate Affairs, Partnerships and Funding2020 — 2021Oslo, Norway
  11. Yara InternationalHead of Partnerships & Funding, Yara Technology & Projects2019 — 2020Oslo Area, Norway
  12. Yara InternationalHead of Partnerships & Funding, Corporate Innovation,2018 — 2019Oslo Area, Norway
  13. SINTEF TTO & VentureInvestment committee member2018 — 2019Oslo, Oslo, Norge
  14. SINTEF TTO & VentureMember Board Of Directors2016 — 2017Trondheim Area, Norway
  15. SINTEFVice President EU Research and Innovation2014 — 2018Oslo Area, Norway
  16. SINTEFSenior Business Developer2011 — 2014Oslo
  17. A.SPIREChair WG Waste2Resource and member of the Partnership Board2012 — 2018Brussel, Brussels Region, Belgia
  18. Norges forskningsrådAdviser2008 — 2011Oslo, Norway
  19. IPHE (International Partnership for Hydrogen and Fuel Cells in the Economy)Executive Committee Member2008 — 2011
  20. IEAExecutive Committee Member2008 — 2011

Education

  1. Norwegian School of Economics (NHH)Executive MBA, Financial Management and Leadership2021 — 2023
  2. Lund UniversityPhD, Innovation Management2003 — 2008
  3. NUS Business SchoolDoing Business in Asia, Økonomi2023
  4. SDA BocconiVALUE MANAGEMENT: BEST PRACTICES OF “MADE in ITALY, Business/Managerial Economics2022
  5. Università BocconiExchange student, Strategy & Management2005 — 2006
  6. University of OsloMA in ESST, Innovation2002 — 2003
  7. University of OsloCand.Mag1998 — 2002

Skills & more

FundingFinanceHydrogenHydrogen ProductionE-AmmoniaBoard LevelMachine LearningArtificial Intelligence (AI)Internet of Things (IoT)Business Process ImprovementAgile MethodologiesAnalyser
+12 moreAnalytiske ferdigheterInvesteringsledelsePrivat egenkapitalInvesteringsstrategierUtvikling av ny virksomhetFinansiell analyseInnovation ManagementEnergy PolicyPolicyInnovation ConsultingEUCommercialization

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