About
Managing Partner with experience in business development, corporate finance and investment management, including turn-around processes, trade sales and IPO board roles. Previously headed Norway's largest research funding foundation before (re-)joining Sarsia.
Experience
- Sarsia Management ASManaging Partnercurrent2023 — presentBergen, Vestland, Norway
- Inven2Board Membercurrent2026 — presentOslo, Norway
- KreftforeningenBoard Membercurrent2024 — presentOslo, Norway
- University of Bergen (UiB), Medical FacultyChairperson of the Boardcurrent2024 — presentBergen
- NEO Consulting ASAdvisory Board Membercurrent2021 — presentBergen, Vestland, Norway
- Nordic Mentor Network For Entrepreneurship - NOMENOME Mentor (a Novo Nordisk foundation initiative)current2017 — presentNordic region
- Scale Leap Capital I ASBoard Member2023 — 2024Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- Icon Capital ASBoard Member2020 — 2024Oslo
- BerGenBio ASAMember Board Of Directors2010 — 2024Norway
- SarsiaChairman, Sarsia Seed Fond II AS2017 — 2023Norway
- SarsiaBoard Member, Sarsia Seed AS2015 — 2023Norway
- SarsiaManaging Partner, Sarsia Management AS2006 — 2016Norway
- SarsiaCEO, Sarsia Seed AS2006 — 2016Bergen
- Tromsø forskningsstiftelse / Tromsø Research FoundationMember Board of Directors2017 — 2023Tromsø, Troms og Finnmark, Norway
- Trond Mohn stiftelse / Trond Mohn FoundationDaglig leder / CEO2016 — 2023Norway
- Stiftelsen Kristian Gerhard JebsenDaglig leder / CEO2016 — 2023Norway
- Nasjonalt kunnskapsprogram for Covid-19 / National Knowledge Program for Covid-19Medlem av styringsgruppen / Member of Steering Committee2020 — 2023
- Nordic and Europe Health Invest ASBoard Member2016 — 2022Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- HelseOmsorg21 rådet / Health & Care21 CouncilLeder / Head of2019 — 2021
- Norwegian Venture Capital AssociationBoard Member2010 — 2016Tordenskiolds gate 6, MESH, 8th Floor, P.O. Box 1730, Vika, 0121 Oslo
Education
- BI Norwegian Business SchoolSiviløkonom (Master of International Business/Management), International business and negotiations1988 — 1991
- INSEAD / TelenorTelenor management programme (selected courses)2002 — 2003
Skills & more
Venture Capital12Board of Director experienceBusiness Strategy21Strategy25Management Consulting7Strategic Planning17Business IntelligenceMergersMobile DevicesStart-ups4Business Development1Entrepreneurship14
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International BusinessNew Business DevelopmentChange ManagementProduct ManagementOrganizational DevelopmentBusiness PlanningFinancial AnalysisCorporate DevelopmentManagementCorporate FinanceValuationInnovation ManagementFrom Sveinung's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended BI Norwegian Business School67
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Shared employers
Also worked at Nordic Mentor Network For Entrepreneurship - NOME6
Marko KuismaPartner, Innovestor Life Science at Innovestor VenturesJes BroengBoard Member (PSV Foundry) at PreSeed VenturesNegin MohktariVenture Partner at PsyMed VenturesLasse Richter PetersenPartner at Ventac PartnersNeil ThomasPartner at Ventac PartnersNegin MokhtariVenture Partner & Chief Strategy Officer of LABI at Luma Group
Also worked at Sarsia7
JohanInvestor at InvestinorJon Trygve BergPartner, Technology, Energy and Sustainability at Sarsia Management ASHilde HoldhusPartner, Technology, Energy and Sustainability at Sarsia Management ASJon-Kåre HansenPartner, Technology, Energy and Sustainability at Sarsia Management ASMaija SlaidiņaInvestment Manager, Life Sciences at Sarsia Management ASHenrik Solberg-JohansenPartner, Technology, Energy and Sustainability at Sarsia Management AS
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Colleagues at Sarsia Management AS
Erlend Skagseth
Senior Partner at Sarsia Management AS
Farzaad Abdi-Dezfuli
Partner, Life Sciences at Sarsia Management AS
Farzad Abdi-Dezfuli
Partner Life Sciences at Sarsia Management AS
Hans Hekland
Associate advisor at Sarsia Management AS
Henrik Solberg-Johansen
Partner, Technology, Energy and Sustainability at Sarsia Management AS
Hilde Holdhus
Partner, Technology, Energy and Sustainability at Sarsia Management AS
Jon Trygve Berg
Partner, Technology, Energy and Sustainability at Sarsia Management AS
Jon-Kåre Hansen
Partner, Technology, Energy and Sustainability at Sarsia Management AS


























