# Asle Jostein Hovda

> Asle Jostein Hovda is a funding round investor at SINTEF Venture AS backing Software and Real Time. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [SINTEF Venture AS](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sintef-tto)
- Location: Trondheim, Norway
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Oct 2024
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://no.linkedin.com/pub/asle-jostein-hovda/0/a59/499

Asle Jostein Hovda is a funding round investor at SINTEF Venture AS in Trondheim focused on Software and Real Time. Asle Jostein Hovda is the Investment Director at SINTEF TTO. Asle Jostein Hovda attended Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU).

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 1 | 25% |
| Real Time | 1 | 25% |
| Oil and Gas | 1 | 25% |
| Renewable Energy | 1 | 25% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding Round | 2 | 50% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Hydrogen Mem-Tech | Hydrogen Mem-Tech aim is to make the green shift happen through our state-of-the-art hydrogen separation technology with carbon capture. |  |  | Oct 22, 2024 |  |
| Hydrogen Mem-Tech | Hydrogen Mem-Tech aim is to make the green shift happen through our state-of-the-art hydrogen separation technology with carbon capture. | $17.5M | Venture - Series Unknown | May 10, 2022 |  |
| Verdande Technology | Verdande Technology formerly Volve AS develops products and services for the re-use of knowledge. There core technology is based on the principle of case based reasoning; a process of solving new problems, based on the solutions of similar past problems, and has applications across industries | $8M |  | Oct 17, 2012 |  |
| Verdande Technology | Verdande Technology formerly Volve AS develops products and services for the re-use of knowledge. There core technology is based on the principle of case based reasoning; a process of solving new problems, based on the solutions of similar past problems, and has applications across industries | $6.4M |  | Aug 30, 2010 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [AP Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ap-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [ProVenture](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/proventure-management) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/saev) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Shell Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/shell-technology-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Yara Growth Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/yara-growth-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Peak Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/peak-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About SINTEF Venture AS

VC Fund · Trondheim, Norway

SINTEF TTO & Venture invest in spin-off companies from SINTEF, NTNU and other research based institutions in Norway. Our dealflow reflect results from state-of-art research and cover a variety of sectors. SINTEF Venture seek to co-invest with VC funds with sector expertise at an early stage.

5 contacts available at SINTEF Venture AS.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Anders Lian | CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/anders-lian |
| Asle Jostein Hovda | Investment Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/asle-jostein-hovda |
| Eli Grong Aursand | Investment Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eli-grong-aursand |
| Inge Hovd Gangås | Investment Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/inge-hovd-gang%C3%A5s |
| John Torvik | Investment Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/john-torvik |

## Similar investors

### Similar stage
- [Bpifrance](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bpifrance) — VC Fund
- [SFC Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/startup-funding-club) — VC Fund
- [HTGF (High-Tech Gruenderfonds)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/high-tech-gr%C3%BCnderfonds) — VC Fund

## FAQ

### What does Asle Jostein Hovda invest in?

Asle Jostein Hovda invests primarily in Software, Real Time and Oil and Gas startups, most often at Funding Round and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Norway. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Asle Jostein Hovda last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Asle Jostein Hovda closed in Oct 2024. Shizune tracks 4 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

# About Shizune
Shizune.co is an investor database. Core features:
- 48,091 startup investors (angels, VCs, accelerators, and others)
- Email, phone, LinkedIn (for intros), socials, and other contact data
- Updated daily from public funding news
- CSV and Excel export

The User can access the full database FOR FREE after signing up: shizune.co