Eivind Bergsmyr
Chairman @ poLight
Trondheim, Norway
Eivind Bergsmyr is a private equity investor at poLight in Trondheim focused on SaaS and Software. Eivind is Partner at Viking Venture. His wide-ranging industry background enables him to think both strategically and operationally. He has lived and worked in the US.Eivind has a strong entrepreneurial mindset and prior to joining Viking, was an instrumental part of the success of Nacre AS, a former Viking Venture portfolio company. As CEO ofNacre, he led them from being a Norwegian start-up to global market leader in communication and hearing protection headsets for defense, security and industrial markets. Nacre was sold for 125 mUSD to Honeywell in 2007 – the exit was named Nordic Venture Exit of the Year 2007 by Nordic Unquote Private Equity Awards.Eivind has a MSc in Electronics Engineering from The Norwegian University of Science and Technology. He has additional education from the Norwegian Business School (BI), MBA-level management training and venture capital education.
- Total investments:
- 6
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 50%
Last updated:
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Industries Eivind Bergsmyr invests in
Stages Eivind Bergsmyr invests in
Countries Eivind Bergsmyr invests in
Investment Focus
Industry
- SaaS 3 (50%)
- Software 3 (50%)
- Marketing 2 (33%)
- Information Technology 2 (33%)
- Training 1 (17%)
Stage
- Private Equity 2 (33%)
- Series A 1 (17%)
- Funding Round 1 (17%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 1 (17%)
Country
- Sweden 2 (33%)
- Norway 1 (17%)
- Denmark 1 (17%)
Investments
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Attensi
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Attensi’s gamified simulation training represents a radically new method to achieve real behaviour change in large organisations. Simulations are different from other training solutions – and measurably more effective. Our solutions blend gamification and realism with deep insights from workplace psychology to make your staff training engaging | $26M / Venture - Series Unknown / Apr 08, 2021 | |
Encode Marketing Software
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You probably know the challenge: producing the entire portfolio of marketing materials at the right cost - without spending too much time and too many resources. What you need is a workflow tool!Marketing today is about processes and data, and that is the core of Encode. We are the market-leading efficiency and automation platform for retailers,agencies, manufacturers and brand owners. We help to streamline their marketing production processes to deliver increased productivity and cost savings for Multi-channel output. At Encode, we have a 360-degree approach to your Time to Market. We work to boost your agility and your commercial benefits by identifying all possible optimizations. At Encode, we simplify all levels of the marketing production process. Encode’s software creates smart end-to-end functionality that delivers the ability to speed content planning, creation, approval and management.Each employee in Encode is specialized within their field, and as a team, we complement each other. That’s why we can offer our customers 360 degrees of professional services.We are SAAS/cloud-based and have all in one system: Multi-Channel Marketing Management Creative Project Management Product Content Management Brand ManagementExperts within the following industries: Retailers Agencies Private label product manufacturing Brand owners Financial Services Content factories | $12.2M / Private Equity / Jan 11, 2021 | |
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TimeLog
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$13.1M / Private Equity / Nov 13, 2020 | ||
Flowbox
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Flowbox is an award-winning SaaS company offering a User-Generated Content platform (UGC platform) to help brands leverage and distribute social content throughout the buyer journey to increase engagement, social proof and sales. Flowbox’s heart lies in how technology can help brands generate and use owned, paid, earned and user generated contentfor a more effective, converting and transparent marketing and e-commerce. Through our platform, our customers are able to collect, moderate and publish content to their website, online shop and social channels. | $8.3M / Series A / Feb 05, 2020 | |
Nanoradio
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Nanoradio AB, a fabless semiconductor company, provides wireless solutions for cellular handset and consumer electronics markets. It offers multimedia products, single chip system in package, wireless LAN products, mobile phone products, and chipsets. The company also provides software, including diagnostic tools and software development kits todesign embedded applications. Nanoradio’s products are used in voice over IP in wireless phones, headsets, portable audio and stereo devices, handheld computing devices, PDAs, handheld digital video and still cameras, and mobile gaming platforms; and convergence mobile phones and consumer electronics. The company was founded in 2004 and is based in Kista, Sweden with sales offices in Korea, Japan, and the United States. Nanoradio AB operates as a subsidiary of Wireless Experience AB. | $12.6M / Jul 02, 2010 | |
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Nanoradio
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Nanoradio AB, a fabless semiconductor company, provides wireless solutions for cellular handset and consumer electronics markets. It offers multimedia products, single chip system in package, wireless LAN products, mobile phone products, and chipsets. The company also provides software, including diagnostic tools and software development kits todesign embedded applications. Nanoradio’s products are used in voice over IP in wireless phones, headsets, portable audio and stereo devices, handheld computing devices, PDAs, handheld digital video and still cameras, and mobile gaming platforms; and convergence mobile phones and consumer electronics. The company was founded in 2004 and is based in Kista, Sweden with sales offices in Korea, Japan, and the United States. Nanoradio AB operates as a subsidiary of Wireless Experience AB. | $17.3M / Jul 08, 2009 |
Co-Investors
About poLight
poLight is developing micro optics components. The technology is based on proprietary and patented methods for creating active optical components based on deformable polymers. poLight's main project is to develop the world's smallest and most cost-efficient auto focus lens for micro cameras. The poLight technology is characterized bywafer scale manufacturability, compact size, low cost and high optical quality. poLight is based in Horten, outside Oslo, Norway.
poLight Contacts
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Alf Henning Bekkevik
Chief Financial Officer
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Eivind Bergsmyr
Chairman
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Marianne Sandal
Chief Operating Officer
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Øyvind Isaksen
Chief Executive Officer; CEO
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Pierre Craen
Chief Technology Officer
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FAQ
What does Eivind Bergsmyr invest in?
Eivind Bergsmyr invests primarily in SaaS, Software and Marketing startups, most often at Private Equity and Series A stage. Most of the 6 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Sweden. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
When did Eivind Bergsmyr last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Eivind Bergsmyr closed in Apr 2021. Shizune tracks 6 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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