# Geir Karlsen

> Geir Karlsen is a angel investor at Annex Investments (Sarpsborg) backing SaaS and Security. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Annex Investments](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/annex-investments)
- Location: Sarpsborg, Norway
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Sep 2013
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/geirck
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/geirchristian
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/geirck

Geir Karlsen is a angel investor at Annex Investments in Sarpsborg focused on SaaS and Security. Geir Christian Karlsen is a Founder and CEO at AppsCo.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| SaaS | 1 | 100% |
| Security | 1 | 100% |
| Software | 1 | 100% |
| Analytics | 1 | 100% |
| Blockchain | 1 | 100% |

10 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| AppsCo | With AppsCo you can have connected, integrated and secured access all in one place.AppsCo enables users to access company applications through secure, centrally managed portal while providing better visibility. Benefit for Employee:Through AppsCo’s user dashboard employees get centralized access to company published application with SSOintegrationBenefit for an Enterprise:Centralized control and management over user access to published company applications and decreased operational burden | $500K | Angel | Sep 01, 2013 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## About Annex Investments

VC Fund · Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Annex Investments is a Multifaceted Hybrid Venture Single-Family Office, (Located in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates), strategically blending the patient capital and long-term vision of a traditional SFO with the dynamic, high-growth strategies of a venture firm. We actively build businesses, forge strategic partnerships, and shape the future ofthe MENA business landscape. Our integrated approach is built upon four core pillars: Venture Capital, Joint Ventures/Strategic Partnerships, a proprietary Venture Studio and comprehensive Market Entry & Advisory services

4 contacts available at Annex Investments.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Abed Benaichouche | CSO & Advisor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/abed-benaichouche |
| Ahmed Nasser Al Nowais | Founder & CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ahmed-nasser-al-nowais |
| Geir Karlsen | CTO & Advisor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/geir-christian-karlsen |
| Kareem Anabtawi | Co-founder & partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kareem-anabtawi |

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## FAQ

### What does Geir Karlsen invest in?

Geir Karlsen invests primarily in SaaS, Security and Software startups, most often at Angel stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Geir Karlsen last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Geir Karlsen closed in Sep 2013. Shizune tracks 1 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.

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