# Jorn Lyseggen

> Jorn Lyseggen is a seed investor at Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST) backing Software. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio…

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/meltwater-foundation)
- Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Jul 2026
- Lead investor: 50%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/j%C3%B8rn-lyseggen-1146301
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/jorn_lyseggen
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jorn.lyseggen.1

Jorn Lyseggen is a seed investor at Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST) in San Francisco Bay Area focused on Software and Mining. Jorn Lyseggen, a serial entrepreneur and philanthropist, is the Founder & CEO of Meltwater. Launched in his home country of Norway in 2001 with just a $15,000 investment, Jorn and his team have grown the company to become a global leader in media intelligence. Today, Meltwater has more than 1,500 employees in 55 offices across six continents,with more than 30,000 clients worldwide.Jorn released his first book, Outside Insight: Navigating a World Drowning in Data, in October 2017. The book describes the emergence of a new software category that will leverage insights gleaned from the vast amount of external information available on the web to transform corporate decision-making.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 2 | 50% |
| Mining | 1 | 25% |
| Retail | 1 | 25% |
| Robotics | 1 | 25% |
| Logistics | 1 | 25% |

17 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 3 | 75% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 25% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Ghana | 2 | 50% |
| United States | 1 | 25% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HIVE | Hive Autonomy develops retrofit AI autonomy and remote operation systems for heavy industrial machinery and logistics fleets. The company provides physical AI agents, remote control setups, and autonomous load-handling capabilities that install on existing excavators, loaders, trucks, and similar equipment. Its machine-agnostic platform usesvision-language models, low-latency control loops, and edge-to-cloud inference to support real-time multi-machine control. A single human operator can supervise and direct several machines from a centralized control room through human-in-the-loop autonomy. The system focuses on improving safety in hazardous environments and handling repetitive load and haul operations in sectors such as construction, mining, and bulk materials logistics. Hive Autonomy works with industrial partners to validate its technology in live sites including tunnels and quarries. | $15M | Seed | Jul 07, 2026 |  |
| Boostmate Inc | Boostmate provides business development services to different sectors. | $100K | Pre-Seed | Aug 16, 2023 |  |
| Kudobuzz | Kudobuzz is a simple widget that displays selected positive social buzz, or "kudos", on your website. Kudobuzz allows you to collect product and social reviews using a smart algorithm that is able to filter through comments. Kudobuzz makes your website more customer-centric while improving your SEO. |  | Seed | Sep 12, 2017 |  |
| MeQasa Ltd | MeQasa offers an online platform that enables its users to rent, buy, and sell properties.With comprehensive listings of houses, apartments, condos, office spaces, and short stays, the company offers efficient and user friendly way to get its users through a stress less property search through online and offline media. Featured agents of thecompany are Signature Properties, Layoco Limited, EASTMIDAS PROPERTIES, Tierra Consult, Loveridge Properties and Consult, and Ando Properties Limited. The company collaborates with brokers, owners, and tenants to create complete and dynamic property profiles and they advertise online all adequately profiled properties that are vacant.MeQasa is headquartered in Ghana and the company was founded in 2013. |  | Seed | Jan 12, 2015 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Nysnø](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nysn%C3%B8) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Skyfall Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/skyfall-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [SuperSeed Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/superseed) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Veriten](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/veriten) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST)

VC Fund · Accra, Ghana

The Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology provides training, investment, and mentoring for aspiring African technology entrepreneurs with the goal of creating globally successful companies that create wealth and jobs locally in Africa. The program begins at the campus of the Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST) inAccra, Ghana, with a rigorous, one year, full-time program. Out of an applicant pool of over 2,500 candidates, MEST selects between 50 to 60 top Ghanaian, Nigerian, Kenyan and South African university graduates to receive comprehensive training across the spectrum of skills required to build successful technology businesses, including software development, product management, finance, marketing, sales, and leadership best practices. After completion of the program, the students (called Entrepreneurs in training – EITs) have an opportunity to pitch a business to the Meltwater Foundation. Successful teams receive a seed round of funding, and are accepted into the MEST Incubator, which offers subsidized facilities, continued education programming, and access to the Foundation's global network of advisers. Incubator teams also enjoy access to a suite of legal, financial, and marketing services.

5 contacts available at Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology (MEST).

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Emmanuel Quartey | Marketing and Communications Fellow | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/emmanuel-quartey |
| Jorn Lyseggen | Founder & CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jorn-lyseggen |
| Kamil Nabong | Entrepreneur-In-Residence | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kamil-nabong |
| Mariam Iqbal | Partnerships & Fundraising Associate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mariam-iqbal-52c9 |
| Neku Atawodi | General Manager (MEST Incubator Nigeria) | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/neku-atawodi |

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## FAQ

### What does Jorn Lyseggen invest in?

Jorn Lyseggen invests primarily in Software, Mining and Retail startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Ghana. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Jorn Lyseggen last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Jorn Lyseggen closed in Jul 2026. 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.

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