# Kjartan Rist

> Kjartan Rist is a seed investor at Concentric (London) backing Software and Insurance. See 15 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Concentric](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/concentric)
- Location: London, United Kingdom
- Total investments: 15
- Last investment: Jun 2021
- Lead investor: 47%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kjartan-rist-7503b
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/lordfjord
- Website: https://x.com/lordfjord

Kjartan Rist is a seed investor at Concentric in London focused on Software and Insurance. Kjartan has spent the last 20 years working in the technology sector as a founder, advisor, board member, and investor. As a Founding Partner of Concentric, the London & Copenhagen-based venture capital firm, he works with early-stage tech businesses (Seed+ through Series B) to support their development and accelerate growth. Currentinvestments include Airsorted, Huckletree, PayAsUGym, Pockit, Public.io, Digital Risks, Frontier Car Group, Insly, Memory.ai, Duedil, Coindirect etc. Concentric take a hands-on, founder focused approach to start-up investment and is passionate about strengthening the profile of the European Venture Capital sector. Prior to Concentric, Kjartan co-founded the venture fund DN Capital and the merchant bank Korral Partners, and have been instrumental in 70+ transactions. Kjartan graduated from the University of Bath and with an MBA from Imperial College London.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 4 | 27% |
| Insurance | 2 | 13% |
| E-Commerce | 2 | 13% |
| Financial Services | 2 | 13% |
| Sales | 1 | 7% |

15 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 4 | 27% |
| Series A | 3 | 20% |
| Series B | 2 | 13% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 7% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United Kingdom | 4 | 27% |
| France | 1 | 7% |
| Norway | 1 | 7% |
| Estonia | 1 | 7% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Memory | Memory is a Norwegian startup that develops tools for a better future of work. Its first product, Timely, is the world's first AI-powered time tracking and planning tool. Memory has recently introduced Dewo, a personal assistant for deep work. Founded in 2013, Memory is based out of Oslo, Norway. | $12.9M |  | Jun 22, 2021 |  |
| Memory | Memory is a Norwegian startup that develops tools for a better future of work. Its first product, Timely, is the world's first AI-powered time tracking and planning tool. Memory has recently introduced Dewo, a personal assistant for deep work. Founded in 2013, Memory is based out of Oslo, Norway. | $14M | Series A | Jun 22, 2021 |  |
| Neteven | The Neteven software is developed internally and relies on robust technologies. Neteven was the first French company to be Certified Compatible Application by eBay in 2005 and the first one to integrate Amazon Web Services in France.Neteven’s developers collaborate daily with marketplaces engineers to provide enterprises with the most advancedsolution. Neteven integrates all functionalities and add new exclusive tools to facilitate and optimize the centralized management of the full sales cycle on global marketplaces.The team is made of experts coming from marketplaces, brands, manufacturers, wholesalers or software companies. | $1.3M | Series A | Jan 20, 2020 |  |
| Insly | Insly is cloud-based insurance software for insurance brokers and agents to replace papers and spreadsheets. Its goal is to make insurance easy to understand, manage, and buy for both service providers and end users.Insly is a spin-off from IIZI Group – most successful insurance broker group in CEE region starting from 2000. Their core teamconsists of the founders and key employees of IIZI Group, who contributed to revolutionising the insurance business with their innovative and business focused IT solutions.Insly was launched in 2000 in London, United Kingdom. | $849K | Seed | Sep 03, 2019 |  |
| Public | Public is a venture capital firm that supports technology startups aiming to work more deeply with the UK’s public services. | $1.8M | Seed | Nov 01, 2018 |  |
| Memory | Memory is a Norwegian startup that develops tools for a better future of work. Its first product, Timely, is the world's first AI-powered time tracking and planning tool. Memory has recently introduced Dewo, a personal assistant for deep work. Founded in 2013, Memory is based out of Oslo, Norway. | $5M |  | Oct 17, 2018 |  |
| Black Insurance | Black will fix the insurance industry fundamentally. Black is an insurance platform like Lloyds of London on blockchain without the expense, delays and bureaucracy that they witness today. Insurance business will be generated by local MGAs / Brokers / Agents whose responsibility is designing insurance products for a market, pricing andselling the product and organizing claims handling. Delegating business to local agents makes the Black business model scalable while bringing business decisions closer to end customers. | $1.1M | Seed | Jun 01, 2018 |  |
| Insly | Insly is cloud-based insurance software for insurance brokers and agents to replace papers and spreadsheets. Its goal is to make insurance easy to understand, manage, and buy for both service providers and end users.Insly is a spin-off from IIZI Group – most successful insurance broker group in CEE region starting from 2000. Their core teamconsists of the founders and key employees of IIZI Group, who contributed to revolutionising the insurance business with their innovative and business focused IT solutions.Insly was launched in 2000 in London, United Kingdom. | $2M | Seed | Mar 22, 2018 |  |
| HypaShip | HypaShip offers retailers and carriers with a delivery management software solution. HypaShip enables retailers and e-commerce sites to connect with carriers and manage and track the delivery services it provides for its customers. HypaShip was founded by Neil Gold in 1976. It is based in Witney, England. | $1.3M | Series B | Sep 07, 2017 |  |
| Billetto | Biletto is an online event discovery platform that enables individuals to host, promote, and attend events. The online calendar can be used for festivals, Zumba lessons, concerts, workshops, conferences, sports events, and so on.  The platform also provides real-time sales statistics and contact details of customers which can be used to connectmore meaningfully with audiences and promote future events. Organizers have access to over 50,000 customers to whom they can sell tickets and promote their events to on an iOS mobile platform and social media.Biletto was launched by Henrik Akselbo, Erik Sørensen, Christian Hølmer, Anders Fink, Henrik Teisbæk, and Patrick Borre in September 2010 and is based in London, United Kingdom. | $1.6M | Series B | Oct 01, 2016 |  |

10 of 15 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [A Plus Finance](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/a-plus-finance) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Investinor](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/investinor) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [SNÖ Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sn%C3%96-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Black Pearls VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/black-pearls) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [UNIQA Ventures GmbH](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/uniqa-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Vaekstfonden](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/v%C3%A6kstfonden) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

## About Concentric

VC Fund · London, United Kingdom

Concentric invests in software technology business in the financial services, mobility, real estate, industrial, and logistics sectors.

5 contacts available at Concentric.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kjartan Rist | Founding Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kjartan-rist |
| Alexander Mann | Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alexander-mann |
| Alexander Stroud | Principal | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alexander-stroud |
| Denis Shafranik | Partner & Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/denis-shafranik |
| Ilya Belyaev | Venture Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ilya-belyaev |

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## FAQ

### What does Kjartan Rist invest in?

Kjartan Rist invests primarily in Software, Insurance and E-Commerce startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 15 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Kjartan Rist last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Kjartan Rist closed in Jun 2021. Shizune tracks 15 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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