# Sverre Bisgaard

> Sverre Bisgaard is a pre-seed investor in Oslo backing CAD, Software and Simulation. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: Oslo, Norway
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Jul 2023
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sverre-bisgaard-40881410/

Sverre Bisgaard is a pre-seed investor in Oslo focused on CAD and Software. Has built up and been the leader of Kongsberg Norspace in Horten, Norway and its predecessors over a period of more than 30 years, starting with AME space division in 1984. AME Space AS, a separate company created in 1986, became Alcatel Space Norway (ASN) in 1989 after an MBO in 1988. As MD lead ASN to an international leading position, developingand manufacturing satellite electronic products for satellite manufacturers world-wide, growing the company from 15 to 130 employees and sales exceeding 20 million Euros. Started Norspace, who took over the business of ASN when Alcatel closed ASN in 2003 following the satellite industry downturn in 2001-2002. After another successful build-up of Norspace over eight straight profitable years sold the company to Kongsberg in 2011. Retired from the position of CEO of Kongsberg Norspace end of March 2015.Kongsberg Norspace products are now (2015) found in over 200 satellites, mostly used for telecommunications.Presently engaged as board chairman, board member and investor in various companies.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | $50k–$393k |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| CAD | 1 | 25% |
| Software | 1 | 25% |
| Simulation | 1 | 25% |
| Industrial Engineering | 1 | 25% |
| Information Technology | 1 | 25% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 25% |
| Convertible Note | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CENOS | CENOS redefines engineering simulation software category for mass adoption: FROM enterprise niche and multi-purpose software for 100K simulation experts TO mass adoption of intuitive vertical-focused simulation apps by 10M+ practical engineers in production | $113.1K | Convertible Note | Jul 27, 2023 |  |
| CENOS | CENOS redefines engineering simulation software category for mass adoption: FROM enterprise niche and multi-purpose software for 100K simulation experts TO mass adoption of intuitive vertical-focused simulation apps by 10M+ practical engineers in production | $392.6K | Pre-Seed | Feb 21, 2020 |  |
| CENOS | CENOS redefines engineering simulation software category for mass adoption: FROM enterprise niche and multi-purpose software for 100K simulation experts TO mass adoption of intuitive vertical-focused simulation apps by 10M+ practical engineers in production | $50K | Pre-Seed | Jan 20, 2019 |  |
| CENOS | CENOS redefines engineering simulation software category for mass adoption: FROM enterprise niche and multi-purpose software for 100K simulation experts TO mass adoption of intuitive vertical-focused simulation apps by 10M+ practical engineers in production |  | Pre-Seed | Mar 20, 2017 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Startup Wise Guys](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/startup-wise-guys) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Siena Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/siena-capital) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [500 Global](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/500-startups) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Sverre Bisgaard invest in?

Sverre Bisgaard invests primarily in CAD, Software and Simulation startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Convertible Note stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Latvia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Sverre Bisgaard's check size?

Sverre Bisgaard typically joins rounds of $50k–$393k at Pre-Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Sverre Bisgaard participates in.

### When did Sverre Bisgaard last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Sverre Bisgaard closed in Jul 2023. 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?

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