Anita Schjøll Brede
Anita Schjøll Abildgaard | |
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 Anita Schjøll Abildgaard at TEDxArendal, Norway, 2016 Photo: Birgit Fostervold | |
| Born | 16 Nov 1985 |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Education | Singularity University, Chalmers University of Technology |
| Occupation | CEO |
| Known for | Iris.AI |
Anita Schjøll Abildgaard, previously Schjøll Brede, (born 1985) is a Norwegian entrepreneur, co-founder and CEO of Iris.AI.[1][2]
Early life
[edit]She grew up in Bærum, Norway.[3]
Education
[edit]She received her Bachelor in Theatre and Communication studies.[3] She also studied a master's degree in entrepreneurship at Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg.[4] She studied later at the Singularity University in California.[5][6]
Professional career
[edit]Before starting Iris.AI in 2015, Anita lead the startup Pinexo. Iris.AI is her fourth own startup.[6] Iris.ai was founded at Ames Research Center.[7] Iris.AI raised $2.4 million in December 2017. Users include Denmark's Leo Pharma, the University of Helsinki and universities in Norway.[8][9] Admission costs the universities around 250,000 NOK a year.[9]
Her key connections are Christine Spiten, Erna Solberg, Odd Reitan, Johann Johannson and Arne Wilhelmsen.[8] She was a board member of the Ulstein Group in 2018.[10] She was also a board member of Katapult Group and NORA Startup (Norwegian Artificial Intelligence Research Consortium).[11] Iris.ai was announced as a Top 10 Semifinalist in the AI XPRIZE.[7]
Awards
[edit]She is listed on "The World's Top 50 Women in Tech 2018" and "Europe's Top 50 Women in Tech 2018" by the magazine Forbes.[8]
She has delivered a TEDx talk in 2016.[12] In total, she did 2 TEDx talks.[6]
She is alumni of 500 Startups and Tech Crunch Startup Battlefield.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Knowles, Kitty. "Blockchain For Scientists Takes On Elsevier, The Business The Internet Couldn't Kill". Forbes.
- ^ "Anita Schjøll Abildgaard". Talerlisten (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 2025-06-03.
- ^ a b Aasarød, Askild Matre; Hustad, Katinka (13 March 2018). "Maskin og fordom". morgenbladet.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 18 December 2020.
- ^ "Hennes AI ska snabba på forskningen: "Det som kan ta forskare flera månader tar oss två dagar"". digital.di.se/. 6 December 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ^ Whittaker, Silje-Lisette Tennøy, Emma-Marie B. "Synliggjøring av kvinner i IT-bransjen | Nernett". Nærnett (in Norwegian). Retrieved 7 December 2020.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ a b c d "Anita Schjøll Brede - Faculty". Singularity University. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Smart Tools for Chemical Research | CHEManager". www.chemanager-online.com. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ^ a b c "Anita Schjøll Brede". Forbes. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
- ^ a b Horntvedt, Anders (3 April 2020). "Kjempeemisjon i fare". finansavisen.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ^ "Anita-Schjøll Brede". Katapult Future Fest (in Norwegian). Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ^ "Bio – Anita Schjøll Brede". Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ^ "TEDxArendal | TED". www.ted.com. Retrieved 7 December 2020.