Their specialist expertise is in the fields of energy, the environment, community safety and bio-economics. They work together with a number of private and public research institutions in Lillestrøm, Ås and many more.

Experience

Kjeller Innovasjon was founded in 1995. Since then they have created more than 105 companies from over 1500 ideas. In addition to TTO services they also provide an incubator (http://www.kjellerinnovasjon.no/incubator/) for new businesses.

How much do they invest?

They can help you with idea development, technology qualification and IPR issues. They assist you with pre-project resources and applying for additional innovation and commercialisation funding from the Research Council of Norway’s FORNY programme and other sources. They also have access to their own fund that can help contribute with startup capital.

How do they work?

How great is the innovation potential? What are the commercial possibilities? If you are a research scientist interested in finding an application for your work, and are involved in activities that you think have commercial potential, they want to hear from you.

This makes a difference to them

Kjeller looks for research ideas and project results that have commercial potential and a chance of succeeding in the global market. They want to provide solutions that the society needs. They invest in companies with a unique team and a scalable business model.

Key People

Mariann Ødegård - CEO
Mariann has worked here since 2006 and became CEO in 2012. She has experience from many small startups and some bigger companies, mostly in the field of media and IT. She has been a part of several boards and has had responsibility in strategy, business development and marketing. Her background is in mathematics and later with a master's in leadership from BI.
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Terje Landsgård – Head of Portfolio
Terje holds a master in industrial economics from NTNU. He has been in his position in almost 5 years. He is an entrepreneur and early stage investor. He is specialised in start-ups, finance, business development, board experience, strategy and M&A.
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Startups they funded

Bedrock, DONdetox, Forest Vision AS, and HealthBoost AS.