Anita Schjøll Abildgaard
Norwegian businessperson
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Anita Schjøll Abildgaard, previously Schjøll Brede, (born 1985) is a Norwegian entrepreneur, co-founder and CEO of Iris.AI.[1][2]
Anita Schjøll Abildgaard | |
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Anita Schjøll Abildgaard at TEDxArendal, Norway, 2016 Photo: Birgit Fostervold | |
| Born | 16 November 1985 |
| Education | Singularity University, Chalmers University of Technology |
| Occupation | CEO |
| Known for | Iris.AI |
Early life
Education
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
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
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]