SINTEF er et av Europas største forskningsinstitutt. Vi har siden 1950 skapt innovasjon gjennom oppdrag for næringsliv og offentlig sektor i inn- og utland. SINTEF har 2000 medarbeidere fra 75 nasjoner og en årlig omsetning på over tre milliarder kroner.

En viktig del av SINTEFs strategi er å forvalte intellektuelle rettigheter (IPR) på en profesjonell måte, gjennom bedriftsetablering, salg og lisensiering av teknologi. SINTEF TTO AS er SINTEFs heleide kommersialiseringsselskap og har konsernansvaret for å drive denne prosessen sammen med ledelsen i forretningsområdene. Som verktøy i prosessen med å utvikle nye bedrifter forvalter SINTEF TTO ventureporteføljen gjennom SINTEF Venture. Se www.sintef.no/tto.


Entrepreneur in Residence

Entrepreneur in Residence (EiR) - Company Builders wanted

SINTEF Venture build and co-funds 2 – 4 high tech companies each year. All our start-ups are founder led and we are constantly looking for CEO talent to help us build companies from scratch.

 

We offer an opportunity to join a start-up 6 – 12 months before it is incorporated. You get a 30 – 50 % engagement for 6 – 12 months to work with the technology team and venture team to shape the initial business plan and when all are ready, we launch together!

 

As an EiR for SINTEF Venture you get access to all necessary resources prior to incorporation and an opportunity to get on the cap table at incorporation with the technology team from SINTEF and other key founding personnel. Our start-ups are founder led and the cap table at incorporation reflect this.

 

SINTEF Venture currently manage appx. M€ 100 across 4 funds and provide the pre-seed funding to give the start-ups 9 – 18 months runway from Day 1 together with other professional investors. Our current portfolio is found here.

 

We are looking for seasoned professionals that have built technology companies previously.

 

Please reach out to one of our Investment Directors and we'll give you a sneak peek at our project pipeline the next 12 – 18 months.

Apply for position

Application due:
25.02.2028

Work place:
Trondheim, Oslo

Questions regarding the position

Inge Gangås 
Investeringssjef
97 16 96 35
Asle Jostein Hovda 
Investeringssjef
48 22 89 41
 
 


SINTEF is one of Europe's largest research organisations, with multidisciplinary expertise in the fields of technology, the natural sciences and the social sciences. SINTEF is an independent foundation and has conducted contract research and development projects for the private and public sectors since 1950. SINTEF has 2000 employees from 75 countries and annual revenues of three billion Norwegian kroner.

Vision: Technology for a better society

www.sintef.com