Anita Schjøll Brede

Anita Schjøll Brede (born 1985) is a Norwegian entrepreneur, co-founder and CEO of Iris.AI.[1]

Anita Schjøll Brede
Born1985
NationalityNorwegian
EducationSingularity University, Chalmers University of Technology
OccupationCEO
Known forIris.AI

Early life

She grew up in Bærum, Norway.[2]

Education

She received her Bachelor in Theatre and Communication studies.[2] She also studied a master's degree in entrepreneurship at Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg.[3] She studied later at the Singularity University in California.[4][5]

Professional career

Before starting Iris.AI in 2015, Anita lead the startup Pinexo. Iris.AI is her fourth own startup.[5] Iris.ai was founded at Ames Research Center.[6] Iris.AI raised $2.4 million in December 2017. Users include Denmark's Leo Pharma, the University of Helsinki and universities in Norway.[7][8] Admission costs the universities around 250,000 NOK a year.[8]

Her key connections are Christine Spiten, Erna Solberg, Odd Reitan, Johann Johannson and Arne Wilhelmsen. She was a board member of the Ulstein Group in 2018.[9] She was also a board member of Katapult Group and NORA Startup (Norwegian Artificial Intelligence Research Consortium).[10] Iris.ai was announced as a Top 10 Semifinalist in the AI XPRIZE.[6]

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.[7]

She has delivered a TEDx talk in 2016.[11] In total, she did 2 TEDx talks.[5]

She is alumni of 500 Startups and Tech Crunch Startup Battlefield.[5]

References
  1. Knowles, Kitty. "Blockchain For Scientists Takes On Elsevier, The Business The Internet Couldn't Kill". Forbes.
  2. Aasarød, Askild Matre; Hustad, Katinka (13 March 2018). "Maskin og fordom". morgenbladet.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  3. "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.
  4. Whittaker, Silje-Lisette Tennøy, Emma-Marie B. "Synliggjøring av kvinner i IT-bransjen | Nernett". Nærnett (in Norwegian). Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  5. "Anita Schjøll Brede - Faculty". Singularity University. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  6. "Smart Tools for Chemical Research | CHEManager". www.chemanager-online.com. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  7. "Anita Schjøll Brede". Forbes. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  8. Horntvedt, Anders (3 April 2020). "Kjempeemisjon i fare". finansavisen.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  9. "Anita-Schjøll Brede". Katapult Future Fest (in Norwegian). Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  10. "Bio – Anita Schjøll Brede". Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  11. "TEDxArendal | TED". www.ted.com. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
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