Innoventus Sør
Innoventus Sør is a regional innovation company, SIVA incubator (The Industrial Development Corporation of Norway), FORNY agent and Pre-seed Administrator representing Southern Norway. We focus on innovation, which is a prerequisite for ensuring growth, new creation and renewal in the region. The company works actively with entrepreneurs, trade and commerce, public agencies and the academic and research world in order to create sustainable solutions for the future. Our business concept is to contribute to the commercialisation of innovative ideas that provide growth and employment.
WE WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE BY CHALLENGING AND SUPPORTING IN THE COMMERCIALISATION OF NEW IDEAS
A difference by adding the right expertise and experience.
Challenging by daring to ask difficult questions.
Supporting by making the entrepreneur succeed.
EMPLOYEES
Kamilla Sharma
(+47) 404 00 099
Rannveig Tobiassen
Marketing and Accelerator Manager
(+47) 915 31 144
Asle Pedersen
Consultant Commercialisation of Research
(+47) 984 38 353
Petter H. Amundsen
Incubator Manager
(+47) 957 28 055
Kristen Strat
Business Controller
(+47) 45 41 06 92
Runar Brøvig
Expertise Broker
(+47) 466 60 641
OUR EXPERTISE NETWORK
At Innoventus Sør we link our expertise network with the companies we work with.
Tom Aguirre
Communications Manager at Viking Heat Engines.
Previously Managing Director of Blank AS, CEO of Com2gether AS, Board member of Digin.
405 00 005
Trond Erik Bognø
Adviser at HERO Norge and FJ Management Development.
Previously Director of Strategy, BD & Marketing, entrepreneur founder of NextGenTel.
415 08 148
Egil Norman Olsen
Adviser at CR Group.
Previously Department Engineer at Statoil, CEO at HERNIS.
900 20 902
Vegar Kristensen
Egde Consulting. Previously Project and Technical Manager at Broadnet and Ventelo.
(+47) 404 00 043
Raymond Johnsen
VP Products, Umoe Advanced Composites
Previously Managing Director at NODE inkubator,
Managing Director Umoe Advanced Composites
905 25 263
Kjell Ove Klauset
Previously Sales Manager at Kilden, Director at Comfort Hotell Kristiansand, Copyrighter Recommended
911 43 104
Svenn Roar Larsen
CR Group. Wide experience as manager within the banking and finance sector. Previously manager at the recruitment company Mercuri Urval, Porsgrunn office. Holds a number of Directorships.
970 13 711
OUR SERVICE PROVIDERS
At Innoventus Sør we link our service providers with the companies we work with.
THE BOARD
Innoventus Sør plays an important role in the development of the region as it is engaged in bolstering the interaction between the private and public sector. For entrepreneurs it can be of vital importance to have the support of professionals who are able to offer a wealth of experience and knowledge of starting their own businesses.
Being the innovation company of Southern Norway, we also play an important role in industrial restructuring by contributing to growth in established industries and further developing new industrial enterprises.
Thor Arne Håverstad, Chairman (Teknova)
Anne Grete Ellingsen (GCE Node)
Anne Torunn Hvideberg (Tvedestrand Kommune)
Bjørn-Tore Flåten (University of Agder)
Hilde Tallaksen (Lindesnesregionen Næringshage)
Carina Ugland (Ugland Holding)
Ulf Hustad (The Industrial Development Corporation of Norway – SIVA)
OUR OWNERS
The Industrial Development Corporation of Norway (SIVA Selskapet for Industrivekst SF)
Vest-Agder County Administration
Aust-Agder County Administration
HRM Consult AS
J.B. Ugland Venture AS
Arendal Municipality
Sparebanken Sør
Ericsson AS
Aust-Agder Næringsselskap AS
Kristiansand Municipality
Agder Energi AS
Grimstad Municipality
Skeie Group AS
Innoventus Sør is a “non-profit” organisation.
- We provide objective advice and match the right expertise, collaboration partners and financial supporters to the businesses.
- We are located with a number of other organisations within innovation and entrepreneurship.
