Jan Tellef Thorleifsson

ChapDrive is a venture company located in Trondheim, Norway. They are developing a patented hydraulic drive train solution for wind turbines that will reduce top weight, eliminate the mechanical gearbox and reduce cost of energy. With promising test results, a strong management team and a staff of 20 competent and dedicated employees. ChapDrive is now entering the commercialization phase.

The Voxtra Foundation empowers disadvantaged people to lift themselves out of poverty. It engages in several grant-funded programs, focusing on social enterprises that had collected solid evidence on the effectiveness of their approach, reached a certain scale (annual expenditures), built high-quality systems for financial management and impact monitoring, attracted highly skilled managers and built a track-record of good cooperation with all relevant stakeholders. The firm invests in companies linked to improving the livelihoods of smallholder farmers. The company was founded by Pål Dale in 2008 and is headquartered in Oslo, Norway.

NorthZone AS is an early stage venture capital fund, which engages in technology investment partnership. It provides operational and investment services. The company was founded by Jan Tellef Thorleifsson in 1996 and is headquartered in Oslo, Norway.

Western Bulk Carriers AS provides freight shipping services. The company was founded on February 15, 1982 and is headquartered in Oslo, Norway.

IMSK SE engages in the provision of marine transportation services and maritime solutions. It also provides logistics solutions for the regional distribution of liquefied gases. The company was founded on November 12, 1996 and is headquartered in Oslo, Norway.

Northzone Ventures AB (Northzone) is a venture capital firm founded in 1996 by Bjorn Stray, Jan Tellef Thorleifsson and Ingar Ostby. The firm is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden.

Fusetools AS provides visual content and computer graphics. It developsa product called Fuse, which is a development tool combined with a set of libraries that help bot h developers and designers build apps. The company was founded by Anders Knive Lassen and Morten Daniel N. Fornes on May 12, 2011 and is headquartered in Oslo, Norway.

Kahoot! ASA engages in the development of learning application. It offers a game-based learning and trivia platform for classrooms, offices, and social settings. The company was founded by Johan Brand, Jamie Brooker, Åsmund Grytting Furuseth, and Morten Versvik in 2012 and is headquartered in Oslo, Norway.

Norfund was created by the Storting (Norwegian parliament) in 1997. Norfund's head office is located in Oslo with other offices in Costa Rica, South Africa, and Kenya. Norfund provides risk capital to private firms in developing countries through various finance solutions from loan instruments to equity financing. The Norwegian government provides investment capital to Norfund on an annual basis. Norfund is structured as a separate legal entity with limited liability.

Klaveness Ship Holding AS engages in the provision of shipping services. It operates through the Combination Carriers and Container segments. The Combination Carriers segment transports both dry cargo and caustic soda in the Far East, the Middle East, Australia, Brazil, and North America. The Container segment owns and operates a fleet of eight geared container vessels in the feeder segment. The company was founded on May 30, 2005 and is headquartered in Oslo, Norway.

Awilhelmsen AS engages in the investment in shipping, offshore, real estate, and retail. It also focuses on the cruise business area. The company was founded in 1939 and is headquartered in Oslo, Norway.

The Gelato AS provides automated logistics solutions for the print industry. It offers brochures and booklets, flyers and leaflets, business cards, posters, invitations and cards, and custom formats. The company was founded by Henrik Hans Ove Muller-Hansen in August 2012 and is headquartered in Fornebu, Norway.