Anita Schjøll Brede | |
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Born | 198* |
Nationality | Norwegian |
Education | Singularity University, Chalmers University of Technology |
Occupation | CEO |
Known for | Iris.AI |
Anita Schjøll Brede (born 198*) is a Norwegian entrepreneur, co-founder and CEO of Iris.AI.[1]
Early life
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.[7] 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
- ↑ Knowles, Kitty. "Blockchain For Scientists Takes On Elsevier, The Business The Internet Couldn't Kill". Forbes.
- 1 2 Aasarød, Askild Matre; Hustad, Katinka (13 March 2018). "Maskin og fordom". morgenbladet.no (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 18 December 2020.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ Whittaker, Silje-Lisette Tennøy, Emma-Marie B. "Synliggjøring av kvinner i IT-bransjen | Nernett". Nærnett (in Norwegian). Retrieved 7 December 2020.
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: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - 1 2 3 4 "Anita Schjøll Brede - Faculty". Singularity University. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
- 1 2 "Smart Tools for Chemical Research | CHEManager". www.chemanager-online.com. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- 1 2 3 "Anita Schjøll Brede". Forbes. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
- 1 2 Horntvedt, Anders (3 April 2020). "Kjempeemisjon i fare". finansavisen.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 19 December 2020.
- ↑ "Anita-Schjøll Brede". Katapult Future Fest (in Norwegian). Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ↑ "Bio – Anita Schjøll Brede". Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ↑ "TEDxArendal | TED". www.ted.com. Retrieved 7 December 2020.