Board of Directors

Mr. Welde is a partner in Viking Venture. Mr. Welde has extensive experience in M&A and business modelling and is an important resource for several of Viking Venture's portfolio companies. In addition, he has more than 15 years of experience from investing in software companies. Mr. Welde has a BBA from the Norwegian Business School and an MBA from the University of Warwick.

Mr. Hagen is the Managing Partner and founder of Viking Venture. He has over 30 years of experience in the software industry and his background brings a dynamic combination of strategic, operational and entrepreneurial experience to all portfolio companies of Viking Venture. Mr. Hagen has previously worked at McKinsey & Company, Netcom GSM ASA, Schibsted and Arthur Andersen. He has an MCS in Computer Science from the Norwegian Institute of Technology and an MBA from INSEAD.

Mr. Helge Nielsen received an MBA from the Norwegian Business School in 1975. Mr. Nielsen has more than 35 years of management background from different organizations in Norway and internationally. He serves as board member of various companies including Gaming Innovation Group that is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange.

Anne Lise Waal is CTO & COO at Attensi. She has worked close to 20 years in the tech industry, with extensive experience from SaaS and gaming companies. Waal has experience as board member from several companies and funds, including Ørn Software and StartupLab Founders and is an active participant in the Norwegian startup community. Waal holds a MSc in Computer Science from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU).

Berit Lid Scharff is the founder of Inlustro Consulting, where she assists companies with strategic marketing,business development, communication, design and PR services. Prior to founding Inlustro Consulting, Scharff worked with marketing at various organizations, including Save the Children Norway, Tandberg, Cisco and 4Subsea. Scharff is also a member of the board of directors of Xait. Scharff holds a Master of Business and Marketing and an MBA, both from BI Norwegian Business School. Scharff has also completed an Executive MBA program at the National University of Singapore, and studied anthropology at the University of Oslo.