The rest of the 100 (in alphabetical order): Anders Lian, chief executive, Sintef TTO, Sintef Venture V
As chief executive of Sintef TTO, the technology transfer arm of research institute Sintef, Anders Lian is responsible for the Nkr500m ($61m) seed fund the organisation launched in June this year.
Sintef Venture V’s limited partners include the EU-owned European Investment Fund (EIF), Norway’s municipal pension fund Kommunal Landspensjonskasse and retailer Reitan’s corporate venturing arm, Reitan Kapital.
The Sintef Venture V fund will invest in early-stage spinouts from both Sintef and its partner organisation, Norwegian University of Science and Technology. The focus of the fund will largely be on sectors such as life sciences, renewables, and information and communication technologies.
The fund’s predecessor, the $25m Sintef Venture IV, was launched at the start of 2014 and was the EIF’s first investment in Norway. One of the fund’s most significant exits was the $120m-plus sale of wireless reservoir-surveillance business Resman to private equity firm Nordic Capital in April 2015.
