Patrick Skjennum

Executive In Residence at StartupLab

Patrick Skjennum is an accomplished technology professional with extensive experience in software development and leadership. Currently serving as an Executive in Residence at Startuplab since March 2025 and as an Investor at CTO Roundtable Invest since March 2022, Patrick co-founded Strise and held the position of CTO from December 2016 to April 2025, focusing on innovations in KYC. Previous roles include Research and Development Scientist at NTNU, where expertise in applied AI and machine learning was applied, and IT Manager at Romerike Markiseservice AS, overseeing website development and tech support. Patrick's early career featured internships involving full-stack development at Knowit Objectnet, Telenor Digital, and Rayon. Patrick holds a Master of Technology in Computer Science from NTNU and a degree in Media & Communication from Nannestad VGS.

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StartupLab

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StartupLab is the premier Nordic tech investor/incubator/accelerator having worked actively with more than 300 tech startups since started in 2012. The investments are backed by top Norwegian serial entrepreneurs and StartupLab is typically the first investor helping the companies in its early phase. To date (June 2019) we’ve invested in80 tech startups which has grown to a market cap over 3,6 billion NOK. Some companies from StartupLab are; reMarkable, Huddly, Attensi, Dragonbox, Ardoq, Sensibel, OncoImmunity, Oivi, NoIsolation, Vivaldi, Poio, Exabel, Imerso, Tunable, Intelecy, Hold, EDinsight. We invest in Norwegian tech startups with USD 100-500k. run rate is approximately 20 investment on a yearly basis. The focus is primarily on technology and research related projects, and we provide funding to the most committed, passionate and ambitious tech entrepreneurs.


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Oslo, Norway

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11-50

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