| Anita Schjøll Brede | |
| Birth Date: | 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]
She grew up in Bærum, Norway.[2]
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]
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]
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]