Jan Tellef Thorleifsson
Fondateur chez The Voxtra Foundation
Profil
Jan Tellef Thorleifsson was the founder of Northzone Ventures AB, founded in 1996 where he held the title of Founding Partner until 2018, and ChapDrive AS, founded in 2007 where he held the title of Chairman until 2010.
Mr. Thorleifsson is also the founder of NorthZone AS, Western Bulk Carriers AS, The Voxtra Foundation.
Currently, Mr. Thorleifsson is the Chief Executive Officer at Norfund since 2018, Chairman at Gelato AS since 2023, and a Director at Awilhelmsen AS, Klaveness Ship Holding AS, and Fusetools AS.
Mr. Thorleifsson's former positions include Chairman at Mamut AS, ReVolt Technology Ltd., and Innotech Solar AS, and Director at Møller Mobility Group AS, Silex Microsystems AB, European Private Equity & Venture Capital Association, Swedish Venture Capital Association, ReVolt Technology GmbH, Swedish Private Equity & Venture Capital Association, Kahoot!.
ASA, and IMSK SE.
Mr. Thorleifsson received a graduate degree from the London School of Economics & Political Science in 1988 and a graduate degree from the Norwegian School of Economics & Business Administration.
Postes actifs de Jan Tellef Thorleifsson
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NorthZone AS
 NorthZone AS Investment Banks/BrokersFinance NorthZone AS is an early stage venture capital fund, which engages in technology investment partnership. It provides operational and investment services. The company was founded by Jan Tellef Thorleifsson in 1996 and is headquartered in Oslo, Norway. | Fondateur | - |
The Voxtra Foundation
 The Voxtra Foundation Financial ConglomeratesFinance The Voxtra Foundation empowers disadvantaged people to lift themselves out of poverty. It engages in several grant-funded programs, focusing on social enterprises that had collected solid evidence on the effectiveness of their approach, reached a certain scale (annual expenditures), built high-quality systems for financial management and impact monitoring, attracted highly skilled managers and built a track-record of good cooperation with all relevant stakeholders. The firm invests in companies linked to improving the livelihoods of smallholder farmers. The company was founded by Pål Dale in 2008 and is headquartered in Oslo, Norway. | Fondateur | - |
Fusetools AS
 Fusetools AS Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Fusetools AS provides visual content and computer graphics. It developsa product called Fuse, which is a development tool combined with a set of libraries that help bot h developers and designers build apps. The company was founded by Anders Knive Lassen and Morten Daniel N. Fornes on May 12, 2011 and is headquartered in Oslo, Norway. | Directeur/Membre du Conseil | - |
Norfund
 Norfund Investment ManagersFinance Norfund was created by the Storting (Norwegian parliament) in 1997. Norfund's head office is located in Oslo with other offices in Costa Rica, South Africa, and Kenya. Norfund provides risk capital to private firms in developing countries through various finance solutions from loan instruments to equity financing. The Norwegian government provides investment capital to Norfund on an annual basis. Norfund is structured as a separate legal entity with limited liability. | Directeur Général | 01/10/2018 |
Klaveness Ship Holding AS
 Klaveness Ship Holding AS Marine ShippingTransportation Klaveness Ship Holding AS engages in the provision of shipping services. It operates through the Combination Carriers and Container segments. The Combination Carriers segment transports both dry cargo and caustic soda in the Far East, the Middle East, Australia, Brazil, and North America. The Container segment owns and operates a fleet of eight geared container vessels in the feeder segment. The company was founded on May 30, 2005 and is headquartered in Oslo, Norway. | Directeur/Membre du Conseil | - |
Awilhelmsen AS
 Awilhelmsen AS Financial ConglomeratesFinance Awilhelmsen AS engages in the investment in shipping, offshore, real estate, and retail. It also focuses on the cruise business area. The company was founded in 1939 and is headquartered in Oslo, Norway. | Directeur/Membre du Conseil | - |
Gelato AS
 Gelato AS Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services The Gelato AS provides automated logistics solutions for the print industry. It offers brochures and booklets, flyers and leaflets, business cards, posters, invitations and cards, and custom formats. The company was founded by Henrik Hans Ove Muller-Hansen in August 2012 and is headquartered in Fornebu, Norway. | Président | 01/07/2023 |
Anciens postes connus de Jan Tellef Thorleifsson
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Northzone Ventures AB
 Northzone Ventures AB Investment ManagersFinance Northzone Ventures AB (Northzone) is a venture capital firm founded in 1996 by Bjorn Stray, Jan Tellef Thorleifsson and Ingar Ostby. The firm is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden. | Fondateur | 31/12/2018 |
ReVolt Technology GmbH
 ReVolt Technology GmbH Electrical ProductsProducer Manufacturing ReVolt Technology is developing a Zinc-Air battery technology that will transform the global market for stored energy solutions. ReVolt's technology performance attributes provide the highest-energy density (up to 3 times that of Lithium Ion), low-cost, safe and green. These attributes pose both a disruptive influence on the competitive landscape and significant step-change in performance for some consumer electronics, electric vehicles and grid-based alternative energy storage solutions. The company is an offshoot of one of the largest contract research institutes in Europe, SINTEF based in Norway. From a simple idea, they have grown rapidly to be regarded as a driving force in renewable clean energy technology, they have also secured millions of dollars of funding to invest in R&D. Since inception, they have established development teams in Germany and the United States, appointed an industry-respected management team, and gained numerous awards and industry recognition. | Directeur/Membre du Conseil | 17/10/2012 |
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Formation de Jan Tellef Thorleifsson
| Norwegian School of Economics & Business Administration | Graduate Degree |
| London School of Economics & Political Science | Graduate Degree |
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ReVolt Technology Ltd.
 ReVolt Technology Ltd. Electrical ProductsProducer Manufacturing Founded in 2004, ReVolt Technology AS is a spin-off of SINTEF, Norway, one of the largest contract research institutes in Europe. Today's mobile electronic devices are already loaded with applications and services that consume more energy than conventional battery technology can provide, whilst manufacturers, operators and content providers ramp up their technology and service offers to keep up with consumer demand. ReVolt's high-performance, rechargeable battery technology is a critical breakthrough for today's consumer electronics devices and for the hi-tech growth markets of tomorrow; it is a real solution to a very real problem, and the potential for business development is immeasurable. With strong financial investment from Northzone Ventures, RWE Innogy, Sinvent, Sofinnova Partners, TVM Capital, Verdane Capital and Viking Venture, Revolt Technology is well-positioned to industrialize its breakthrough technology and capture substantial market share. With long-term development in mind, ReVolt in October 2006 moved its operational HQ and R&D center to Staefa, Switzerland. ReVolt Technology will be a major provider in the worldwide market for rechargeable batteries for mobile devices and consumer electronics. | Producer Manufacturing |
Møller Mobility Group AS
 Møller Mobility Group AS Specialty StoresRetail Trade Møller Mobility Group AS operates as a car dealer. It imports, sells, and services automobile brands such as Volkswagen, Audi, and Skoda. The company was founded by Harald Aars Moller Strommen on April 18, 1936 and is headquartered in Oslo, Norway. | Retail Trade |
Innotech Solar AS
 Innotech Solar AS SemiconductorsElectronic Technology Innotech Solar AS manufactures high performance photovoltaic modules. It manufactures solar modules in Europe and delivers them worldwide. The company specializes in the production of particularly environmentally friendly modules with optimized solar cells and uses innovative processes developed by in-house research teams. It has offices in Glava, Hong Kong, Kabelsketal, München, Narvik, Shanghai and Vista. Innotech Solar was founded by Håvard Lillebo in March 2008 and is headquartered in Narvik, Norway. | Electronic Technology |
Silex Microsystems AB
 Silex Microsystems AB Electronic Production EquipmentElectronic Technology Silex Microsystems AB is a holding company that manufactures customized Micro Electro Mechanical Systems (MEMS) products. The firm operates as an independent MEMS foundry. Its product MEMS, which are complex mechanical and electrical systems are built in micro scale on one single chip. Its product is divided in categories such as: sensors, actuators, and basic three-dimensional structures. The company was founded by Johan Edvard Soren Kalvesten in October 2000 and is headquartered in Jarfalla, Sweden. | Electronic Technology |
Mamut AS
 Mamut AS Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Mamut AS provides complete, integrated software solutions and internet services for SMEs. It offers complete user-friendly solutions at the best value for money integrating CRM, sales, force, logistics, accounting, e-commerce, domains, e-mail, web hosting and security. The company was founded on December 1, 1994 by Eilert Hanoa and is headquartered in Oslo, Norway. | Technology Services |
ReVolt Technology GmbH
ReVolt Technology GmbH Electrical ProductsProducer Manufacturing ReVolt Technology is developing a Zinc-Air battery technology that will transform the global market for stored energy solutions. ReVolt's technology performance attributes provide the highest-energy density (up to 3 times that of Lithium Ion), low-cost, safe and green. These attributes pose both a disruptive influence on the competitive landscape and significant step-change in performance for some consumer electronics, electric vehicles and grid-based alternative energy storage solutions. The company is an offshoot of one of the largest contract research institutes in Europe, SINTEF based in Norway. From a simple idea, they have grown rapidly to be regarded as a driving force in renewable clean energy technology, they have also secured millions of dollars of funding to invest in R&D. Since inception, they have established development teams in Germany and the United States, appointed an industry-respected management team, and gained numerous awards and industry recognition. | Producer Manufacturing |
| Norwegian Venture Capital & Private Equity Association | |
| European Private Equity & Venture Capital Association | |
| Swedish Private Equity & Venture Capital Association | |
ChapDrive AS
 ChapDrive AS Industrial MachineryProducer Manufacturing ChapDrive is a venture company located in Trondheim, Norway. They are developing a patented hydraulic drive train solution for wind turbines that will reduce top weight, eliminate the mechanical gearbox and reduce cost of energy. With promising test results, a strong management team and a staff of 20 competent and dedicated employees. ChapDrive is now entering the commercialization phase. | Producer Manufacturing |
The Voxtra Foundation
The Voxtra Foundation Financial ConglomeratesFinance The Voxtra Foundation empowers disadvantaged people to lift themselves out of poverty. It engages in several grant-funded programs, focusing on social enterprises that had collected solid evidence on the effectiveness of their approach, reached a certain scale (annual expenditures), built high-quality systems for financial management and impact monitoring, attracted highly skilled managers and built a track-record of good cooperation with all relevant stakeholders. The firm invests in companies linked to improving the livelihoods of smallholder farmers. The company was founded by Pål Dale in 2008 and is headquartered in Oslo, Norway. | Finance |
NorthZone AS
NorthZone AS Investment Banks/BrokersFinance NorthZone AS is an early stage venture capital fund, which engages in technology investment partnership. It provides operational and investment services. The company was founded by Jan Tellef Thorleifsson in 1996 and is headquartered in Oslo, Norway. | Finance |
Western Bulk Carriers AS
 Western Bulk Carriers AS Marine ShippingTransportation Western Bulk Carriers AS provides freight shipping services. The company was founded on February 15, 1982 and is headquartered in Oslo, Norway. | Transportation |
IMSK SE
 IMSK SE Marine ShippingTransportation IMSK SE engages in the provision of marine transportation services and maritime solutions. It also provides logistics solutions for the regional distribution of liquefied gases. The company was founded on November 12, 1996 and is headquartered in Oslo, Norway. | Transportation |
| Swedish Venture Capital Association | |
Northzone Ventures AB
Northzone Ventures AB Investment ManagersFinance Northzone Ventures AB (Northzone) is a venture capital firm founded in 1996 by Bjorn Stray, Jan Tellef Thorleifsson and Ingar Ostby. The firm is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden. | Finance |
Fusetools AS
Fusetools AS Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Fusetools AS provides visual content and computer graphics. It developsa product called Fuse, which is a development tool combined with a set of libraries that help bot h developers and designers build apps. The company was founded by Anders Knive Lassen and Morten Daniel N. Fornes on May 12, 2011 and is headquartered in Oslo, Norway. | Technology Services |
Kahoot! ASA
 Kahoot! ASA Commercial Printing/FormsCommercial Services Kahoot! ASA engages in the development of learning application. It offers a game-based learning and trivia platform for classrooms, offices, and social settings. The company was founded by Johan Brand, Jamie Brooker, Åsmund Grytting Furuseth, and Morten Versvik in 2012 and is headquartered in Oslo, Norway. | Commercial Services |
Norfund
Norfund Investment ManagersFinance Norfund was created by the Storting (Norwegian parliament) in 1997. Norfund's head office is located in Oslo with other offices in Costa Rica, South Africa, and Kenya. Norfund provides risk capital to private firms in developing countries through various finance solutions from loan instruments to equity financing. The Norwegian government provides investment capital to Norfund on an annual basis. Norfund is structured as a separate legal entity with limited liability. | Finance |
Klaveness Ship Holding AS
Klaveness Ship Holding AS Marine ShippingTransportation Klaveness Ship Holding AS engages in the provision of shipping services. It operates through the Combination Carriers and Container segments. The Combination Carriers segment transports both dry cargo and caustic soda in the Far East, the Middle East, Australia, Brazil, and North America. The Container segment owns and operates a fleet of eight geared container vessels in the feeder segment. The company was founded on May 30, 2005 and is headquartered in Oslo, Norway. | Transportation |
Awilhelmsen AS
Awilhelmsen AS Financial ConglomeratesFinance Awilhelmsen AS engages in the investment in shipping, offshore, real estate, and retail. It also focuses on the cruise business area. The company was founded in 1939 and is headquartered in Oslo, Norway. | Finance |
Gelato AS
Gelato AS Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services The Gelato AS provides automated logistics solutions for the print industry. It offers brochures and booklets, flyers and leaflets, business cards, posters, invitations and cards, and custom formats. The company was founded by Henrik Hans Ove Muller-Hansen in August 2012 and is headquartered in Fornebu, Norway. | Technology Services |
