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# A serial entrepreneur and software developer, building from the north of Norway.

I’m from Bodø, in the north of Norway. I grew up in Fauske, swam competitively, and studied entrepreneurship at Nord University before starting my first company.

That company, Refenze, sold fitness apparel across Europe and the US. It taught me how unforgiving real businesses are, and I have been building them ever since.

Through Codebase I build and back software companies. I sold Docdir to Visma in 2026 and have since wound down Sailsdock, an earlier CRM. Today I’m building Bedrifty, an AI-native CRM with built-in Norwegian company data, while partnering at Advanti Estate and investing pre-seed through Not Another VC.

I build in the open on GitHub, placed in the top 4% of the Norwegian AI Championship, and I still believe the best companies can be built far from the capital.

## Background

- **2016** — Founded Refenze, a fitness apparel brand.
- **2017** — Founded Codebase, my technology studio.
- **2021** — Founded Sailsdock, a CRM for sales teams.
- **2023** — Started angel investing through Not Another VC.
- **2024** — Became a partner at Advanti Estate.
- **2026** — Sold Docdir to Visma.

## Featured in

- [Solgt til gigantselskap: – Det største jeg har vært med på](https://www.an.no/solgt-til-gigantselskap-det-storste-jeg-har-vart-med-pa/s/5-4-2368685) — Avisa Nordland
- [Bodø-gründer om det «spektakulære» AI-salget: Fra søndagshobby til suksess](https://www.bodonu.no/bodo-gr-nder-om-det-spektakulare-ai-salget-fra-sondagshobby-til-suksess/s/80-159-2583) — Bodø Nu
- [Briljerte i AI-mesterskap](https://www.bodonu.no/briljerte-i-ai-mesterskap/s/5-159-249201) — Bodø Nu
- [Setter av 3 timer til familien: – Du har alltid tid til sideprosjekter](https://www.kode24.no/artikkel/setter-av-3-timer-til-familien-du-har-alltid-tid-til-sideprosjekter/186039) — kode24
- [Farten øker for gründeren: Christer (35) utvider i nord](https://www.bodonu.no/farten-oker-for-gr-nderen-christer-35-utvider-i-nord/f/5-159-242846) — Bodø Nu
- [Mathias Nilssen og Christer Hagen satser sammen](https://www.an.no/mathias-nilssen-og-christer-hagen-satser-sammen/s/5-4-2379116) — Avisa Nordland
- [Konkurrentene slår seg sammen: – Vi gleder oss stort](https://www.an.no/konkurrentene-slar-seg-sammen-vi-gleder-oss-stort/s/5-4-2138382) — Avisa Nordland
- [Blir Christer Bodøs neste supermegler?](https://www.an.no/nyheter/okonomi-og-naringsliv/eiendomsmegler/blir-christer-bodos-neste-supermegler/s/5-4-381016) — Avisa Nordland
- [Christer (25) tar opp kampen med klesgigantene](https://www.an.no/trening-og-kosthold/fauske/jobb/christer-25-tar-opp-kampen-med-klesgigantene/s/5-4-242172) — Avisa Nordland

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