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title: "I invest early and stay close."
description: "A cheque is the start of the relationship, not the whole of it. I work with founders the way I wish investors had worked with me."
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# I invest early and stay close.

A cheque is the start of the relationship, not the whole of it. I work with founders the way I wish investors had worked with me.

## 01 — Back early

I write pre-seed cheques on conviction, not process. If I believe in the founder and the problem, I move fast and decide myself.

## 02 — Build with you

I am a builder first. I help with product, go-to-market, hiring and the unglamorous operational work, as part of the team rather than from a board seat.

## 03 — Stay close

I invest for the long run and stay involved through the hard parts, not just the announcements. Fewer companies, more attention each.

## What I look for

Technical founders solving real problems, mostly in Norway and the Nordics. Software, proptech and real estate are home turf.

Building something? Let me know.

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