Johan Gjesdahl

Managing Partner at Alliance VC

📍 Oslo, Oslo, Norway🔄 Updated September 2026💼 7 investments📅 11 years investing🗓 Last invested Jul 2021
VC🌍 Norway
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Board Member
Jul 2021
Equality Check empowers organisations to create more equal workplaces for all. By combining data-driven technology with domain expertise in a single solution, companies are supported in going beyond measurement, to accelerate real change. Although equality, diversity, and inclusion have long been on the agenda in many workplaces, lots of organisations have traditionally struggled with how to tackle a sensitive issue. But our experience has told us time and again there are three common factors contributing to businesses struggling to progress with equality and attempting to create positive change: 1. Identify (We don’t know what data to collect) 2. Understand (We have knowledge gaps internally when trying to analyse and interpret data) 3. Act (We don’t know which actions will actually be effective) Equality Check has been built on years of research and industry experience in helping companies to understand and improve their workplace equality performance, and our belief that major cultural and systemic changes within organisations are almost always fuelled by better data and increased transparency. Equality Check software streamlines and supports: - Collecting and structuring relevant data from multiple sources - Execution of in-depth analysis in accordance with best practices for diversity and inclusion to identify and better understand patterns of bias in your organisation over time - Move from insight to action with our resources library and evidence-based solutions frameworks Everyone in your team deserves the same chance to shine, and that’s why we built Equality Check. Let’s build more equal workplaces, together.
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Oct 2020
User-friendly, no-code, drag-and-drop, process visualization tool with connected data. Enable everyone in your organization to quickly map out and understand your processes, routines, and customer journeys. Founded in 2018, ShiftX is a fast-growing tech company in Norway. With customers like Coca-Cola, Mastercard, Kuehne+Nagel, Rambøll, and Obos, we continue to grow and help employees everywhere understand more of the place they work.
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Mar 2019
Sanity is the intelligent content backend for companies building AI content operations at scale. Structured content that feeds models, powers agents, and runs workflows, not just websites. Used by Puma, Figma, Braze, Anthropic, and thousands of teams shipping content at scale. All-code Studio. Free to start.
Board Member
May 2018
Nordic Venture Network is a venture capital & private equity company based out of 13Hamngatan, Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden.
Board Member
Mar 2018
Boost.ai is a Scandinavian software company that specializes in conversational artificial intelligence (AI). With tireless dedication to machine learning, we have developed the world’s most complete software for building, implementing and operating digital advisors powered by our market-leading conversational AI. Taking advantage of robust natural language technology, unlimited scalability, enterprise-level security and best-in-class privacy features, our numerous clients can rest assured that they provide the level of service their customers of the future expect - today.
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Dec 2016
Your perfect event starts here. Eventum, the “Airbnb for events,” connects event organizers with their dream venue. We are most abundant and diverse online marketplace for unique and undiscovered locations. Eventum is a one stop shop for the location of your next networking event, social gathering, or conference. Only at Eventum can you choose between a boutique hotel, a castle or simply the bar next door. To provide the best experience possible, we maintain a close and transparent relationship with our hosts. As one of the fastest scaling market places in the world, we simultaneously drive growth of local businesses and provide them with increased exposure within the community. The proud and professional team at Eventum has worked with hundreds of venues and guests to date. To reserve a unique space for your next event, or list your venue and become part of our community, visit https://eventum.com/
early stageEvents Services
Board Member
Apr 2015
Oda is a company on the move. We built Norway’s leading online grocery store and now we want to share what we’ve created with the world! Delivering a huge range of high-quality, affordable groceries and fresh produce to millions of doorsteps is a complex process, but we believe we’ve cracked the code. Using data-driven methodology, with a focus on sustainability all the way along the chain, we are building the most efficient retail system in the world. For career opportunities, visit careers.oda.com 🍋
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2021
Board Member
Jul 2021
Equality Check empowers organisations to create more equal workplaces for all. By combining data-driven technology with domain expertise in a single solution, companies are supported in going beyond measurement, to accelerate real change. Although equality, diversity, and inclusion have long been on the agenda in many workplaces, lots of organisations have traditionally struggled with how to tackle a sensitive issue. But our experience has told us time and again there are three common factors contributing to businesses struggling to progress with equality and attempting to create positive change: 1. Identify (We don’t know what data to collect) 2. Understand (We have knowledge gaps internally when trying to analyse and interpret data) 3. Act (We don’t know which actions will actually be effective) Equality Check has been built on years of research and industry experience in helping companies to understand and improve their workplace equality performance, and our belief that major cultural and systemic changes within organisations are almost always fuelled by better data and increased transparency. Equality Check software streamlines and supports: - Collecting and structuring relevant data from multiple sources - Execution of in-depth analysis in accordance with best practices for diversity and inclusion to identify and better understand patterns of bias in your organisation over time - Move from insight to action with our resources library and evidence-based solutions frameworks Everyone in your team deserves the same chance to shine, and that’s why we built Equality Check. Let’s build more equal workplaces, together.
2020
Board Member
Oct 2020
User-friendly, no-code, drag-and-drop, process visualization tool with connected data. Enable everyone in your organization to quickly map out and understand your processes, routines, and customer journeys. Founded in 2018, ShiftX is a fast-growing tech company in Norway. With customers like Coca-Cola, Mastercard, Kuehne+Nagel, Rambøll, and Obos, we continue to grow and help employees everywhere understand more of the place they work.
2019
Investor
Mar 2019
Sanity is the intelligent content backend for companies building AI content operations at scale. Structured content that feeds models, powers agents, and runs workflows, not just websites. Used by Puma, Figma, Braze, Anthropic, and thousands of teams shipping content at scale. All-code Studio. Free to start.
2018
Board Member
May 2018
Nordic Venture Network is a venture capital & private equity company based out of 13Hamngatan, Stockholm, Stockholm County, Sweden.
Board Member
Mar 2018
Boost.ai is a Scandinavian software company that specializes in conversational artificial intelligence (AI). With tireless dedication to machine learning, we have developed the world’s most complete software for building, implementing and operating digital advisors powered by our market-leading conversational AI. Taking advantage of robust natural language technology, unlimited scalability, enterprise-level security and best-in-class privacy features, our numerous clients can rest assured that they provide the level of service their customers of the future expect - today.
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