Plaace

Meet the Plaace team

Our awesome team consists of people that are passionate about combining data and insight with the best user experience to create plaaces and cities that people love.

Our awesome team

Snorre

Snorre

CEO & Co-founder

Snorre

CEO & Co-founder

Snorre is in charge of selling the Plaace vision slide by slide. He is involved in everything from strategy and funding to sales and product development, as well as making sure that everyone is thrilled about the work they do.

He has worked with business development at NorgesGruppen and consulting with Accenture Strategy. He has launched several companies and concepts through corporate innovation, and invested in a handful of start-ups as an angel investor.

He loves buildings and restaurants and his favorite is Arakataka.

Snorre holds an MSc in Management from Imperial College London.

Tobias

Tobias

CMO & Co-founder

Tobias

CMO & Co-founder

Tobias is in charge of the sales & marketing, as well as contributing to the funding and softfunding initiatives at Plaace.

He has previously worked for FlowMotion and Televenture, and has also been a part of a number of start-up journeys.

Tobias has a MSc in Entrepreneurship and Technology Management from NTNUs School of Entrepreneurship (NSE).

Roman

Roman

Developer

Roman

Developer

Roman is on Plaace's team of developers and works on the front-end of the Plaace platform. He has 7 years of experience as a Full Stack Javascript developer working on websites, web servers and mobile applications.

He enjoys playing tennis and rowing, and enjoys all food except fish.

Roman has an economics degree from NMU university.

Charlotte

Charlotte

Design & Branding

Charlotte

Design & Branding

Charlotte is a designer at Plaace and works on branding, product design and marketing content.

She has previously been a store manager in both chain retail and high-end retail companies like Ting and Røst so she knows a thing or two about what retail concepts look for in a store location.

Charlotte is a trained graphic designer from Fagskolen Kristiania. Her favorite shops are Eske Interior Shop and Kollekted by.

Slava

Slava

Developer

Slava

Developer

Slava is one of the developers at Plaace and works mostly on the back-end infrastructure of the Plaace platform as well as the code base. He is a full-stack software engineer with 5 years of experience working with SaaS online platforms.

In his free time he enjoys good music and brewing his own beer, and Japanese food is his favorite.

Slava has a master degree in Computer Engineering from Oles Honchar Dnipro National University in Ukraine.

Eirik

Eirik

Head of Customer Success

Eirik

Head of Customer Success

Eirik works with Customer Success and is responsible for the onboarding and follow-up of our customers, ensuring that they get value out of the platform, as well as bringing feedback and experiences to the team.

He has previous experience from other start-ups, including Unacast and Forkbeard Technologies, where he has worked in various areas and built up a broad background.

Eirik has an MSc in Business from BI Norwegian Business School.

Ilia

Ilia

Data Scientist

Ilia

Data Scientist

Ilia works as a data scientist. Previously he worked on several projects of data-driven business optimization, including demand forecast and even trading.

He spends his free time exploring the city on long walks, working on pet projects, and playing flight simulators.

Dan

Dan

Full-Stack Developer

Dan

Full-Stack Developer

Dan has 13 years of experience as a full-stack developer building websites and web applications. At Plaace he focuses mostly on the back-end part of the platform.

He has a bachelor's degree in Computer Science from the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca.

Dan enjoys traveling around the world, nature, science fiction and everything space related. When the weather is clear he sometimes looks at the night sky through his telescope.

George

George

Software Developer

George

Software Developer

George works as a software developer at Plaace where he mainly focuses on building frontend and backend features on the platform.

During his free time, he likes working on personal projects, attending tech-meetups and kayaking.

George has a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Strathmore University.

Henrik

Henrik

Account Executive

Henrik

Account Executive

Henrik is an important part of Plaace's commercial team. He holds a bachelor's degree in logistics from Høgskolen i Molde and has previous experience as an Account Executive at Vainu.

At Plaace, he aims to help businesses optimize their processes and support local communities in growing in the right direction.

Henrik has diverse musical tastes and a passion for cooking. Additionally, he has created commercials for Grønt Punkt and Av-og-til.

Daniel

Daniel

Account Executive

Daniel

Account Executive

Daniel is a part of the commercial team here at Plaace. He is interested in both analytics and technology, and is always seeking the best solution for our customers.

He has a previous background as an accountant, and joined Plaace from a commercial position in the ERP company 24SevenOffice.

In his spare time he is an eager golf player in the summer season and loves both cross country skiing and slalom in the winter.

Radu

Radu

Software Developer

Radu

Software Developer

Radu is a full-stack developer at Plaace. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from Babes-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca and is currently pursuing a master’s degree in Machine Learning.

Outside of work, Radu is a big fan of Formula 1, enjoys playing football, and never backs down from a challenging Lego set.

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Advisors

Plaace is supported by some of the most talented advisors around. With expertise ranging from retail and proptech to design and venture capital they help guide Plaace in the right direction.

Carl Christian Christensen

Carl Christian Christensen

Co-founder & CTO Spacemaker

Carl Christian Christensen

Co-founder & CTO Spacemaker

Carl is co-founder and CTO of prop-tech company Spacemaker, who has developed a revolutionary AI technology that helps users discover smarter ways to maximize the potential of a property. Spacemaker was established in 2017 and is a fast-growing company, now with over 100 employees.

In fall 2020, Spacemaker was acquired by American Autodesk. Carl has an academic background in administration, finance, and informatics, and he previously headed the Product & Projects department at Bekk Consulting.

Tore Mortvedt

Tore Mortvedt

Founder of Serac

Tore Mortvedt

Founder of Serac

Tore is a skilled designer and business developer with broad experience in digital product development, textile design, and industrial design.

He has founded the luxurious clothing brand Serac where he designed the full range of product, and has former experience as a product and concept designer for Schibsted Media Group, as UX manager for ski tech company Skioo and worked as an industrial designer for premium Norwegian brands Helly Hansen and Stokke.

Erik Bakstad

Erik Bakstad

CEO & Co-founder of Ardoq

Erik Bakstad

CEO & Co-founder of Ardoq

Erik Bakstad is the CEO & Co-founder of Ardoq, an Enterprise Architecture SaaS scaleup where he’s also worked as both CTO and CPO.

Ardoq has won the award for best SaaS company in the nordics, and is scaling across Europe and the US.

Mathias Owing Maanum

Mathias Owing Maanum

Associate Partner at Antler

Mathias Owing Maanum

Associate Partner at Antler

Mathias is an associate partner in early-stage investor Antler and part of their global team. With the goal of turning exceptional individuals into talented founders, Antler has ambitions to create hundreds of companies globally over the next five years.

Mathias has extensive experience in asset management, strategy, and business development from McKinsey & Company and Explore Equity.

Henrik Botten Taubøll

Henrik Botten Taubøll

Senior Lawyer at Wiersholm

Henrik Botten Taubøll

Senior Lawyer at Wiersholm

Henrik is a senior lawyer at Wiersholm, where he primarily works with real estate and transactions. He has a large network in real estate with experience from being a board member of the prop-tech company of Stor-Oslo Eiendom, real estate director at WeWork Norway, and co-founder of organizations PropTech Norway and Young in Real Estate Norway.

Henrik has previously worked as a Lawyer for BAHR and has been Academic Director for Cushman & Wakefield. He also has experience as an advisor to Antler — a global early-stage risk investor building the next big wave of technology.

Marit Elisabeth Jensen

Marit Elisabeth Jensen

Commercial Manager at Stor-Oslo Eiendom

Marit Elisabeth Jensen

Commercial Manager at Stor-Oslo Eiendom

Marit is a Commercial Manager at Stor-Oslo Eiendom — one of the leading real estate developers in Oslo with prestigious projects such as Munch’s Quey. She has extensive experience in property and retail, and an academic background in law.

Marit is a former founder and general manager of People & Places, sales manager for Cushman & Wakefield Norway, expansion manager for NorgesGruppen Convenience, and has worked as a developer for Søylen Eiendom, Eger, and Steen & Strøm.

Petter Nyborg

Petter Nyborg

Founder and CEO of Eiendomsprofil AS

Petter Nyborg

Founder and CEO of Eiendomsprofil AS

Petter is the founder and CEO of Eiendomsprofil.no (partly owned by Schibsted), which since 2008 has offered relevant area information for property ads on leading marketplace Finn.no.

He is an experienced leader with a long career in real estate and geotechnology. Petter has an M.Phil in geographic information systems and remote sensing from the University of Cambridge.

Filippo Remonato

Filippo Remonato

Research Scientist at SINTEF Digital

Filippo Remonato

Research Scientist at SINTEF Digital

Filippo is a mathematician who works with research and development of artificial intelligence and machine learning methods at SINTEF, Norway.

Filippo has Ph.D.s in mathematics and statistics from NTNU and Università di Pavia, where the research focused on both rigorous analytical investigations as well as powerful numerical techniques for the solution of partial differential equations describing fluid flows.

Nils Juell

Nils Juell

COO and Head of Accelerator at StartupLab Oslo

Nils Juell

COO and Head of Accelerator at StartupLab Oslo

Nils is COO and Head of the accelerator and incubator at StartupLab in Oslo, Norway’s leading startup community. Here he works to support Norway’s next unicorns and assist with everything from strategy to recruitment.

Over the past 20 years, he has worked in leading Nordic companies in telecom and media, including Telenor and Schibsted. Nils is one of the founders of TIDAL and WiMP and COO of these.

Adrian Finvold

Adrian Finvold

Head of Acquisition and Development in OBOS

Adrian Finvold

Head of Acquisition and Development in OBOS

Adrian is a former board member of Plaace and now a vital part of our advisory group. Adrian brings extensive commercial experience from the real estate sector, including roles at BundeEiendom AS and from several roles in OBOS, including being an Advisor to the CEO.

He also holds an MSc in Engineering from NTNU.

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