Anne H. Worsoe

Chief Executive Officer

2025 - Current

As an independent, bipartisan, non-profit organization funded and governed by our members, the International Chamber of Commerce network represents businesses employing more than 1 billion private sector workers across 170 countries. The words of ICC Chair Philippe Varin truly resonate with me: “I am deeply conscious that the founding mission of the International Chamber of Commerce — to promote peace and prosperity through global trade — is of immense strategic importance and a challenge in a world that is increasingly characterized by conflicts and intense geoeconomic competition.”

Managing Partner & Co-Founder

2018

Angel & pre-seed investing in Norwegian early-stage technology startups solving global challenges, like Strise, Sanity, SafetyWing, Spoor and Breyta. We're a small part-time team with an extensive international network. We have invested in a diverse portfolio of companies with amazing founders we're really fortunate to work with.

Expert Jury Member Horizon Europe - EIC Accelerator

2018

Since the program's first pilot and launch in February 2018, I've had the honor of working in teams with some of the sharpest investors in Europe, meeting some incredible founders, assessing hundreds of technology companies, and investing in high-potential European deep-tech startups. The European Commission SME Instrument is part of the European Innovation Council (EIC), which supports top-class innovators, entrepreneurs, small companies, and scientists with funding opportunities and acceleration services. The EIC Fund is the European Innovation Council (EIC) venture investment arm, supporting start-ups through patient capital. As of 2024, the EIC Fund has a capital of approximately €10 billion under the Horizon Europe program.

Venture Partner

2019

Antler is a global early-stage venture capital firm enabling and investing in the world's most exceptional people building the defining companies of tomorrow. With offices across six continents and most major startup ecosystems, Antler is enabling founders and investing in the top 1% of more than 50,000 entrepreneurs and ideas evaluated every year. I’m advising the Antler team and their founders, and I’m a member of the Investment Committee (IC) in Oslo + NOR1 & NOR2 cohort in Stockholm. I have contributed as a dedicated coach from the get-go to amazing founding teams; Equality Check, Plaace, Savvie, Spoor, Maia, Oamly, and many others. If you are a great talent that wants to build a great company, please apply through www.antler.co

Board Member

2024

Venture & innovation studio transforming creative ideas into valuable impact

Board Member

2020

SINTEF is one of Europe’s largest independent research organizations. SINTEF TTO commercializes R&D results and manages SINTEF's venture capital funds and portfolio investments. During the last ten years, about 80 new technologies have been commercialized through spin-offs or licensing. SINTEF Venture VI (2023) is an early-phase fund managed by SINTEF TTO, investing in spin-off companies with technology from SINTEF. 30 MEUR committed, targeting 50 MEUR. SINTEF Venture V (2018) is an early-stage fund with committed capital of MEUR 50 from the European Investment Fund, SINTEF, KLP, Gjensidigestiftelsen, Sparebankstiftelsen DNB, SpareBank1 SMN Invest, and other private Norwegian investors. SINTEF Venture IV was established in 2014 along with the European Investment Fund (EIF) and SpareBank1 SMN, with an investment capital of MEUR 20.

Chairwoman of the Board

2020

Board Member

2018 - 2020

First Seed is a regional 10mEUR seed fund dedicated to investments in technology startups from Hedmark county in Norway. The fund is managed by Skagerak Capital.

Nomination Committee

2020

poLight® is a global player in tunable optics with its patented TLens® products for the consumer, barcode scanner, industrial and augmented reality markets, with applications for mobile phone cameras and medical devices to come. Almost two decades of R&D into replicating the viewing experience of the human eye has resulted in technology that captures astonishing images with instant focus and takes imaging applications to the next level.

Head of Investor Relations

2021 - 2024

Head of Investor Relations, ESG, and Communication. Ultimovacs ASA, a publicly listed biotech company developing a novel immunotherapeutic cancer vaccine. I’m privileged to work with visionary scientists, company builders, and investors, aiming to create real #impact. (ULTI.OL)

Board of Directors, ESG representative & Audit Committee member

2020 - 2023

Photocure delivers transformative solutions to improve the lives of bladder cancer patients. Our unique technology, making cancer cells glow bright pink, has led to better health outcomes for patients worldwide. Photocure is headquartered in Oslo, Norway and listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange (OSE: PHO).