Svein-Magnus Sørensen is an entrepreneur, technology consultant and business angel with more than 20 years of experience as a technology architect and IT developer. He has led the design and delivery of procurement and software development projects of up to NOK 100 million for government, corporate and startup customers, in sectors including e-health, food safety, education, finance, municipal services, electric utilities and property services.
He has been an active angel investor since 2017, with more than 30 direct startup investments and holdings in early-stage funds, and serves as advisor and board member for several of his portfolio companies. Since 2022 he has been Angel Ambassador for the investment company Nordic Ignite.
He has chaired NorBAN since 2023, after earlier roles as board member and dealflow manager for Business Angels Norway and as a participant in the Nordic Angel Program and the Startup Norway Investor Community. He teaches Understanding Angel Investments in NorBAN’s angel investor course. He founded the professional communities Oslo Open Data Forum and Arkitekturprat, and the tasting company Connoisseur AS.
He holds an MSc (sivilingeniør) in Communications Technology and a BEng in Data Technology from NTNU, a diploma in project management, and has completed the Norwegian School of Entrepreneurship programme in San Francisco. He works in Norwegian, English and German.
Advises on
- Technology and product validation: whether the solution is sound, buildable and can scale
- Defining the MVP and prototypes, and a technology roadmap that investors can rely on
- Technology strategy, solution architecture and procurement of software development
- Investor readiness: how angel investors screen and evaluate a startup
- Fundraising strategy and the plan for a round
- Financial models, valuation and terms, seen from the investor’s side
- Ownership structure, cap tables and board work in early-stage companies
- Building professional communities and ecosystem partnerships
- Introductions to angel investors through NorBAN’s network
Prices
| Package | Price (NOK, ex. VAT) |
|---|---|
| Introductory session | 5,000 |
| Pitch deck evaluation | 10,000 |
| Pitch coaching | 15,000 |
| Investor readiness review | 25,000 |
| Financial model and valuation review | 25,000 |
| Fundraising strategy and process | 60,000 |
| Business strategy workshop | 20,000 |
| Advisory sparring, 3 months | 45,000 |
| Investor matchmaking | 30,000 |
| Custom work | 2,500 per hour |