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Pivot Invest
Pivot Invest is a partner for growth and sustainable business values. They are software specialists who support companies with great ambitions through...
Pivot Invest
Pivot Invest is a partner for growth and sustainable business values. They are software specialists who support companies with great ambitions through coaching, know-how and investments. They favour co-investing and help with accelerating growth, optimizing business models, M&A, financing and selling companies.
General information
Firm type
Private Equity
Year founded
2014
Location
Region
Europe
Country
Norway
City
Bergen
Corporate office
Strandgaten 9, 5013 Bergen, Norway
Principals
Kent Zehetner
Partner
Svein Kåre Giskegjerde
Partner
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
Who runs investment decisions at Pivot Invest?
Partners Kent Zehetner and Svein Kåre Giskegjerde drive all investment decisions directly from the firm's Bergen office. Each has held senior international leadership roles—Zehetner as CEO and board chair, Giskegjerde as COO and Chief Commercial Officer—and both have acquired and integrated companies across multiple continents. Their website lists no investment committee or external investment professionals.
What is Pivot Invest's known posture on co-investments alongside external GPs?
Pivot's entire model is built on co-investment with operating partners—management, owners and boards—rather than alongside external general partners. The firm's language emphasizes being a partner to portfolio companies, not a syndicate participant, and there is no public record of club deals or LP co-investment programs.
Which sectors does Pivot Invest explicitly avoid?
The firm describes itself as a technology and software specialist and provides no indication of investing in hardware, life sciences, heavy industry or natural resources. All published expertise centers on enterprise software and technology-enabled business models.
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