About Elliptic Labs

We’re delivering AI breakthroughs in a variety of applications to the world’s largest enterprises. Today, more than 500 million devices are utilizing our AI Virtual Smart Sensor Platform.

Our vision is to build the leading AI software platform for all user experiences, making every device smarter, more human- and environmentally-friendly.

About Elliptic Labs

We’re delivering AI breakthroughs in a variety of applications to the world’s largest enterprises. Today, more than 500 million devices are utilizing Elliptic Labs’ AI Virtual Smart Sensor Platform.

Our vision is to build the leading AI software platform for all user experiences, making every device smarter, more human- and environmentally-friendly.

Leadership

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Laila Danielsen is a serial entrepreneur and an experienced tech executive with expertise in enterprise software and technology at both Fortune 500 companies and Silicon Valley start-ups. Due to her exceptional leadership skills and strong customer-orientation, Ms. Danielsen has a long history of success in bringing technology to market and building focused teams, including FastScale Technology Inc. (acquired by EMC/VMware), Scali (acquired by Platform Computing), and HotLink Corporation. She has also held management roles at IBM, Penguin Computing and other companies. Danielsen shares her expertise as an advisor to ascending companies. She is a speaker at top MBA programs and an advisor for Innovation Norway. She was awarded an MS at the Norwegian School of Economics and a BA at University of San Francisco.

Espen Klovning brings over 30 years of expertise to his position of EVP of Engineering at Elliptic Labs. Klovning’s executive experience includes previous roles at Cisco Systems and Tandberg. In 1998, he founded Advanced Communications Technology, leading to an acquisition two years later by Birdstep Technology, where Klovning would serve as VP, R&D. He is the author of several Internet Engineering Task Force RFCs and has written over ten scientific papers on communications protocols. Klovning holds close to 50 patents in device mobility, sensors, and ultrasound technology.

Brian Daly oversees sales, partnership development, and business strategy at Elliptic Labs. He has over 25 years of VP experience in the wireless communications industry, having served in companies such as Skyworks Solutions, Synaptics, Atmel (acquired by Microchip), and Goodix. Daly has a BSEE from University of California, San Diego and a MSEE from California State University, Northridge.

Nilesh Shah

Sr. VP of Client AI Architecture

Patrick Tsui

Sr. VP of Sales & Product Marketing

Nilesh Shah is an experienced technology executive who excels at establishing and growing partnerships and organizations, driving future technology investments, leading projects, and setting key industry standards. Previously, Shah was a Sr. Director of Platform Architecture at Intel Corporation. Shah holds over twenty-five patents and has authored several technical publications in various areas. He has a B.S. in Electronics Engineering from University of Bombay and a M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from University of Wisconsin – Madison.

Patrick Tsui is a technology sales and marketing executive with over fifteen years of experience selling software solutions in the consumer electronics and enterprise industries. Prior to Elliptic Labs, Tsui served in sales and marketing organizations at Reflex Systems, FastScale Technology (acquired by EMC/VMware), Penguin Computing, and Revenue Solutions. Patrick has a BA from the University of California, Berkeley.

Lars Holmøy

CFO & Investor Relations

Ola Sandstad

Sr. VP of Product Development

Lars Holmøy is a seasoned executive with a passion for technology and a proven operational track record. For the last five years, he has served as CFO at two different international tech companies with a focus on finance, business development, strategy, and M&A. Prior to joining the tech industry as a CFO he worked seven years at PwC Consulting/PwC Legal. Holmøy has Master of accounting and auditing from NHH, and Master of Law from UiB specializing in cross border taxation for e-trading companies, with additional international law studies from the University of Alberta Law, Canada.

Ola Sandstad’s career has included commercial and technical management roles responsible for successfully scaled product deliveries across multiple verticals. Previously, Sandstad was the Director of Product Line Management at NAGRA. He holds a Master in Science, Electronics, and Signal Processing from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTST).

Leadership

Laila Danielsen

President & CEO, Co-Founder

Laila Danielsen is a serial entrepreneur and an experienced tech executive with expertise in enterprise software and technology at both Fortune 500 companies and Silicon Valley start-ups. Due to her exceptional leadership skills and strong customer-orientation, Ms. Danielsen has a long history of success in bringing technology to market and building focused teams, including FastScale Technology Inc. (acquired by EMC/VMware), Scali (acquired by Platform Computing), and HotLink Corporation. She has also held management roles at IBM, Penguin Computing and other companies. Danielsen shares her expertise as an advisor to ascending companies. She is a speaker at top MBA programs and an advisor for Innovation Norway. She was awarded an MS at the Norwegian School of Economics and a BA at University of San Francisco.

Espen Klovning

EVP of Engineering

Espen Klovning brings over 30 years of expertise to his position of EVP of Engineering at Elliptic Labs. Klovning’s executive experience includes previous roles at Cisco Systems and Tandberg. In 1998, he founded Advanced Communications Technology, leading to an acquisition two years later by Birdstep Technology, where Klovning would serve as VP, R&D. He is the author of several Internet Engineering Task Force RFCs and has written over ten scientific papers on communications protocols. Klovning holds close to 50 patents in device mobility, sensors, and ultrasound technology.

Brian Daly

EVP Sales & Business Development

Brian Daly oversees sales, partnership development, and business strategy at Elliptic Labs. He has over 25 years of VP experience in the wireless communications industry, having served in companies such as Skyworks Solutions, Synaptics, Atmel (acquired by Microchip), and Goodix. Daly has a BSEE from University of California, San Diego and a MSEE from California State University, Northridge.

Nilesh Shah

Sr. VP of Client AI Architecture

Nilesh Shah is an experienced technology executive who excels at establishing and growing partnerships and organizations, driving future technology investments, leading projects, and setting key industry standards. Previously, Shah was a Sr. Director of Platform Architecture at Intel Corporation. Shah holds over twenty-five patents and has authored several technical publications in various areas. He has a B.S. in Electronics Engineering from University of Bombay and a M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from University of Wisconsin – Madison.

Patrick Tsui

VP of Sales & Product Marketing

Patrick Tsui is a technology sales and marketing executive with over fifteen years of experience selling software solutions in the consumer electronics and enterprise industries. Prior to Elliptic Labs, Tsui served in sales and marketing organizations at Reflex Systems, FastScale Technology (acquired by EMC/VMware), Penguin Computing, and Revenue Solutions. Patrick has a BA from the University of California, Berkeley.

Lars Holmøy

CFO & Investor Relations

Lars Holmøy is a seasoned executive with a passion for technology and a proven operational track record. For the last five years, he has served as CFO at two different international tech companies with a focus on finance, business development, strategy, and M&A. Prior to joining the tech industry as a CFO he worked seven years at PwC Consulting/PwC Legal. Holmøy has Master of accounting and auditing from NHH, and Master of Law from UiB specializing in cross border taxation for e-trading companies, with additional international law studies from the University of Alberta Law, Canada.

Ola Sandstad

Sr. VP of Product Development

Ola Sandstad’s career has included commercial and technical management roles responsible for successfully scaled product deliveries across multiple verticals. Previously, Sandstad was the Director of Product Line Management at NAGRA. He holds a Master in Science, Electronics, and Signal Processing from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTST).

Offices

San Francisco, California

Elliptic Labs
575 Market Street Suite 3950
San Francisco CA 94105, USA

Headquarters

Oslo, Norway

Elliptic Laboratories ASA
Hausmannsgate 21
0182 Oslo, Norway

Shanghai, China

Elliptic Labs
Room 3402, Dapu Road 15
Central Park, Huangpu District
Shanghai 200023, P.R. China

Elliptic Labs’ AI Virtual Smart Sensor Platform™ brings contextual intelligence to devices, enhancing user experiences. Our technology uses proprietary deep neural networks to create AI-powered Virtual Smart Sensors that improve personalization, privacy, and productivity.

Currently deployed in over 500 million devices, our platform works across all devices, operating systems, platforms, and applications. By utilizing system-level telemetry data to cloud-based Large Language Models (LLMs), the AI Virtual Smart Sensor Platform delivers the unrivaled capability to utilize output data from every available data source. This approach allows devices to better understand and respond to their environment, making technology more intuitive and user-friendly. At Elliptic Labs, we’re not just adapting to the future of technology – we’re actively shaping it. Our goal is to continue pushing the boundaries of contextual intelligence, creating more intuitive and powerful experiences for users worldwide.

Elliptic Labs is headquartered in Norway with presence in the USA, China, South-Korea, Taiwan, and Japan. The company is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange.  Its technology and IP are developed in Norway and are solely owned by the company.

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