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 more than 16 years of engineering proficiency to his position of VP of Engineering at Elliptic Labs. His management experience includes executive positions in technology companies and repeatedly building successful and highly performing engineering teams. Previously, he was director of engineering at Cisco Systems, worked for Tandberg and was VP, R&D at Birdstep Technology. In 1998, he founded Advanced Communications Technology, drawing on his extensive engineering knowledge. Earlier in his career he was a research scientist for Telenor. He is author of several Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (IEEE) RFCs and has written over ten scientific papers on communications protocols. Klovning holds several patents in wireless communication and mobility.

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

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 more than 16 years of engineering proficiency to his position of VP of Engineering at Elliptic Labs. His management experience includes executive positions in technology companies and repeatedly building successful and highly performing engineering teams. Previously, he was director of engineering at Cisco Systems, worked for Tandberg and was VP, R&D at Birdstep Technology. In 1998, he founded Advanced Communications Technology, drawing on his extensive engineering knowledge. Earlier in his career he was a research scientist for Telenor. He is author of several Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (IEEE) RFCs and has written over ten scientific papers on communications protocols. Klovning holds several patents in wireless communication and mobility.

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 2709, Dapu Road 15
Central Park, Huangpu District
Shanghai 200023, P.R. China

Elliptic Labs is a global enterprise targeting the smartphone, laptop, IoT, and automotive markets. Founded in 2006 as a research spin-off from Norway’s Oslo University, the company’s patented software uses AI, ultrasound and sensor-fusion to create Virtual Smart Sensors that deliver intuitive 3D gesture, proximity, presence, breathing and heartbeat detection experiences. Its scalable AI Virtual Smart Sensor Platform™ creates software-only sensors that are sustainable, human-friendly and already deployed in hundreds of millions of devices around the world. Elliptic Labs is the only software company that has delivered detection capabilities using AI software, ultrasound, and sensor-fusion deployed at scale. The company is listed on the Oslo Børs.

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

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