Eilert Hanoa

Eilert Hanoa was the first (active) Kahoot! investor and served as Chairman of the Board in 2014-2019.

Hanoa is the founder and former Chief Executive Officer of ERP software company Mamut (delisted from OSE when acquired by Visma in 2011), and Director SMB ERP in Visma from 2011-2018. He is also a board member of Dagens Næringsliv AS and Gyldendal ASA and investor in several start-ups. He has studied management and finance studies at BI Norwegian Business School.

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Eilert Hanoa November 24, 2020

Kahoot! acquires Drops to make language learning more awesome!

Drops joins Kahoot!’s family of learning apps helping us expand into language learning, and to make Kahoot! a trusted destination for all learners: whether...

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Eilert Hanoa October 29, 2020

An update from CEO Eilert Hanoa: Kahoot! delivered strong growth in a...

Kahoot! today announced the financial results of Q3 2020, showing strong growth in an usual pandemic environment compared to both last year and last...

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Eilert Hanoa October 14, 2020

Kahoot! + Zoom: New integration brings engagement to distance learnin...

We're excited to announce that Kahoot! will soon be integrating with Zoom, allowing users to host and play Kahoot! games and presentations without ever...

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Eilert Hanoa October 13, 2020

An update from CEO Eilert Hanoa: Kahoot! raises $215 million to accel...

Kahoot! is pleased to announce that it has completed a private placement to a subsidiary of SoftBank Group raising USD 215 million.

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Play a connected kahoot all over the world

Eilert Hanoa October 7, 2020

An update from CEO Eilert Hanoa: Kahoot! continues to deliver record ...

Kahoot! added a record number of users and paid subscribers in the third quarter of 2020, launched new initiatives, as well as delivered on...

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Eilert Hanoa September 16, 2020

Kahoot! joins forces with Actimo to strengthen corporate learning

Actimo joins the Kahoot! family to bring the next generation of corporate learning to organizations around the world

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Eilert Hanoa September 14, 2020

Disney fan-favorites add magic to curriculum-aligned collections on K...

Kahoot! makes learning awesome with familiar characters from Disney in new curriculum-aligned kahoot collections on Kahoot! Academy.

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Eilert Hanoa September 1, 2020

The Kahoot! app is now available in Spanish, and more languages are c...

With students, teachers, parents, and businesses in over 200 countries using Kahoot! to make learning awesome, we continuously strive to make Kahoot! even more...

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Eilert Hanoa September 1, 2020

La app de Kahoot! ya está disponible en español y pronto en más idiomas

Kahoot! está presente en más de 200 países, en donde estudiantes, maestros, familias y empresas la utilizan para hacer que el aprendizaje sea mucho...

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Eilert Hanoa August 20, 2020

An update from CEO Eilert Hanoa: Kahoot! delivers record growth in fi...

Kahoot! reported strong performance in the first half of the year with aspiring growth ambitions for the coming months.

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Eilert Hanoa July 31, 2020

Kahoot! and Marvel Entertainment team up to help learners around the ...

Kahoot! brings to life the universe of characters from Marvel through a newly-launched series of curriculum-aligned learning games – perfect for both in-class and...

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Eilert Hanoa July 9, 2020

Introducing Groups, a brand-new way to collaborate and share content ...

Now everyone can save time, improve learning outcomes, and share resources with Groups, an intuitive way to seamlessly and securely collaborate.

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