Audun Abelsnes

Managing Director Middle East

Audun Abelsnes is a Techstars Managing Director focused on energy and sustainability programs, previously leading the Equinor & Techstars Energy Accelerator in Oslo and later the Techstars Sustainability program in Paris. A longtime startup operator and investor, he pairs corporate partnerships (e.g., Equinor, Capgemini) with founder coaching to scale climate, deep-tech and AI ventures; he has also taught “New Venture Creation” at BI Norwegian Business School