Nicolai Strøm-Olsen

Serial entrepreneur with a background in art history. CEO at Startup Migrants. Experienced public speaker passionate about innovation, entrepreneurship, and culture.

Berlin, Berlin, Germany

About

Serial founder aiming to change society. Strong media and communication skills with throughout knowledge on Political Science, News Writing, Event Management, and Editing.

Experience

  • Startup Migrants (Berlin Area, Germany)
    • Co-Founder
      Mar 2018 - Present · 8 yrs 4 mos

      For the five years I have had the pleasure of writing books about innovation, migration and culture. The result is five books. Three of them are available in Norwegian. That is Bykamp a documentary about city planning and innovation, Norsk Slaveri a book about human trafficking and forced labour, and a biography about the artist Hans Gude (1825-1903). Startup – Europe, The Entrepreneurs transforming Europe (2016) and Startup Israel – Argument breeds innovation are published in English. I am currently working on a book with the amazing author Maria Amelie about innovation and migration.

    • Chief Executive Officer
      Apr 2021 - May 2025 · 4 yrs 2 mos

      Cities are key drivers of economic growth. Right now, because of the Covid-19 recession, many cities will be in danger of failing. When cities fail, so will regions and nations. At Startup Migrants we map the best city policies for entrepreneurship and migration. The people who can least afford to lose their jobs are the ones who’ll be hit the fastest and the hardest. Our findings show, that for many, especially migrants, entrepreneurship will be the way out. With bold policies and data-driven decisions cities can help new businesses to grow and create new jobs faster. The better the policies, the less unemployment, less crime and social costs. With informed decisions cities will thrive. Our data is collected from 15 countries, 45 cities and over 200 in depth interviews with policy makers, entrepreneurs, NGOs and migrant founders. Reach out to us if your city need insight in best practice for migration and innovation in Europe.

  • Publisher and Co-founder at Frekk Forlag
    Jan 2025 - Sep 2025 · 9 mos

  • Founding Director at Kunstforum AS
    May 2009 - Mar 2019 · 9 yrs 11 mos

    Scandinavian Kunstforum is an independent art magazine with two annual editions. It is a wide-range publication, including reports, interviews and essays. Our agenda is to create an open space for debate and discussion on culture and art in the Nordic countries. Scandinavian Kunstforum is the only Nordic magazine covering contemporary art, modern and historical art and culture. Scandinavian Kunstforum is distributed by Vice Versa Publishing.

  • Publisher at Frekk Forlag
    Jan 2010 - Mar 2018 · 8 yrs 3 mos

    The publishing house has published several books on the economic and cultural consequences of migration, and on economic restructuring , business development and entrepreneurship .My job is to recommend which books Frekk Forlag should publish. Among the books I have edited are the frequently cited Gud er tilbake! (2013), Makt ofre og idioter (2013) and Datakrasj (2015).

  • Kulturråd at Minerva
    2007 - Jan 2014 · 7 yrs 1 mo