About
I run 50skills, a workflow automation platform for people operations. Companies like Icelandair, Hilton and Securitas use it to design and run everything from onboarding to offboarding to seasonal hiring, with AI doing more of the work every month.
Before this I spent years in Iceland's startup scene: founding the country's first accelerators, running its largest business plan competition, facilitating Startup Weekends around the world and making early-stage investments. Then fintech at Meniga during a period of rapid scaling.
I built my first website at 12, led Iceland's best Counter-Strike team as a teenager, and studied political science instead of computer science. Based in Reykjavík. Father of two. Icelandic Sheepdog. Still a gamer.
Press kit
Short bio
Kristjan Kristjansson is the Co-Founder and CEO of 50skills, an AI-powered workflow automation platform for people operations. Before 50skills, he founded Iceland's first startup accelerators (Startup Reykjavik, Startup Energy Reykjavik), served as CEO of Icelandic Startups, and facilitated over a dozen Startup Weekend events across four countries, many with hundreds of attendees. He speaks internationally about AI, the future of work, and entrepreneurship.
Long bio
Kristjan Kristjansson is the Co-Founder and CEO of 50skills, a no-code workflow automation platform that helps organizations design, run, and govern people processes with AI. The company serves customers including Icelandair, Hilton, Securitas, and Rystad Energy across Iceland, Scandinavia, and the UK.
Before 50skills, Kristjan co-founded Startup Reykjavik and Startup Energy Reykjavik, Iceland's first accelerators, which have supported and invested in more than 100 companies. He facilitated Startup Weekend events worldwide, taught entrepreneurship at three universities, and ran the country's largest business plan competition.
He served as VP of Marketing Products at Meniga during a period of rapid international growth, and has held board positions at companies including Godo (acquired by Visit Group) and Sling (acquired by Toast).
He lives in Reykjavik, Iceland, and travels frequently to the UK, Nordics, and US.
Contact
- Emailkristjan@50skills.com
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- 50skills demoSchedule with the team
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- Instagram@kristjanfreyr
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