Magnus Haug Wanberg is a Norwegian entrepreneur and founder of

reMarkable The reMarkable is an E Ink writing tablet for reading documents and textbooks, sketching and note-taking that attempts to fully replicate paper writing. Developed by a Norwegian startup company of the same name, the device is geared towards stude ...

, a company specializing in digital paper technology. Wanberg served as CEO of reMarkable for nearly a decade before stepping down in December 2022. He currently serves as the

Executive Chairman The chair, also chairman, chairwoman, or chairperson, is the presiding officer of an organized group such as a board, committee, or deliberative assembly. The person holding the office, who is typically elected or appointed by members of the gro ...

of the company's board.

Education

In 2011, Wanberg received a Master of Science in Industrial Economics and Technology Management from the

Norwegian University of Science and Technology The Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU; ) is a public university, public research university in Norway and the largest in terms of enrollment. The university's headquarters is located in Trondheim (city), Trondheim, with region ...

(NTNU). At NTNU, he spent a year as a

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at the

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and attended classes at the

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(MIT).

Career

After graduating from NTNU, Magnus worked for a year as an associate at the

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. In 2013, Wanberg founded reMarkable. Magnus Wanberg was inspired to create reMarkable after realizing that while paper improved his focus and thinking, it lacked the flexibility of digital tools, leading him to develop a paper-like tablet that merges the best of both worlds. He then spent more than three years developing the original paper tablet, reMarkable 1, which was announced in 2016 and launched in September 2017. Now the company sells reMarkable 2, reMarkable Paper Pro, and keyboard accessory Type Folio to over 50 countries worldwide. Under Wanberg's leadership, reMarkable grew rapidly, expanding from a small startup to a company with over 500 employees and a valuation exceeding $1 billion. The company was recognized twice by the

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as one of Europe's fastest-growing companies. In 2022, reMarkable announced it had sold over 1 million tablets worldwide. In December 2022, Wanberg stepped down as CEO, transitioning to the role of Executive Chairman of the board.

References

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