Ideanote
To make more ideas matter by providing an AI-native innovation platform that helps businesses collect, develop, and manage ideas at scale.
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Ideanote
AI Idea Management Platform
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Latest News
Ideanote launches 'AI Thinking' with Web Search, Reasoning Mode, and File Context
Automation Team Actions and Editor Enhancements introduced
Major Idea Field Improvements and dynamic expression functions launched
Enhanced PDF Printing and platform reliability improvements
Products & Services
A central hub for businesses to collect, develop, and manage ideas from employees, customers, or the public.
Structured campaigns to solve specific business problems through crowdsourced ideas.
A deep integration that allows teams to capture and manage ideas directly within their workspace.
An AI-powered workspace featuring automated idea scoring, sentiment analysis, and smart workflow automations.
Market Position
Ranked as a top-rated, user-friendly alternative to legacy systems like HYPE Suite; focuses on AI-native simplicity and seamless integrations.
Leadership
Founders
Rune Mehlsen
Founder & Developer. Previously created trending App Store games with his twin brother Andreas before founding Ideanote to digitize the innovation process.
Andreas Mehlsen
Co-Founder & Frontend Developer. Background in game development and frontend engineering; co-created popular App Store titles prior to Ideanote.
Executive Team
Jakob Bo Storjohann
CEO
Leading the company's growth and strategy as Chief Executive Officer.
Rune Mehlsen
Founder & Developer
Technical lead and co-founder focused on product development.
Board of Directors
Founding Story
Twins Rune and Andreas Mehlsen founded Ideanote in 2015 after a frustrating experience with a multi-page paper-based idea form, which inspired them to build a digital, user-friendly alternative to democratize innovation.
Business Model
Revenue Model
B2B SaaS Subscription (tiered pricing and enterprise contracts).
Pricing Tiers
Free forever; start managing ideas with basic features.
Yearly billing; prioritize ideas across larger teams.
Comprehensive enterprise features, custom security, and premium support.
Target Markets
- Enterprises
- SMEs
- Digital Agencies
- Retail
- Public Sector
- Employee engagement
- Customer feedback and co-creation
- Open innovation challenges
- Continuous improvement programs
- Crowdsourcing solutions
- BMW Startup Garage
- International Digital Agencies
- 140,000+ employee strong enterprises