Experience

INCUBA A/S

• Denmark
• Facilities Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Director of Acceleration and Investor Relations

  • Mar 2023 - Present



Innovation & Ventures Consult

• Denmark

• Experienced startup/VC/cleantech advisor

  • Jan 2023 - Present

  Offer consulting/advisor services within: - Sector consulting: Wind energy, wind technologies & innovation, supply chain, wind economics, O&M - Sector consulting: Solar PV, emerging solar technologies, solar economics - Sector consulting: Energy storage, economics, business models, bankability, new technologies - Funding roadmap and strategy for startups - Fundraising & investor mapping - Startup and ecosystem mapping - Preparing fundraising material (ie. investor presentation, etc) - Product and market strategy - Commercialization, business model and scale validation - Connecting startups, investors and corporates ...and much more. Contact me on +45 22 50 23 04 or email: jeppehjoerngaard@hotmail.com Show less



Vestas

• Denmark
• Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Specialist, Vestas Ventures A/S

  • Jan 2020 - Jan 2023

  Key deliverables/experience: - Leading the day-to-day operation of Vestas Ventures- Succesfully building up -and managing an extensive global investor network- Defining evaluation -and investment process and applying in practice with great succes- Originated and evaluated +300 cleantech startups (market, technology, IP, business plan, risks) and aligning with senior management and chief engineers in Vestas- Executed 3 investments as part of the Vestas Ventures team- Portfolio management and strategic value creation with portfolio companies Show less

• Senior Specialist, Business Innovation

  • May 2019 - Dec 2019

  Key deliverables/experience: - Investigated and implemented new structured approach to assess and evaluate external innovation inquiries - Co-led a project to implement a corporate venture capital arm in Vestas. The recommendation was approved by Vestas BoD and ExM. Vestas Ventures was created.

• Innovation Market Specialist

  • Jan 2018 - Apr 2019

  Key deliverables/experience: - Lead in setting up commercial evaluation approach to new innovations and concepts in Vestas- Managed innovation challenges- Evaluation of external innovations (startups) in collaboration with Vestas M&A team

• Specialist, Business Management

  • Jun 2016 - Jan 2018

  Key deliverables:- Leading key cross functional strategic projects for the Product Management SVP- Comprehensive study of the solar PV industry and its impact on the wind industry- Ad hoc strategy work

• Specialist, Functional lead, Business Case Management

  • Mar 2014 - Jun 2016

  Leading a high performance analysis team in Product Management. Our main deliverables are: - Deliver 360 degree value chain analysis and recommendation of new product and technologies to Senior -and Executive Management- Support a technology project portfolio of +50 projects with analysis support, capitalisation advice and recommendations- Analyse Vestas' value creation from the introduction of new Product Roadmaps. - Responsible for full year impairment test of intangible assets. - Drive, align and improve financial assumptions to ensure analysis outcome and recommendations are aligned with primary stakeholders Show less

• Business Analyst

  • Feb 2012 - Mar 2014

  Business Analyst in Product Management | Business Case Management. Focus area and competencies gained: - Responsible for making full value chain business cases of key products- Ad hoc analyses with high-level strategic focus (Make/Buy, Product Phase-out, etc)- Gained strong knowledge of Vestas’ value chain and how Vestas Way to Marketimpact the value chain on an operational and financial level- Gained strong competence in making strategic recommendations on corporate leveland presentation material for Executive Management and Board of Directors- Heavy exposure with stakeholders from VP level up to Executive Mgmt. level- Partially responsible for financial risk management during development and go-to-market phases in Vestas Technology. Show less

• Strategic Analyst

  • Aug 2011 - Apr 2012

  Focus area and competencies gained:- Co-led deep-dive analysis into core production area. A radical shift in production andtechnology was the result of the analysis and recommendation- First to apply a full cost/full value chain analysis within business cases - Gained strong financial modelling skills and stakeholder management skills

• Student Analyst in Strategic Innovation

  • Apr 2011 - Aug 2011

  Focus area and competencies gained: - Primary responsibility to assist Chief Advisors in conducting full scopeorganisational review leading up to the organizational restructure in Vestas - Gained better understanding of best practice organisational layout for globalcompanies, within the heavy manufacturing industry