Experience

PINC

• Sweden
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Investment Manager

  • Nov 2022 - Present

  PINC is looking for start-ups with a high degree of innovation to accelerate the transition to a healthy and sustainable food system.PINC Portfolio:🗺 Improvin'🍫 WNWN Food Labs🍺 Evodia Bio 🧀 Willicroft🍕For Real Foods🧫 Mirai Foods☕️ Kaffe Bueno🧑🏻‍🍳 Carrot Kitchen🥩 Melt&Marble

• Investment Manager

  • Jun 2020 - Nov 2022



Willicroft

• Netherlands
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Board Observer

  • Aug 2022 - Present



Kaffe Bueno

• Denmark
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Board Member (alternate member)

  • Oct 2020 - Present



Paulig Group

• Finland
• Food and Beverage Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Investment Manager - External

  • Jun 2020 - Present

  Paulig established the Paulig Incubator, PINC, to shape the future of taste in the Nordics by investing in early-stage start-ups focused on Taste, Health, Sustainability and Availability. www.pauliggroup.com/pinc/ | Food & Food Tech| Corporate Venture| Early stage| Nordic Start-Ups| Paulig established the Paulig Incubator, PINC, to shape the future of taste in the Nordics by investing in early-stage start-ups focused on Taste, Health, Sustainability and Availability. www.pauliggroup.com/pinc/ | Food & Food Tech| Corporate Venture| Early stage| Nordic Start-Ups|



Here We Are

• Capital Region, Denmark

• Founder

  • Apr 2020 - Present

  Interim Management and Freelance Investment Manager/ Director Consulting Interim Management and Freelance Investment Manager/ Director Consulting



Spring Nordic

• Denmark
• Investment Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Investment Manager and Head of Partnerships

  • Jan 2019 - Apr 2020

  As Investment Manager, I was part of Spring Nordics investment team. Helping to foster and fuelling innovative, highly specialised startups - SDG tech, food tech and New Media. Responsible for all aspects of our external partnerships, a direct and active relationship with the ecosystem ( talent & universities, industry & syndication partners). As Investment Manager, I was part of Spring Nordics investment team. Helping to foster and fuelling innovative, highly specialised startups - SDG tech, food tech and New Media. Responsible for all aspects of our external partnerships, a direct and active relationship with the ecosystem ( talent & universities, industry & syndication partners).



GlycoSpot

• Denmark
• Biotechnology Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Member Board Of Directors

  • May 2019 - Feb 2020

  GlycoSpot is an industrial biotechnology company specializing in the development, production, and distribution of ready-to-use enzyme activity screening tools. GlycoSpot is an industrial biotechnology company specializing in the development, production, and distribution of ready-to-use enzyme activity screening tools.



PlastiSens ApS

• Denmark
• Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Board Observer

  • May 2019 - Feb 2020

  PlastiSens provides a novel patented sensor technology to detect antibiotic residues in milk. The device provides a qualitative result of the test in less than one minute and will cover a wide range of different antibiotics. PlastiSens provides a novel patented sensor technology to detect antibiotic residues in milk. The device provides a qualitative result of the test in less than one minute and will cover a wide range of different antibiotics.



OmniView Speculum

• Denmark
• Hospitals and Health Care

• Member Board Of Directors

  • Aug 2018 - Jan 2019

  Helping obstetricians, surgeons, nurses and midwifes around the world to improve the ease, speed and quality of post-partum suturing with a revolutionary tool that provides a clear and unobstructed view and access while leaving the user’s hands free to perform suturing. This saves time, reduces personnel requirements and costs and ensures a better overall patient experience and speedier recovery. Helping obstetricians, surgeons, nurses and midwifes around the world to improve the ease, speed and quality of post-partum suturing with a revolutionary tool that provides a clear and unobstructed view and access while leaving the user’s hands free to perform suturing. This saves time, reduces personnel requirements and costs and ensures a better overall patient experience and speedier recovery.



SoupHerb

• Copenhagen Area, Denmark

• Chairman Of The Board Of Directors

  • May 2018 - Jan 2019

  Soupherb- a chain of soup restaurants based on good, healthy and local ingredients, minimal waste, ecology and a new approach to soup as a meal. Soupherb- a chain of soup restaurants based on good, healthy and local ingredients, minimal waste, ecology and a new approach to soup as a meal.



CAPNOVA A/S

• Denmark
• Investment Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head of Relations & Partnerships - Investment Manager

  • May 2017 - Dec 2018

  CAPNOVA - A unique Danish investment and development companyWe are an investment and development company providing capital, solid business experience and a strong network to turn innovative ideas into successful businesses.CAPNOVA is one of four approved innovation environments in Denmark, which is appointed by the Education and Research Ministry. The incubators invest on behalf of the state venture capital in innovative companies. In addition, CAPNOVA supplements with investments from our own funds. Strong position in Food Tech and Interactive investment.Thought leader - Food & Food tech + Interactive- Start up- Seed investment - Partnership__________________________________________________________________________________________Responsible for all aspects of our external partnerships, a direct and active relationship:Organising and attending pitch events for our portfolio, meeting entrepreneurs, industry and public partners, and building relationships with the ecosystem.Manage and explore existing relationships with our industry partners to best help accelerate the growth and likelihood of success for our portfolio ventures__________________________________________________________________________________________Screening and identifying the best investment opportunities through due diligence:Scientific/technical, market assessment, competitor analysis, IPR, pricingInvestment execution:Company valuation, deal/capital structuring, legal and IPR workBoard - hands-on interaction:Business development, general, strategic and financial management, fundraising -hard and soft, Show less

• Business Development Manager

  • Jan 2014 - Oct 2017

  CAPNOVA is an investment and development company. We turn innovative ideas into successful businesses through capital Investment, solid business experience and a strong network. -Responsible for building and executing a new Investment focus and strategy for FOOD. CAPNOVA- launch 2014. From 2 portfolio companies in 2014 to 24 in 2018!Organising and attending pitch events for our portfolio, meeting entrepreneurs and industry partners and building relationships with the ecosystem.Manage and explore existing relationships with our industry partners to best help accelerate the growth and likelihood of success for our portfolio ventures and CAPNOVAActive dealflow sourcing at Universities, hubs, competitions, network , corporate and much moreScreening and identifying the best investment opportunities through due dilligence:Team, scientific/technical, market assessment, competitor analysis,IPR, pricing.Project development and fundraising: BIOPRO ( NZ; NN, CP Kelco, DTU, KU and CAPNOVA) and CAPNOVA Invest Zealand (60 Mio. DK fund from EU) Show less



CAT Science Park

• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals

• Development Consultant

  • Feb 2012 - Dec 2013



ATV - Danish Academy of Tecnical Sciences

• Consultant

  • Jan 2009 - Feb 2012

  The Danish Academy of Technical Sciences (ATV) is an independent, member-driven think tank. ATV strives to make Denmark one of the five leading Science and Engineering regions in the world – to the benefit of future generations. ATV has 750 members who are research directors, business executives, leading researchers and experts within their field. The Danish Academy of Technical Sciences (ATV) is an independent, member-driven think tank. ATV strives to make Denmark one of the five leading Science and Engineering regions in the world – to the benefit of future generations. ATV has 750 members who are research directors, business executives, leading researchers and experts within their field.



University of Copenhagen, Institute of Food and Resource Economics, LIFE

• MSc student

  • Mar 2007 - Sep 2007



Ministry of Food, Agriculture & Fisheries - Danish food Industry Agency

• Student worker

  • Feb 2006 - Nov 2006



Madskoler v. 4H

• Non-profit Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Student worker

  • Jul 2005 - Dec 2005



Danish Meat Research Institute

• BSc student

  • Jan 2005 - Jun 2005



Tulip Food Company

• Trainee

  • Aug 2004 - Dec 2004