Ulla Brockenhuus-Schack

Managing Partner

Ulla has more than 20 years of experience working with innovation and business development within established companies like Egmont and McKinsey as well as start-ups like game developer IO Interactive and the web shop Harburi. She has an extensive network within venture, media and the political sphere.

• Managing Director, DTU Symbion Innovation A/S
• Director, DTU Invest A/S
• Board positions, Danish Venture Capital Association, Danish High Technology Fund and Mary Fonden
• Member of Vækstforum, Danske Bank Committee of Representatives and Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research

• Various executive positions, Egmont and Nordisk Film A/S
• Cofounder, HABURI.com
• Associate, McKinsey & Company
• MBA, Columbia Business School

Lars Andersen

General Partner

Lars is a serial entrepreneur with several successful exits to his name. His insight and network is accumulated from more than 15 years of experience in the international ICT industry – i.e. as CEO for Columbus IT with more than 1000 employees in 25 countries.

Lars is an expert within the fields of internationalisation, sales and management and has had a pivotal role in the exits of both Fullrate and AudioAsics.

• Managing Director, Symbion Capital A/S

• CEO, Opportunity Solutions A/S
• CEO, Zenaria A/S
• Cofounder and CEO, Columbus IT A/S
• Cand.merc., Aarhus School of Business

Jakob Fuglede Nielsen

CFO, Partner

Jakob has a background from the energy sector as Finance Manager for several divisions in the Danish energy company DONG Energy. He is responsible for securing the professional, timely and informative reporting on all fund activities.

• Finance Manager, DONG Energy A/S
• Management Assistant, DONG Energy A/S
• Consultant, FUTOP A/S
• MSc Economics, Århus University

Ulla Brockenhuus-Schack

Managing Partner

Ulla has more than 20 years of experience working with innovation and business development within established companies like Egmont and McKinsey as well as start-ups like game developer IO Interactive and the web shop Harburi. She has an extensive network within venture, media and the political sphere.

• Managing Director, DTU Symbion Innovation A/S
• Director, DTU Invest A/S
• Board positions, Danish Venture Capital Association, Danish High Technology Fund and Mary Fonden
• Member of Vækstforum, Danske Bank Committee of Representatives and Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Protein Research

• Various executive positions, Egmont and Nordisk Film A/S
• Cofounder, HABURI.com
• Associate, McKinsey & Company
• MBA, Columbia Business School

Jón Ingi Benediktsson

Investment Manager

Jón Ingi has more than 20 years of experience in Life Science working in areas such as sales & marketing, general management, financing and strategy. He has a well-established network within the hospital sector and is a specialist in medical technologies.

• Director, Research Centre at Akureyri University
• CEO, MP Biotechnology Fund
• Sales Director, Pharmaco Ltd.
• Key Account Manager, A Karlsson A/S
• MSc in Human Physiology, Copenhagen University

Carsten Schou

General Partner

Carsten has a PhD in immunology and more than 10 years of operational experience in the pharmaceutical industry. He has held senior management positions in the biotech industry as well as cofounded two biotech companies. Carsten has a massive network in the global biotech industry.

• Investment Director, DTU Symbion Innovation A/S
• Director, Symbion Capital A/S
• Board position at Biotech Research & Innovation Centre at Copenhagen University

• Partner, Danske Private Equity Life Science A/S
• Director, Cureon A/S
• Vice President of Biology, Pantheco A/S
• Director of Research, ALK-Abello A/S
• PhD in Immunology
• MSc in Biology

Jakob Fuglede Nielsen

CFO, Partner

Jakob has a background from the energy sector as Finance Manager for several divisions in the Danish energy company DONG Energy. He is responsible for securing the professional, timely and informative reporting on all fund activities.

• Finance Manager, DONG Energy A/S
• Management Assistant, DONG Energy A/S
• Consultant, FUTOP A/S
• MSc Economics, Århus University

Janne Bodenhoff Poulsen

Management Assistant

Janne is an integral part of the SEED capital team. She has been part of the company from day one and her responsibilities consist of administrative, economic and secretary tasks. Janne is also Management Assistant for the Managing Partner. Also, Janne carried out a similar position at DTU Innovation and has been employed in various secretary positions.

• Secretary/Controller, DTU Innovation A/S
• Executive Assistant, Herning tekniske Skole
• Self-employed in the textile business
• Legal Secretary, Various law firms
• Trained Banker, Handelsbanken

Peter Torstensen

CEO, Symbion

Peter has an amazing network within the political sphere from his time in the Danish Ministry of Economics and Business Affairs as well as experience from participating in various start-ups. As CEO at Symbion he is responsible for four science parks as well as the two entrepreneur initiatives Gazellegrowth and Accelerace.

• Board positions at Danish Export Credit Fund, Danish International Business Fund, Danish Tourist Board, Danish Growth Fund and Danish Design Center.
• Project Manager at Gazellegrowth and Accelerace.

• Commercial Director, Danish Ministry of Economic and Business Affairs.
• Various start-ups
• MSc in Technology and Socioeconomics, Roskilde University

Kasper Grann

Student

Kasper has a bachelor in International Business and is currently pursuing an MSc from Copenhagen Business School with a focus on finance, management of innovation and business development. He has previously worked at the confederation of Danish Industry and studied in the US.