Christian is Managing Partner of Seed's Fund V and a prominent entrepreneur in the Nordics. As the former CEO of Planday he orchestrated the company's growth, culminating in a successful exit to Xero in 2021. With his hands-on approach, Christian has mentored emerging leaders, showcasing his expertise in managing fast-scaling organizations. Holding anM.Sc. in International Marketing and Management from Copenhagen BusinessSchool, Christian's career includes a nine-year tenure at IBM, co-founding a management consulting company, and contributing to the success of QuartzBusiness Consulting, the largest Nordic-led strategy consulting firm acquired by Bain & Company in 2020.
June 2023
I like to spend my time with my family and friends. With three active kids and a big family there is always something to do. Travelling is a big thing for us, and we find great joy in experiencing the world as a family – often traveling to places that are far off the beaten track. When I have a free moment, I enjoy running,CrossFit, cooking, meditation, and winter bathing.
· Building and scaling businesses.
· Mentoring global leaders in the making.
· Defining and executing leadership, vision, product, and strategy.
· Building the best teams for the right times.
· Managing operational excellence, unit economics and financials.
I enjoy watching a great movie. Idon’t like series as they seek to take my focus for a longer period at a time.
I love to read. I daily read a lot of articles on subjects relevant to my work. In my free time in enjoy reading a good novel with an exciting plot.
I’m surrounded by great and inspiring people. That could be ..
· Enjoying a moment with my wife in the hot sauna after an ice-cold winter swim in the ocean.
· Being engaged in a deep conversation about fairies with my six-year-old.
· Spending timewith an amazing founder that pitches a dream that could change the world withdeep passion.
· Having a laugh with the team at the legendary Seed Capital Friday bar.
“Let’sUMPF this one"
“UMPF” was one of our core values at Planday. We used it as a metaphor for never giving up and always go the extramile to create value for our team and for our customers. When things got tough or seemed impossible, we always said “Let’s UMPF this one”. It allowed everyone to unite around the problem and tap into the joint power we carried as a team. Giving up was never an option and I think that was a core element in our success.
Some funds can hit good results by luck – but very few funds consistently deliver great results. Seed Capital is built is on a platform of vast experiences, consistency, proven processes and a systematic approach to venture. Seed Capital is a fantastic team and a powerful platform to build a long-lasting and successful VC brand on. I’m extremely proud for the opportunity to lead the team towards this vision in the coming years.
Personally, I love working with passionated and talented founders. People with full dedication towards executing a meaningful vision is incredibly powerful. But it can also be alonely and conflicting journey without the right sparring partners. In the coming years I hope to find, back and work with the best founders in the Nordic region to help them create the next generation of global companies – making meaningful changes to our world and equally succeeding as individuals. This is my passion.
Professionally, my greatest achievement lies in the journey I undertook with Planday. The transformative experience of leading the company through various growth stages, facilitating global expansion, and ultimately orchestrating a successful exit has been a both personaland professional accomplishment.
