# Top 50 Software Angel Investors in Denmark in May 2026

## Klaus Nyengaard
- Type: Angel
- Location: Copenhagen, Hovedstaden, Denmark
- Relevant deals: 8
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Series A
- Focus: E-Commerce, Marketplace, Apps

Klaus Nyengaard is the co-founder and Chairman of GenieBelt, a SaaS-based platform that develops project management software. He is also co-founder of the investment club, Nordic Makers. He serves as the co-chairman of Treatwell, a beauty and wellness community marketplace.
Nyengaard has previously been CEO & Chairman of Just-Eat pre-IPO, andbuild a number of tech companies.
In 1994, Klaus Nyengaard graduated from Aarhus University with a specialized degree in economics and management.

## David Helgason
- Type: Angel
- Location: Copenhagen, Hovedstaden, Denmark
- Relevant deals: 8
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Gaming, Information Technology

David is a technologist, the founder of Unity Technologies, non-exec director to others, and a restless entrepreneur with a passion for creating feedback loops between innovation and teams and products, applying new and old business models to changing industries, and pushing people to do the very best they can do.David's background is inprogramming, an assortment of university dabbling, creating companies, and helping entrepreneurs. He served as CEO of Unity Technologies since co-founding it in 2003 and until October 2014, with an unflinching vision to democratize game development, and to develop technology and business models for the next phase of the games industry. David Helgason attended the University of Copenhagen.

## Sune Alstrup
- Type: Angel
- Location: Copenhagen, Hovedstaden, Denmark
- Relevant deals: 8
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
- Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Vision

Tech Investor and Entrepreneur, former Founder & CEO at The Eye Tribe

## Christian Jantzen
- Type: Angel
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 6
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
- Focus: Software, SaaS, Information Technology

Danish angel investor, based in London.

## Thomas Visti
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 6
- Stages: Angel, Grant
- Focus: Robotics, Software, Manufacturing

Thomas Visti - CEO @ Mobile Industrial Robots

## Peter Sandberg
- Type: Angel
- Location: Copenhagen, Hovedstaden, Denmark
- Relevant deals: 5
- Stages: Angel, Pre-Seed, Secondary Market
- Focus: Internet, Artificial Intelligence, FinTech

Peter Sandberg is a co-founder of Nordic Secondary Fund, and a venture partner at Startup Wise Guys.
He has extensive experience as a Business Angel and in asset management.

## Chris Murphy
- Type: Angel
- Location: Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, SaaS, Information Technology

Chris Murphy is a Venture Partner at MS&AD Ventures. He previously worked at SaaStock and attended Dublin City University.

## Hampus Jakobsson
- Type: Angel
- Location: Malmö, Skane Lan, Sweden
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Series A
- Focus: Health Care, Software, Artificial Intelligence

Hampus Jakobsson is a General Partner at early stage climate tech venture fund Pale Blue Dot.Prior to co-founding Pale Blue Dot, Hampus was a Venture Partner at science fund Blue Yard and a prolific angel investor with >100 angel investments. He co-founded of The Astonishing Tribe (acquired by Blackberry in 2010 for $150m). He left Blackberry2012 to found Brisk.io a sales productivity tool which folded 2016.

## Kasper Grundtvig Knokgaard
- Type: Angel
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Angel
- Focus: Fashion, E-Commerce, Education

Kasper Knokgaard joined EQT Partners in August 2007 and has since worked in the Copenhagen, New York and Munich offices.Prior to joining EQT Partners, Mr Knokgaard worked with McKinsey & Co., latest as Engagement Manager, in the Copenhagen office. Mr Knokgaard mainly focused on private equity and corporate finance related projects.MrKnokgaard holds a B.Sc. and a M.Sc. in Business Administration and Management Science from Copenhagen Business School. During his study he also spent one semester at IIMA in India and participated in a 2 month entrepreneurial program in Silicon Valley, California.

## Preben Damgaard
- Type: Angel
- Location: Copenhagen, Hovedstaden, Denmark
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: SaaS, Software, Food and Beverage

Preben Damgaard - Director @ Axcess A/S

## Jesper Buch
- Type: Angel
- Location: Marbella, Andalucia, Spain
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Angel, Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Mobile Apps, Internet, Software

Jesper book is the Seed Investor at DIBB Design.

## Esben Gadsbøll
- Type: Angel
- Location: Copenhagen, Hovedstaden, Denmark
- Relevant deals: 4
- Stages: Angel
- Focus: Software, E-Commerce, Mobile Apps

Esben Gadsbøll - Founder @ Woolspire

## Mikal Hallstrup
- Type: Angel
- Location: Copenhagen, Hovedstaden, Denmark
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Lifestyle, E-Commerce

Mikal H. is the Co-founder at Offset Motorcycles. He attneded Arkitektskolen Aarhus.

## Tommy Andersen
- Type: Angel
- Location: Copenhagen, Hovedstaden, Denmark
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Angel
- Focus: Software, EdTech, Virtual World

Tommy Andersen is the founder and Managing Partner of byFounders.

## Phillip Chambers
- Type: Angel
- Location: Copenhagen, Hovedstaden, Denmark
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Human Resources

Phillip Chambers is the GM, Peakon Employee Voice at Workday. He attended University of Manchester.

## Alexander Aghassipour
- Type: Angel
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, SaaS

Founder at Zendesk.

## Lars Seier Christensen
- Type: Angel
- Location: Jonschwil, Ausser-Rhoden, Switzerland
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Seed, Angel
- Focus: Software, Financial Services, Communities

Lars seier Christensen is the chief executive officer of Saxo Bank, an online trading and investment specialist that enables clients to trade forex, CFDs, stocks, futures, options, and other derivatives.

## Jeppe Rindom
- Type: Angel
- Location: Copenhagen, Hovedstaden, Denmark
- Relevant deals: 3
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Mobile Apps, B2B

Jeppe Rindom is CEO & Co-founder of Pleo.Before starting Pleo, Jeppe was the CFO of the Danish startup success, Tradeshift and he has been involved as an advisor and investor in several startups and fintech companies.

## Christian Dörffer
- Type: Angel
- Location: Lisbon, Lisboa, Portugal
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A
- Focus: Apps, Software, Mobile

Christian Dörffer is the Investor at Metafy, CEO and Co-Founder at Sweet Capital, and Founder and Chairman at Midnight Runners. He is a former Founder and Partner at BAMCAP. He attended Copenhagen Business School.

## Nicolaj Nielsen
- Type: Angel
- Location: Copenhagen, Hovedstaden, Denmark
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Pre-Seed
- Focus: Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS

Nicolaj nielsen is an investor at IDUN audio. attended INSEAD MBA, General Management.

## Des Traynor
- Type: Angel
- Location: Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: Software, SaaS, Internet

Des is the Co-Founder of Intercom, the platform for all customer interaction needs from marketing to support to product development. Previously he worked as User Experience Lead at web app development agency Contrast, and he was a Co-Founder of popular social networking search engine Bigulo.

## Andy Chung
- Type: Angel
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
- Focus: SaaS, Software, Machine Learning

Andy Chung is the Partner and Founder of Tiny Supercomputer Investment Company. He previously worked at AngelList as a Partner. Andy Chung attended University of Cambridge.

## Peter Stern
- Type: Angel
- Location: New York, New York, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, UX Design, Product Design

Now the CEO of bitly.
Zenbe Co-founder Peter Stern previously created Datek Online, a pioneer in online financial services. Peter led its growth to one of the four largest online brokerage firms before merging with Ameritrade in 2002.

## Charlie Songhurst
- Type: Angel
- Location: Greater Seattle Area, Washington, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence

Charles Songhurst is a founding partner of Katana Capital, a long-short equity hedge fund. He also runs the Songhurst Group, which holds assets in a variety of private companies.Charles ran corporate strategy for Microsoft and focused on partnering and M&A. He was involved in the Yahoo acquisition and commercial deal, and the Skypeacquisition. Before running corporate strategy, Charles was focused on the emergence of Google and the growth of the search industry.Prior, Charles was an analyst at McKinsey & Company in London. Charles received a bachelor’s degree from Oxford University in politics, philosophy, and economics.

## Chris Schagen
- Type: Angel
- Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, SaaS

I help developer tech entrepreneurs beginning from crazy idea, through MVP stage, product market fit, go-to-market fit, up to go-to-market scaling. Also I help you get your first 1000 leads. Before, I was the CMO at Contentful and helped it grow from $0m to $50m in ARR, and before that founded 3 companies, including Wooga (exit to Playtika),Linklift, and Mundwerk.I obsess about being customer-centric and customer-driven in building your organization. And I am the curmodgeon who tells you things you need to (but probably don't want to) hear.

## Christian Schwarz Lausten
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Lifestyle, E-Commerce

Christian Schwarz Lausten

## Anders Boelskifte Mogensen
- Type: Angel
- Location: Aarhus, Midtjylland, Denmark
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Lifestyle, E-Commerce

Anders Boelskifte Mogensen

## Henrik Lindemann
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Art, iOS, Android

Henrik Lindemann

## Jeremy Yap
- Type: Angel
- Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
- Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning

Jeremy is a full time angel from Singapore who invests in the Europe, North America, and Israel.

## Mia Wagner
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: EdTech, Finance, Women's

Mia Wagner

## Petr Janda
- Type: Angel
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: Software, Information Technology

Petr Janda - VP of Engineering @ Pleo

## Alexander Rindom-Andersen
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Pre-Seed
- Focus: Mobile, Software, Freelance

Alexander Rindom-Andersen is the Co-founder & CEO @ Naetion

## Steen Ulf Jensen
- Type: Angel
- Location: Copenhagen, Hovedstaden, Denmark
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Legal, Internet, Textiles

Steen Ulf Jensen Investor, Chairman of the Board at PentaLock

## David Clarke
- Type: Angel
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Information Technology, SaaS, Software

David Clarke is the Venture Partner at Frontline Ventures. He attended Trinity College Dublin during 1989-1993.

## Thomas Madsen-Mygdal
- Type: Angel
- Location: Copenhagen, Hovedstaden, Denmark
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Angel, Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Computer, Collaboration, Software

Thomas Madsen-Mygdal is a Danish designer, entrepreneur and activist behind companies like Mondo, 23, Podio and the reboot festival.

## Lasse Kieffer
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Angel
- Focus: Robotics, Navigation, Construction

Lasse Kieffer is an Entrepreneur and investor.

## Bjarke Staun-Olsen
- Type: Angel
- Location: Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Software, Blockchain, E-Commerce

Bjarke Klinge Staun is a Principal at Creandum, a leading European early stage venture capital firm with a portfolio that includes Spotify, iZettle and Vivino.After starting his career at Goldman Sachs, Bjarke co-founded Alipes in 2008. Alipes is a technology company that never left stealth, as it became profitable very fast, has grownorganically and has a very specialized product. The company uses machine learning and natural language processing to automatically read financial news and generate insights about the stock market. The company has about 20 employees in Copenhagen, most of them machine learning, physics and computer science PhDs.After running Alipes for 6 years, Bjarke left active management to his two co-founders in 2014, and is now a proud board member and shareholder. He then ran Vaniday in Berlin, a Rocket Internet funded global beauty and wellness marketplace, before joining Creandum.At Creandum, Bjarke spends a lot of time on the machine learning and AI space, as well as on Fintech.

## Thorbjorn Ronje
- Type: Angel
- Location: Copenhagen, Hovedstaden, Denmark
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Pre-Seed
- Focus: Finance, Software, Consulting

Serial entrepreneur

## Magnus Kjoller
- Type: Angel
- Location: Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Angel
- Focus: Mobile, Fitness, Genetics

Magnus Kjoller

## Morten Primdahl
- Type: Angel
- Location: San Francisco, California, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Angel, Pre-Seed
- Focus: Apps, Virtual World, Information Technology

Morten brings to Zendesk a refined focus on the technical details. He’s involved on all technical levels – from the application to the infrastructure components and databases.Prior to co-founding Zendesk, Morten consulted on a number of technology projects, ranging from helping startups establish a technical platform, to doing heavy dutyconsulting for online banking systems.Morten earned a master’s degree in computer science from the University of Copenhagen.

## Greg Moga
- Type: Angel
- Location: Seattle, Washington, United States
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Pre-Seed
- Focus: EdTech, Internet, Software

Greg Moga is a Member of the Advisory Board at National Geographic.

## Jonathan Sanders
- Type: Angel
- Location: Copenhagen, Hovedstaden, Denmark
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed
- Focus: B2B, SaaS, Finance

Jonathan Sanders is the Founder and COO of Juni.

## Nicholas Francis
- Type: Angel
- Location: Copenhagen, Hovedstaden, Denmark
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed
- Focus: SaaS, Robotics, Software

Nicholas Francis is Co-founder at framebunker

## Anders Holch Povlsen
- Type: Angel
- Location: Copenhagen, Hovedstaden, Denmark
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Series B, Secondary Market
- Focus: E-Commerce, Fashion, Education

Anders Holch Povlsen is the CEO at Bestseller.

## Michael Conyers
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Angel, Series A
- Focus: SaaS, Software, Hospitality

Founder and former CEO Resdiary

## Rasmus Aaen Madsen
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Angel
- Focus: Software, IaaS, Analytics

Rasmus Aaen Madsen is the Chairman of the Board at eeSea.

## Björn Lindberg
- Type: Angel
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Angel, Series A
- Focus: SaaS, Software, Hospitality

Former CCO TradeDoubler and iZettle

## Henrik Holmark
- Type: Angel
- Location: London, England, United Kingdom
- Relevant deals: 2
- Stages: Seed, Angel
- Focus: Apps, TV, DRM

Henrik Holmark - Board chair @ TrueLinked

## Bastian Nominacher
- Type: Angel
- Location: Munich, Bayern, Germany
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B
- Focus: SaaS, Software, Information Technology

Co-Founder and Co-CEO Responsible for EMEA & APAC, global operations, finance, HR and the overall direction for Celonis.

## Herman Kienhuis
- Type: Angel
- Location: Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands
- Relevant deals: 1
- Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
- Focus: Software, Information Technology, Internet

Founder and managing partner of River Venture Partners angel syndicate. Venture partner at VC firm Newio. Tech investor focused on early-stage investments in B2B software companies in Northern Europe. Supporting investors and entrepreneurs in building digital businesses that change people's lives. Former chemical engineer, strategist, digitalproduct development executive, founder of SanomaVentures and Managing Director of KPN Ventures.

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