Magnus Gaarder
Partner at Cerve
Stony Stratford, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolMagnus Gaarder is a partner at nFront Ventures with eight years of hands-on experience bridging software development and venture capital across Europe and the U.S. He combines a technical foundation in computer science and finance (MSc from Penn and NTNU) with deep transaction experience from roles in VC and investment banking, having led and supported Series A/B deals and cross-border M&A. Magnus focuses on capital-efficient, fast-growing software businesses and frequently advises startups on fundraising, board strategy and corporate valuation. He codes and writes about technology and entrepreneurship publicly, blending developer instincts (JavaScript, C#, SQL, web stack) with portfolio-level financial rigor. Comfortable in multilingual and international deal contexts, he brings uncommon fluency across product, numbers and negotiation. Based in Stony Stratford, he uniquely pairs developer curiosity with the discipline of an investor and advisor.
8 years of coding experience
2 years of employment as a software developer
Norwegian University of Science and TechnologyHigh School Diploma, Business / Science, High School Diploma, Business / Science at Oslo HandelsgymnasiumMaster of Science in Engineering, Computer Science & Finance, Master of Science in Engineering, Computer Science & Finance at University of Pennsylvania
English, Norwegian, Swedish, Danish
Stackoverflow
7,223reputation
505kreached
20answers
199questions
Github Skills (200)
testing10
material-ui10
docker-desktop10
lua10
hybrid10
javascript10
react-components10
docker-compose10
browser10
mui10
api10
compiler10
angular10
integrate10
npm-cli10
Programming languages (15)
Github contributions (5)
nfront/nfront-website
Oct 2019 - Feb 2023
nFront helps companies innovate and grow with capital, strategy support and software development.
Contributions:103 pushes, 58 branches, 1 tag in 3 years 4 months
capitalgrowstrategyinnovate
nfront/nfront-website-old
Oct 2019 - Jan 2023
nFront helps companies innovate and grow: Capital, Strategy, Software Development
Contributions:90 commits, 2 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 3 months
solidusstrategyui-builderdotnetnukeinnovate
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