Niels Carlsen
Founding Partner at Innovationsfonden
Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark
Summary
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Top SchoolNiels Carlsen is a founding partner and investor focused on early-stage modern defence, space and cyber tech, currently leading fundraising for Final Frontier Fund II after closing a 4.5mEUR, 50%-oversubscribed first fund. With a PhD and MSc in Software Engineering from DTU and more than 15 years of international operational tech experience, he blends deep technical understanding with hands-on startup building—from CTO roles in early internet ventures to leading investments at Seed Capital since 2007. He has a proven track record backing and scaling major Nordic startups (early investor in Trustpilot; board roles at Vivino, Lunar, Dixa and many others) and routinely helps founders attract international capital. Niels combines venture-sourcing instincts with product and engineering empathy, advising accelerators like ESA BIC Denmark and Defence Builder on strategy and commercialization. An adventurous problem-solver, he once captained a two-year family circumnavigation by yacht—a leadership experience he likens to founding a startup. Based in Copenhagen, he now focuses on dual-use space and defence deeptech where commercial scale meets national security impact.
9 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
Technical University of Denmark
Github Skills (27)
forecast8
api8
api-documentation8
graph8
drag-and-drop8
java8
json8
project-management7
api-rest7
javascript7
grid7
grid-layout7
resizable7
resize7
react7
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
tilds/test_repo_2
Mar 2019 - Apr 2019
Contributions:5 comments, 26 issues in 20 days
Forecast-it/API
Feb 2023 - Feb 2023
API documentation for the Forecast platform
Contributions:5 reviews, 1 commit, 17 PRs in 1 day
apiproject-managementapi-documentationforecastapi-rest
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