Meet the team

When you become part of Danish Tech Challenge, this team will be your lifeline.

The Danish Tech Challenge core team are ready to help you every day. And to challenge you. We are here to build a programme that makes your business accelerate – and to ask you a lot of questions.
We’ve all worked in the startup space for many years, so we know what we’re doing. And we absolutely love it. We are here, because we can’t think of anywhere we’d rather be.

If you are not part of Danish Tech Challenge, you are still welcome to get in touch.

Kristine Sylvest Brinks,
Program Manager

Kristine is the Program Manager at Danish Tech Challenge and your go-to in everything the program entails. With several years of experience in growing and scaling startups, and a broad knowledge of our community, she knows exactly which people you should be put in contact with, which challenges may loom on the horizon, and how our community can be used for your advantage. All to strengthen your startup's growth as much as possible.

Bolette Cottle-Jacobsen,
Project Manager

As Project Manager, and world champion in keeping the big overview, Bolette will have control of all the details and planning when she e.g. executes events and community activities in Danish Tech Challenge. Bolette has an ability to create the best environment with room for everyone's needs, and is always ready to help you with the many questions that arise. In other words, Bolette will become a crucial part of your everyday life in Danish Tech Challenge.

Gert W. Josephsen,
Business Development Manager

Gert is all about the Business Model. He will help you define, select, and reach your company's key strategic milestones and players. He will help you with everything from pricing, profit and losses and the related financial margins in the value chain. Through 1:1 sparring, workshops and the community, Gert will get to know your company from end to end. He will be your true business friend.

Danny Malkowski,
Investment Manager

Our Investment Manager Danny is ready with a flashlight and a map to help you navigate the investment jungle. Danny will help you identify which investors will be the best match, prepare your funding strategy and for that build a pitch deck and train the corresponding pitch. You will also receive sparring in connection with negotiations with investors, including discussion of Term Sheets and Due Diligence, and last but not least the composition of your cap table.

Martin Holmboe,
Head of Acceleration

As Head of Acceleration, Martin Holmboe will provide you with knowledge from across the community and ensure you are provided with the maximum value when participating in Danish Tech Challenge. Martin Holmboe will mainly be there to test the waters. Still, he loves to get his hands dirty and get to know your company, so do not hesitate to take advantage of his sector and industry expertise and broad knowledge of our ecosystem.

Testimonial

We learnt so much in the past months, and the final pitch was incredible to try. The feedback you receive helps put much of your learning in context, and makes your company ask yourself some tough questions. All the people we met along the way have become great friends and mentors to our journey. Companies here are at various stages, and many know more than you in various aspects. It’s an amazing network, and the people teaching you the ropes are not only the Danish Tech Challenge experts, but also the many startups around you."

Reshape Biotech

Danish Tech Challenge 2019-finalist