Martin leads investments and works with portfolio companies in a board capacity.

Particularly, he's focussing on frontier tech such as AI, climate tech, bits-to-atoms as well as verticalized SaaS and fintech. He is a former entrepreneur, having founded and worked with several startups in Denmark, Seoul, and Beijing.

Prior to working in tech, he spent a number of years as a professional online poker player, honing a skill set in game theory, math, and psychology - traits he now applies to venture investing. Martin holds a Master's in Political Science from Aarhus University and International Relations from Sogang University, Seoul.

Outside of work, he spends his time mountain biking and cold water surfing, or playing with his son and daughter.

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Magnus is a former operator who loves ambitious startups that think big, want to scale fast and have an eye for making great products. He is particularly interested in HealthTech, AI/ML and Data.

Prior to byFounders, Magnus led the data team and a product team at Natural Cycles, a FemTech company making a birth control app. In his 20% time, he built deep learning models to predict fertility based on time series data.

He also has a few years of experience with the Boston Consulting Group in Australia and Switzerland, and during University he founded and ran a startup accelerator and co-working space.

Besides speaking with inspiring founders, he also enjoys hiking in the mountains, kitesurfing, and playing the Irish Bouzouki.