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Landfolk
Århus, DK · Founded 2021 · 112 employees on LinkedIn · 3 known investors
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Landfolk is a curated marketplace for booking handpicked holiday homes with distinctive character and design. The platform connects property owners with guests seeking authentic vacation experiences in locations including Denmark, France, Italy, and other countries.
Founders & leadership
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Christian Schwarz LaustenCo-founder and CEOHe previously served as Head of Airbnb for Work in EMEA overseeing a $1+ billion budget, founded Gaest.com (acquired by Airbnb in 2019), and was co-founder and managing director of digital consultancy Seismonaut for 12 years, which provided digital strategy and transformation services to major European organizations.
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Anders Boelskifte MogensenCo-Founder & Board MemberAnders Boelskifte Mogensen co-founded Seismonaut in 2007 and later co-founded Nordic Hotels Nigeria and Gaest, a meeting space booking platform acquired by Airbnb in 2018, where he led the Airbnb for Work division. He founded Founderment, a commerce-tech venture fund based in Aarhus, Denmark, in 2021 and currently serves as board member of Landfolk and other organizations.
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Camilla SwartzCo-founder | Head of Brand & MarketingCamilla Swartz is head of brand and communications at Landfolk, a curated marketplace for distinctive holiday home rentals. She has overseen brand strategy, messaging, and content development across the company's markets since its founding.
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Chris Kjær SørensenCo-Founder & CTOHe has experience in front-end development, digital design, and user experience.
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Lars Kloster SilkjærHead of Design + co-founderLars Kloster Silkjær is a digital designer with expertise in user interface and product design, and co-founder of Landfolk, a curated marketplace for booking distinctive holiday homes.
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Camilla Swartz PrimdahlFounder
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Jonas GrauCo-founder · Software EngineerJonas Grau previously served as CTO of a startup acquired by Airbnb and brings two decades of web development experience, including 10+ years building Ruby on Rails applications and four years working with GraphQL-based API architectures, alongside expertise in infrastructure systems and team leadership.
Investors · 3
SEED Capital Denmarklisted by SEED Capital DenmarkCopenhagen · $2M – $4M
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HeartlandreportedBrande
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Funding
SEC filings, press & company announcements- Undisclosed amountseed funding roundMar 2023Source ↗
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Founder mafia
2 people who came through Landfolk went on to found or lead other companies.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Landfolk do?
- Landfolk is a curated marketplace for booking handpicked holiday homes with distinctive character and design. The platform connects property owners with guests seeking authentic vacation experiences in locations including Denmark, France, Italy, and other countries.
- Who founded Landfolk?
- Landfolk was founded by Christian Schwarz Lausten, Anders Boelskifte Mogensen, Camilla Swartz, Cathrine K. Reimann, Chris Kjær Sørensen, Lars Kloster Silkjær, Camilla Swartz Primdahl, Jonas Grau in 2021.
- Who are Landfolk's investors?
- Landfolk's investors include SEED Capital Denmark, Heartland, Seed Capital Limited.
- Where is Landfolk headquartered?
- Landfolk is headquartered in Århus, DK.