Fundraising Fox

Carsten Salling

Investor

General Partner at Dreamcraft

Copenhagen, Denmark

Writes $500K – $2.5M checks · typically $1.5M

About

Carsten Salling is a Partner at Danske Private Equity, part of Danske Bank Asset Management, where he invests in European technology venture capital funds and identifies Nordic growth co-investments through the Dansk Vækstkapital funds. He has over 20 years of international leadership experience, including roles as General Partner at Dreamcraft Ventures and Director of Business Innovation at Maersk, and serves as an investor and board member across multiple technology startups and venture capital funds. Salling holds degrees from Copenhagen Business School and the Danish Army Officers Academy and has been active in technology investing since 1998.

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Experience

  1. Danske BankPartner, Venture & Growth at Danske Private Equitycurrent2026 — presentCopenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
  2. Dreamcraft VenturesLimited Partnercurrent2020 — presentCopenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
  3. Dreamcraft VenturesGenerel partner2020 — 2025Copenhagen Metropolitan Area
  4. The Nordic Web VenturesLimited Partnercurrent2025 — presentCopenhagen Metropolitan Area
  5. Mazepay A/SPre-seed Investorcurrent2019 — presentCopenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
  6. Gjørtler EjendommeAdvisorcurrent2019 — presentViborg Municipality, Central Denmark Region, Denmark
  7. Maersk DrillingDirector of Business Innovation2018 — 2019København, Region Hovedstaden, Danmark
  8. Maersk DrillingHead of Inventory, Logistics & CAPEX Procurement2016 — 2018Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
  9. A.P. Moller - MaerskStrategic CAPEX Sourcing Program Manager2011 — 2016Copenhagen Metropolitan Area
  10. ForsvaretCaptain and Head of Logistics Planning & Operations2010 — 2011Helmand Province, Afghanistan
  11. ForsvaretFirst Lieutenant and Head of Planning & Operations2008 — 2010Vordingborg Municipality, Region Zealand, Denmark

Education

  1. Copenhagen Business SchoolGaduate Diploma (HD 2. Del), Finance2013 — 2015
  2. CBS Executive FondenSME Board Programme, Corporate Governance2019
  3. Royal Danish Defence CollegeDanish Army Officers Academy, Commissioned Officers Program in Military and Strategic Leadership2005 — 2008
  4. Copenhagen Business SchoolGraduate Certificate (HD 1. Del), Business Administration2008 — 2010
  5. Royal Danish Defence CollegeDanish Army Logistics Academy, Non-Commissioned Officers Program in Logistics2003

Skills & more

Leadership14Negotiation4Analytical ThinkingStrategy18Venture CapitalBoard of DirectorsInvestment ManagementFamily OfficeEntrepreneurshipDue DiligenceManager SelectionDeal Sourcing
+12 moreInvestor RelationsFundraisingAsset ManagementAlternative InvestmentFund of Funds (FOF)Private EquityBusiness InnovationManagement ConsultingBusiness StrategyProject ManagementSocial EntrepreneurshipStrategic Partnerships

Languages Danish · English · French · German · Norwegian/Swedish

  • Complete Skilled Negotiator — The Gap Partnership
  • Basic Consultancy Readiness — McKinsey & Company

From Carsten's professional profile.

Same school

Also attended Copenhagen Business School259

LinaInvestor at InvestinorAntonio GrifoniAssociate at P101 VenturesThomas JuvinManaging Director Europe at Burda Principal InvestmentsAlexander KremerPartner at Keen Venture PartnersNicolaj ReffstrupFounder, Ganni at Giant Ventures Global LlpJoe ZhangPartner at TNBAura

+ 253 more

Also attended CBS Executive Fonden4

Katrine DamgaardBoard Member at Damgaard CompanyJoachim ScheldePrincipal at Scale CapitalMads G. JakobsenBestyrelsesformand (Chairman of the Board) at AYA – Always Your AdvisorRikke DalsgaardBestyrelsesmedlem (Board Member) at AYA – Always Your Advisor

Also attended Royal Danish Defence College1

Niels BuusAdvisory Board at Final Frontier (Space & Defence VC)

Shared employers

Also worked at Danske Bank34

Johannes WallénSenior Associate – Equity Capital Markets at ScietyAdrian FriederichPrincipal, Investment at FoodLabsElin BäckmanInvestment Manager at Bonnier CapitalHeli Mehtätalo-TakalaHead of Investor Relations & Communications at Innovestor VenturesRonnie Møller-ThorsøePartner at Dansk EjerkapitalHenri PeltomäkiAssociate at Procuritas

+ 28 more

Also worked at Dreamcraft Ventures6

Jesper SøgaardFounding Partner at DreamcraftDaniel MariussenGeneral Partner at DreamcraftMads HansenInvestment Manager at DreamcraftMathilde LyetPrincipal at DreamcraftNico Blier-SilvestriPartner, Founder Enablement at DreamcraftAlma HolstInvestor at Dreamcraft

Also worked at Mazepay A/S4

Sanchit DhotePrincipal at Outward VCLars JensenManaging Partner / Founding Partner at Scale CapitalTerkel DouglasPrincipal at Scale CapitalJudith SchraderInvestment Associate at Scale Capital

Also worked at Maersk Drilling2

Rachel JohnstonFinancial Director at Middleton EnterprisesFrederik Wodstrup ChristiansenHead of Debt financing at Polaris Management A/S

Colleagues at Dreamcraft

Alma Holst
Investor at Dreamcraft
Artemis Doumeni
Investment Analyst at Dreamcraft
Christian Kirk Rasmussen
Founding Partner at Dreamcraft
Daniel Mariussen
General Partner at Dreamcraft
Frederik Pheiffer
Investment Analyst at Dreamcraft
Jesper Søgaard
Founding Partner at Dreamcraft
Mads Hansen
Investment Manager at Dreamcraft
Mathilde Lyet
Principal at Dreamcraft