About
Emil Jersling is a Senior Growth Manager at Orbit Ventures, where he helps CEOs accelerate growth through data-driven decision-making. Trained as an engineer and holding an MBA, he draws on two decades of venture-building experience across Asia, Latin America, and Europe. Since 2005 he has founded eight companies across five countries and exited two, including launching Groupon Belgium in 2011, a vibration-energy-harvesting deep-tech venture in China in 2018, and an organic flow battery company in 2025.
Experience
- Orbit VenturesSenior Growth Managercurrent2025 — present
- Orbit VenturesStart-up Mentorcurrent2024 — present
- Wolf Batteries B.V.Co-founder & CEOcurrent2025 — presentEindhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands
- Buildink.ioAI Product Consultant2024 — 2025Singapore, Singapore
- National University of SingaporeBusiness Pitch Mentor2024 — 2025Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
- BanecoAdvisor2024
- Mergenthaler LaserChief Information Officer2023 — 2024Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
- Southern University of Science and TechnologyEntrepreneur in Residence2018 — 2022Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
- Innovation DriveCo-Founder2022Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
- BeanepicChief Executive Officer2021 — 2022Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
- Jersling VenturesChief Executive Officer2016 — 2018Berlin, Germany
- CarjumpHead of Internationalisation2016Berlin Metropolitan Area
- building10Venture Partner2015 — 2016Berlin Metropolitan Area
- Naspers LimitedStrategic Projects Manager Europe2015Berlin Metropolitan Area
- Bluffer's MediaBusiness Consultant2015London
- uStamp SverigeFounder2014 — 2015Greater Malmö Metropolitan Area
- MentorSverigeFounder and CEO2014Greater Malmö Metropolitan Area
- Roomservice Kuala LumpurDigital Marketing Director2013Kuala Lumpur
- Rebate NetworksVarious (CEO, COO, growth and turnaround advisor)2010 — 2013Central Europe, Latin America, South East Asia
- SettleboxAdvisor2013Malmö, Sweden
- Groupon BelgiumChief Operating Officer (COO)2010Brussels Metropolitan Area
Skills & more
Public SpeakingMentorshipTeamworkConflict ResolutionTeam LeadershipProblem SolvingCritical ThinkingAnalytical Skills1Interpersonal SkillsCommunicationStrategic Planning18Strategy75
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ManagementLeadershipMentoringEarly-Stage StartupsGrowth StrategiesOperations ManagementPrompt EngineeringAI Product managementConversational AINo-Code DevelopmentAPI integrationSpecialist agent developmentLanguages Chinese · English · French · German · Spanish · Swedish
- Introduction to Game Development Course — Codecademy
- Learn the Command Line Course — Codecademy
- Learn SQL Course — Codecademy
- Learn Microsoft Excel for Data Analysis Course — Codecademy
- Getting Started Off-Platform for Data Science Course — Codecademy
- Visualize Data with Python Skill Path — Codecademy
- Analyze Data with Python Skill Path — Codecademy
- How to Analyze Business Metrics with SQL Course — Codecademy
- Fundamental Math for Data Science Skill Path — Codecademy
- Learn Python 3 Course — Codecademy
From Emil's professional profile.
Colleagues at Orbit Startups
Abdul Rasheed Mohammed
Program Specialist at Orbit Startups
Aditya Kathpalia
Director of India & MENA at Orbit Startups
Alok Somani
CFO at Orbit Startups
Amani Alshaikhmubarak
Director, Saudi Arabia at Orbit Startups
Ander Gonzalez
Program Specialist at Orbit Startups
Carrie Chang
Finance Manager at Orbit Startups
Chenchen Liu
Assistant General Counsel at Orbit Startups
Ching-Ping Lin
Partner & COO at Orbit Startups
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Emil Jersling?
- Emil Jersling is a Senior Growth Manager at Orbit Ventures, where he helps CEOs accelerate growth through data-driven decision-making. Trained as an engineer and holding an MBA, he draws on two decades of venture-building experience across Asia, Latin America, and Europe. Since 2005 he has founded eight companies across five countries and exited two, including launching Groupon Belgium in 2011, a vibration-energy-harvesting deep-tech venture in China in 2018, and an organic flow battery company in 2025.
- Where does Emil Jersling work?
- Emil Jersling is Senior Growth Manager at Orbit Startups.
- Where did Emil Jersling go to school?
- Emil Jersling studied at INSEAD (MBA); RWTH Aachen University (MEng, Rocket Science); Imperial College London (MEng, Mechanical Engineering).
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