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Emil Munk

Founder

Founder at Balance

London, England, United Kingdom

FoundedBalance · YC

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659 people in our graph share verified history with Emil — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Matthew BallunlockedEmil: together at McKinsey & Company (2023–2024)

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Emil: together at McDonald's

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About

Emil Munk worked in product roles at Encord and held a position as a Founders Associate at Kapa, as well as previously at McKinsey & Company before co-founding Balance.

Founder at Balance YC W26

Intro paths

YC

Emil went through Y Combinator (Winter 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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Their group partner at YC was Brad Flora, Backing expeditions into the future — the partner who ran Balance's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Emil can intro founders to Balance's investors below.

Balance's investors · 1

Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2026

Co-founders at Balance

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Mathias Løvring

Mathias LøvringCo-Founder & CEO

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Gus Levinson

Gus LevinsonFounder

Experience

BalanceCo-Foundercurrent2026 — presentUnited Kingdom
EncordProduct2024 — 2025London Area, United Kingdom
McKinsey & CompanyBusiness Analyst & Internship2023 — 2024Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
kapa.aiFounders Associate2023
GraduateshipsCo-Founder2019 — 2022Copenhagen Municipality, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
BeeconJunior Consultant2020 — 2021Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
Ethan Partners | Global Executive SearchJr. Analyst2019 — 2020Copenhagen
Hindsgavl SlotWaiter2018 — 2019Region of Southern Denmark, Denmark
McDonald'sCrew2016 — 2019

Skills & more

Public speaking12Negotiating1Executive Search12Recruiting13Entreprenørarbejde7Nonprofit frivilligt arbejde1Projektledelse1Business Development3Salg1Start-ups3Iværksætteri1Projektplanlægning1

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Languages Dansk · English · Tysk

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Emil Munk?: Emil Munk worked in product roles at Encord and held a position as a Founders Associate at Kapa, as well as previously at McKinsey & Company before co-founding Balance.
Where does Emil Munk work?: Emil Munk is Founder of Balance.
What companies did Emil Munk found?: Emil Munk founded Balance.
Where did Emil Munk go to school?: Emil Munk studied at Københavns Universitet - University of Copenhagen (Data Science); Copenhagen Business School (Bachelor's degree, International Business); The Forest high school - Sydney (Exchange year, Maths advanced).

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The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill mafia109

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Also attended The Chinese University of Hong Kong112

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Shared employers

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Mathias LøvringCo-Founder & CEO at Balance Gus LevinsonFounder at Balance

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Also worked at Ethan Partners | Global Executive Search2

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