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 BalanceYC W26
Intro paths
YC
Emil went through Y Combinator (Winter 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
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
Co-founders at Balance
ML
Mathias LøvringCo-Founder & CEO
GL
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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MarketingOrganisationsudviklingLedelseFundraisingInterviewingLanguages 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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