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Emil Soerensen

Founder

Founder at kapa.ai

Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark

Foundedkapa.ai · YC

About

Emil Soerensen is CEO and co-founder of kapa.ai. He previously worked as an Engagement Manager at McKinsey & Company and holds master's degrees in Computer Science from Imperial College London and Finance from the London School of Economics.

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Emil @emilsnotes

"The new image indexing feels like magic." Last week I posted about the least glamorous @kapa_ai feature we shipped this year: showing images in answers. It hit the front page of Hacker News for the complex retrieval engineering behind it. But this is the part I actually care https://t.co/TsgCSioLOo

Jul 29, 2026 · ♥ 4 · ⇄ 1

Emil @emilsnotes

I'm excited to share that @kapa_ai just opened our NYC office 🗽 Since YC, people have asked us: how do you work out of Europe but sell globally? For a while the answer was simple: lots of flights and late night calls. And it worked. Our customers now span the globe from https://t.co/cQ79u1PX6y

Jul 28, 2026 · ♥ 10

Emil @emilsnotes

Our customers using Claude Code move faster than we can ship features. So we stopped fighting it and leaned in. Here's why it's paying off: 👇️ Some context: https://t.co/XNsZXonaE5 powers AI agents that answer millions of technical questions per month. Those conversations are https://t.co/8axDFk9G58

Jul 27, 2026 · ♥ 7

Founder at kapa.aiYC S23

Intro paths

YC

Emil went through Y Combinator (Summer 2023) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

GP

Their group partner at YC was Diana Hu, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran kapa.ai's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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

kapa.ai's investors · 2

Initialized CapitalY Combinator

Co-founders at kapa.ai

FBFinn Bauer
Finn BauerFounder

Experience

  1. kapa.aiCEO & Co-Foundercurrent2023 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  2. McKinsey & CompanyEngagement Manager2022 — 2023Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
  3. McKinsey & CompanyAssociate2021 — 2022Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
  4. McKinsey & CompanyConsultant2020 — 2021Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
  5. Bain & CompanyAssociate Consultant Intern2018Copenhagen Metropolitan Area
  6. Host Compliance (Acq. by Granicus)Software Engineering Intern2017San Francisco Bay Area
  7. Saint-GobainStudent Analyst2015 — 2017Copenhagen Metropolitan Area
  8. Saint-GobainStrategy and M&A Intern2016Greater Paris Metropolitan Region
  9. ProcserveSales Team2013 — 2014London Area, United Kingdom

Education

  1. Imperial College LondonMSc, Computing Science2018 — 2019
  2. The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)MSc Finance & Private Equity2017 — 2018
  3. Cornell UniversityUndergradute Exchange, Applied Economics and Management2016
  4. Copenhagen Business SchoolBSc in International Business2014 — 2017
  5. Københavns Universitet - University of CopenhagenSummer School - MSc Course in Behavioral and Experimental Economics2015
  6. Hasseris Gymnasium & IB World SchoolIB Diploma2010 — 2013
  7. Cambridge International SchoolIGCSE2005 — 2010

Skills & more

Management2Microsoft Excel14Project Delivery13Business Analysis12Project Management5Management Consulting6E-commerce3Wiki Development2Competitive Intelligence1Business Process1Integration1Change Management2
+4 moreBusiness Process ImprovementStakeholder ManagementAgile MethodologiesSupply Chain Management

Languages Danish · English · Norwegian · Swedish

From Emil's professional profile.

Founder mafias

Y Combinator mafia8,668

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Sam AltmanPresidentFounded LooptFred EhrsamYC Summer 2012Founded CoinbaseMatt HuangYC Winter 2011Founded HotspotsTrae StephensYC Winter 2022Founded PursuitDelian AsparouhovYC Summer 2014Founded Nightingale +1Justin KanYC Winter 2018Founded Rye +3

+ 8,661 more

Cornell University mafia182

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Ryan XueBachelor of Science (B.Sc.)Founded Andco +2Mada SegheteBSFounded Upside +1Natalia BakaevaData-Driven Marketing CertificateFounded cashew +1Euwyn PoonComputer ScienceFounded 3dot +1Phil YuenB.AFounded Aurabeat +1Daryl SewBachelor of Science (B.S.)Founded Certainly Health +1

+ 175 more

Imperial College London mafia119

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Nessan BerminghamDoctor of Philosophy - PhDFounded Korro Bio +1Slava SolonitsynMBAFounded No Cap +1Barnaby MaletPhDFounded machine0 +1Ali AttarMaster’s DegreeFounded Lightberry +1Saurav MitraMaster’s DegreeFounded Okibi +1Marvin Abdel-MassihMaster of ScienceFounded Uplane +1

+ 112 more

The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) mafia88

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

James J BesharaDevelopment Economics and International DevelopmentFounded Tilt +1Kyle MichelsonGovernment & GlobalizationFounded Getlabs +1Vicente ZavarceOtherFounded Yummy +1Tommy StadlenMSc (Distinction)Founded MeadowMin TeoInternational Human Rights Law and Practice Certificate CourseFounded Ethereal VenturesRobert StoeckerMaster of Science (MSc)Founded Forto

+ 81 more

Copenhagen Business School mafia25

Also came through, then founded or led a company.

Hanna Marie AsmussenSummer SchoolFounded Localyze +1Emil MunkBachelor's degreeFounded Balance +1David ColtonStudy AbroadFounded AlgoUniversityMarianne HyltoftInt BusinessFounded FlextribeHelen GerharzMaster of Science - MSFounded MagmaticChristian Kirk RasmussenCiviløkonomFounded Better Collective

+ 18 more

Same school

Also attended Imperial College London432

Deji SasegbonVP, Platform & Portfolio Operations at EchoVC PartnersMadison LenormandInvestor at DaphniPauline BoucherInvestor at DaphniLoubaba El AyoubiInvestor at NorthzoneGiovanni MariggiInvestor at MedicxiFrancois PrinslooInvestor at Medicxi

+ 426 more

Also attended Cornell University710

Doug LeonePartner at Sequoia Capital; former Global Managing PartnerJenny LeeSenior Managing Partner at Granite AsiaNeeraj AgrawalGeneral Partner at Battery VenturesMichelle FernandesInvestor at Index VenturesMicah RosenbloomGeneral Partner at Founder CollectiveAlexandra FarmerPrincipal at Intel Capital, North America

+ 704 more

Also attended Copenhagen Business School289

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

+ 283 more

Also attended Københavns Universitet - University of Copenhagen93

Jesper GromadaInvestor at Third Rock VenturesTommy AhlersFormer Danish Science Minister at Giant Ventures Global LlpClaus AnderssonGeneral Partner at Sunstone CapitalSten VerlandVenture Partner at Sunstone CapitalSophie Blomgren-HansenStudent Assistant at Sunstone CapitalTine LindgreenPrincipal at SEED Capital Denmark

+ 87 more

Shared employers

Also worked at kapa.ai2

Finn BauerFounder at kapa.aiEmil MunkFounder at Balance

Also worked at McKinsey & Company1,447

Elad GilSolo general partner investing through Gil CapitalJim BreyerFounder & CEO of Breyer CapitalAnn Miura-KoCo-founding Partner at FloodgateJeremy LiewPartner at Lightspeed Venture PartnersMike SpeiserManaging Director at Sutter Hill VenturesJeremy LevinePartner at Bessemer Venture Partners

+ 1,441 more

Also worked at Bain & Company712

Steve JurvetsonCo-founder of Future VenturesLaela SturdyManaging Partner at CapitalGTheresia GouwFounding Partner at Acrew CapitalJulie YangVice President at InvestcorpZach PoleyPartner and Chief Technology Officer at Clear VenturesIan MarshInvestor at DN Capital

+ 706 more

Also worked at Saint-Gobain17

Patrick MalonePartner at KdT VenturesOlivier MartretPartner at SerenaCaroline GoujonUI/UX Designer at OSS VenturesAlexandre BiauInvestment Director at Supernova InvestClaude-Sebastien LerbourgInvestment Director at Supernova InvestJainish RathodInvestment, AEC & Built World at SevenTrainVentures

+ 11 more