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Jakob Gaard

Investor

Director, Partnerships Nordics at Rockstart

Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark

About

Jakob Gaard is Managing Director for Denmark at Combient Foundry, a venture alliance connecting 36 Nordic industrial companies with corporate innovation initiatives. He holds master's degrees in International Business and Disruptive Innovation and has co-founded two LLCs. He has contributed to Junior Achievement Alumni, an international youth organization focused on entrepreneurship and innovation education.

Experience

  1. Combient FoundryManaging Director, Denmarkcurrent2026 — presentCopenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
  2. RockstartDirector, Strategic Partnerships2025 — 2026Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
  3. Plug and Play Tech CenterCountry Lead, Denmark2022 — 2025Copenhagen Metropolitan Area
  4. Plug and Play Tech CenterManager2022Hamburg, Germany
  5. Plug and Play Tech CenterSenior Associate2021 — 2022Silicon Valley, California, United States
  6. Plug and Play Tech CenterAssociate2020 — 2021Silicon Valley, California, United States
  7. Danish American Chamber of Commerce of Northern CaliforniaBoard President2021 — 2022Silicon Valley, California, United States
  8. 10X Innovation LabInnovation Manager2019 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
  9. PlusIce.dkCoordinator and project responsible2017 — 2018Vandkærsholmvej 2, 8400 Ebeltoft
  10. PlusIce.dkInterim Project Lead for big events2016 — 2017Århus-København
  11. PlusIce.dkDelivery, sales and assistant to the Managing Partner2014 — 2016Århus og København
  12. Shouting Monkey ApSCo-Founder2012 — 2016M. P. Bruuns Gade 26, 2. sal, 8000 Århus C
  13. Young Enterprise Alumni group Denmark (YEAD)PR Coordinator and Member of the Board2013 — 2015
  14. Young Enterprise Alumni group Denmark (YEAD)Task-force Responsible2012 — 2013Aarhus
  15. Sunweb GroupExternal Organizer at Écart Ski Tours (Part of Sunweb)2012 — 2013Greater Aarhus Area
  16. AllyOop”CEO” (JA Young Enterprise Company Program)2011 — 2012Aarhus

Education

  1. Hult International Business School2nd Master's degree, Disruptive Innovation2019 — 2020
  2. Hult International Business SchoolMaster's degree, International Business2018 — 2019
  3. Aarhus BSS - Aarhus UniversityBachelor's degree, Business Development Engineer2015 — 2018
  4. Aarhus UniversityHA, Innovation and Entrepreneurship2014 — 2015
  5. Aarhus Business CollegeInnovation and Entrepreneurship2010 — 2013
  6. Brøruphus EfterskoleBoglig & Fodbold2009 — 2010

Skills & more

Entrepreneurship71Business Development37Project Management25Start-ups45Concept Development10Marketing Strategy24Product Development20Event Management23Project Planning12Market Research9Social Media22Online Advertising7
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Languages Danish · English

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Colleagues at Rockstart

Anastasiia Smirnova
Financial Controller at Rockstart
Antoan Stanev
Web, Design & Automation Lead at Rockstart
Camila Rueda
Accelerator Programs Manager, LATAM at Rockstart
Camilo Cárdenas Leyva
Administrative Assistant, LATAM at Rockstart
Daniel Moreno
Portfolio Analyst, LATAM at Rockstart
Dirim Kanat
Junior Legal Counsel at Rockstart
Elisabetta Sakiotis
Investment Associate at Rockstart
Elsy Gómez
Administrative & Financial Team Lead, LATAM at Rockstart

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Shared employers

Also worked at Combient Foundry4

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Also worked at Sunweb Group1

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