Joachim Schelde
InvestorPrincipal at Scale Capital
Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
Writes $1.1M – $3.2M checks
About
Joachim Schelde, a founder-operator who started a business at 17, provides hands-on guidance to technical B2B founders in the Nordics and Germany for US market entry, validation, hiring and sales.
Invests in
Deep TechEnterprise SoftwareFintechHardwareHealthtechSaaS
Experience
- Scale CapitalPrincipalcurrent2025 — present
- Scale CapitalInvestment Manager2023 — 2025
- Scale CapitalAssociate2021 — 2023
- Scale CapitalAnalyst2020 — 2021
- Six RoboticsInvestorcurrent2026 — present
- BlykallaInvestorcurrent2026 — present
- BsureInvestorcurrent2025 — present
- Sparrow QuantumInvestorcurrent2025 — present
- TelescopeInvestorcurrent2025 — present
- CI HUB ConnectorInvestorcurrent2024 — present
- Players 1stInvestorcurrent2023 — present
- Molecular Quantum SolutionsInvestorcurrent2023 — present
- alphin GmbHInvestorcurrent2022 — present
Education
- CBS Executive FondenBoard Leadership, Startups and Scaleups2025
- Copenhagen Business SchoolMaster's degree, Finance and Strategic Management2018 — 2020
- Harvard UniversityVisiting Graduate, Private Equity and Venture Capital2019
- Copenhagen Business SchoolBachelor's degree, Economics and Business Administration2015 — 2018
- Singapore Management UniversityVisiting Undergraduate, Finance and Probability Theory2017
Colleagues at Scale Capital
Alexander Bangsund
Investment Analyst, Oslo at Scale Capital
Andy Toth
Venture Partner, Berlin at Scale Capital
Boje Thosti
Head of Finance at Scale Capital
Christian Dalum
Venture Partner, Copenhagen at Scale Capital
Elias Agardh
Investment Analyst, Stockholm at Scale Capital
Frederik Barsøe
PR & Communications Lead at Scale Capital
Fredrik Bentlinger
Venture Partner, Stockholm at Scale Capital
Judith Schrader
Investment Associate at Scale Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Joachim Schelde work?
- Joachim Schelde is Principal at Scale Capital.
- What does Joachim Schelde invest in?
- Joachim Schelde invests in Deep Tech, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Hardware, Healthtech, SaaS.
- What check size does Joachim Schelde write?
- Joachim Schelde typically writes checks of $1.1M – $3.2M.
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Shared employers
Also worked at Scale Capital16
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