Where does Juha Christensen work?

Juha Christensen is Co-Founder, Founders Collective at byFounders.

What boards does Juha Christensen sit on?

Juha Christensen holds tracked board seats at Bang & Olufsen, CloudMade, Netcompany, Pelican, Star, Teleca, Trolltech, VirtualLogix.

Where did Juha Christensen go to school?

Juha Christensen studied at London Business School (Executive MBA, Studied Business Administration (not completed)).

Juha Christensen

Investor

Co-Founder, Founders Collective at byFounders · Chair at Bang & Olufsen, Chairman & Co-Founder at Star at NGP Capital

San Francisco Bay Area

About

Juha Christensen is a Danish technology founder who serves as Chairman at Bang & Olufsen, Chairman and Co-Founder at the technology consulting firm Star, and Vice Chairman of Netcompany. He founded Star in 2008 and grew it from 40 to 750 employees across Europe, the US, and Asia. Earlier in his career he led the founding of Symbian and held leadership roles at Microsoft and Macromedia.

Invests in

Deep TechEnterprise SoftwareHardwareMobility & Transportation

Experience

StarFounder & Chairmancurrent2008 — present
Bang & OlufsenChairmancurrent2020 — presentStruer, Middle Jutland, Denmark
Bang & OlufsenVice Chairman2016 — 2020Struer, Denmark
NetcompanyVice Chairmancurrent2016 — presentCopenhagen Area, Denmark
Blazar CapitalInvestor & Advisory Board Membercurrent2018 — presentCopenhagen Area, Denmark
byFoundersCo-Founder, Founders Collectivecurrent2017 — presentCopenhagen, Capital Region, Denmark
CloudMadeCo-Founder & Chairman2008 — 2024
BrandworkzChairman2008 — 2017London
Pelican Imaging CorporationBoard Member2012 — 2016Mountain View, California
Symphony TelecaBoard Member2003 — 2012
VirtualLogix, Inc.Chairman2008 — 2010
TrolltechBoard Member2005 — 2008
Sonopia CorporationChairman and Founder2005 — 2008
UnwireBoard Member2003 — 2008
MacromediaPresident2003 — 2005
CTIABoard Member and Executive Committee Member2000 — 2004
Microsoft Corp.Corporate Vice President, Mobile Devices Division2000 — 2004
FairgainBoard Member2000 — 2002
SymbianFounder and Board Member1995 — 2000
CompactFlash AssociationFounding Marketing Chairman1995 — 1998
Psion PLCVice President, Licensing1992 — 1995
MicrospotCountry Manager1988 — 1991

Skills & more

Strategy99Leadership99Team Management8Management76Team Leadership8Strategic Planning9Mobile Devices99Strategic Consulting33Mobile Communications99Requirements Analysis18Sales41International Sales34

+12 more

FinanceEngineeringLead GenerationProject PlanningSoftware DesignChange ManagementStart-upsTelecommunicationsBusiness StrategyOutsourcingAgile MethodologiesEntrepreneurship

Languages Danish · English · German

From Juha's professional profile.

Investments

Board seats

Bang & OlufsenCloudMadeNetcompanyPelicanStarTelecaTrolltechVirtualLogix

Per the firm's website.

Colleagues at byFounders

Ari Tulla

Investor at Elo Health

Eric Lagier

Managing Partner at byFounders

Geeta Schmidt

General Partner at SEED Capital Denmark

Josefin Landgård

Co-founder & CEO of MANTLE; co-founder of Kry

Magnus Hambleton

Investor at byFounders

Martin Krag Andersen

Investor at byFounders

Sara Rywe

Partner at byFounders

Tommy Andersen

Managing Partner at byFounders

Frequently asked questions

Who is Juha Christensen?: Juha Christensen is a Danish technology founder who serves as Chairman at Bang & Olufsen, Chairman and Co-Founder at the technology consulting firm Star, and Vice Chairman of Netcompany. He founded Star in 2008 and grew it from 40 to 750 employees across Europe, the US, and Asia. Earlier in his career he led the founding of Symbian and held leadership roles at Microsoft and Macromedia.
Where does Juha Christensen work?: Juha Christensen is Co-Founder, Founders Collective at byFounders.
What does Juha Christensen invest in?: Juha Christensen invests in Deep Tech, Enterprise Software, Hardware, Mobility & Transportation.
What boards does Juha Christensen sit on?: Juha Christensen holds tracked board seats at Bang & Olufsen, CloudMade, Netcompany, Pelican, Star, Teleca, Trolltech, VirtualLogix.
Where did Juha Christensen go to school?: Juha Christensen studied at London Business School (Executive MBA, Studied Business Administration (not completed)).