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Kes Thygesen

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Founder at Changeengine

San Francisco Bay Area

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Mattias LjungmanunlockedKes: together at Seedcamp (2008)
×2Kes: together at Stage 2 Capital
×2Kes: together at University College London
×3Kes: together at London Business School

About

Kes Thygesen is the Co-founder and Chief Product & AI Officer at ChangeEngine, and has co-founded three people technology companies over the past 15 years, including WePow and RolePoint. He has published articles in outlets such as Wired, FastCompany, Entrepreneur, Mashable, and Huffington Post, and authored the book "Talent Knows Talent: 5 Employee Referral Elements." Originally from London, he has been based in San Francisco for over 10 years.

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Struck CapitalLos Angeles · $500K – $2M checks

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Bonfire VenturesLos Angeles · $2M – $4M checksMolten VenturesLondon · $2.5M – $63M checksThreshold VenturesPalo Alto · $500K – $20M checks

Experience

  1. ChangeEngineCo-founder & Chief Product & AI Officercurrent2021 — present
  2. GTM Venture StudioCo-founder & Managing Partnercurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
  3. Stage 2 CapitalLimited Partnercurrent2020 — present
  4. On DeckAngel Fellowcurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  5. RolePointCo-founder, President & Chief Product Officer2011 — 2020San Francisco Bay Area
  6. Startup PokerCo-founder2010 — 2020
  7. University College LondonHonorary Research Associate2011 — 2019London, United Kingdom
  8. [Startup Digest]London Curator2011 — 2014
  9. Wepow (now Harver)Co-founder & Head of Product2008 — 2011
  10. Free Office FinderMarketing Director2007 — 2008London, United Kingdom
  11. SeedcampCoordinator2008

Skills & more

Enterprise Software4SaaS4Software as a Service (SaaS)1Strategy65Management14Product Management31Online Marketing57Direct Sales9Search Engine Technology2Fluent Dutch Language2Startup Consulting2Technology Integration3
+12 moreUser Acceptance TestingBusiness StrategyNew Business DevelopmentRecruitment/RetentionEmployee Referral ProgramsSocial Media MarketingInternet EntrepreneurEntrepreneurshipOnline AdvertisingStart-upsE-commerceSEO

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Who is Kes Thygesen?
Kes Thygesen is the Co-founder and Chief Product & AI Officer at ChangeEngine, and has co-founded three people technology companies over the past 15 years, including WePow and RolePoint. He has published articles in outlets such as Wired, FastCompany, Entrepreneur, Mashable, and Huffington Post, and authored the book "Talent Knows Talent: 5 Employee Referral Elements." Originally from London, he has been based in San Francisco for over 10 years.
Where does Kes Thygesen work?
Kes Thygesen is Founder of Changeengine.
What companies did Kes Thygesen found?
Kes Thygesen founded Changeengine, Changeengine.
Where did Kes Thygesen go to school?
Kes Thygesen studied at AngelPad; UCL (MSc w/distinction, Technology Entrepreneurship); London Business School (MSc w/distinction, Technology Entrepreneurship).

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