About
Kim is co-founder and CEO of Alice.tech. He previously held roles at McKinsey as an Associate Partner focused on AI, and at LEGO as Head of Global Business Development. He has over a decade of university teaching experience and holds master's degrees in Computer Science from Imperial College London and Finance from LSE.
CEO and co-founder at Alice.techYC W25
Intro paths
YC
Kim went through Y Combinator (Winter 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Tom Blomfield, Monzo and GoCardless co-founder; Y Combinator partner on leave and Anthropic compute-team member. — the partner who ran Alice.tech's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Kim can intro founders to Alice.tech's investors below.
Alice.tech's investors · 1
Experience
- AliceFounder and CEOcurrent2024 — presentCopenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
- Aspiri A/SInstructorcurrent2013 — present
- McKinsey & CompanyAssociate Partner2020 — 2024Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
- The LEGO GroupHead of Global Business Development2020Denmark
- McKinsey & CompanyEngagement Manager2019Copenhagen Metropolitan Area
- McKinsey & CompanyJunior Engagement Manager2019
- McKinsey & CompanyAssociate2018 — 2019Copenhagen Metropolitan Area
- McKinsey & CompanyConsultant (Junior Associate)2018Copenhagen Metropolitan Area
- The Boston Consulting GroupAssociate Consultant2016 — 2017Copenhagen
- RothschildSummer Analyst2016London Area, United Kingdom
- Boston Consulting Group (BCG)Visiting Associate (Intern)2015Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
- Boston Consulting Group (BCG)Business analyst / student worker2014 — 2015Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
- Implement Consulting GroupBusiness Analyst2013 — 2014
- Alm BrandTeam Coach2012 — 2013Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
- Alm BrandSales Consultant2008 — 2012
Skills & more
Microsoft Excel10VBA2Teamwork24Management19Analysis16Leadership12Team Leadership8Strategy5RetailMetaverse1E-CommerceEconomics12
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FitnessEnglishTelemarketingCoachingTeachingData AnalysisMathematicsPresentationsCanvassingMicroeconomicsStatistical ModelingTeam BuildingLanguages Danish · English · German
- Algorithms: Design and Analysis, Part 1 — Coursera Course Certificates
- Machine Learning — Coursera Course Certificates
- Introduction to Programming with MATLAB — Coursera Course Certificates
From Kim's professional profile.
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Kim Rants?
- Kim is co-founder and CEO of Alice.tech. He previously held roles at McKinsey as an Associate Partner focused on AI, and at LEGO as Head of Global Business Development. He has over a decade of university teaching experience and holds master's degrees in Computer Science from Imperial College London and Finance from LSE.
- Where does Kim Rants work?
- Kim Rants is CEO and co-founder of Alice.tech.
- What companies did Kim Rants found?
- Kim Rants founded Alice.tech.
- Where did Kim Rants go to school?
- Kim Rants studied at Y Combinator (W25); Imperial College London (MSc. Computing Science, Computer Science); The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (Master’s Degree, Finance and Private Equity).
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