About
Lars Fjeldsoe-Nielsen is a General Partner at Owl Ventures, an education-focused fund with $2.2 billion in assets under management, where he invests across Europe, Africa, and global markets. He was previously a Vice President at Uber, one of the first 25 employees at Dropbox, and a General Partner at Balderton Capital during the period it led Revolut's seed and Series A rounds. His investments span sectors including quantum computing, education, mobility, and frontier technology, and he has undertaken endurance challenges to raise funds for malaria research.
Experience
- Owl VenturesGeneral Partnercurrent2025 — present
- Owl VenturesBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
- PreplyBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
- StudySmarter | VaiaBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
- The uLesson GroupBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
- The uLesson GroupInvestorcurrent2021 — present
- Novakid IncBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
- Colossal BiosciencesInvestorcurrent2023 — present
- YassirInvestorcurrent2021 — present
- YassirBoard Member2021 — 2025London, England, United Kingdom
- Balderton CapitalBoard Membercurrent2021 — present
- Balderton CapitalGeneral Partner2015 — 2021London, United Kingdom
- 2xNFounding Partnercurrent2021 — presentLondon
- VOI TechnologyBoard Membercurrent2018 — presentStockholm, Sweden
- Hiya Inc.Board Membercurrent2017 — present
- RevolutInvestorcurrent2015 — present
- QuantinuumInvestorcurrent2019 — present
- Monarch MoneyInvestorcurrent2019 — present
- LabsterBoard Member2016 — 2025
- Soundtrack Your BrandBoard Member2016 — 2022
- TempowBoard Member2018 — 2021
- UberVP Mobile2014 — 2015SF
- UberAdvisor2013 — 2014San Francisco Bay Area
- DropboxHead of Mobile2011 — 2014
- Skyhook Wireless (Acquired by TruePosition)Vice President Business Development2009 — 2010
- 3jam (acquired by Skype)Vice President Global Sales2008 — 2009
- Voicesignal Technologies (acquired by Nuance)Vice President Market development, Europe2006 — 2008
- AOLSenior Business Development Manager2000 — 2004
Skills & more
SaaS5Enterprise Software3Strategic Partnerships67Start-ups99Closing Deals6Go-to-market Strategy28Partnership Marketing4Business Development56Mobile Devices99Deal Closure4Analytics6Mobile Telephony4
+12 more
CRMWirelessBusiness StrategyEntrepreneurshipProduct ManagementMobile ApplicationsMobile TechnologyProduct MarketingMobile CommunicationsVenture CapitalStrategyLeadershipFrom Lars's professional profile.
Colleagues at Owl Ventures
Allison Orzell
Senior Executive Assistant at Owl Ventures
Amit A. Patel
Co-founder and Managing Partner at Owl Ventures
.jpg)
Austin Yu
Investor at Playground Global
Brian Henspeter
Finance Manager at Owl Ventures
Chad Zimmerman
Investor at Owl Ventures
Christina Jordan
Head of People and Culture at Omidyar Network
Emily Luck
Senior Associate, Impact & Portfolio Services at Owl Ventures
Evgenia Macpherson
Chief of Staff at Owl Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Lars Fjeldsoe-Nielsen?
- Lars Fjeldsoe-Nielsen is a General Partner at Owl Ventures, an education-focused fund with $2.2 billion in assets under management, where he invests across Europe, Africa, and global markets. He was previously a Vice President at Uber, one of the first 25 employees at Dropbox, and a General Partner at Balderton Capital during the period it led Revolut's seed and Series A rounds. His investments span sectors including quantum computing, education, mobility, and frontier technology, and he has undertaken endurance challenges to raise funds for malaria research.
- Where does Lars Fjeldsoe-Nielsen work?
- Lars Fjeldsoe-Nielsen is General Partner at Owl Ventures.
- Where did Lars Fjeldsoe-Nielsen go to school?
- Lars Fjeldsoe-Nielsen studied at London Business School (Master of Business Administration (MBA)); University of Oxford (MSc, Engineering); King's College London (Bachelor of Science (BS), Engineering).
Same school
Also attended London Business School541
Patrick ClaessenPartner at Cottonwood Technology FundDominic JacquessonInvestor at Index VenturesSandra SchwarzerInvestor at Index VenturesMatt CherianVenture Partner at Monta Vista CapitalAkshat GoenkaInvestor at Moonfire VenturesGiuseppe IademarcoHead of Global Partnership at P101 Ventures
+ 535 more
Also attended University of Oxford988
Reid HoffmanCo-founder of LinkedIn; Partner at GreylockMichael MoritzFormer Partner at Sequoia Capital; Senior Adviser at Sequoia HeritageBrad GerstnerFounder & CEO of Altimeter CapitalGabriel PereyraCo-founder & President of HarveyDominic JacquessonInvestor at Index VenturesErin Price-WrightInvestor at Index Ventures
+ 982 more
Also attended King's College London232
Harry StebbingsFounder & General Partner at 20VCDominic JacquessonInvestor at Index VenturesJohn HortonInvestor at DN CapitalBob ThomasPartner at OxxKatherineHealthcare Investment Lead at Hummingbird VenturesÖzge Gizem YerlikayaGeneral Counsel at Idacapital
.avif)
+ 226 more
Also attended Herlufsholm Skole og Gods3
Shared employers
Also worked at StudySmarter | Vaia3
Also worked at VOI Technology8
Marek KiisaGeneral Partner at NordicNinjaJohan BrennerGeneral Partner at CreandumThies SanderPartner at Project ALars Fjeldsøe-NielsenAdvisory Board at VÅR VenturesNathalie StenvallAssociate at AltorMagda LukaszewiczPartner at Inventure
+ 2 more
Also worked at Uber420
Bill GurleyGeneral Partner Emeritus at BenchmarkJason CalacanisFounder of LAUNCH; host of This Week in StartupsAndrew ChenGeneral Partner at Andreessen HorowitzGarrett CampCo-founder of Uber and StumbleUpon; founder of ExpaRaquel UrtasunFounder & CEO of WaabiFrédérique DameInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)
+ 414 more
.png)
