About
Lene Schulze is a venture investor connecting Nordic founders with Silicon Valley, co-founding SCALEit, former Deputy Director at Innovation Centre Denmark, and leading connectivity projects in underserved Africa and India.
Invests in
Deep TechEnterprise SoftwareFintechHardwareHealthtechSaaS
Experience
- Nord StrategiesPrincipalcurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- TaaraStrategic Advisorcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- Scale CapitalVenture Partnercurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- X, the moonshot factoryStrategic Advisor, Taara at X (Alphabet)2024 — 2025San Francisco Bay Area
- OMNES EducationExternal Lecturer - Innovation Ecosystems & Entrepreneurship2016 — 2024San Francisco Bay Area
- BLUETOWNDirector, Global Business Development & Partnerships2017 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area
- HumaniqAdvisor2017San Francisco Bay Area
- Monitor Deloitte NordicCo-founder, Deloitte Nordic Labs2016 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- 42 AssociatesManaging Director2015 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
- Nordic Innovation HouseCo-Founder & Member of the Board2014 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
- Innovation Center DenmarkDeputy Director2011 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
- Innovation Center DenmarkAccount & Project Manager2006 — 2011
- SCALEitCo-founder2011 — 2015San Francisco Bay Area
- Trade Commission of Denmark, Silicon ValleyTrade Officer2006San Francisco Bay Area
- Trade Commission of DenmarkTrade Specialist2004 — 2005San Francisco Bay Area
- Various Danish CompaniesConsultant2003 — 2005Ålborg Area, Denmark
Education
- Aalborg UniversityM.Sc Engineering, International Technology Management2004 — 2006
- University of California, BerkeleyInternational Business2003
- Aalborg UniversityBachelor of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering2000 — 2003
Skills & more
Account ManagementInternational Business Development1Business Development99Business Modeling16Mobile Devices41Networking23ICT5Entrepreneurship99Business Strategy80Start-ups99Innovation Management43New Business Development47
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Management ConsultingMarketing StrategyProject ManagementInternational SalesMarket AnalysisProduct ManagementE-commerceInternational BusinessRelationship BuildingDanishStrategyManagementLanguages Danish · German, Swedish, Norwegian
From Lene's professional profile.
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
Joachim Schelde
Principal at Scale Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Lene Schulze work?
- Lene Schulze is Venture Partner at Scale Capital.
- What does Lene Schulze invest in?
- Lene Schulze invests in Deep Tech, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Hardware, Healthtech, SaaS.
- What check size does Lene Schulze write?
- Lene Schulze typically writes checks of $1.1M – $3.2M.
Same school
Also attended Aalborg University26
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Also attended University of California, Berkeley1,342
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Shared employers
Also worked at X, the moonshot factory44
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Also worked at Monitor Deloitte Nordic72
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