About
Magnus Karnehm is a partner at Left Lane Capital who leads the firm's London office and oversees a portfolio of over 90 companies across Europe and North America. He has led or co-led early-stage funding rounds for companies including WeTravel, Holy, Kittl, and Ownwell, ranging from $7 million to $100 million, and serves in board or board observer roles providing strategic and operational support. Prior to joining Left Lane Capital, he invested in and supported startups including Cognigy, Yassir, and HomeToGo.
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Experience
- Left Lane CapitalPartnercurrent2021 — present
- WeTravelBoardcurrent2022 — presentAmsterdam Area
- HOLYSeries A Leadcurrent2023 — present
- KittlBoardcurrent2022 — presentBerlin, Germany
- OwnwellBoardcurrent2022 — presentAustin, Texas, United States
- Stealth Startup (AI)Boardcurrent2026 — presentMadrid, Community of Madrid, Spain
- Stealth AI StartupBoardcurrent2025 — presentBerlin, Germany
- GoStudentBoardcurrent2020 — presentVienna, Austria
- StealthBoardcurrent2025 — presentGermany
- ConverzAISeries A Investorcurrent2024 — present
- StudySmarterBoardcurrent2021 — present
- Masterworks.ioBoardcurrent2021 — present
- YassirInvestorcurrent2019 — present
- YokoyBoard2021 — 2025
- DN CapitalInvestment Manager2019 — 2021London, United Kingdom
- Mister SpexBoard Observer2019 — 2021Berlin, Germany
- CognigyBoard Observer2019 — 2020Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
- HomeToGoBoard Observer2019 — 2020Berlin, Germany
- McKinsey & CompanyStrategy Consulting2016 — 2018Zurich, Switzerland
- AUCTUS Capital Partners AGPrivate Equity2015Munich
- Goldman SachsEquity Sales2014Frankfurt Am Main Area, Germany
- Bosch Software InnovationsBusiness Innovation Reseach Associate2014St. Gallen
- ELPRO GlobalMarket Strategy2013Buchs & St. Gallen
- UniseminarBusiness Development2012 — 2013Berlin und Umgebung, Deutschland
- crossvertise GmbHMarketing2011Munich, Bavaria, Germany
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Skills & more
WirtschaftswissenschaftenCoaching & MentoringEarly Stage InvestmentsBusiness Model InnovationGrowth strategyProblem SolvingFinancial ModelingVenture CapitalStart-upsDue DiligenceGrowth CapitalEntrepreneurship
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EdtechFinTechCorporate DevelopmentFrom Magnus's professional profile.
Colleagues at Left Lane Capital
Alex Wu
Senior VP of Talent at Left Lane Capital
Alexa Tsay
Investor at Left Lane Capital
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Aparajita Chauhan
Investor at Left Lane Capital
Arjun Kapur
Vice President at Left Lane Capital
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Carlie Malone
Event & Content Associate at Left Lane Capital
Chris Taylor
Chief Growth Officer at Left Lane Capital
Coraline Meroni
Investor at Left Lane Capital
Dan Ahrens
Managing Partner at Left Lane Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Magnus Karnehm?
- Magnus Karnehm is a partner at Left Lane Capital who leads the firm's London office and oversees a portfolio of over 90 companies across Europe and North America. He has led or co-led early-stage funding rounds for companies including WeTravel, Holy, Kittl, and Ownwell, ranging from $7 million to $100 million, and serves in board or board observer roles providing strategic and operational support. Prior to joining Left Lane Capital, he invested in and supported startups including Cognigy, Yassir, and HomeToGo.
- Where does Magnus Karnehm work?
- Magnus Karnehm is Partner at Left Lane Capital.
- What check size does Magnus Karnehm write?
- Magnus Karnehm typically writes checks of $5M – $75M.
- Where did Magnus Karnehm go to school?
- Magnus Karnehm studied at University of St.Gallen; Harvard University (Exhange Student); Chulalongkorn University (Exchange Student).
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