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Nikolaj Nyholm

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Former General Partner at Heartcore Capital

Copenhagen, Denmark

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About

Nikolaj Nyholm is a six-time entrepreneur and former venture capitalist with exits including Polar Rose to Apple and Imity to Vodafone. He currently serves as founder and CEO of Scattershot, a game development studio, founder and chairman of Astralis, a global esports brand, and senior advisor at The Raine Group. Nyholm has been an early investor in multiple gaming and technology companies including Neo4j, Seriously Digital Entertainment, Metacore, Peakon, and GetYourGuide.

Experience

  1. Dreamcraft VenturesGeneral Partnercurrent2026 — present
  2. ChosenAdvisorcurrent2024 — present
  3. AstralisBoard Member2024 — 2025
  4. AstralisChairman Of The Board2020 — 2024
  5. AstralisFounder & CEO2019 — 2020Copenhagen Area, Denmark
  6. The Raine GroupSenior Advisor2021 — 2024
  7. ScattershotFounder & CEO2021 — 2023
  8. BLASTFounder and CEO2016 — 2019Copenhagen Metropolitan Area
  9. Heartcore CapitalGeneral Partner2010 — 2016
  10. Mojang AB, creators of MinecraftAdvisor2010 — 2014
  11. Polar RoseCEO2006 — 2009
  12. ImityCo-founder2006 — 2008
  13. O'Reilly Media, Inc.Conference Program Chair (Europe)2005 — 2006
  14. Organic NetworkFounder & CTO2003 — 2005
  15. Ascio/SpeednamesFounder & CTO1999 — 2003
  16. Unwired FactoryBoard member2000 — 2001

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Entrepreneurship

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Seriously

Investor

AkselAmen.CloudmadeElby.Everywear GamesFast Travel GamesFutureplayGidsyKeypittMicrotaskMinistry of Games - MOGMojiworksNeo4jPodioSeriouslyTraplightYouCalc

Sources: SEC Form D filings · curated public sources.

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Christian Lindegaard Jepsen
Partner at Heartcore Capital

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Who is Nikolaj Nyholm?
Nikolaj Nyholm is a six-time entrepreneur and former venture capitalist with exits including Polar Rose to Apple and Imity to Vodafone. He currently serves as founder and CEO of Scattershot, a game development studio, founder and chairman of Astralis, a global esports brand, and senior advisor at The Raine Group. Nyholm has been an early investor in multiple gaming and technology companies including Neo4j, Seriously Digital Entertainment, Metacore, Peakon, and GetYourGuide.
What boards does Nikolaj Nyholm sit on?
Nikolaj Nyholm holds tracked board seats at Seriously.
What companies has Nikolaj Nyholm invested in?
Investments tracked here include Aksel, Amen., Cloudmade, Elby., Everywear Games, Fast Travel Games, Futureplay, Gidsy, Keypitt, Microtask, Ministry of Games - MOG, Mojiworks, and 5 more.
Where did Nikolaj Nyholm go to school?
Nikolaj Nyholm studied at Tufts University (Not completed, History and Economics); Roskilde University (Not completed); Universidad Nacional.

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