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
- ChosenAdvisorcurrent2024 — present
- AstralisBoard Member2024 — 2025
- AstralisChairman Of The Board2020 — 2024
- AstralisFounder & CEO2019 — 2020Copenhagen Area, Denmark
- The Raine GroupSenior Advisor2021 — 2024
- ScattershotFounder & CEO2021 — 2023
- BLASTFounder and CEO2016 — 2019Copenhagen Area, Denmark
- Heartcore CapitalGeneral Partner2010 — 2016
- Mojang AB, creators of MinecraftAdvisor2010 — 2014
- Polar RoseCEO2006 — 2009
- ImityCo-founder2006 — 2008
- O'Reilly Media, Inc.Conference Program Chair (Europe)2005 — 2006
- Organic NetworkFounder & CTO2003 — 2005
- Ascio/SpeednamesFounder & CTO1999 — 2003
- Unwired FactoryBoard member2000 — 2001
Skills & more
Entrepreneurship
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Colleagues at Heartcore Capital
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Anne Klüssendorf
Accountant at Heartcore Capital
Bérenger Teboul-Danguin
Associate at Heartcore Capital
Björn Nilsen
Principal at Heartcore Capital
Christian Lindegaard Jepsen
Partner at Heartcore Capital
Emma Kullenberg
Office Assistant at Heartcore Capital
Gustav Dalby Hillmann
Finance Assistant at Heartcore Capital
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Heidi Haurholm-Rasmussen
Partner and Head of Capital Formation at Heartcore Capital
Ishita Sinha
Events and Communications Associate at Heartcore Capital
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Frequently asked questions
- 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.
- Where does Nikolaj Nyholm work?
- Nikolaj Nyholm is General Partner at Heartcore Capital.
- 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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Also attended Roskilde University9
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Shared employers
Also worked at Chosen2
Also worked at BLAST2
Also worked at Heartcore Capital29
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