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1,775 people in our graph share verified history with Philip — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
Julie FormounlockedPhilip: together at Norwegian School of Economics (NHH) (2019–2020)
×7Philip: together at Norwegian School of Economics (NHH)
×2Philip: together at Y Combinator
×2Philip: together at Nova School of Business and Economics
About
Philip Borge held roles in private equity at McKinsey and served as CEO of Okkult, an AI-powered optician company, and holds an MSc in Finance & Private Equity from the London School of Economics.
Founder at CrunchedYC F25
Intro paths
YC
Philip went through Y Combinator (Fall 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
GP
Their group partner at YC was Pete Koomen, General Partner at Y Combinator — the partner who ran Crunched's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Philip can intro founders to Crunched's investors below.
Crunched's investors · 2
Co-founders at Crunched
Experience
- CrunchedCo-founder & CEOcurrent2025 — presentNew York, US / Oslo, Norway
- McKinsey & CompanyAssociate2024 — 2025Oslo, Norway
- McKinsey & CompanyJunior Associate2023 — 2024Oslo, Norway
- Okkult EyewearBoard Member2023 — 2025
- Okkult EyewearInterim CEO2022 — 2023Oslo, Norway
- Various CompaniesVarious Internships2018 — 2021
Skills & more
Languages Bokmål, Norwegian · English
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Philip Borge?
- Philip Borge held roles in private equity at McKinsey and served as CEO of Okkult, an AI-powered optician company, and holds an MSc in Finance & Private Equity from the London School of Economics.
- Where does Philip Borge work?
- Philip Borge is Founder of Crunched.
- What companies did Philip Borge found?
- Philip Borge founded Crunched.
- Where did Philip Borge go to school?
- Philip Borge studied at Y Combinator; The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (Master of Science - MSc, Finance and Private Equity); Norwegian School of Economics (NHH) (Bachelor's degree, Economics and Business Administration).
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