About
Søren Therkelsen co-founded Qvin in 2014 and serves as its Chief Product Officer, having previously worked as COO, during which time the company raised over $20 million in funding. The company developed an FDA-cleared diagnostic platform using menstrual blood, with his product responsibilities spanning medical devices (ISO 13485, 14971, 10993), software, clinical operations, and regulatory strategy including FDA 510(k) clearance and EU MDR/UKCA. He holds five patents and a board seat, has led teams of approximately 50 people across three continents, and worked on the Q-Pad®, which was named one of TIME's Best Inventions of 2024.
Founder at QvinYC W16
Intro paths
Søren went through Y Combinator (Winter 2016) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner — the partner who ran Qvin's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
In turn, Søren can intro founders to Qvin's investors below.
Qvin's investors · 4
Co-founders at Qvin
Experience
- QvinCo-Founder & Chief Product Officercurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco // Copenhagen
- QvinCo-Founder & Chief Operating Officer2014 — 2020Palo Alto, CA
- SCALEitCo-founder2011 — 2017Silicon Valley // Denmark
- uLabs VenturesCEO & Co-founder2013 — 2014Stockholm // San Diego
- StartupbootcampSilicon Valley Ambassador2010 — 2013Palo Alto
- TBWA\CopenhagenDigital Project Manager2008 — 2010Copenhagen
- SoftScanAccount Manager2005 — 2007Copenhagen
- Fairsport ApSCo-founder2005 — 2006Aarhus
- Vairous warez sitesCo-founder1996 — 2000secret and online
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Søren Therkelsen?
- Søren Therkelsen co-founded Qvin in 2014 and serves as its Chief Product Officer, having previously worked as COO, during which time the company raised over $20 million in funding. The company developed an FDA-cleared diagnostic platform using menstrual blood, with his product responsibilities spanning medical devices (ISO 13485, 14971, 10993), software, clinical operations, and regulatory strategy including FDA 510(k) clearance and EU MDR/UKCA. He holds five patents and a board seat, has led teams of approximately 50 people across three continents, and worked on the Q-Pad®, which was named one of TIME's Best Inventions of 2024.
- Where does Søren Therkelsen work?
- Søren Therkelsen is Founder of Qvin.
- What companies did Søren Therkelsen found?
- Søren Therkelsen founded Qvin.
- Where did Søren Therkelsen go to school?
- Søren Therkelsen studied at Y Combinator; Harvard University (Fabrication of Microfluidic Devices); IT-Universitetet i København (Cand.IT, IT).
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