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Tommy Ahlers

Investor

Board Partner - Former Danish Science Minister at Giant Ventures Global Llp

Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark

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×2Tommy: together at Københavns Universitet - University of Copenhagen

About

Tommy Ahlers is an investor at Giant Ventures with portfolio interests in more than 15 Nordic companies. He serves as chair of Metroselskabet and CONCITO, and as an adjunct professor at DTU. Previously, he founded ZYB and Podio, which were acquired by Vodafone and Citrix respectively, and served as Denmark's Minister of Higher Education and Science and as a Member of Parliament focusing on climate policy.

Experience

  1. MetroselskabetChaircurrent2025 — presentCopenhagen
  2. Giant VenturesVenture Partnercurrent2024 — presentCopenhagen
  3. CONCITOChaircurrent2024 — presentCopenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
  4. DTU - Technical University of DenmarkAdjunct Professorcurrent2023 — presentCapital Region of Denmark, Denmark
  5. Look Up VenturesFounding Partnercurrent2022 — presentCopenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
  6. Self-employedClimate Tech Investorcurrent2021 — presentCopenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
  7. Venstre, Danmarks Liberale PartiMedlem af Folketinget2019 — 2021Christiansborg
  8. Uddannelses- og ForskningsministerietMinister for Higher Education and Science2018 — 2019Copenhagen Area, Denmark
  9. Workday Peakon Employee VoiceChairman and investor2016 — 2018
  10. Thenewblack ApSAngel Investor2015 — 2018
  11. CitrixVP Product, Social2012 — 2015
  12. CitrixCEO2010 — 2015
  13. VodafoneHead of LBS2009 — 2010
  14. Wayfinder SystemsCEO2009 — 2010
  15. zyb.comFounder, CEO2004 — 2009
  16. McKinsey & CompanyEngagement Manager2001 — 2004

Skills & more

iPhone9Mobile Applications82Mobile Devices92Location Based Services10Product Management61Scrum20Start-ups99Mobile Communications18Entrepreneurship99Agile Methodologies14Telecommunications20Software Development19

From Tommy's professional profile.

Colleagues at Giant Ventures Global Llp

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Portfolio Support at Giant Ventures Global Llp
Alice Steenland
CSO, Signify at Giant Ventures Global Llp
Amanda Berinson
Executive Assistant at Giant Ventures Global Llp
Barry Eggers
Co-Founder, Lightspeed at Giant Ventures Global Llp
Ben Urwin
Senior Data Engineer at Giant Ventures Global Llp
Cameron McLain
Building things that endure, and living fully along the way.
Connor Whiting
Finance Associate at Giant Ventures Global Llp
David Miliband
Former British Foreign Secretary at Giant Ventures Global Llp

Frequently asked questions

Who is Tommy Ahlers?
Tommy Ahlers is an investor at Giant Ventures with portfolio interests in more than 15 Nordic companies. He serves as chair of Metroselskabet and CONCITO, and as an adjunct professor at DTU. Previously, he founded ZYB and Podio, which were acquired by Vodafone and Citrix respectively, and served as Denmark's Minister of Higher Education and Science and as a Member of Parliament focusing on climate policy.
Where does Tommy Ahlers work?
Tommy Ahlers is Board Partner - Former Danish Science Minister at Giant Ventures Global Llp.
Where did Tommy Ahlers go to school?
Tommy Ahlers studied at Københavns Universitet - University of Copenhagen (M.Sc, Law).

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Also worked at Wayfinder Systems1

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