Torsten Kolind
InvestorFounder in byFounders Collective at byFounders · Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Underground Ventures · Startup Advisor at Antler · Startup Grant Evaluator at Innovation Fund Denmark · Board director at Hephae Energy Technology Corp
Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
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About
Trained as a biotech engineer, Torsten co-founded YouNoodle, a large startup evaluation platform, and is a long-time angel investor in women's health. He co-founded Underground Ventures out of a belief that reliable energy underpins geopolitics and prosperity.
Board director at Hephae Energy Technology Corp
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Experience
- Underground VenturesManaging Partnercurrent2024 — presentCopenhagen, Denmark
- VariousAdvisor, Board Member, and/or Angel Investorcurrent2021 — present
- Innovation Fund DenmarkStartup Grant Evaluatorcurrent2022 — present
- byFoundersFounder in byFounders Collectivecurrent2018 — present
- YouNoodleCo-Founder, Board Membercurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- YouNoodleCo-founder & CEO2013 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
- YouNoodleCo-founder & CTO2010 — 2013San Francisco Bay Area
- UCLUCL Startup Mentorcurrent2020 — present
- AntlerStartup Advisorcurrent2022 — presentCopenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
- Venture CupMember of the Board2009 — 2010
- Venture CupCEO2006 — 2008Copenhagen Metropolitan Area
Skills & more
Latin America6Start-ups99Biotechnology5Entrepreneurship99Venture Capital73Business Strategy95Product Management39Business Development70Innovation Management34Product Development29Project Management28Software Development9
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Business PlanningRuby on RailsWeb DevelopmentUser ExperienceStrategic PartnershipsMobile ApplicationsStrategyConsultingLanguages Danish · Spanish
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Hephae Energy Technology CorpQuoted
via Underground Ventures · filed Jun 2026
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Colleagues at byFounders
Ari Tulla
Investor at Elo Health
Eric Lagier
Managing Partner at byFounders
Geeta Schmidt
General Partner at SEED Capital Denmark
Josefin Landgård
Co-founder & CEO of MANTLE; co-founder of Kry
Juha Christensen
Advisor at NGP Capital
Magnus Hambleton
Investor at byFounders
Martin Krag Andersen
Investor at byFounders
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Sara Rywe
Partner at byFounders
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Torsten Kolind?
- Trained as a biotech engineer, Torsten co-founded YouNoodle, a large startup evaluation platform, and is a long-time angel investor in women's health. He co-founded Underground Ventures out of a belief that reliable energy underpins geopolitics and prosperity.
- Where does Torsten Kolind work?
- Torsten Kolind is Founder in byFounders Collective at byFounders and Board director at Hephae Energy Technology Corp.
- Where did Torsten Kolind go to school?
- Torsten Kolind studied at DTU - Technical University of Denmark (MSc, Biotechnology); Southern Methodist University (1st year, Business); Universidad Tecnica Federico Santa Maria (Exchange, Bioinformatics).
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