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Torsten Kolind

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Founder 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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Hephae Energy Technology Corp's investors · 4

All AboardNew York · since 2024Baruch Future VenturesSan Francisco · $100K – $1M checks · since 2026New System VenturesNew York · since 2026Underground Ventures$500K – $2M checks · since 2026

Experience

  1. Underground VenturesManaging Partnercurrent2024 — presentCopenhagen, Denmark
  2. VariousAdvisor, Board Member, and/or Angel Investorcurrent2021 — present
  3. Innovation Fund DenmarkStartup Grant Evaluatorcurrent2022 — present
  4. byFoundersFounder in byFounders Collectivecurrent2018 — present
  5. YouNoodleCo-Founder, Board Membercurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  6. YouNoodleCo-founder & CEO2013 — 2022San Francisco Bay Area
  7. YouNoodleCo-founder & CTO2010 — 2013San Francisco Bay Area
  8. UCLUCL Startup Mentorcurrent2020 — present
  9. AntlerStartup Advisorcurrent2022 — presentCopenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
  10. Venture CupMember of the Board2009 — 2010
  11. Venture CupCEO2006 — 2008Copenhagen Metropolitan Area

Skills & more

Latin America6Start-ups99Biotechnology5Entrepreneurship99Venture Capital73Business Strategy95Product Management39Business Development70Innovation Management34Product Development29Project Management28Software Development9
+8 moreBusiness PlanningRuby on RailsWeb DevelopmentUser ExperienceStrategic PartnershipsMobile ApplicationsStrategyConsulting

Languages Danish · Spanish

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Deals · 1

Hephae Energy Technology CorpQuoted

via Underground Ventures · filed Jun 2026

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Frans Nilsson
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Geeta Schmidt
General Partner at SEED Capital Denmark
Jacob Busck Andersen
CFO 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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