Torsten Kolind
InvestorFounderCo-Founder & Managing Partner at Underground Ventures · Board director at Hephae Energy Technology Corp
Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
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
Intro paths
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Hephae Energy Technology Corp's investors · 4
Co-founders at Hephae Energy Technology Corp
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Steve KraseExecutive Officer, Director
JC
John CleggExecutive Officer, Director
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
Education
- DTU - Technical University of DenmarkMSc, Biotechnology
- Southern Methodist University1st year, Business
- Universidad Tecnica Federico Santa MariaExchange, Bioinformatics
- UCLErasmus, Immunology
- UCLThesis Project, Immunology
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
From Torsten's professional profile.
Deals · 1
Hephae Energy Technology CorpQuoted
via Underground Ventures · filed Jun 2026
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Colleagues at Underground Ventures
Per Lundahl
Director, JA Technologies at Underground Ventures
Rebecca Schulz
Senior Analyst, International Energy Agency at Underground Ventures
Soraya Bornaz
Technology Specialist at Underground Ventures
Terra Rogers
Program Director, Superhot Rock Energy at Clean Air Task Force (CATF) at Underground Ventures
Thomas Giehm
Investment Manager at Underground Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Torsten Kolind work?
- Torsten Kolind is Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Underground Ventures and Founder at Hephae Energy Technology Corp.
- What companies did Torsten Kolind found?
- Torsten Kolind founded Hephae Energy Technology Corp.
Founder mafias
UCL mafia112
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Nessan BerminghamDoctor of Philosophy - PhDFounded Korro Bio +2Gustavo GorensteinMaster of Science (M.Sc.)Founded bxblue +1Radu MaziluBachelor of Science (BSc)Founded PermitPortal +1Nodar DaneliyaFounded Shuttle +1Nicolas HourcardCorporate FinanceFounded QuestDB +1AndreaMaster of Science (MSc)Founded Spot Park
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DTU - Technical University of Denmark mafia27
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Marianne HyltoftEngineer and Business AdministrationFounded FlextribeTroels SchönfeldtDoctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)Founded Seaborg TechnologiesLuis Jimenez-TuñonMaster of Science in Telecommunications EngineeringFounded Rovial SpaceJes BroengM.Sc.Founded NorlaseAlexander AghassipourMasterFounded ZendeskDavid Kofoed WindB.Sc.Founded Eduflow
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Antler mafia19
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Baptiste DebeverEntrepreneur (portfolio)Founded Feedier +1Constantin RobertzAdvisor & Angel InvestorFounded LocadMatthew JungFounder in ResidenceFounded GroverCan KulogluInvestment TeamFounded FoodLabsJC GlancyVisiting PartnerFounded ZenbusinessHan JingAntlerFounded IrisMed
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Southern Methodist University mafia13
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Mohan ReddyFounded SkyHive +1Sean MinterMaster of Business Administration (MBA)Founded AmplifAIBruce BeckloffMBAFounded YellowDogPromise PhelonBachelors - Double MajorFounded TapInfluenceBrian ParksBBAFounded BrandfolderDavid MatthewsBachelor of Business Administration - BBAFounded Partnered
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Same school
Also attended DTU - Technical University of Denmark63
Lars PedersenPartner, Chief Financial Officer at Redpoint VenturesClaus AnderssonGeneral Partner at Sunstone CapitalKartik KashyapStudent Assistant at Sunstone CapitalChris PorsgaardPartner at SEED Capital DenmarkOtto SilvennoinenAsset Manager, Real Estate at Innovestor VenturesThomas NagyOperational Partner at Astanor Ventures
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Also attended Southern Methodist University81
Minh DoAnalyst at Golden Gate VenturesJim DoehrmanAdvisor at Sierra VenturesTroy A. LeMaile-StovallCEO at Maryland TEDCOThomas MallakSenior Financial Analyst at AlleyCorpAlex GrasPrincipal at Mercury FundBeau BarnesCFO at JStar Capital Investments
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Also attended Universidad Tecnica Federico Santa Maria5
Shared employers
Also worked at YouNoodle1
Also worked at UCL74
Itxaso del PalacioGeneral Partner at Notion CapitalTess van StekelenburgPartner at Lux CapitalFrancesco MonacaInvestor at Giant Ventures Global LlpDima KuzminManaging Partner at 4BIO CapitalTherese LiechtensteinPartner at 4BIO CapitalAlexander Sinclair-Wilson执行董事 at Qiming Venture Partners
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