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Thomas Weilby Knudsen Chairman of the board Thomas Weilby Knudsen has been in Venture Capital for the last five years. Prior to joining venture capital, Thomas, has an operational background from ERP consulting, IT and telecoms, and held several senior management positions at TDC and Cybercity. Thomas has extensive experience in estabilishing new businesses within Internet and telecom across Europe. Thomas holds and M.Sc. degree in Economics (Finance and business administration) from the University of Aarhus. |
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Stephen Alstrup Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer Stephen Alstrup is a leading expert in algorithms, who has published a number of papers in the areas of data structures and, in particular, tree structures. Prior to founding Octoshape, he was associate professor of The IT University of Copenhagen, where he established and led the Algorithm Group. Dr Alstrup received his PhD in Theoretical Computer Science from the University of Copenhagen in 1999. During his professional carrier, he has worked as a consultant and in research group on large scale problems for enterprises such as AT&T, Google, and Microsoft. |
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Theis Rauhe Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer Theis Rauhe is a world renowned algorithm scientist, making significant contributions in the areas of data structures, lower bounds, and software engineering. Prior to founding Octoshape, he was associate professor of The IT University of Copenhagen and a member of various research committees. He has lead several large software project founded by organizations such as the European Union. Dr Rauhe received his PhD in Theoretical Computer Science from BRICS at the University of Aarhus in 1999. |
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Claus Højbjerg Andersen Board member Claus Højbjerg Andersen is partner with Nordic Venture Partners. Claus Højbjerg started in the financial industry in 1986 and has built up his international experience through positions as a Stock Broker, Research Analyst and Portfolio Manager, including responsibility for private investments for Danske Capital Management (Senior Portfolio Manager, Copenhagen), Unibank S.A. (Senior Portfolio Manager Luxembourg), Dansk Invest (Portfolio Manager & Analyst, Copenhagen) and Enskilda Securities (Sales, Analyst, London). Claus Højbjerg Andersen holds a degree in Credit and Finance from Copenhagen Business School. |