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Magnus Marker

Founder of Pondeo

Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark

Overview 

Magnus Marker is the Founder of Pondeo and Hiflow, with experience as a Product Manager at Gray Matter and roles in venture capital at Dreamcraft Ventures and Nordic Eye Venture Capital. He excels in outbound sales strategies and has a strong background in financial analysis, team management, and strategic partnerships. Marker's career highlights include founding successful startups, leading product development at Gray Matter, and making strategic investments in various companies as a venture capitalist.

Work Experience 

H

Hercule

  • Founder

    2024 - Current

    Hercule equips investment professionals with fast, reliable insights to streamline decision-making. Generate industry overviews, competitor analysis, and market maps in minutes, not days - freeing you to focus on strategy.

GM

Gray Matter

  • Product Manager

    2024

    Gray Matter is a technology company on a mission to build simple, lovable SaaS products powered by GenAI.

VC

Various Companies

  • Freelance

    2023 - 2024

    Worked as advisor and freelancer on various projects related to product, strategy, and fundraising. - Designed MVP for a mental health startup. - Led a product strategy overhaul for a football analytics startup. - Built deck, prepared data room, and coached founders in fundraising for a gaming startup. - Advised a VC fund on shaping their sports investment thesis.

TF

The Football Company

  • Head Of Commercial

    2022 - 2023

    The Football Company was a sportstech startup revolutionizing how football clubs engage with gen z fans. We partnered with 20+ top-tier football clubs and leagues across Europe, and onboarded more than 60k+ fans to our fan engagement platform. Our partners included some of the major clubs in Europe such as Borussia Dortmund, Bayer Leverkusen, and Benfica, and we grossed +€1.5m in yearly revenue in digital merchandising sales. Was part of the leadership team and had responsibilities in strategy development and execution, revenue operations, fundraising, and all matters partnerships. The assets of the company was sold to an undisclosed buyer in 2023.

  • Investor & Board Observer

    2022 - 2022

    I led the pre-seed investment in The Football Company at Dreamcraft, and later joined full-time as Head of Commercial.

DV

Dreamcraft Ventures

  • Investor

    2020 - 2022

    Dreamcraft Ventures is a €66m VC fund, investing in tech startups across Europe from pre-seed to series A. I had end-to-end management responsibilities in sourcing, investment, and value-add. Portfolio companies: GamerzClass (acquired), The Football Company (acquired), Confect.io, GRID Esports.

NE

Nordic Eye Venture Capital

  • Investor

    2017 - 2020

    Nordic Eye is a €100m VC fund, investing in tech startups globally from seed to series A. I had end-to-end management responsibilities in sourcing, investment, and value-add. Portfolio companies: Plecto, LuggageHero, Zliide.

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