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The Founders Peak Podcast

Where exceptional startup founders share untold stories that shaped who they are

An exclusive podcast where we bring exceptional startup founders from around the world who each share their inspiration and a bag full of usable entrepreneurial insights from their journeys. So, if you are an aspiring founder, or busy fund-raising, or nearing a successful exit, or even feeling like you might go down fighting, there"s something useful in here for you. Most talks are hosted and recorded LIVE with audiences at The Founders Peak Stage at the Global Finance & Technology Network"s

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The Founders Peak UNPLUGGED with Martin Sandø Jensen...

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2024/10/24

Martin is a seasoned business leader and entrepreneur, specializing in commercial strategy, sales, and business development. As the Co-founder & CCO at Uniify, Martin helps scale companies by simplifying customer onboarding journeys for B2B/B2C clients. With experience in multiple startups, he excels at growth, customer retention, and teaming up with diverse talent.

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00:20:11

The Founders Peak UNPLUGGED with Thomas Krogh Jensen...

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2024/10/24

Thomas Krogh Jensen is CEO of Copenhagen FinTech – a leading FinTech Hub in the global financial services industry supporting and catalyzing the next era of technology-led corporate and startup innovators. He is a member of the investment committee, Upfin – Nordic VC specializing in early-stage fintech investing in pre-seed and seed stage, and a board member of many established academic, financial and tech institutions. He has extensive experience of leadership and management in large national and

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00:10:28

The Founders Peak UNPLUGGED with Markus H. Iversen -...

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2024/10/24

Markus is the owner of TickrMeter.com and a creator of innovative physical products. His latest project, TickrMeter, is a physical stock ticker for your desk, which gained significant traction after raising $550K on Indiegogo as a solo entrepreneur. Markus thrives in the world of E-commerce, designing, developing, and selling products online. He is passionate about bringing ideas to life and helping others with their projects by offering guidance and advice on tools and product design.

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00:13:07

The Founders Peak UNPLUGGED with Oliver Mohseni...

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2024/10/24

Oliver is the co-founder of Froda, a leading SME lender and embedded finance player in Europe. With extensive experience in sales, finance, and payment solutions, he played a pivotal role in launching Froda Embedded. This technical platform offers banks, fintechs and payment companies innovative embedded financing solutions, such as card-based embedded lending in collaboration with Visa.

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00:15:33

The Founders Peak UNPLUGGED with Joakim Brüchmann -...

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2024/10/24

CEO and Co-Founder of Pluto Markets, a tech company Joakim is building after previously co-founding nBoard. With an MSc in Economics and a background as a former trader at Goldman Sachs, Joakim leverages his expertise to drive innovation in the tech and finance space. He is also an alumnus of Y Combinator, bringing entrepreneurial experience and a passion for creating impactful solutions in industries he loves.

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00:16:36

The Founders Peak UNPLUGGED with Albert Geisler Fox -...

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2024/10/24

Albert Geisler Fox is the CEO and Co-founder of Performativ. Before Performativ, he led a data science team at the asset management consultancy Kirstein A/S and previously worked as a financial researcher at the Danish television station TV 2 Business. Albert holds a degree in economics from the University of Copenhagen and The London School of Economics (LSE). As part of Performativ's growth journey, he has been recognized by Forbes on their annual 30 Under 30 list in finance.

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00:20:36

The Founders Peak UNPLUGGED with Stine Kalmer...

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2024/10/24

Stine is the CEO of Dreamplan, a Copenhagen-based Fintech focused on democratizing financial advice through AI and human-centered design. With a background in digital innovation and business development, Stine specializes in product development, agile project management, and optimizing UX through data and service design. She has undergone a fit & proper assessment by the Danish Financial Supervisory Authority and is dedicated to creating accessible financial solutions. Her expertise spans

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00:09:57

The Founders Peak UNPLUGGED with Axel Bruzelius -...

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2024/10/24

Axel is one of the co-founders at Gilion and in charge of everything related to the company's groundbreaking startup loans. Before starting Gilion, Axel was a pioneering force in startup lending, through his role as Head of Startup and Growth at Nordea. In this role, Axel was one of the first people in Europe to offer non-diluting loans to tech companies, and with over 200 startup loans under his belt he is one of the authorities and thought leaders in Europe on lending towards tech companies.

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00:14:52

The Founders Peak UNPLUGGED with Simon Ousager -...

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2024/10/24

Simon is the co-founder and CEO of Januar. He was the first non-technical hire at Chainalysis, where he started out as an account executive and ended up as Lead Training Specialist, training European FSAs & FIUs, the majority of the top 10 exchanges, as well as several well-known international banks and law enforcement entities all over the world. Simon is thus one of the top experts on crypto currency technology and compliance. He founded Januar with a vision of making crypto available to

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00:12:44

The Founders Peak UNPLUGGED with Kurt Nielsen -...

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2024/10/24

Kurt is the President and Co-Founder of Partisia Blockchain and CEO/Partner at Partisia, where he drives innovation in decentralized infrastructure and distributed cryptography. With a background as an Associate Professor at the University of Copenhagen, Kurt combines academic expertise with entrepreneurial experience. His work focuses on strategic decision-making, applied information economics, and mechanism design. A pioneer in IT services, he blends economics and data science to develop

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00:00:59

Welcome to Season 8 (Point Zero Forum - Zurich, July...

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2024/08/02

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00:12:55

Writing a working entrepreneurial future by reading...

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2024/08/02

Conny's story is as intriguing as it can get. A passionate reader, she's delved into over 20 biographies of Winston Churchill but admires his wife, Clementine, the most. Her life mantra is, "We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give." Conny recently tied the knot after 27 years of being single, turning her wedding day into a masterclass on dining, wining, dancing, and career advice for her son's friends. At Shiraz Partners, named after her father's

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00:13:05

For a startup, best practice can be the worst...

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2024/08/02

Michael’s entrepreneurial journey is far from conventional. He once took the stage as a stand-up comedian and has only been hired once in his life for a 6-month stint as a receptionist and sports guide, back in 1992. A true serial entrepreneur, Michael has co-founded successful ventures like Toni Digital and Descartes Finance, all still thriving today. His passion lies in creating new ventures with inspiring people. Starting as a publishing company, additiv has transformed over the years into a

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00:10:15

How playing by the rules almost killed my startup -...

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2024/08/02

Olga is an entrepreneur at heart, hailing from an entrepreneurial family. She funded her first startup at just 17, her second at 33, and now, SmartPurse is her third venture. Joining forces with her co-founder Jude Kelly, who is over 20 years older than her, Olga started SmartPurse in her 40s while Jude was in her 60s. Fun fact - Olga is also trained as an aerobics and hip-hop dance teacher. Now, SmartPurse's journey is as unique as its founder. The initial investors were 90% gender-equality

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00:11:12

My compass was broken, but I had my North Star: How I...

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2024/08/02

David earned a PhD in Information, Technology & Management from a joint Harvard program and is an enthusiast of Japanese gardens, fluent in Japanese, having visited Japan over 100 times. His passion for organization theory and corporate governance even led him to teach an economics seminar at Harvard titled “Unnatural Persons: The Company in Historical and Social Context.” ModuleQ is making waves with its innovative Unprompted AI™, which powers AI Alerts for the London Stock Exchange Group. As

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00:10:50

How I saw the future of cybersecurity as a 50% blind...

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2024/08/02

For Sandra, music is life – she sang in a band for many years. Despite never planning to be an entrepreneur, she realized it was the only path for her. Not many people know that Sandra is 50% blind, which she considers her secret superpower as it sharpened her other senses. Futurae's team is a melting pot of over 21 nationalities and 45% women. Though unplanned, they now specialize in payments and financial services, serving over 130 customers, including Santander, Barclays, Rothschild,

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00:10:30

How startups build new realms: The mushroom...

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2024/08/02

At 20, Dr. Luba moved from Bulgaria to Switzerland to study Economics, inspired by a best friend...who unfortunately didn’t quite end up studying in Switzerland. Dr Luba worked 30 to 40 hours a week at McDonald's during the first three years of university to finance her studies and living expenses. Passionate about natural sciences and technology, her curiosity led to explosive teenage experiments, one of which led to ruining her grandmom’s 100-year-old table. Her company UMushroom was

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00:11:05

How to stop starting : An entrepreneur's journey of...

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2024/08/02

Before Jeremy got into payments, he was the COO of a music company, searching for musicians to stream their songs during the MTV era, pre-YouTube and pre-Spotify. He is a firm believer that public policy drives outcomes, and hence, he holds a Master's in Comparative Politics. In Jeremy’s life, things come in threes – he has 3 siblings, 3 kids, and Liquid is his 3rd payment company. With 20 years of experience in payments, Jeremy has seen the evolution from magnetic cards to digital optical

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00:08:24

Banking on change: Confessions of a sustainability...

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2024/08/02

Tenke competes as an elite distance runner, having run for Columbia University, won the Hungarian National Mountain Running Championship, and even competed in the World Championships. She also traveled to Antarctica on a research vessel to study environmental change and seek investment opportunities to combat it. Tenke has helped world-renowned investors deploy $2 billion dollars into impact investments and has been a “Solopreneur” for over a decade, launching Better Finance before sustainability

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00:11:11

Beyond jitters. How embracing fear led me to leapfrog...

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2024/08/02

Here is a fun fact about Sophie - she holds a skydiving license for solo jumps! She recently relocated to Saudi Arabia and learned Italian in just three weeks to take a semester of business classes in Italian. Talk about embracing fear and leaping into new adventures! Sophie has helped launch and grow five companies, including her own. She launched HelloFresh in the UK, making the first deliveries to 10 customers just 10 days after founding. Fiat Republic reached 1 million dollars in Annual

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