Esben Trier

Connecting the key players in education and technology

📍 Copenhagen, Capital Region, Denmark🔄 Updated September 2026💼 10 investments📅 17 years investing🗓 Last invested Sep 2024𝕏 @upgrade_to_unlock
VC🌍 Denmark
10
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4
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1
Mid stage
1
Late stage
17y
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Portfolio

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Co-founder, Board Member
Sep 2024
Join us in shaping the future of EdTech Ukraine! Be part of the team of our new Association. This is your chance to influence the direction of the industry and make your mark in the EdTech community.
Advisor, Strategy and Investment
Jun 2024
From screen time to play time.
Board Member
Jan 2023
Vad Vi Vet (what we know) explains the news. Our audience gets wiser every day by telling stories they care about in ways that engage them, built on data insights and analysis. Our team of computer scientists and storytellers create content for companies and media brands that constantly outperform industry averages in terms of reach and engagement. That's how we help our clients increase customer attention, preference and loyalty and becoming more successful.
mid stageInternet News
Board Member
Apr 2021
The European Edtech Alliance (EEA) is a consortium of national trade associations and clusters working with founders and providers of education technology (Edtech), to support the domestic and international growth of these businesses and the innovation they represent. Formed in 2019, the EEA meets monthly to share best practice, compare research findings, development and policy insights, discuss common challenges and concerns and highlight areas of opportunity within our respective markets and beyond. Together we represent more than 2400 Edtech companies in Europe.
CEO, Board Member
Feb 2021
EdTech Denmark is a union for learning and technology. Our vision is to foster collaboration and engagement among our stakeholders within education, EdTech companies, startups, Corporates, Research and NGO's. We want to be a clear voice in shaping the society of tomorrow and make Denmark an international frontrunner within lifelong learning and human technology.
Board Member
Oct 2020
TechVelopment Denmark is a network & community of Nordic impact tech-SMEs whose core mission is to develop solutions to SDG-related challenges in emerging markets. We work to strengthen knowledge-sharing amongst our members and build collaboration and synergies with NGOs, private and public funds, and other stakeholders in the Nordic development sphere. Simultaneously we are working to increase capacity building and funding opportunities for emerging market focused impact startups in the Nordics.
Board Member
Apr 2009
Life Exhibitions is a Copenhagen-based multichannel agency founded in 2001. Life Exhibitions has a remarkable track record of staging photo exhibitions on three main topics: Climate, Nature and Sustainability. Our prime focus is to continuously raising awareness of the fragile state of our planet. Life Exhibitions also wants to convey how a developed consciousness on sustainable actions is a contribution to achieving the 2030 UN Goals.
late stagePhotography
Experience · 26 entries
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Investments (9)
Founder (6)
Board (8)
2025
Advisor
Feb 2025
The Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine’s goal is to build a sustainable system where everyone has equal opportunities for developing their talent throughout life. MES creates and implements state policy to increase the nation’s education, develop science and technology, and ensure the EU standards and practices are being implemented in education in Ukraine.
2024
Co-founder, Board Member
Sep 2024
Join us in shaping the future of EdTech Ukraine! Be part of the team of our new Association. This is your chance to influence the direction of the industry and make your mark in the EdTech community.
Advisor, Strategy and Investment
Jun 2024
From screen time to play time.
Venture Partner, Nordic & Baltic Region
Apr 2024
EDT&Partners is your Cloud & Business of Education partner. We help publishers, EdTechs, universities, nonprofits, school networks and public entities, both in K12 and Higher Education, achieve new business heights and expand their impact. This includes go-to-market, product and cloud technology strategy and optimization. IMAGINE, INSPIRE and IMPROVE education.
2023
Board Member
Jan 2023
Vad Vi Vet (what we know) explains the news. Our audience gets wiser every day by telling stories they care about in ways that engage them, built on data insights and analysis. Our team of computer scientists and storytellers create content for companies and media brands that constantly outperform industry averages in terms of reach and engagement. That's how we help our clients increase customer attention, preference and loyalty and becoming more successful.
mid stageInternet News
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