Haakon Overli

Founder (GP) at Dawn Capital

📍 London, England Metropolitan Area, United Kingdom🔄 Updated September 2026💼 9 investments📅 21 years investing🗓 Last invested May 2026𝕏 @upgrade_to_unlock
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Sep 2021
Algorithmiq develops quantum software that makes quantum computers useful for science and industry. As quantum hardware continues to mature, the central challenge is no longer access to quantum systems themselves, but the algorithms and workflows that turn them into practical tools. Algorithmiq builds the algorithmic layer enabling the next generation of quantum applications across chemistry, materials science, and life sciences. Our multidisciplinary team combines world-class expertise in quantum information theory, quantum chemistry, computational life sciences, complex systems, and software engineering. We work closely with leading quantum hardware and infrastructure providers including IBM, Google, Microsoft, Rigetti, AWS, CERN, and Cleveland Clinic. Algorithmiq is the sole winner of the Wellcome Leap Q4Bio Challenge 2026, the Top Innovator of the UpLink Quantum for Society Challenge 2025 and a 2024 World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer. Headquartered in Milan, with offices in Helsinki, London and Dublin,  Algorithmiq operates globally with the mission of bringing quantum computing into practical industrial deployment
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Board Member
May 2019
Templafy is the leading AI-powered document generation platform, enabling professionals to create accurate, compliant, and on-brand documents with maximum efficiency and ease. Accessible directly within tools like Microsoft Office, Google Workspace, and Salesforce, Templafy simplifies document creation workflows to eliminate the hassle and risk from the documents that matter most. Trusted by industry leaders like KPMG and BDO, Templafy saves teams over 30% of the time they’d typically spend on repetitive tasks—like creating proposals, engagement letters, and audit reports—allowing them to focus on revenue-driving work instead. Join more than 4 million users worldwide who rely on Templafy to accelerate business content creation with AI.
Board Observer
Apr 2019
Minute Media is a global technology and content company specializing in sports and culture. Minute Media’s proprietary tech platform enables the creation, distribution and monetization of digital content experiences. They own and operate leading sports content brands, including Sports Illustrated, The Players Tribune, FanSided, and 90min, while also providing sports highlight rights through Minute Media’s most recent technology acquisition of STN Video. Minute Media has offices in New York, London, Tel-Aviv, São Paulo and Tokyo. For more information, visit www.MinuteMedia.com.
Board Member
Mar 2016
Sticky enables brands to break through and win in digital by providing a new and more predictive measure of media valuation. Our marketing optimization platform uses visual and emotional insights to uncover what real people see, miss, and feel when engaging with your creatives may those be websites, ads, emails, videos, print and much more. Our system measures the earned attention each element of your marketing receives by automatically measuring where users actually look and what emotionally influences them. Our customers use Sticky for creative optimization, increasing ad campaign ROI, streamlining media buys and much more. With results delivered in hours, your marketing innovation cycles can now be drastically compressed. With over 650M gaze points measured across over 750K experiments, Sticky will show you how your users "see"​ your content.
Board Member
Mar 2016
LeadDesk is a cloud-based contact center for sales outreach and customer service. Scales with your business, small or large. LeadDesk is the software behind happier agents, better service, and more sales. In 2020, the company’s revenue was €13.8 million. LeadDesk is a public company that trades on Nasdaq First North Finland under the ticker LEADD. The company has 13 offices across Europe. The LeadDesk contact center software is used by well over 1,000 customers around the world.
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Nov 2009
Say hello to GoodShape. We believe healthy companies win. We’re driven by a simple belief – if you look after the health and wellbeing of your employees, your organisation will become more productive. That’s why we’ve been pioneering the field of employee wellbeing and organisational performance since 2004, working with over 200 of the UK’s leading employers - from FTSE 100 companies to NHS Trusts. We bring together a powerful mix of services that are proven to deliver results. Our in-house multidisciplinary clinical team are on hand 24 hours a day, seven days a week to look after your people and minimise any time they need to take off due to ill health. We also have the UK’s largest database of insights into work, illness and health that is able to predict future trends for your organisation with astonishing accuracy so you can be more organised when it comes to resource planning. On top of that we also pride ourselves on being easy to partner with. From our focus on customer service to our systems that integrate seamlessly with your own HR set up. Ultimately we’re on a mission to help your employees and organisation perform better and be more successful. Get in touch today to find out more about the difference we can make to your organisation.
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Nov 2009
INTRODUCING FIRSTCARE FirstCare has been the UK’s leading authority on workforce absence management since 2004. From FTSE 100 companies to NHS Trusts, we have a strong track record of supporting organisations to manage and reduce unplanned workforce absences, having supported more than 600,000 employees in the UK. FIRSTCARE’S OBJECTIVES We help employees to get healthy faster. This has the following benefits: £ Reducing the costs that organisations incur associated with employee absence ⇗ Improving productivity by helping organisations to build healthier workforces ⚠ Reducing risk: • Save lives – our nurse-led service helped save the lives of 298 people in 2019 • Fewer insurance claims – by reducing absence spells and duration OUR SERVICES FirstCare’s system formalises the recording and management of workforce absences. We put in processes so that employees contact FirstCare directly through our 24/7 phone line, with instant absence alerts and policy triggers sent to managers and HR staff. Our nurse-led service allows us to diagnose healthcare issues faced by employees on day-one of their illness – speeding up recovery times, reducing total absences and improving wellbeing. WORKING WITH EXTERNAL PARTNERS (MEDIA AND GOVERNMENT) FirstCare holds unparalleled data and insight into the reasons why employees take unplanned days from work – for medical and non-medical reasons. Since 2004, we have recorded more than 18.7 million days of absence data. From managing cold and flu season to addressing mental health in the workplace and supporting long-term carers, our staff have a deep understanding of the personal issues that are affecting the UK workforce. We share the Government’s ambition to improve the UK’s productivity, and believe in close collaboration to ensure that organisations have access to the information they need to reduce absences and boost the UK economy.
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Mar 2005
Active Health Partners offers the following services tailor made to each clients' needs: 1. Absence Management 2. Occupational Health Case Management 3. Health Surveillance Fully registered nurses, Occupational Health advisors. Full customer support team. Head Office: London Other office: Leeds
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Sep 2021
Algorithmiq develops quantum software that makes quantum computers useful for science and industry. As quantum hardware continues to mature, the central challenge is no longer access to quantum systems themselves, but the algorithms and workflows that turn them into practical tools. Algorithmiq builds the algorithmic layer enabling the next generation of quantum applications across chemistry, materials science, and life sciences. Our multidisciplinary team combines world-class expertise in quantum information theory, quantum chemistry, computational life sciences, complex systems, and software engineering. We work closely with leading quantum hardware and infrastructure providers including IBM, Google, Microsoft, Rigetti, AWS, CERN, and Cleveland Clinic. Algorithmiq is the sole winner of the Wellcome Leap Q4Bio Challenge 2026, the Top Innovator of the UpLink Quantum for Society Challenge 2025 and a 2024 World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer. Headquartered in Milan, with offices in Helsinki, London and Dublin,  Algorithmiq operates globally with the mission of bringing quantum computing into practical industrial deployment
early stageResearch
2019
Board Member
May 2019
Templafy is the leading AI-powered document generation platform, enabling professionals to create accurate, compliant, and on-brand documents with maximum efficiency and ease. Accessible directly within tools like Microsoft Office, Google Workspace, and Salesforce, Templafy simplifies document creation workflows to eliminate the hassle and risk from the documents that matter most. Trusted by industry leaders like KPMG and BDO, Templafy saves teams over 30% of the time they’d typically spend on repetitive tasks—like creating proposals, engagement letters, and audit reports—allowing them to focus on revenue-driving work instead. Join more than 4 million users worldwide who rely on Templafy to accelerate business content creation with AI.
Board Observer
Apr 2019
Minute Media is a global technology and content company specializing in sports and culture. Minute Media’s proprietary tech platform enables the creation, distribution and monetization of digital content experiences. They own and operate leading sports content brands, including Sports Illustrated, The Players Tribune, FanSided, and 90min, while also providing sports highlight rights through Minute Media’s most recent technology acquisition of STN Video. Minute Media has offices in New York, London, Tel-Aviv, São Paulo and Tokyo. For more information, visit www.MinuteMedia.com.
2016
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Mar 2016
Sticky enables brands to break through and win in digital by providing a new and more predictive measure of media valuation. Our marketing optimization platform uses visual and emotional insights to uncover what real people see, miss, and feel when engaging with your creatives may those be websites, ads, emails, videos, print and much more. Our system measures the earned attention each element of your marketing receives by automatically measuring where users actually look and what emotionally influences them. Our customers use Sticky for creative optimization, increasing ad campaign ROI, streamlining media buys and much more. With results delivered in hours, your marketing innovation cycles can now be drastically compressed. With over 650M gaze points measured across over 750K experiments, Sticky will show you how your users "see"​ your content.
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