Mads Kjøller Damkjær

International CEO & Board Director | Transformation, Data analytics, Resilience & Technology-Driven Growth | Former Mozilla, IDEO, WEF, Implement & Wipro Technologies

📍 Frederiksberg, Capital Region, Denmark🔄 Updated September 2026💼 16 investments📅 17 years investing🗓 Last invested Jan 2025𝕏 @upgrade_to_unlock
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16
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Board member
2025
We are a strategic design agency placed in Copenhagen, Denmark. We design brands, build digital experiences and activate places. We are B Corp Certified company - meeting high standards of social and environmental impact.
late stageDesign
Board Member
2022
Vi hjælper fremtidens ledere med at være, tænke og handle i overensstemmelse og balance med vores indre menneskelige natur og den ydre natur - til fordel for mennesker, organisationer og planeten. Vi hjælper fremtidens ledere med at være, tænke og handle i overensstemmelse og balance med vores indre menneskelige natur og den ydre natur - til fordel for mennesker, organisationer og planeten. Vi udbyder den 6 måneders transformative lederuddannelse 'Den Regenerative Leder', workshops i regenerativ ledelse og faciliterer skræddersyede regenerative omstillingsprocesser i organisationer. Vi udbyder den 6 måneders transformative uddannelse 'Den Regenerative Leder', workshops i regenerativ ledelse og faciliterer skræddersyede regenerative omstillingsprocesser i organisationer. Kontakt os på +45 60609040 mail@centerforregenerativledelse.dk
Regenerative farming & investment
2020
Agriculture can and must be an answer to the climate-, environmental and biodiversity crisis - Øm Klostergaard is a 100-hectare farm, we run regenerative trails to meet the goal of our theory of change - a food system within the planetary boundaries.
Board Member
2020
In the face of climate chaos, Arkaia is accelerating resilient & sustainable food for the world. Food is intricately connected to the air we breathe, the water we drink, the soil we live on - and it is threatened by a changing climate. The food of the future will be grown in new ways: less dependent on the climate and more in balance with our planet. Arkaia is an independent impact investor and developer, accelerating innovations through seed capital, research grants and developments in food production and supporting technologies. We rethink how we make food to secure a stable supply in an unstable climate.
Board Member
Sep 2019
Danish AM Hub - The Danish National Additive & Digital Manufacturing Hub Danish AM Hub is a philanthropic fund (former AM-Lab Denmark) is changing the way the world think production, supply chain, sustainability and business models with new technologies and especially AM - Additive Manufacturing by investing in companies, ambitious projects, leaders and ideas. Danish AM Hub is a fund focusing on the future of Additive Manufacturing and 3D print, initiated and funded by Industriens Fond. Danish AM Hub is an innovative and ambitious growth initiative who wants to position Denmark as one of the leading and sustainable Additive Manufacturing networks by building and nurturing our existing 3D ecosystem, catalyzing the next era of technology-led innovators and develop new business models in Danish SME production.
Board Member
Sep 2019
Danish AM Hub - The Danish National Additive & Digital Manufacturing Hub Danish AM Hub is a philanthropic fund (former AM-Lab Denmark) is changing the way the world think production, supply chain, sustainability and business models with new technologies and especially AM - Additive Manufacturing by investing in companies, ambitious projects, leaders and ideas. Danish AM Hub is a fund focusing on the future of Additive Manufacturing and 3D print, initiated and funded by Industriens Fond. Danish AM Hub is an innovative and ambitious growth initiative who wants to position Denmark as one of the leading and sustainable Additive Manufacturing networks by building and nurturing our existing 3D ecosystem, catalyzing the next era of technology-led innovators and develop new business models in Danish SME production.
Partner, developing & investing in resilient food systems
Jan 2015
Transforming food for a better future We are a group of food enthusiats, nutrition nerds and climate activists who established Nordic Food Tech in 2015 as a response to the way our food and food systems are influencing our health and our world. We are also proffesional innovators and entrepreneurs and our way of trying to solve our worlds biggest challenges is to build, make and design to change. To change systems, behaviors, habits, ways of thinking - and in the end ways of reacting. Since our beginning we have been involved in actions as events, fairs, investments, talks, reports and white papers, nutrition science & food machine development, import, production and the launch of new challenger brands. We also advise and consult global food corporations and global bodies. Everything we do is with the purpose of changing our broken food system and getting the world on a better track; less substitutes, less waste, less consumptions, better products, better ingredients and better ways of agriculture, production and manufacturing. More circularity. More biodynamic. More regeneration.
early stageFood & Beverages
Co-founder & Board member
2012
Copenhagen Parts was a Copenhagen based brand of contemporary, technical cycling parts. It grew to an international brand with sales in 30 countries. VC backed SME. Acquired, exit in 2021.
early stageManufacturing
Board Member
Aug 2011
Design denmark is the leading trade association for the Danish design companies, representing the interests of more than 800 members. We are as such an alliance of design doers, thinkers and users that work professionally with design. We represent individuals, companies and organizations and our alliance is open, inclusive and focused on development, professionalization and internationalization of the design business in Denmark.
Founding Partner & Impact Investor
Jan 2011
Tomorrow Projects is a circular innovation consultancy and impact investment firm partnering with passionate leaders and visionary entrepreneurs. We apply creativity, strategy, culture and data to re-invent businesses, ignite climate culture, drive growth and catalyze planet centric transformation. Together we strive to shape a regenerative future that is both sustainable and inclusive for businesses, people and planet. Our business models is two fold - we help ambitious clients and invest our profit into new ventures. Tomorrow Projects identify and create new circular solutions, climate culture, digital products, services and ventures that fulfil unmet customer needs and deliver diversified revenue streams for a better planet. Partners´ previous work with clients including Google, LEGO, Mozilla, B&O, Novo Nordisk and Nestlé allows Tomorrow Projects to focus on high-impact innovation that lands in market. Delivered by a digitally-native, impact-obsessed global network team combining commercial, strategy, product, creative, sustainable and design skillsets. TP start-up teams work as one from brief to launch. We need a new approach to transformation to succeed – one that combines creativity and change management. Where great attention is paid to both strategy and execution. Where sustainability, digitalization and innovation are key themes. We are working globally and have a hub or an associate at every continent. Reach out!
Founding Partner, Bike Part Manufacturer & Board Member
2009
Copenhagen Parts designs and produces original and innovative lifestyle biking gear focused on urban mobility, functionality and style. In April 2010 Copenhagen Parts has launched BikePorter 01 - an integrated handlebar and basket. The company was established in 2009 by bike enthusiasts. Bikes are an essential part of our lifestyle and we live for developing products that improve the bicycle experience.
Board Member
2009
Over the past decade we have transformed into a focused leader in health technology. At Philips, our purpose is to improve people’s health and well-being through meaningful innovation. We aim to improve 2.5 billion lives per year by 2030, including 400 million in underserved communities. We see healthcare as a connected whole. Helping people to live healthily and prevent disease. Giving clinicians the tools they need to make a precision diagnosis and deliver personalized treatment. Aiding the patients recovery at home in the community. All supported by a seamless flow of data. As a technology company, we – and our brand licensees – innovate for people with one consistent belief: there’s always a way to make life better. Visit our website: http://www.philips.com/ Follow our social media house rules https://www.philips.com/a-w/about-philips/social-media.html
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2025
Board member
2025
We are a strategic design agency placed in Copenhagen, Denmark. We design brands, build digital experiences and activate places. We are B Corp Certified company - meeting high standards of social and environmental impact.
late stageDesign
2024
Board Member
2024
Royal Danish Academy - Architecture, Design, Conservation was established in 2011 following a merger between the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Architecture, the Danish Design School and the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, School of Conservation. Royal Danish Academy - Architecture, Design, Conservation handles education and research within the subject fields of the three schools. For further information visit https://kglakademi.dk/
2022
Board Member
2022
Vi hjælper fremtidens ledere med at være, tænke og handle i overensstemmelse og balance med vores indre menneskelige natur og den ydre natur - til fordel for mennesker, organisationer og planeten. Vi hjælper fremtidens ledere med at være, tænke og handle i overensstemmelse og balance med vores indre menneskelige natur og den ydre natur - til fordel for mennesker, organisationer og planeten. Vi udbyder den 6 måneders transformative lederuddannelse 'Den Regenerative Leder', workshops i regenerativ ledelse og faciliterer skræddersyede regenerative omstillingsprocesser i organisationer. Vi udbyder den 6 måneders transformative uddannelse 'Den Regenerative Leder', workshops i regenerativ ledelse og faciliterer skræddersyede regenerative omstillingsprocesser i organisationer. Kontakt os på +45 60609040 mail@centerforregenerativledelse.dk
Senior Vice President & Strategic Partner
2022
ARC Group is an international financial services firm. Established in 2015 we are the worldwide leader in SPAC and IPO advisory. Awarded as the best global mid-market investment bank in 2020 we are proud to serve our private clients and institutions to reach their goals.
2021
Board member, Executive Level Board
2021
The IT University of Copenhagen (ITU) was established in 1999 and is Denmark’s leading university focusing on IT research and education. We deliver state-of-the-art teaching and research within computer science, business IT and digital design. Our ambition is to create and share knowledge that is profound and leads to ground-breaking information technology and services for the benefit of humanity. The university collaborates closely with industry, the public sector and international researchers and is characterized by a strong entrepreneurial spirit among students as well as researchers. ITU’s modern campus in central Copenhagen is designed by the world-renowned Danish architect Henning Larsen. ITU in numbers: • 2400 students • 310 staff members (full-time equivalent)
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