Magnus Marker
Founder of Pondeo
Magnus Marker
Founder of Pondeo
Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark
Overview
Work Experience
Founder
2024 - Current
Traditional outbound sucks – it’s time-consuming and lacks personalization. Pondeo enables sales and business development teams to automate lead qualification and hyper-personalize sales outreach at scale. Enhance engagement and boost conversions. (A Gray Matter startup)
Founder
2024
ATS systems are complex, difficult to manage, and not designed for small businesses. Hiflow offers a streamlined, user-friendly ATS specifically built for small businesses, empowering you to hire like a top recruiter at a fraction of the cost. Simplify your hiring and secure top talent efficiently. (A Gray Matter startup)
Product Manager
2024
Gray Matter is a technology company on a mission to build simple, lovable SaaS products powered by GenAI.
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.
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.
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.
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.