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Otto Bjerg Hausgaard

Investment Manager at Export and Investment Fund of Denmark

Aarhus, Central Denmark Region

Overview 

Otto Bjerg Hausgaard is an experienced professional with a background in business strategy, mergers, and analysis, currently working as an Investment Manager at the Export and Investment Fund of Denmark. With a Master of Science from Aarhus University, he has held key roles such as Senior Manager at BDO Danmark and Co-chair of the selection committee at Innovationsfonden, showcasing his expertise in strategic planning and business development.

Work Experience 

  • Investment Manager (on garden leave)

    2023 - Current

    Work with the Eifo portfolio of direct investments. Listed, unlisted companies and fund investments

  • Senior Relationship Manager

    2021 - 2023

    Business Angles match financing program

  • Investment manager

    2019 - 2021

    Early stage Venture Capital investments

  • Mentor for armed forces personal about to change career

    2020

  • Co-chair of selection comittee (Innofounder)

    2019

  • Senior Manager / M&A specialist

    2017 - 2019

    Corporate Finance M&A services - sellside advisory

BDO is the country's fourth largest auditing and consulting company that prepare accounts, audit and advise companies.

  • Investment Manager

    2014 - 2017

    Investing seed capital in companies, co-investing with Venture funds and Business Angels Responsible for investment and Board positions on a number of CAPNOVA portfolio companies

  • Business Analyst

    2011 - 2014

    Responsible for screening and evaluating businessplans. Working with Business Angels Investors, institutional investors and startup communities

  • Business Development Manager / CFO

    2007 - 2011

    Life Science Startup in Diagnostics, Responsibilities: Business Development, Venture Capital fundraising, Exit proces

  • Executive Assistant

    2006 - 2007

    Executive Assistant to CEO Søren Birn, Responsible for Strategy proces

  • Executive Assistant

    2003 - 2006

    Executive Assistent to management of TARGIT Focus on Sales and Marketing, and Financial Management

TARGIT is the business intelligence and analytics software company behind TARGIT Decision Suite.

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