Martin Krag is a partner at byFounders. He has experience building bootstrapped companies and was previously a professional online poker player.

What Martin can write

Writes checks of$500K to $10M
Comes in atPre-seed, SeedCan lead the round
Best routeA short note on LinkedInA warm intro from a founder they backed works better.

byFounders writes $500K to $10M checks, larger than 71% of firms in the atlas.

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Career

  1. byFounders
    Now
  2. byFounders · Partner
    Now

Investments named in public bios

MontaPipebioEnto LabsJanuarKleoverseSpokeVibrantSupernormal

Focus

AIclimate techbits-to-atoms solutionsvertical software

Education

Aarhus University, Master's in Political ScienceSogang University, Seoul, International Relations

Also at byFounders

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Questions

Who is Martin Krag?

Martin Krag is a partner at byFounders. He has experience building bootstrapped companies and was previously a professional online poker player.

How much does Martin Krag invest?

Martin Krag invests through byFounders, which writes checks of $500K to $10M at pre-seed, seed.

How do I pitch Martin Krag?

A warm intro from a founder byFounders backed works best. A short LinkedIn note with one line on traction is the next best route.

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