At Bleeding.Technology we track over 100,000 web 3.0, NFT, DeFi & crypto startups and over 500,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top Denmark based Founder operating in the Blockchain space. If you think a Founder is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on [email protected].
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Nikolaj Nyholm
Founder & CEO of Scattershot
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About Scattershot: Scattershot is a game development studio that focuses on community-driven experiences.
Ivan Damgard
Founder of Sepior
Ivan is professor and head of the research group in cryptography at Aarhus University. Ivan is co-founder of Cryptomathic, Partisia and Sepior. He is one of the top cited and publishing researchers in cryptography, is a fellow of the IACR (International Association for Cryptologic Research), and received the 2015 RSA Award for Excellence in the Field of Mathematics.
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About Partisia, Partisia Blockchain, Sepior: Sepior enables trust for financial transactions and cloud applications using threshold cryptography.
Morten Helles
CTO and Co-Founder of NewBanking ApS
Morten Helles has – in the capacity of CTO – helped build, mature and internationalize two IT-startups, one of which has exited and another which plans an IPO. Morten holds a M.Sc. degree in Computer Science from Copenhagen University and a degree in International Business from Copenhagen Business School. Morten holds three U.S. patents, and is an active member of the new ISO standardization initiative on blockchain technology. Morten’s main focus is entrepreneurship and software development.
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About NewBanking ApS: NewBanking Identity is an Global online platform for identity management.

Christian Visti Larsen
Co-Founder and CEO of NewBanking ApS
Christian has held management positions with Danske Bank, KPMG and was one of the first to obtain an e-money license from the Danish FSA. Prior to NewBanking, he was CFO and head of strategy for the biggest European blockchain payment gateway.
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About NewBanking ApS: NewBanking Identity is an Global online platform for identity management.
Rasmus Koch Nielsen
CEO & Co-Founder of Clockwork Trading
Dedicated to make trading inclusive for everyone to have a chance at growing their prosperity. Curious about IT and technology. Management Accounting graduate of which was concentrated on finance, strategy and accounting. My professional background is within business intelligence, business development, finance, IT and management work. I hold a profound curiosity for the technological progression including AI, ML, IoT and cryptocurrencies and how these technologies can be applied to advance the society and the individual company. In continuation hereof optimal data processing and automation is a great area of interest.
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About Clockwork Trading: Clockwork is like no other investment platform. We’re rebuilding the experience to ensure you captivating gains.
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