Women in Tech - At the forefront of innovation: Louise Lachmann, Ugly Duckling Ventures

21/07/2025 32 min
Women in Tech - At the forefront of innovation: Louise Lachmann, Ugly Duckling Ventures

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Episode Synopsis

In episode 10, we are joined by Louise Lachmann, General Partner at Ugly Duckling Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm helping Nordic startups scale rapidly in today's challenging investment landscape. Louise has also been appointed Chair of the Danish Foundation for Entrepreneurship, which seeks to promote entrepreneurship among young people.

Interviewed by Martin von Haller Grønbæk, Commercial Of Counsel in our Copenhagen office, Louise shares her remarkable journey from the dotcom era to the current AI revolution, offering unique insights into the evolution of technology investment and entrepreneurship across the Nordic region.

Louise provides candid insights into the current state of tech investing, and addresses the critical importance of supporting female entrepreneurs and improving their access to funding - part of her broader mission to create greater diversity not only in the tech industry but across business sectors generally.

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