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Søren Overgaard Knudsen

Associate Partner

Copenhagen

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Where Søren is strongest.

  • Business & commercial developmentSubstantial experience
  • Project & program managementSubstantial experience
  • Commercialization & go-to-marketSubstantial experience
  • Business ModellingSubstantial experience
  • FundraisingSubstantial experience
  • Data AnalysisExperienced
  • Business Transformation. Experienced
  • Digital TransformationExperienced

Clients

International operationsCommercial developmentOperational excellenceDigital & automation

Relevant project highlights

  1. 01Climate-tech scale-up: Drove key commercialisation activities from R&D to market across finance, operations, partnerships, R&D and project execution
  2. 02Climate-tech scale-up: Ran an operational war room cadence for operations in India, with backlog-based prioritisation, clear ownership and implementation follow-up
  3. 03Technology scale-up: Fundraising, investor relations and business case development, including investor materials, financial analysis and strategic communication
  4. 04Climate-tech scale-up: Cross-border project execution, aligning management, technical teams and local stakeholders between Denmark and India
  5. 05Climate-tech scale-up: Developed partnerships and new business across renewable energy, biochar and carbon removal credits
  6. 06Climate-tech scale-up: Lean A3 problem solving to structure issues, identify root causes, define countermeasures and track implementation
  7. 07Climate-tech scale-up: Applied GenAI and automation tools to improve analysis, workflow efficiency, documentation and operational execution

Career

  1. 2026 –ZILLION Consulting Group, Associate Partner
  2. 2024 – 2026MASH Makes A/S, Head of New Business
  3. 2021 – 2024MASH Makes A/S, Manager
  4. 2019 – 2021BDO, Consultant

Education

  • MSc in Finance & International Business, Aarhus University
  • Graduate coursework in Venture Capital & Private Equity studies, Harvard University
  • Elective coursework in finance, Copenhagen Business School

Skills

Languages
Danish, English
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Søren Overgaard Knudsen

Associate Partner

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knudsen@zcg.dk
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+45 20 59 99 62
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Søren Overgaard Knudsen

Associate Partner

Copenhagen · knudsen@zcg.dk · +45 20 59 99 62

www.linkedin.com/in/sorenovergaardknudsen/

Commercial and operational consultant known for scaling climate-tech businesses, cross-border execution and structured problem solving

Expertise

  • Business & commercial developmentSubstantial experience
  • Project & program managementSubstantial experience
  • Commercialization & go-to-marketSubstantial experience
  • Business ModellingSubstantial experience
  • FundraisingSubstantial experience
  • Data AnalysisExperienced
  • Business Transformation. Experienced
  • Digital TransformationExperienced

Selected projects

  • Climate-tech scale-up: Drove key commercialisation activities from R&D to market across finance, operations, partnerships, R&D and project execution
  • Climate-tech scale-up: Ran an operational war room cadence for operations in India, with backlog-based prioritisation, clear ownership and implementation follow-up
  • Technology scale-up: Fundraising, investor relations and business case development, including investor materials, financial analysis and strategic communication
  • Climate-tech scale-up: Cross-border project execution, aligning management, technical teams and local stakeholders between Denmark and India
  • Climate-tech scale-up: Developed partnerships and new business across renewable energy, biochar and carbon removal credits
  • Climate-tech scale-up: Lean A3 problem solving to structure issues, identify root causes, define countermeasures and track implementation
  • Climate-tech scale-up: Applied GenAI and automation tools to improve analysis, workflow efficiency, documentation and operational execution

Career

  • 2026 –ZILLION Consulting Group, Associate Partner
  • 2024 – 2026MASH Makes A/S, Head of New Business
  • 2021 – 2024MASH Makes A/S, Manager
  • 2019 – 2021BDO, Consultant

Education

  • MSc in Finance & International Business, Aarhus University
  • Graduate coursework in Venture Capital & Private Equity studies, Harvard University
  • Elective coursework in finance, Copenhagen Business School

Skills

  • LanguagesDanish, English

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