# Carsten Salling

> Carsten Salling is a seed investor at Dreamcraft Ventures (Copenhagen) backing Sports and FinTech. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Dreamcraft Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dreamcraft-ventures)
- Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Jul 2024
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carstensalling/

Carsten Salling is a seed investor at Dreamcraft Ventures in Copenhagen focused on Sports and FinTech. I’m General Partner at Dreamcraft Ventures, responsible for our investment operation end-to-end i.e. case sourcing, screening, analysis, structuring and closing as well as supporting portfolio companies – in some cases as a board member.Prior to Dreamcraft Ventures I have 17 years of international experience from the Danish Army and Maersk invarious leadership roles within procurement, innovation and business development functions and projects, most recently as Director of Business Innovation in Maersk Drilling.While in Maersk, I did an HD in Finance and Executive Board Program at Copenhagen Business School as well as several angel investments as a member of the Keystones network.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Sports | 1 | 50% |
| FinTech | 1 | 50% |
| eSports | 1 | 50% |
| Software | 1 | 50% |
| Analytics | 1 | 50% |

11 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Series A | 1 | 50% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Denmark | 1 | 50% |
| Germany | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Kvantify | Kvantify provides Quantum computing management software developing solutions that address computational challenges. It allows and helps clients to find solutions for all sorts of challenges in life sciences, financial services, logistics, and many other functional areas to deliver value to the business.The company was founded in 2022 and isheadquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark. | $10.8M | Seed | Jul 03, 2024 |  |
| GRID Esports | Grid Esports is an esports-focused data analysis company. | $10M | Series A | Apr 09, 2021 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [2degrees](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/2degrees-0c7b) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [2xN](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/2xn) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Agileo Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/agileo-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Alinea Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alinea-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Export and Investment Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/export-and-investment-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Lundbeckfonden Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lundbeckfond-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Dreamcraft Ventures

VC Fund · Copenhagen, Denmark

Dreamcraft Ventures is a venture capital fund based in Copenhagen. We invest in early-stage tech startups at the pre-seed and seed stage in the Nordics. We are generalists and industry agnostic, but have a strong track record with enterprise SaaS, eSports and direct-to-consumer. For the most promising startups, we provide capital and expertise tosupport their growth and help them reach the next funding rounds. We are sleeves-up, hand-on type of people - entrepreneurs at heart, not investment bankers.

5 contacts available at Dreamcraft Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Henrik Møller Kristensen | Investment Associate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/henrik-m%C3%B8ller-kristensen |
| Magnus Marker | Investment Associate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/magnus-marker |
| Carsten Salling | General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/carsten-salling |
| Christian Dam Rasmussen | General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/christian-dam-rasmussen |
| Jesper Søgaard | General Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jesper-sgaard |

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## FAQ

### What does Carsten Salling invest in?

Carsten Salling invests primarily in Sports, FinTech and eSports startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Denmark. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Carsten Salling last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Carsten Salling closed in Jul 2024. Shizune tracks 2 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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