# Kresten Krab Thorup

> Kresten Krab Thorup is a seed investor in Denmark backing Content and Software. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: Denmark, Australia
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Nov 2024
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/krestenkrabthorup
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/drkrab
- Website: https://x.com/drkrab

Kresten Krab Thorup is a seed investor in Denmark focused on Content and Software. Kresten provides technical leadership and vision at Humio.In his previous role as CTO of Trifork, Kresten was responsible for technical strategy and has provided consulting advice to teams on a variety of technologies to include distributed systems and databases, erlang, Java, and mobile application development. Kresten has been a contributor toseveral open source projects, including GCC, GNU Objective-C, GNU Compiled Java, Emacs, and Apache Geronimo/Yoko. Prior to Trifork, Kresten worked at NeXT Software (now acquired by Apple), where he was responsible for the development of the Objective-C tool chain, the debugger, and the runtime system. Kresten has a Ph.D. in computer science from University of Aarhus.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Content | 1 | 50% |
| Software | 1 | 50% |
| Publishing | 1 | 50% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 1 | 50% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Cernel | Cernel creates innovative solutions for all tedious e-commerce chores. Cernel lets coworkers solve content by evaluating, composing, and publishing immediately on the site. |  | Seed | Nov 20, 2024 | https://cernel.ai |
| Cernel | Cernel creates innovative solutions for all tedious e-commerce chores. Cernel lets coworkers solve content by evaluating, composing, and publishing immediately on the site. | $806.8K | Pre-Seed | Nov 20, 2024 | https://cernel.ai |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Export and Investment Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/export-and-investment-fund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Founderment](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/founderment-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Kresten Krab Thorup invest in?

Kresten Krab Thorup invests primarily in Content, Software and Publishing startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed 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.

### How do I contact Kresten Krab Thorup?

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### When did Kresten Krab Thorup last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Kresten Krab Thorup closed in Nov 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.

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