# Thorvald Stigsen

> Thorvald Stigsen is a seed investor at Nordic Makers (Denmark) backing EdTech and Education. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Nordic Makers](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nordic-makers-vc)
- Location: Denmark, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Sep 2016
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/thorvaldstigsen
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/ThorvaldStigsen
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thorvald.stigsen

Thorvald Stigsen is a seed investor at Nordic Makers in Denmark focused on EdTech and Education. Thorvald Stigsen has a background in software development and founded Skygate in 1992 to offer software solutions for the travel sector.With the development of Travel Management solutions and MIS tools he received the European Award in Information Technology for Excellence in converting results from information technology research to innovativeproducts for the marketplace.In 2006 he founded Momondo, a meta-search for flights that has received market recognition for its broad search and coverage.In 2010 Momondo was acquired by Cheapflights Media and Thorvald Stigsen joined the board.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| EdTech | 1 | 100% |
| Education | 1 | 100% |
| E-Learning | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Peergrade | Give students a better learning experience with faster and more thorough feedback while saving time and money. Peer grading offers a way to dramatically reduce the time spent on grading while increasing the quality of feedback. |  | Seed | Sep 01, 2016 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Emerge VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/emerge-venture-lab) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Nordic Makers](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nordic-makers-vc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Nordic Makers

VC Fund · Stockholm, Sweden

We know how much grit and luck it takes to build big companies. That’s why we invest our time and our children’s money in crazy, ambitious founders.Founded by a group of serial entrepreneurs that have built, scaled and exited some of the largest technology companies of the Nordics, Nordic Makers is a seed stage hands-on investor, workingactively with companies to take them to the next level.

5 contacts available at Nordic Makers.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Michael Seifert | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/michael-seifert |
| Thorvald Stigsen | Co-founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/thorvald-stigsen |
| Alexander Aghassipour | Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alexander-aghassipour |
| Benjamin Ratz | Operating Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/benjamin-ratz |
| Erik Byrenius | Co-founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/erik-mellstrm-byrenius |

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## FAQ

### What does Thorvald Stigsen invest in?

Thorvald Stigsen invests primarily in EdTech, Education and E-Learning startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Denmark. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Thorvald Stigsen last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Thorvald Stigsen closed in Sep 2016. Shizune tracks 1 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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