 | Uffe Arlø Theilade Investment Director Vækstfonden (Denmark) |
Uffe Arlø Theilade is Investment Director at Vækstfonden, a Danish government-backed venture capital firm, where he focuses on industrial and medical technologies. As examples of companies in Uffe's portfolio Tantaline and Kaleido Technology can be mentioned. Tantaline (for which Uffe is the Chairman) specializes in Tantalum coating by CVD, while Kaleido Technology is developing ultra-fine glass lenses molded at wafer-level.
Uffe Arlø Theilade has a background in the medical device industry, large international corporations as well as start-ups. He holds a PhD from DTU in the field of plastics micro technology and has earned an MBA from EBS.
Summary of COMS2009 invited lecture: Venture capital can be an appropriate source of finance for development and commercialization of high-tech products. This talk provides insights into working with venture capital firms and outlines a framework for go-to-market planning favored by many venture capitalists.
COMS2009 Invited Lecture Title: Taking High-Tech Products to the Market - The Venture Capital Perspective |