Not your usual team

A Global Collective of Executives, Entrepreneurs and Experts

The reality.

Most startups never become real businesses - and only a rare few ever reach an exit.

The result? An enormous waste of founder talent, investor capital, and potential impact on the world.

Even the strongest founders are unlikely to do it alone.

Building and scaling breakthrough technology requires access to people who’ve done it before - leaders with the scars, networks, and pattern recognition to accelerate the journey.

Yet most startups can’t tap into that experience.

They turn to mentors, advisors, advisory boards and boards - with good intent but poor outcomes. These models are broken: they lack matching competence to the real need, shared goals, aligned incentives, processes, systems and execution. Basically everything you need to drive professional outcomes.

We’re changing that.

OPERATORS is building the world’s most powerful collective of Executives, Experts, and Entrepreneurs - working with top founders who are solving big industrial B2B challenges and turning them into real, scalable businesses.

Our mission is simple

We scale meaningful ideas into real businesses.

To help technology companies scale through out-of-reach individuals - easy, professional and value-driven.

Our Values

  • We’re here to build real businesses - not just busy ones.

    Real business and real people in long-term relationships.

    Value creation should be tangible - and visible to everyone involved.

    We build fast. We build to last.

  • We bet on trust, not tactics.

    The startup world is full of shortcuts. We’re not.

    Like ROI, trust compounds over time.

    Transparency isn’t optional - it’s how trust stays real.

  • Tech startups, execs, experts, employees, entrepreneurs - we build and win together.

    Together we can create what none of us can do alone.

    We act with empathy, because we’re building with people, not just technology.

    Care is a strength.

  • We don’t guess - we gather.

    We make decisions from research, not gut feel.

    We listen more than we talk. We ask why before we answer how.

    Depth is our foundation. Speed is the result.

  • This is not a spectator sport.

    We show up. We write the draft, push the deal, join the call.

    We don’t hide behind roles - we step up wherever the work is.

    Execution is the difference.

The team behind

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    Nicklas V. Fursund

    Founder & CEO

    Serial founder and investor with 20+ years in maritime, logistics, and venture building. Former top-ranked Maersk director and Motion Ventures partner.

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    Rasmus Borgstrøm

    Partner & Founder of
    OPERATORS OceanTech

    Innovation leader and deep-tech advisor. Former VP at DHI Innovation Lab and CEO of DHI GRAS, with 15+ years translating science into commercial impact across ocean, water, and climate tech.

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  • David Lusztig

    Venture Partner

    Ex-Executive Director at Diize and former Head of Marketing at Dealroom. Combines commercial and technical leadership across SaaS and maritime sectors, driving growth and go-to-market strategy.

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    Vasily Ryabov

    Partnership & Research Associate

    Entrepreneur and researcher. Focused on building scalable founder-Operator partnerships and research-based frameworks for startup success.

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Operators Collective

Global presence - each dot represents cities where our Operators work with startups

Meet Some of The Operators

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    Martin Dommerby Kristiansen

    Digital growth executive and former GateHouse Maritime CEO, now serving on 8+ boards helping tech and maritime companies scale through digital strategy and global expansion

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    Deanna MacDonald

    Founder & CEO of Bloc and BunkerTrace, leading blockchain innovation for sustainable marine fuels and climate impact

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    Carsten Haagensen

    President of Data Services at Ocean Infinity, former Maersk Supply Service CCO, with 15+ years leading commercial growth and turnarounds across maritime, offshore, and SaaS sectors

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    Henrik Uth

    CEO of Survey Association and former Maersk executive, driving innovation and digital transformation across global shipping and renewables

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    Simon White

    Deputy CEO of Soya Group and former CDO at Wallenius Wilhelmsen, driving global transformation and innovation at the intersection of shipping, strategy, and next-gen technology

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    Kai-Marcus Peschl

    Strategy leader and former Roland Berger principal with 15+ years in M&A, transformation, and AI-driven strategy across shipping, logistics, and aviation

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    Hanne Breddam

    Tech entrepreneur, investor, and board leader with 30+ years in data, AI, and digital transformation. Former Bain & QVARTZ partner and founder of BusinessMinds, driving sustainable innovation across industries and startups.

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    Adam Murray Nielsen

    Founder of AMN Venture and former DS NORDEN executive with 20+ years in global shipping, now investing in and advising startups driving green and commercial innovation

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Hojbro Plads 10, 1200

Copenhagen

Denmark

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