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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
Gaia - the OPERATORS AI.
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
Visit Us
Hojbro Plads 10, 1200
Copenhagen
Denmark



