Kristian Johansen
About Kristian Johansen
Kristian Nygaard Johansen is based in Copenhagen. His LinkedIn profile describes him as a senior executive, entrepreneur and investor. It lists Harvard Business School as his education and a stealth startup as his current role.
He spent time at Microsoft in Denmark. A LinkedIn post of his gives his title there as Senior Director, Solution Sales, and says he was a member of the Danish leadership team. Press coverage of the Norlix round describes him as a former Microsoft CEO. Founders should check the exact title with him directly.
His LinkedIn post about Lucinity says he first met the company in 2022 while supporting its work through Microsoft.
Public deal databases list him as an investor in a seed round for Flatpay, a Danish payments company, alongside Rasmus Busk. His other public investments are Norlix (March 2026) and a board seat at Lucinity that he took up as an investor.
No public source lists his total number of investments, fund participation or exits.
On the Lounge deals desk his AI round is the Norlix seed, $4.6M (DKK 30.0M), from March 2026. Seed Capital led the round. Other participants included Flatpay founders Sander Janca Jensen and Rasmus Busk, and Medley VC. Norlix is a Danish digital insurance and pension broker for small and medium-sized businesses. It uses data and AI to analyse company data, recommend coverage and handle claims, and it was founded by former TDC executives Jens Grønlund and David Harboe.
He has also joined the board of Lucinity as an investor. In his post he describes the company's focus as financial crime operations, with an emphasis on explainability and trust.
His public deals are in Denmark, in fintech and insurtech. Norlix was backed about five months after its launch, and the Flatpay investment was a seed round. This suggests early-stage interest, but he has not published a formal thesis. He has not made public statements about check size or what he looks for in founders, so none are given here.
- Norlix: Danish AI-driven digital insurance and pension broker for SMEs; participated in the DKK 30M seed round announced in March 2026.
- Flatpay: Danish payments company; listed as an angel investor in its seed round.
- Lucinity: financial crime compliance company; he joined its board as an investor (date not stated in the source).
- mazanti.dk/en/news/norlix-raises-dkk-30-million-in-seed-financing-roun
- mainsights.io/ma-news/danish-insurance-and-pension-broker-norlix-raise
- seedtable.com/companies/norlix
- cbinsights.com/investor/rasmus-busk-holding
- nordic9.com/news/flatpay-raised-seed-capital-from-angel-investors-in-d
- linkedin.com/in/kristiannygaardjohansen
- linkedin.com/posts/kristiannygaardjohansen_digital-sales-account-execu
Investing activity
Kristian Johansen appears in 1 AI deal tracked by the Lounge deals desk. The rounds are mostly Seed, with a median round size of $5M. The most recent is Norlix (Seed, $4.6M (DKK 30.0M), Mar 2026).
Kristian Johansen most often invests alongside Seed Capital, Sander Janca-Jensen, Medley Capital and Rasmus Busk, and the companies they back on Lounge are mostly in AI.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Kristian Johansen
Who is Kristian Johansen the angel investor?
Kristian Nygaard Johansen is a Copenhagen-based executive and investor who worked at Microsoft in Denmark. He is listed as an investor in Norlix, Flatpay and Lucinity.
Has Kristian Johansen invested in AI startups?
Yes. He took part in Norlix's DKK 30M (about $4.6M) seed round in March 2026. Norlix uses data and AI for SME insurance and pension broking. He also joined the board of Lucinity as an investor.
What is Kristian Johansen's typical check size?
Not public. No source gives his check size or the size of any individual check.
What stage does Kristian Johansen invest in?
His public deals are early-stage, including seed rounds at Norlix and Flatpay. He has not published a stage focus.
Does Kristian Johansen invest outside Denmark?
No non-Danish investments are public. The Norlix round plans international expansion after Denmark.
How can founders contact Kristian Johansen?
His LinkedIn profile is the public contact route. No personal website or X account was found.
Is Kristian Johansen an angel investor?
Yes. Kristian Johansen invests personally as an angel.
What AI companies has Kristian Johansen invested in?
Kristian Johansen's AI investments include Norlix. The 1 round on Lounge are listed on this page with amounts, dates and co-investors.
What stage does Kristian Johansen invest at?
In the rounds tracked on Lounge, Kristian Johansen has invested at Seed, with a median round of $5M.
Who does Kristian Johansen co-invest with?
Kristian Johansen's most frequent co-investors on Lounge are Seed Capital (1 deal), Sander Janca-Jensen (1 deal), Medley Capital (1 deal) and Rasmus Busk (1 deal).