Denmark

Jacob Vorsø Pedersen

Jacob Vorsø.Pedersen@wbaforum.org
I have started multiple software companies as CEO and Co-Founder,  held various Business Development, Sales and Management roles within Fintech, IoT, and Retail.
Among others awarded the title as Top 25 Fintech CEOs globally of 2020 by Technology Innovators magazine with the company CreditStretcher which I'm Co-Founder and CEO in.
I’m result-oriented and driven with a passion for helping to create impact through the intersection of people, entrepreneurship and technology.
I love to mentor and teach other entrepreneurs and share my knowledge and experience in the process to help, I have also been a mentor in different international accelerators and incubators.
I have been coaching and advising various tech startups within Fintech, IoT and Software services. I am currently advising tech startup companies as advisory board member and mentor, where I've coached and teached a lot of startup founders in the art of fundraising, Strategy execution and product development.
I've been an attached mentor coach to the organizations: "Bridge for billions"( GLobal online incubation program based on an innovation process that helps entrepreneurs grow  through immersive learning, mentorship, and peer support where 1169 entreprneurs have been supported from 67 countries.).
and the organization "Faster Capital"( Middle Eastern  virtual incubator based in Dubai Internet City. FasterCapital has already committed to investing $22.04m in 98 startups. 282 startups have been accelerated.)
I've been judging and coaching young startups as a judge in national Entrepreneur competition helping with picking out the winners and instructing them in ways to go to market and further develop their products and services.
I've been lecturing and instructing in corporations through previous jobs in leadership, management and sales positions to both top lvl managemnt but also at operational lvl. E.g I've created internal sales training courses and business development handbooks for managers to be more efficient and be better leaders.
Throughout my experience I have also been participating in Startup events, technology faires and conventions where I have been instructing and teaching entrepreneurs on how to raise funding, scale companies and execute strategy.
My specializations topics: Leadership, scaling, SaaS, Fundraising, Product/Market Fit, and strategy execution.
I’m also a global shaper at The World Economic Forum, helping to create local and global impact with other global shapers and leaders.
PS. Fadi Saab, President, WBAF Ethical Governance, Standards of Excellence & Quality Leadership Committee has invited me to join this committee which i'm more than honored to join. He wrote in his message to me that the pre requisite is to be either international partner, senator or high comissioner of the WBAF and that a steering committee will decide which one will be the fitting position for me.