Lars Dalgaard

Investment Partner , Angel

Overview

Gender
male
Investor Type
Investment Partner,Angel
Investor Stage
Seed

Lars Dalgaard joined SAP to run a newly formed Cloud Business Unit when SAP acquired SuccessFactors, the company he founded in 2001. As a member of the SAP Executive Board and the SAP Global Managing Board, Lars Dalgaard owns all responsibility around the company's Cloud business including strategy, product development, and all related go-to-market capabilities.

Dalgaard was chosen as "Best CEO of a Large Company" in the 2010 San Francisco Business Times Innovation and Technology Awards, and E&Y "Entrepreneur of the Year" in 2009.

Prior to SuccessFactors, Dalgaard spent five years with Unilever and three years at Novartis respectively, working in five different countries (Germany, Switzerland, USA, Holland, and Denmark) with roles in Global Mergers – Acquisitions, Corporate Finance and Controlling, and Sales. He also ran a global business unit and served as a local company CEO, consolidating five acquisitions into one company that subsequently gained 80 percent market share.

Personal Investments

Number of Investments
2
Lars Dalgaard has made 2 investments. Their most recent investment was on Feb 14, 2007, when Oportun raised $5M.
Date Company Name Round Money Raised Industry
May 19, 2011 Domo Angel $10M Business Intelligence Detail
Feb 14, 2007 Oportun Series B $5M Consumer Lending Detail

Jobs

Number of Current Jobs
2
Lars Dalgaard has 2 current jobs including Board member at Zenefits , Member of the Board of Directors at Spring and .
Organization Name Title At Company Start Date End Date
Zenefits Board member Jan 22, 2014 Detail
Spring Member of the Board of Directors Jan 16, 2014 Detail