# Jesper Theill Eriksen

> Jesper Theill Eriksen is the Danish CEO of Templafy, where he was an early private investor and supervisory board chairman before becoming chief executive in January 2017. A former lawyer and European telecom executive, he led Bité and Sunrise before moving into SaaS investing and operations. His work at Templafy centres on connecting enterprise content, document automation and AI with organizational rules.

- **Role:** Chief Executive Officer at Templafy
- **Organizations:** Templafy, TDC, Bité, Sunrise, KPN, Fibia, CrediWire, Hugo Games / 5th Planet Games
- **Nationality:** Danish
- **Education:** Graduate degree in law (cand.jur.), University of Copenhagen
- **Known for:** During his Bité leadership, its customer base increased from 531,000 at year-end 2003 to more than 1.4 million at the end of Q3 2005, according to the Sunrise appointment release., Helped establish Bité in Latvia and secure a Latvian UMTS licence., Led Templafy through its US office opening and the 2021 $60 million funding round.

## Career timeline

- **1996** — Joined TDC, according to its 2007 annual report.
- **2004** — Appointed CEO of Bité in January.
- **2006** — Became CEO of TDC Switzerland, branded Sunrise, on 23 January.
- **2012** — Led KPN Consumer Residential; added Consumer Mobile leadership effective 26 November.
- **2014** — Became chairman of Templafy’s supervisory board; was also an early private investor.
- **2017** — Became Templafy CEO in January.
- **2018** — Templafy opened its first US office in New York in October; Eriksen also became Hugo Games chairman in April.
- **2021** — Led Templafy when it announced a $60 million round led by Blue Cloud Ventures.
- **2024** — Participated in a November ScaleUp:AI panel with May Habib and Tanya Dua.
- **2026** — Templafy announced its first US patent for document generation technologies on 10 March.

## Achievements

- During his Bité leadership, its customer base increased from 531,000 at year-end 2003 to more than 1.4 million at the end of Q3 2005, according to the Sunrise appointment release.
- Helped establish Bité in Latvia and secure a Latvian UMTS licence.
- Led Templafy through its US office opening and the 2021 $60 million funding round.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Templafy’s September company information continued to list Eriksen as CEO.
- **2026-03** — Commented on Templafy’s first US patent announcement, emphasizing trust, accuracy and repeatable document processes.
- **2025-05** — Insight Partners published a recap and video of his November 2024 ScaleUp:AI discussion.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jesper-theill-eriksen-8811a1/

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Last updated: 2026-10-15