# Mikkel Wad Thorsen

> Mikkel Wad Thorsen is the Danish CEO and co-founder of Teton, founded with Esben Klint Thorius in 2020. His public record connects product design and computer science studies with hands-on company building, international expansion and a $20 million Series A announced in September 2025.

- **Role:** CEO & Co-founder at Teton
- **Organizations:** Teton
- **Nationality:** Danish
- **Education:** Technical University of Denmark (DTU), Aalborg University
- **Known for:** Co-founded and leads Teton., Led Teton through a $5.3 million round announced in 2023 and a $20 million Series A announced in September 2025., Teton reported thirteenfold ARR growth since seed in its September 2025 announcement.

## Career timeline

- **2017** — The project with Esben Klint Thorius began taking shape while they were studying at DTU.
- **2020** — Co-founded Teton with Esben Klint Thorius; early work took place at Skabelonloftet on Refshaleøen, Copenhagen.
- **2023** — Announced $5.3 million in financing led by Plural.
- **2024** — Teton selected for early access to Denmark’s Gefion supercomputer.
- **2025** — Teton announced a $20 million Series A led by Plural on September 9.
- **2026** — Teton announced integrations with Nourish in May and Inovonics in October.

## Achievements

- Co-founded and leads Teton.
- Led Teton through a $5.3 million round announced in 2023 and a $20 million Series A announced in September 2025.
- Teton reported thirteenfold ARR growth since seed in its September 2025 announcement.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — On October 14, Teton announced that its E-Call software integrates with Inovonics’ EchoStream network and existing hardware.
- **2026-05** — On May 11, Teton announced a platform integration with Nourish.
- **2025-10** — On October 1, Teton published an engineering account of open-sourcing its Smith fleet management system.
- **2025-09** — On September 9, Teton announced its $20 million Series A.

## Links

- Website: https://www.teton.ai/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikkel-wad-thorsen

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Last updated: 2026-10-15