# Thomas Eskebaek

> Thomas Eskebaek is a Danish software engineer, entrepreneur and finance executive who co-founded Titanbay in 2019, led it as CEO until April 2024 and moved onto its board. His career includes Bain & Company, HgCapital, Eight Roads and the founding team at Oxx. He is now founder and CEO of Heliotec, an energy intelligence company, and a senior advisor at Re:Co.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & Board Member at Titanbay; Founder & CEO at Heliotec; Senior Advisor at Re:Co
- **Organizations:** Titanbay, Heliotec, Re:Co, Oxx, Eight Roads, Fidelity International, HgCapital, Bain & Company, Century Spaces, Sapio Systems
- **Nationality:** Danish
- **Education:** Master's degree in Computer Science and Software Engineering, Technical University of Denmark, MIT Sloan + CSAIL Artificial Intelligence: Implications for Business Strategy (programme), Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- **Known for:** Turned his master’s thesis into venture-backed software company Sapio Systems., Finished second in Venture Cup while developing the idea that became Sapio Systems., Helped launch venture capital firm Oxx.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2016** — Founded Sapio Systems from his Technical University of Denmark master’s thesis; subsequently worked at Bain & Company, on secondment at HgCapital, and as chief of staff to the CEO of Eight Roads.
- **2016** — Joined the founding team at Oxx, helping with concept, fundraising and team building.
- **2019** — Co-founded Titanbay and led the company as CEO.
- **2020-07** — Titanbay publicly launched its private equity investment platform.
- **2022-05** — Titanbay closed its Series A with backing from Motive Partners, abrdn and FNZ.
- **2024-04** — Handed Titanbay’s CEO role to Ossama Soliman and moved onto the board.
- **2026-08** — As founder and CEO of Heliotec, announced an EDF Small Business partnership beginning with a four-month trial for over 1,000 eligible customers.

## Achievements

- Turned his master’s thesis into venture-backed software company Sapio Systems.
- Finished second in Venture Cup while developing the idea that became Sapio Systems.
- Helped launch venture capital firm Oxx.
- Led Titanbay from its 2019 founding through 2023, when the company reported 8.2 times growth in B2B assets under management and service to wealth management firms in 13 countries.
- Secured Titanbay Series A backing from Motive Partners, abrdn and FNZ in 2022.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Heliotec and EDF Small Business announced a four-month trial for more than 1,000 eligible customers; Eskebaek was identified as Heliotec’s founder and CEO.
- **2024-10** — Titanbay, where Eskebaek had moved to the board in April, announced $1 billion in assets under management and Michael Gruener’s appointment as co-CEO.
- **2024-04** — Eskebaek stepped back from Titanbay’s daily leadership and joined the board.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomaseskebaek/

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Last updated: 2026-10-11