Morten Lund

Venture capitalist Tim Draper, the investor behind Hotmail, calls him "brilliant," and fellow VC Bill Tai describes him as "a cross between Wile E. Coyote and Yosemite Sam."

Lund was described in a US investors' journal as "what you'd get if you took Ron Conway's Web 2.0 savvy, mixed in the European sensibilities of Index Ventures, added a dollop of Tim Draper's pioneering wackiness and marinated it all in RedBull."

Hmm... Pretty much perfect for Maverick!

Morten is the kind of guy that accomplishes more in a month than most of us do in a lifetime. As a self-described Neo-Classical serial entrepreneur, Morten's impact on the world has left an indelible mark. He has founded and invested in 85 high profile tech start-ups including:

• VOIP star Skype (sold to eBay for $4.3 billion)
• Anti-virus consumer brand Bullguard
• Web Agency NeoIdeo (sold to Leo Burnett)
• Chinese browser Maxthon with 72 million downloads
• Orolix the fastest growing on-line company in Brazil
• Commisions free stocktrading Zecco.com (75.000+ clients in 12months)
• PokerOffice the world leader in poker training.

Tenacious, instinctive and viciously self-promoting. His network activity extends from honing the raw brilliance of young UK programmers to masterminding a sit-down with former President Clinton, as a member of Clinton Global Initiative or being personally invited by Sir Richard Branson on his private island. But he balances it all with spending quality time with his wife and three children.