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Martin Lumbye (born 1 January 1972 in Korea) is a Danish businessman internationally best known for his entrepreneurship and co-partnership in momondo.com - a Copenhagen-based travel metasearch engine. After selling Momondo internationally he is now ceo of North-East Venture - an international venture capital fund based in Copenhagen.
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Family and early life
Martin Lumbye was born in 1972 in Korea. He arrived in Denmark in 1974 in the Danish city Horsens where Josephine and Hans Lumbye became his parents. There he grew up with a brother and a sister. After a couple of years they moved to the island of Als. In his late teens he moved to Aarhus to study HF-exam at Langkær Gymnasium & HF followed by studying Humaniora at Aarhus University. He did't finalize his study, because the Danish theater, Dr. Dante gave him an interesting job-opening. He lives in Christianshavn in Copenhagen with his girlfriend Louise Linde Bertelsen, and he is the dad of three daughters.
Early career
His early career began with studying Humaniora in Aarhus. A study that was interrupted and not finished while the Danish theater, Dr. Dante headhunted him back in 1997 to be head of public relations and marketing. Over the years he also momentarily took care of public relations and marketing for Granhøj Dans, Mammutteatret, Østre Gasværk, Copenhagen International Ballet and Mungo Park. This learned him the trade working with progressive people like Nikolaj Cederholm, Lars Kaalund and Palle Granhøj. Six years later, in 2003, he became Secretary-General in Aarhus Festuge - an art and culture festival in the city of Aarhus, Denmark. In this position he helped to create an economic turnaround for Aarhus Festuge. Years of deficit in the books turned. After four years he resigned to move closer to his family and to be part of startup business.
Momondo
In June 2006 he joins a team of four persons to develop and launch a travel metasearch engine named Momondo. Based in Copenhagen they launch Momondo.com in September 2006. It develops into an internationally well recognized travel site and Momondo is being honored in big international medias like CNN and The Sunday Times. Five years later, in April 2011, he's part of selling Momondo and the parent company Skygate to the British/American company Cheapflights Media Ltd. They rename into Momondo Group Ltd. Martin Lumbye continues working for Momondo Group until 2014. In October 2014 the Boston-based private equity fund, Great Hill Partners, acquires a Majority Stake in Momondo.
Venture Capital fund
In December 2013 he is part of the launch of the international venture capital fund, North-East Venture, where he is ceo and partner. The parent company of North-East Venture is North-East Family Office. The Danish Growth Fund appoints him in 2013 as chairman in two of the growth funds investments - Iconfinder ApS and Billetto Aps. Since January he has also been industrial advisor in Nordic Capital, where he has worked with digital development for companies like Kompan and Sportsmaster.
Boardroom and other roles
During his career he has been taking part in different boards and had advisor roles in several companies. He has been Chairman of the Board in the Danish food festival, Copenhagen Cooking and in Eseebase A/S. He has joined the Board in companies like Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects, Dyrberg/Kern and HTM Group. He has been ambassador of Red Cross in Denmark since 2005. In 2006 he was one of the persons taking part in the 2006 Winter Olympics torch relay in Torino. Periodically he has been strategic consultant in Danish companies like Georg Jensen, Flügger, SAS Travel Center and Danfoss Universe.