Philip Z. Borge

Co-Founder

Norway3 yrs 8 mos experience

Key Highlights

  • Co-founder of a Y Combinator startup.
  • Led strategic initiatives at Okkult Eyewear.
  • Experience at McKinsey & Company.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a startup founder with strategic consulting experience in retail and finance.

Contact

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Experience

3 yrs 8 mos
Total Experience
2 yrs 1 mo
Average Tenure
10 mos
Current Experience

Crunched

Co-founder & CEO

Jul 2025 – Present · 10 mos · Oslo, Norway / San Francisco, US · On-site

Mckinsey & company

2 roles

Associate

Promoted

Nov 2024 – Jun 2025 · 7 mos · Oslo, Norway

Junior Associate

Sep 2023 – Nov 2024 · 1 yr 2 mos · Oslo, Norway

Okkult eyewear

2 roles

Board Member

May 2023 – Jan 2025 · 1 yr 8 mos

Interim CEO

Aug 2022 – Jun 2023 · 10 mos

  • Interim CEO for the omnichannel eyewear concept Okkult started up with incubator Askeladden & Co. Drove strategic and operational initiatives achieving proof-of-concept and secured 9 million NOK capital raise, fueling our expansion plans

Various companies

Various Internships

Jun 2018 – Sep 2021 · 3 yrs 3 mos

  • McKinsey & Company | June 2020 - Sept 2021
  • Askeladden & Co | Sep 2020 - May 2021
  • Arkwright X | June 2020 - Aug 2020
  • NHH Teaching Assistant | Sep 2019 - June 2020
  • BCG Project Intern | June 2018

Education

Y Combinator

Sep 2025 – Dec 2025

The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)

Master of Science - MSc — Finance and Private Equity

Sep 2021 – Jun 2022

Norwegian School of Economics (NHH)

Bachelor's degree — Economics and Business Administration

Jan 2017 – Jan 2020

Nova School of Business and Economics

Exchange semester — Economics and Finance

Jan 2019 – Jan 2019

University of St.Gallen

Bachelor's degree

Jan 2016 – Jan 2017

EF Academy New York

General Studies

Jan 2013 – Jan 2014

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