Maria Emilie Kath Danø played an active scientific role at CERN in the discovery of the Higgs boson before moving into venture capital, giving her deep first-principles training in experimental physics that she now applies to climate and deep-tech investing. She combines technical due diligence capability in physics and energy systems with strategic experience from BCG and hands-on venture building from managing Ørsted's venture activities, allowing her to evaluate startups through both a scientist's and operator's lens rather than purely a financial one.