Karsten Vandrup Westh

Chief Executive Officer at IMG_PLAY | Streaming Media, SaaS & EdTech Solutions

Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark

About

I help companies and institutions unlock the power of video and SaaS at scale. Over the past two decades I’ve founded, grown, and sold a profitable Danish streaming business, helped lead a Nordic video company through IPO preparation, and guided the merger of five European firms into a 470-employee SaaS provider. Today, as CEO of IMG_Play, I work with leading Nordic broadcasters, enterprises, and public institutions to deliver integrated video and media solutions. Alongside this, I advise startups and global initiatives through board roles with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark (SaaS Masterclass), SaaStr London, and The Danish Foundation for Entrepreneurship. What drives me is bridging strategy, technology, and people — turning complex platforms into real value for users and sustainable growth for organizations.

Experience

  • IMG_Play (10 yrs 6 mos)
    • Chief Executive Officer
      Mar 2019 - Present · 7 yrs 4 mos

      At IMG_Play, we use video to support strategies and curate best-in-class technology. Together with our partners, we deliver integrated solutions for production, distribution, video asset management, and analytics. Our customers include some of the largest enterprises and strongest brands in the Nordics. We also play an active role in ed-tech, helping schools, universities, and public institutions harness video for learning, communication, and research. From secure video platforms for lectures and hybrid classrooms to scalable solutions for digital exams and knowledge sharing, we enable educators to deliver engaging experiences while meeting high standards of security and compliance.

    • Founder, Group CTO
      Jan 2016 - Mar 2019 · 3 yrs 3 mos

  • Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark (3 yrs 5 mos)
    • Board Member, SaaS Masterclass Finland
      Nov 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 8 mos

    • Board member, SaaS MasterClass SaaStr London
      Feb 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 5 mos

  • Member of the Evaluation Committee - Micro Grants at The Danish Foundation for Entrepreneurship
    Oct 2016 - Present · 9 yrs 9 mos

    The Danish Foundation for Entrepreneurship was established in 2010 by an inter-ministerial partnership between four ministries and on the basis of the then government’s overall strategy for entrepreneurship education.

  • Chief Executive Officer at Vandrup Invest ApS
    Jan 1995 - Present · 31 yrs 6 mos

  • Board of Directors at Unity Studios
    Apr 2015 - Mar 2018 · 3 yrs

    We bridge the real and the virtual world. We specialise in creating real-time, interactive 3D solutions in AR and VR for global customers using amongst others Microsofts Holo Lens. Unity Studios are among the best and most experienced Unity developers in the world! And the only Unity development company established and owned by the founders of Unity technology.