Grums
Grums
Transforming leftover coffee grounds & natural ingredients into high-quality skincare
Investment vertical
- Circular economyabout /verticals/circular-economyCircular economy
Stage
- First ticket
Website
www.grums.dkprodukt-kategori/alle-produkter/ about https://www.grums.dk/produkt-kategori/alle-produkter/The challenge
Every year in Denmark alone, around 30,000 tonnes of coffee are consumed, creating a large waste stream from spent coffee grounds. Less than 1 percent of coffee’s health-enhancing properties are used when brewing, and this valuable resource is discarded, contributing to waste and inefficiency while missing opportunities for sustainable innovation.
The solution
Grums upcycles spent coffee grounds into high-quality skincare ingredients and products that retain antioxidants and fatty acids, delivering tangible benefits for skin and health. By turning coffee waste into valuable, sustainable products, Grums reduces waste streams, avoids additional land use, and promotes a circular economy where resources are fully leveraged.
Footprint team
- Rene K. Andersen about ?overlay=rene-k-andersen
rka@thefootprintfirm.com about mailto:rka@thefootprintfirm.comRene K. Andersen
Partner & Chief Financial Officer
- Frederik Søgaard Sørensen about ?overlay=frederik-sogaard-sorensen
fss@thefootprintfirm.com about mailto:fss@thefootprintfirm.comFrederik Søgaard Sørensen
Manager
Rene K. Andersen
Partner & Chief Financial Officer
Rene has served as CFO/Financial Director since 2003 in a number of Danish, international and listed corporations across a variety of industries, products and services. During this period, Rene has worked abroad for 8 years being based in Malaysia and USA.
Most recently, Rene was Chief Financial Officer at SteelSeries – global player within computer gaming, where he led a large financial turnaround and ultimately transacted the company to new Private Equity ownership. Rene is passionate about the interaction between business processes, financial decisions, optimization and doing the right thing for the long run, as opposed to short term gain.
Rene holds a Master of Science in Business Economics and Auditing from Copenhagen Business School.