Mette Lykke (born 1981 in Ringkøbing, Denmark) is a Danish businesswoman, entrepreneur and investor. Mette Lykke is the CEO of food-tech startup

Too Good To Go Too Good To Go is a service with a mobile application that connects customers to restaurants and stores that have surplus unsold food. The service covers major European cities, and in October 2020 started operations in North America. As part of ...

. She was formerly co-founder and CEO of

Endomondo Endomondo was a fitness guidance website that provides health and wellness tools and resources to individuals. Endomondo.com also delivers insights on fitness trends. Previously it was a social fitness network created by Endomondo LLC which allow ...

, later acquired by

Under Armour Under Armour, Inc. is an American sportswear company that manufactures footwear and clothing, apparel headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. History 20th century Under Armour was founded on September 25, 1996, by Kevin Plank, a ...

Early years and education

Mette Lykke comes from a family of self-employed people. Her grandfather started the chain 10-4 in 1947, which consists of both hardware stores and timber merchants. Mette Lykke holds a master's degree in political science from

Aarhus University Aarhus University (, abbreviated AU) is a public research university. Its main campus is located in Aarhus, Denmark. It is the second largest and second oldest university in Denmark. The university is part of the Coimbra Group, the Guild, and Ut ...

Career

In 2007, she co-founded the Endomondo, which was sold to Under Armour in 2015, for $85m. She then took over as VP of Connected Fitness until 2017. In 2018, Mette Lykke was elected to the

Gyldendal Gyldendalske Boghandel, Nordisk Forlag A/S, usually referred to simply as Gyldendal (), is a Danish publishing house. Founded in 1770 by Søren Gyldendal, it is the oldest and largest publishing house in Denmark, offering a wide selection of ...

Board of Directors.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lykke, Mette Living people 1981 births People from Ringkøbing-Skjern Municipality 21st-century Danish businesswomen 21st-century Danish businesspeople Danish chief executives Women chief executives Aarhus University alumni Danish women company founders