Denmark startup ecosystem
Denmark's startup ecosystem benefits from a strong welfare state, world-class research institutions, and a culture of trust that lowers barriers to collaboration. Copenhagen is a leading hub for cleantech, biotech, and health innovation. Government backing through programs like the Innovation Fund Denmark and a growing roster of experienced angels keep the pipeline healthy. The directory currently lists 97 organisations across 8 cities.
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Innovationsfonden
Innovationsfonden (Innovation Fund Denmark) is a public Danish foundation that finances research, technology development, and innovation projects across science, technology, and business. It distributes grants and co-financing to both companies and research institutions, bridging the gap between academia and commercial enterprise in Denmark. As a named partner at Ignite Odense 2026, Innovationsfonden engages directly with startups and scaleups seeking R&D funding and innovation co-financing support.
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International Drone Show 2026
A professional drone-industry conference and exhibition at HCA Airport, organised by Denmark's robotics cluster Odense Robotics. Covers defence, legislation, and advanced air mobility — relevant for hardware and dual-use founders.
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Internet Week Denmark 2026
Distributed internet and digital culture festival across Aarhus with 12,000+ attendees across 120+ events organized by local companies, media organizations, agencies, and universities. Program spans digital marketing, AI in media, e-commerce, ethical tech, and creator economy. Most sessions free with registration. Unique decentralized format makes it a good way to meet the Aarhus tech community in small, intimate settings.
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Jimmy Fussing Nielsen
Partner and CEO of Heartcore Capital, the Copenhagen consumer-tech VC he co-founded in 2007 (as Sunstone Technology Ventures). He has backed European category leaders including Tink, Trustpilot and GetYourGuide and is one of the Nordics' most active early-stage investors.
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Jonas Dupont
Jonas Dupont is an investment professional at EIFO, Denmark's state-backed investment and export financing fund. At Ignite Odense 2026 he speaks on investment decision-making, covering how institutional investors evaluate innovation, growth potential, leadership teams, and strategic fit when deploying capital. His role at EIFO places him at the centre of Denmark's public startup financing infrastructure, making him a key ecosystem figure for Danish founders seeking growth capital.
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Just Eat
Just Eat began in Kolding in 2001 as one of the first online takeaway ordering marketplaces in Europe. After early traction in Denmark, the company relocated to London and expanded aggressively across Europe and beyond through acquisitions and country launches. Just Eat listed on the London Stock Exchange in 2014 and later merged with Takeaway.com, forming one of the largest food delivery groups globally. The company is a defining example of a Danish startup scaling into a multi-billion euro public business.
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Katharine Jarmul
Data scientist and privacy engineer, author of Practical Data Privacy, specialising in machine learning, data security and responsible AI systems. She is a confirmed speaker at GOTO Copenhagen 2026, where she presents on designing and running AI agents locally and securely.
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Kent Beck
Software engineer best known for creating Extreme Programming and Test-Driven Development and for his influence on agile software practices. He is a confirmed speaker at GOTO Copenhagen 2026, where he addresses software engineering, testing and developer productivity.
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Kevin Dalgaard
Kevin Dalgaard is Senior Principal at Lundbeckfonden BioCapital, the venture capital investment arm of the Lundbeck Foundation, one of Denmark's largest private foundations dedicated to advancing research in brain and neurological diseases. He evaluates and manages life science investments across the Nordic and global biotech ecosystems. Lundbeckfonden BioCapital is a key and highly respected institutional investor in the Scandinavian life science community.
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Labster
Labster builds virtual laboratory simulations for science education, letting students run experiments in a 3D environment and learn through interactive missions. Founded by researchers from the Technical University of Denmark, Labster works with universities and schools worldwide to expand access to lab learning and reduce costs. The platform integrates with learning management systems and has been used by hundreds of institutions. Labster became a global reference for VR and simulation based STEM education.
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Laravel Denmark
A non-profit community association behind Laravel Live Denmark, the Danish edition of the international Laravel and PHP developer conference circuit. It brings together hundreds of developers from around the world for learning, inspiration and networking around the Laravel framework and modern PHP.
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Laravel Live Denmark 2026 (August 2026)
A two-day Laravel and PHP developer conference at Werkstatt on Refshaleøen in Copenhagen, bringing together hundreds of enthusiasts from around the world for learning, inspiration and networking. It is the Danish edition of the international Laravel conference circuit, run by the local PHP and Laravel community with world-class speakers.
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Lead the Bio Revolution Across Life Science Course 2026
Course designed to equip leaders with insights and strategies for navigating and driving innovation in the life science bio-revolution. Focuses on emerging trends and leadership challenges in the sector.
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Light
Light is a Copenhagen-based AI-native finance platform that rebuilds the general ledger from scratch to replace legacy ERP and accounting systems. It automates core accounting functions including accounts receivable, accounts payable, bookkeeping, line-item coding, tax and VAT reporting, and multi-entity financial consolidation, while letting finance teams query their financial data in natural language. The platform integrates with CRMs, banking systems, and communication tools such as Slack and Microsoft Teams, and targets hypergrowth, multi-entity international companies. Founded by CEO Jonathan Sanders and CTO Filip Kozjak, Light exited stealth in June 2024 and later raised a Series A.
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Lunar
Lunar is a Nordic digital challenger bank founded in Aarhus, Denmark in 2015, holding its own Danish banking licence since 2019 — the first Scandinavian challenger bank to do so. It serves over a million users across Denmark, Sweden and Norway with a full-stack app spanning current and savings accounts, Visa debit and metal cards, loans, buy-now-pay-later, stock and ETF investing and crypto trading via Lunar Block. Lunar Business extends these to SMEs, reaching 40,000 business customers by early 2026. In December 2024 Lunar spun out its banking-as-a-service arm as Moonrise, giving fintechs instant-payment access across the Danish, Norwegian and Swedish krona via a single API. Lunar has raised around €537M in total, including a €315M Series D (2021–2023) led by Aarhus family office Heartland with Kinnevik, Tencent and Seed Capital, and a €46M growth round in January 2026 with Heartland, Orbit Alliance and new investor 100A. Targeting profitability in 2026, the bank appointed former Saxo Bank deputy CEO Søren Kyhl as CEO in mid-2026, with co-founder Ken Villum Klausen moving to the board.
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Marianne Hyltoft
Founder and Managing Partner of PSV Hafnium, the Nordic deep-tech fund she co-launched in 2024. She focuses on industrial biotech, energy, robotics and future-of-compute spinouts, helping technical founders commercialise research with patient venture capital.
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MoneyLIVE Nordic Banking 2026
MoneyLIVE Nordic Banking 2026 is a two-day retail-banking and fintech leadership conference held 27-28 October 2026 at the Bella Center, Copenhagen, produced by MoneyLIVE (Marketforce Business Media). It gathers 800+ senior leaders — around 60% from banks — across four stages covering AI, digital identity, payments, fraud, risk, resilience, and lending, with 100+ speakers drawn from Nordea, SEB, Swedbank, Danske Bank, Lunar, Monzo and others. Nasdaq Verafin is the platinum sponsor.
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Monta
Monta is a Copenhagen-based EV charging software company operating an end-to-end platform, Monta Hub, that connects charge point operators, drivers, and energy assets across the charging ecosystem. Its charge point management system supports roaming, subscriptions, real-time monitoring, and support across more than 900 hardware models, and Monta reports serving over 1,000 charging operators with customer results including a 20% increase in charger utilisation and a 96% charging success rate. The company also has an office in London.
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Nordic Fintech Week 2026
A major Nordic fintech gathering at TAP1 with around 2,000 participants, 200 fintech startups, and 150 financial institutions across roughly 100 sessions. Strong startup-to-institution matchmaking.
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Nordic Innovation Fair 2026 (September 2026)
A two-day Nordic deep-tech and research-commercialisation matchmaking fair at Industriens Hus in Copenhagen under the 2026 theme of defence, resilience and safety. Tracks cover quantum, AI and digital, greentech and food, biotech and pharma, and medtech and diagnostics, connecting startups, researchers and industry across the Nordics.
