Top 50 Food and Beverage Startup Investors in Denmark in November 2024
A list of 50 angel investors and VC (Venture Capital) funds that invest in Food and beverage startups based in Denmark. We rank investors based on the number of investments they made in Food and beverage companies from Denmark. We update this investor list every month.Top 50 Food and Beverage Startup Investors in Denmark in November 2024
Investor | Food and Beverage Denmark investments |
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BioInnovation Institute | 4 |
Sweet Capital | 3 |
Vaekstfonden | 3 |
Lars Fjeldsoe-Nielsen | 3 |
Christian Dörffer | 2 |
Kickass Capital | 2 |
14W | 2 |
Vaekstfonden | 2 |
Seed Capital | 2 |
Balderton Capital | 2 |
Preben Damgaard | 2 |
Oyster Bay | 1 |
Dr.Oetker | 1 |
The Nordic Web Ventures | 1 |
byFounders | 1 |
Adela Michea | 1 |
Morten Larsen | 1 |
Anuj Dhariwal | 1 |
Bjørn Bruun | 1 |
Moonraker Ventures | 1 |
Kasper Hulthin | 1 |
Gelu Sulugiuc | 1 |
Santosh Govindaraju | 1 |
Colin Carrier | 1 |
Jesper Johansen | 1 |
Ashish Jain | 1 |
Bettina Klaustrup Kirketerp | 1 |
Søren Kirketerp | 1 |
Miroma Ventures | 1 |
BioInnovation Institute Venture House | 1 |
Atomico | 1 |
Christian Jantzen | 1 |
Miele Venture | 1 |
Human Act | 1 |
EQT Ventures | 1 |
Jesper Lindhardt | 1 |
Muse Capital | 1 |
Science | 1 |
VF Venture | 1 |
CAPNOVA | 1 |
PSV | 1 |
Delivery Hero | 1 |
SOSV | 1 |
Erste Oetker Beteiligungs | 1 |
JMC Capital Partners | 1 |
Paulig | 1 |
Tao Tao | 1 |
Mike Lee | 1 |
henQ | 1 |
SGH CAPITAL | 1 |
BioInnovation Institute is a biotechnology startup that offers entrepreneurs and researchers in life science. Early-stage life science start-ups are supported with up to 10 million DKK in funding, business acceleration, network, labs, and office space. It helps to early-stage start-ups within human health and planetary health. The startup'smission is to use its knowledge, network, funding, and infrastructure to incubate world-class life science and catalyze the commercialization of new solutions through start-ups.BioInnovation Institute was founded in 2018 and is based in Denmark.
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Investment focus
- Biotechnology, Medical, Health Care
- Convertible Note, Pre-Seed, Debt Financing
- Denmark, Germany, Switzerland
Portfolio highlights
- NorFalk — NorFalk rethinks the way to produce surfactants: the active and stabilizing ingredients in household care and personal care consumer products.
- ArcanaBio — ArcanaBio is developing realtime biosurveillance solutions that minimize workplace disruptions and support health & wellness
- HHC Medical — HHC Medical is a health tech company developing targeted non-invasive drug delivery devices through electroporation to transfect a large number of cells. It was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Hillerød, Denmark.
Sweet is the King.com (Candy Crush) founders' evergreen investment fund. We are passionate about funding the next generation of entrepreneurs.
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Investment focus
- Apps, Software, Mobile
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- United States, United Kingdom, Israel
Portfolio highlights
- Pachama — Harnessing AI to drive carbon capture and protect global forests
- The Expert — Book consultations with the world's top design experts
- Masters — Train mind and body on the Masters app with full workout programs designed and run by the world's best athletes. Join today and start training like a pro.
Vaekstfonden – The Danish Growth Fund – is the Danish state's investment fund. We strive to improve access to risk capital to enable Danish businesses to innovate, and to generate growth and new jobs. In close collaboration with banks and domestic and international private investors, we finance companies from all sectors nation-wide. We canaccompany you for the entire journey – from your company’s infancy through growth phases to expansion abroad and even to an initial public offering.
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Investment focus
- Software, Information Technology, SaaS
- Seed, Funding Round, Pre-Seed
- Denmark, United States, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- Wedio — Buy & Rent professional film equipment from trusted creators near you. Buy & rent cameras, lenses, drones with Global Coverage. Explore
- Keepit — The Keepit Cloud is the most cost-effective solution on the market with 20+ years of experience. Learn more about our next-level data protection services
- kleen hub — Kleen hub is Denmark's first digital return system for reusable coffee cups and food packaging.
Lars Fjeldsoe-Nielsen is a Co-Founder & serves as a Partner at 2xN. Lars Fjeldsoe-Nielsen was General Partner at Balderton Capital in London from 2015-2021 through four funds. He joined after spending a decade in Silicon Valley where he was with Uber and Dropbox.Since 2012 his venture track record includes two IPOs (Uber, Dropbox) and 11acquisitions.Lars joined Balderton from Uber which he joined when the company was operating in less than 20 cities. His role as Vice-President resulted in strategic alliances. Lars joined Uber from Dropbox as one of the company’s first 25 employees. As Head of Mobile, his growth deals with Samsung and other mobile OEMs helped Dropbox reach its first 100 million users. Prior to that Lars held positions at Voicesignal (acq. Nuance), Skyhook Wireless (acq. TruePosition), Ness Technologies (acq. Opentable), 3Jam (acq. Skype) and T9 Tegic (acq. AOL). More than a billion people have used the software and services distributed as a result of mobile growth partnerships led by Lars.His venture investments include Voi (Raine), Labster (A16Z), Hiya (Ericsson), Cambridge Quantum Computing (HON), Hopin (A16Z), Opensea (A16Z), Yassir (YC), Beacon (Eric Schmidt), The org (Sequoia), Octant (A16Z), Zycada (Khosla), Monarch Money (Accel) and Kukua (Tencent), Dubsmash (acq. Reddit), Tempow (acq. Google), Rahko (acq. Odyssey Therapeutics), Pocket (acq. Mozilla), Blue Bottle (acq. Nestle), Marble (acq. Caterpillar).Lars, who is Danish-Portuguese, grew up across Africa and served with the Royal Danish Guards. He holds a MBA from London Business School, where he also serves on the Board of Trustees, an MSc from Oxford University Keble College and a BSc from King’s College, London. He lives in London with his wife and three children.
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Investment focus
- Software, Information Technology, Mobile Apps
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- United States, Denmark, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- HUBUC — A single API-platform that allows any business to embed financial services capabilities into their products. e.g Uber can issue branded credit cards for all Uber drivers and Walmart provides customers a simple way to better manage and control their everyday finances, with no regulatory burden or compliance requirements in a few weeks.
- LiveFlow — The easiest way to bring financial data into your spreadsheet. Automate your finances, consolidate your accounts and collaborate in real-time. Try LiveFlow for free today!
- Quantrol Ox — Building Machine Learning Based Software for Quantum Control with a goal to maximise quantum computer uptime.
Christian Dörffer is the Founder and General Partner of Defiance Capital. He previously worked at Midnight Runners as a Co-Founder and Owner. Christian Dörffer attended Copenhagen Business School.
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Investment focus
- Apps, Software, Mobile
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- United States, United Kingdom, Israel
Portfolio highlights
- Medley — Medley is a membership for curious, growth-minded people who want a structured, social, and accessible way to invest in themselves.
- Mental — Mental app offers action-oriented Coaching and Programs that help you become your most energized, disciplined, and motivated self.
- Fiction Foods — A technology-first, architectural approach to food to deliver purpose-driven nutritional solutions that advance both human and environmental health.
Kickass Capital invests in extraordinary entrepreneurs with unique technologies that will define the next era of innovation.
They go in at POC stage, with ca$h ($200k-2M), support and our extensive network.
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Investment focus
- Sports, Content, Cooking
- Seed, Funding Round
- Denmark
Portfolio highlights
- Rokoko — Rokoko | Affordable high-end motion capture and animation tools for body, hand, and face capture + software with native integrations for all major animation software and game engines
- Zetland — Zetland is a digital newspaper that provides its users with daily news. Zetland was founded in 2012 by Hakon Mosbech, Jakob Moll, and Silke Bock and is based in Copenhagen.
- chefmade — Chef Made provides private dining solutions.
14W is a Venture Capital firm based in New York, focusing on the intersection of technology and consumer behaviour.
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Investment focus
- E-Commerce, Fashion, Health Care
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- United States, United Kingdom, Spain
Portfolio highlights
- Exoticca — Exoticca develops an online platform intended to facilitate travel booking. The company's platform offers holiday packages which includes flights, accommodation, meals, guides and private transports, for exotic locations all around the world, enabling travelers to book travel packages online at competitive prices.
- Cayena — Cayena is a B2B marketplace for the $100b+ wholesale food industry in Latin America. The company allows restaurants, bars, bakeries, hotels and dark kitchens to procure their inventory from multiple suppliers with next day delivery and a comprehensive suite of add-on services.
- Power Life Science — Discover cutting-edge therapies by enrolling in clinical trials. Power helps patients everywhere take control of their care.
Vaekstfonden – The Danish Growth Fund – is the Danish state's investment fund. We strive to improve access to risk capital to enable Danish businesses to innovate, and to generate growth and new jobs. In close collaboration with banks and domestic and international private investors, we finance companies from all sectors nation-wide. We canaccompany you for the entire journey – from your company’s infancy through growth phases to expansion abroad and even to an initial public offering.
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Investment focus
- Software, SaaS, Information Technology
- Seed, Funding Round, Pre-Seed
- Denmark, United States, Norway
Portfolio highlights
- Wedio — Buy & Rent professional film equipment from trusted creators near you. Buy & rent cameras, lenses, drones with Global Coverage. Explore
- Keepit — The Keepit Cloud is the most cost-effective solution on the market with 20+ years of experience. Learn more about our next-level data protection services
- kleen hub — Kleen hub is Denmark's first digital return system for reusable coffee cups and food packaging.
Seed Capital invests in Danish tech businesses with global ambitions. We are focused on "late seed"-stage companies, typically investing 1-3 MEUR in rounds of 1-6 MEUR. Proud backers of Trustpilot, Vivino, Lunar, Templafy, Dixa, Forecast, and many other great companies.
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Investment focus
- Software, Health Care, SaaS
- Seed, Funding Round, Series A
- Denmark, United States, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- Flatpay — Flatpay's fair, flat-rate pricing simplifies payments & cuts costs. Benefit from our comprehensive solution & superior customer service. Join us now!
- Mesh Bio — Mesh Bio is a digital health startup that is transforming chronic disease management through predictive analytics. Mesh Bio works with healthcare providers and stakeholders to provide innovative solutions that transform health screening and disease management. They translate clinical data and numbers into actionable insights that help patientsbetter manage their health, lifestyle and disease risks.
- Embla — Embla provides an online medical weight loss treatment using prescription drugs and coaching. The company provides patients with evidence-based treatments, digital tools, medication, and coaching to facilitate sustainable weight loss. Embla was founded in 2021 and is headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark.
In the two decades since our founding, we have worked with hundreds of extraordinary European founders, and have raised eight funds totalling more than $3bn.
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Investment focus
- Software, FinTech, Financial Services
- Series B, Series A, Series C
- United Kingdom, United States, Germany
Portfolio highlights
- Delli — We're a company just starting out on our mission to make good food accessible and enjoyed by all.
- Convergence — Convergence focuses on developing AI assistants to learn, adapt, and retain information to manage tasks effectively. Convergence provides Proxy, a personal AI agent to assist individuals with their unique administrative tasks in beta. The funding will be utilized to create innovative models that enhance Proxy assistants, surpassing the capabilitiesof the current generation of AI, emphasizing facilitating continuous learning and skill development through memory.
- Convergence Labs — Convergence Labs builds a future of abundance for all of humanity.
Preben Damgaard - Director @ Axcess A/S
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Investment focus
- SaaS, Software, Food and Beverage
- Funding Round, Seed, Series A
- Denmark, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- Paperflow — Automate accounts payable processes with Paperflow. Use AI and OCR for faster, more accurate data capture and enhanced operational efficiency
- Configit —
- Too Good To Go — Too Good To Go app is the world's largest surplus food marketplace. Download now and enjoy good food at 1/2 price or less, help the environment and reduce food waste.
Venture capital firm with a focus on healthy, sustainable and functional food & beverage companies as well as disruptive ag-tech companies.
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Investment focus
- Food and Beverage, Nutrition, Cooking
- Seed, Funding Round, Series A
- Germany, Sweden, France
Portfolio highlights
- 77 Foods — La Vie is developing a 100% vegetable edible fat with the ambition of offering different types of vegetable meats.
- Goodbytz — Goodbytz create robotic kitchen assistants.
- Peas of Heaven — Peas of Heaven is a company that produces pea-based burgers, sausages and mince.
Founded in Bielefeld in 1891, the Dr. Oetker family business ranks among the leading branded goods companies in the German food industry. The Dr. Oetker brand is known to virtually every consumer. In numerous ranges encompassing, among other things, baking goods, baking mixes, dessert powders, ready desserts, muesli products, frozen pizzas, andsnacks, Dr. Oetker is represented by some 400 different products in Germany.It is a market leader in almost all its product lines.
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Investment focus
- Apps, Machine Learning, Food and Beverage
- Funding Round
- Denmark
Portfolio highlights
- Plant Jammer — Our vision is to help 1 billion people cook in a more fun and sustainable way. Our algorithms make cooking tastier, easier, and more creative.
The Nordic Web Ventures is an Angel Fund run by Neil S W Murray, backed by 50+ community builders, entrepreneurs and investors passionate about supporting early-stage Nordic startups.
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Investment focus
- Software, SaaS, Information Technology
- Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel
- Denmark, Norway, Sweden
Portfolio highlights
- Steep — Business intelligence for modern companies. Steep lets anyone on your team stay on top of your data.
- All Gravy — Butter gives you happier employees, by reducing their financial stress and giving them an understanding of their salary and financial situation
- Valuebeat — Grow your culture. Backed by data. Platypus is the HR and recruitment tool that measures cultural drivers of people across the organization to help you qualify decisions on hiring and managing your culture.
byFounders is the community-powered early-stage venture fund investing in globally ambitious teams connected to the Nordic and Baltic countries. With its unique Collective of founders and operators, byFounders offers its portfolio operational expertise and a global network. Believing in the power of tech to shape our future, byFounders takes an impact-aware approach to investing and working with the broader startup ecosystem.
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Investment focus
- Software, Artificial Intelligence, SaaS
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- Denmark, United States, Sweden
Portfolio highlights
- QA.tech — Our AI combines the skills of a QA engineer with the speed of automated testing for you. This shortens your time to market, cuts costs and improves the quality of your web apps.
- Dusk — Rune is an automated friend or squad finder and voice chat for players on mobile games. Users can hang out and share amazing experiences together. The company builds the future of LFG for mobile gamers.
- Lovable — Lovable is building software that builds software. We are makers of GPT Engineer app - an AI software engineer.
Adela Michea is the Director of Portfolio, Communication & Organisational Readiness, Development External Innovation at Novo Nordisk.
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Investment focus
- Food and Beverage, Alternative Protein
- Pre-Seed
- Denmark
Portfolio highlights
- Tempty Foods — In Tempty Foods, we are developing innovative food products that don't compromise on health and sustainability. Our first product is TEMPTY, the next generation alternative made from super cool ingredient called mycoprotein.
Morten Larsen is the CEO and Founder of Hungry.dk.
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Investment focus
- Cooking, Restaurants, Food and Beverage
- Seed
- Denmark
Portfolio highlights
- chefmade — Chef Made provides private dining solutions.
Dr. Anuj Dhariwal is a Client Service Partner at a-connect.
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Investment focus
- Food and Beverage, Alternative Protein
- Pre-Seed
- Denmark
Portfolio highlights
- Tempty Foods — In Tempty Foods, we are developing innovative food products that don't compromise on health and sustainability. Our first product is TEMPTY, the next generation alternative made from super cool ingredient called mycoprotein.
Bjørn Bruun
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Investment focus
- Cooking, Marketplace, Restaurants
- Pre-Seed
- Denmark
Portfolio highlights
- ChefMe — ChefMe is a peer to peer marketplace making it possible and easy to book private chefs and thus changing the way we host dinner parties and socialize over food
- Artelize — Discover events, performers and works within classical music, opera, musical, ballet & dance and drama. 252736 events, and 70641 artists and creators.
Moonraker Ventures is a venture capital investment firm.
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Investment focus
- Cooking, Marketplace, Restaurants
- Pre-Seed
- Denmark
Portfolio highlights
- ChefMe — ChefMe is a peer to peer marketplace making it possible and easy to book private chefs and thus changing the way we host dinner parties and socialize over food
Kasper Hulthin is the Co-Founder of Podio, which is an online work platform for collaboration and project management. He is currently responsible for the User Engagement Team and Business Development. Kasper is passionate about building companies and changing the status quo.
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Investment focus
- B2B, Internet, Digital Marketing
- Funding Round
- Denmark
Portfolio highlights
- Marts — Marts is an integrated platform that enhances the capacities of IT departments by eliminating these inefficiencies. Put unconnected systems and intimidating spreadsheets behind. IT asset management, support services, and procurement are all integrated into one platform by Marts.
- Fooducer — When you want to meet new customers or find new suppliers, the only solution on the market that combines matchmaking with product management.
Gelu Sulugiuc is the current Director of Thomson Reuters. He previously worked at PLX AI as a Chief Executive Officer. Gelu Sulugiuc attended Columbia University.
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Investment focus
- Food and Beverage, Alternative Protein
- Pre-Seed
- Denmark
Portfolio highlights
- Tempty Foods — In Tempty Foods, we are developing innovative food products that don't compromise on health and sustainability. Our first product is TEMPTY, the next generation alternative made from super cool ingredient called mycoprotein.
Santosh Govindaraju is the Head of Sustainability at MKS Instruments.
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Investment focus
- Food and Beverage, Alternative Protein
- Pre-Seed
- Denmark
Portfolio highlights
- Tempty Foods — In Tempty Foods, we are developing innovative food products that don't compromise on health and sustainability. Our first product is TEMPTY, the next generation alternative made from super cool ingredient called mycoprotein.
Currently building new things @Oooh and @PinataFarms. Angel Investor. Venture Partner and Startup Advisor. Most recently at @Twitch I was leading a portfolio of incubation projects and corporate development.I like building companies and solving problems creatively. I've spent the better part of my career at three different live videostartups - two of which have been acquired for more than $1.2 billion combined. I've helped raise more than $100 million in fundraising from institutional and private investors. Back in the day, I learned how to PPT and XLS as a strategy consultant focused on media, entertainment and technology.
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Investment focus
- Software, Internet, Apps
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- United States, Denmark
Portfolio highlights
- MetaMap — Metamaps are customisable trust workflows that empower service providers to reach more customers.
- Alt — Buy and sell authenticated, investment-grade trading cards and use our industry-leading research tools to make informed investment decisions.
- Alt — Alt is increasing the transparency and liquidity of alternative assets
Jesper Johansen - Partner @ DKA Capital
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Investment focus
- E-Commerce, Hospitality, Restaurants
- Series A, Funding Round
- Denmark
Portfolio highlights
- OrderYoyo — Go beyond an Online Ordering System. At OrderYOYO, you get your own personalised website & app and marketing solutions to grow your business.
Ashish Jain is one of the pre-seed investors of Tempty Foods.
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Investment focus
- Food and Beverage, Alternative Protein
- Pre-Seed
- Denmark
Portfolio highlights
- Tempty Foods — In Tempty Foods, we are developing innovative food products that don't compromise on health and sustainability. Our first product is TEMPTY, the next generation alternative made from super cool ingredient called mycoprotein.
Bettina Klaustrup Kirketerp is a Financial Controller at Kinnerton Capital A/S.
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Investment focus
- Food and Beverage, Alternative Protein
- Pre-Seed
- Denmark
Portfolio highlights
- Tempty Foods — In Tempty Foods, we are developing innovative food products that don't compromise on health and sustainability. Our first product is TEMPTY, the next generation alternative made from super cool ingredient called mycoprotein.
Søren Kirketerp is a Partner at Bjergegaard & Co.
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Investment focus
- Food and Beverage, Alternative Protein
- Pre-Seed
- Denmark
Portfolio highlights
- Tempty Foods — In Tempty Foods, we are developing innovative food products that don't compromise on health and sustainability. Our first product is TEMPTY, the next generation alternative made from super cool ingredient called mycoprotein.
Miroma Ventures is the investment arm of The Miroma Group, predominantly focusing on investing in venture and growth stage consumer brands and media platforms. We partner with exceptional entrepreneurs and deliver marketing solutions to accelerate growth and drive long-term value for the business.
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Investment focus
- Advertising, Apps, Fashion
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- United Kingdom, United States, Denmark
Portfolio highlights
- Bruvi — Bruvi is a breakthrough single-serve coffee system, with patent pending technology and proprietary, eco-friendly B-Pods®. Bruvi brews filter coffee, true espresso and Americanos, as well as the first cold brew from a single-serve brewer. Bruvi will offer sustainably sourced craft coffee from house brands and from some of the most popular third waveroasters.
- New Stance — New Stance is a full service influencer talent marketing and partnership activation agency in London specialising in the Sports & Entertainment sectors.
- ROAM — ROAM is a global community for the next generation adventurer.
In order to assist the early-stage start-ups that have already benefited from BII, the Venture House program offers an additional financing opportunity in the form of a risk-free convertible loan. The course aims to promote teamwork, scientific advancement, and company acceleration.
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Investment focus
- Medical, Health Care, Therapeutics
- Convertible Note
- Denmark
Portfolio highlights
- Aiomic — Aiomic is a HealthTech company developing AI-enhanced reporting and prediction tools to combat postoperative complications. It offers automated tracking and real-time risk assessment using the company's Surgical Advanced Warning (SAW) system that functions as a business intelligence tool for hospitals, a decision support tool for healthcarepractitioners, and an individualized patient empowerment tool by allowing patients to gain insight into their risk profiles.
- Ousia Pharma — Ousia Pharma is paving the way for novel therapeutic strategies using peptide-drug-conjugates
- Nordic Virtual Pastures — Nordic Virtual Pastures operates a beef farm that aims to accelerate the culture of the meat revolution. It utilizes a ground-breaking new method that allows people to continue eating meat without the environmental and ethical issues that surround the conventional meat industry.The company was founded in 2021 and is headquartered in Copenhagen,Denmark.
Atomico invests in innovative technology companies around the world.
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Investment focus
- Software, Information Technology, SaaS
- Series A, Series B, Series C
- United States, United Kingdom, Germany
Portfolio highlights
- R.grid — Research Grid is the automation engine for admin-free clinical trials. Research Grid has developed two industry-leading products that leverage its AI-powered automation engine.
- Raycast — A collection of powerful productivity tools all within an extendable launcher.
- Dexory — Discover the only warehouse intelligence platform that helps logistics providers to maximise visibility of daily inventory operations using autonomous robots.
Danish angel investor, based in London.
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Investment focus
- Software, SaaS, Information Technology
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel
- Denmark, Sweden, Finland
Portfolio highlights
- Medusa — The most popular ecommerce project on GitHub. Medusa provides a digital commerce platform with a built-in framework for customization.
- Heyhack — Automated web application security testing, protection, and reporting for software-as-a-service businesses.
- Fullview — Fullview let's you instantly monitor, control and analyze user sessions for faster real time customer support. No downloads. Easy to integrate.
Miele Venture is a venture arm of Miele Group.
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Investment focus
- Machine Learning, Apps, Software
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
- Denmark, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- V7 — The world's best deep learning teams use V7's tools to create high-performing computer vision models.
- Plant Jammer — Our vision is to help 1 billion people cook in a more fun and sustainable way. Our algorithms make cooking tastier, easier, and more creative.
Human Act is a world-wide development organization.
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Investment focus
- SaaS, Cooking, Software
- Pre-Seed
- Denmark
Portfolio highlights
- ChefMe — ChefMe is a peer to peer marketplace making it possible and easy to book private chefs and thus changing the way we host dinner parties and socialize over food
- Contribe.io — Next Generation Sustainability Management System
EQT Ventures is a European VC fund with just over €2.3 billion in total capital raised. EQT Ventures I launched in May 2016, with commitments totaling €566 million and a simple mission - to be the kind of VC the team would have liked to have had on their own startup journeys. Recognizing that building and growing a company takes more than justcapital, the EQT Ventures team provides founders with support and advice throughout different stages of growth. EQT Ventures doesn't focus on particular markets or industries, but on bold and ambitious founders who have the grit and determination to build global success stories. EQT Ventures II launched in November 2019, with commitments totaling €660 million. EQT Ventures III launched in 2022, with commitments totaling €1.1 billion, making it the biggest European Venture Capital fund committed to early-stage tech startups. The EQT Ventures team is based across six offices in London, Stockholm, Berlin, Paris, Amsterdam, Paris, and San Francisco, taking a locals-with-locals approach and supporting founders on the ground. Motherbrain, EQT Ventures' in-house-developed artificial intelligence (AI) platform, ensures the team has a data-driven approach and has driven more than $100 million in portfolio company investments.
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Investment focus
- Software, Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence
- Series A, Series B, Seed
- Sweden, Germany, United States
Portfolio highlights
- Kaiber — Kaiber specializes in leveraging artificial intelligence to transform the field of photography and video generation. With a focus on enabling artists and creators, Kaiber offers an AI-driven platform that allows users to input prompts and receive visually captivating animations and videos. This technology is designed to enhance creativity,providing tools that merge artistry with the latest in AI advancements. Users can explore a wide range of possibilities, from creating unique digital art to generating engaging video content. Kaiber positions itself as a creative lab, dedicated to unlocking new avenues for artistic expression through intuitive and powerful generative audio and video solutions.
- VidLab7 — VidLab7 is a platform focused on synthetic media, specifically tailored for revenue teams. The company offers customized video experiences powered by generative AI.
- Vsim Technology — Experience the power of next-generation physics simulations with Vsim. Our cutting-edge technology provides realistic and accurate simulations for various industries.
Passionate SaaS Startup and Growth CxO & Board Executive
I BUILD WINNING STARTUPS TO SCALE AND BEYOND
- Passionate and engaged SaaS growth phase leader and general manager with strong track record
- Commercial at heart, driven by ambitions, with a calm yet fighting mindset and the desire to learn from failures and courage to win
- Driver insuccessful execution of growing business, go-to-market strategies, venture capital funding, globalization, US and Europe entries
- Growing performance by strong hiring, motivating individuals and leaders with empowerment, result focus and respect across cultures and functions
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Investment focus
- Food and Beverage, Apps, Software
- Funding Round
- Denmark, United Kingdom
Portfolio highlights
- Too Good To Go — Too Good To Go app is the world's largest surplus food marketplace. Download now and enjoy good food at 1/2 price or less, help the environment and reduce food waste.
- Too Good To Go Denmark — Too Good To Go app is the world's largest surplus food marketplace. Download now and enjoy good food at 1/2 price or less, help the environment and reduce food waste.
Muse Capital is a seed stage fund that focuses on investing in entrepreneurs who are disrupting the consumer space. Since 2016, Muse Capital has operated as a bridge for entrepreneurs between Silicon Valley, the entertainment industry, and the corporate F500 ecosystem.
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Investment focus
- Health Care, E-Commerce, Software
- Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed
- United States, Canada, Denmark
Portfolio highlights
- Eli — Hormone testing redesigned so you can monitor anytime, anywhere.
- Midi Health — Expert care for women 40+. Made for midlife. Delivered by experienced clinicians. Covered by insurance. Book a visit today.
- Beekeeper's Naturals — Our clean, natural remedies are designed to support energy and immunity by using effective hive-powered ingredients like bee propolis, pollen, and royal jelly.
Science identifies entrenched markets and societal shifts and invests in disruptive companies with new ideas and highly focused teams.
The company has co-founded and invested in more than 60 companies, including DollarShaveClub, DogVacay, HelloSociety, FameBit, Mammoth Media, Pray, and PlayVS among others."
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Investment focus
- Internet, E-Commerce, Retail
- Seed, Series A, Funding Round
- United States, Denmark, Lithuania
Portfolio highlights
- Mindset — Mindset assists those with a mental illness and their caregivers in applying for Social Security Disability benefits.
- Final Boss Sour — Final Boss Sour is a gaming-themed snack brand offering a healthier alternative to traditional sour treats. Inspired by retro gaming aesthetics, our snacks deliver bold flavors and a fun experience for gamers of all ages.
- Liquid Death — Don't be scared, it's just water. 100% stone-cold mountain water (8.1+ PH). Infinitely recyclable aluminum cans. Death to plastic.
Vaekstfonden makes equity investments in Danish companies with a track record as well as in young entrepreneurial, innovative enterprises with an ambition for global growth.
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Investment focus
- Software, Biotechnology, SaaS
- Seed, Funding Round, Series A
- Denmark, United Kingdom, Iceland
Portfolio highlights
- Performativ — Performativ develops modern solutions for the asset and wealth management industry. Our clients span from small investment advisors to enterprise banks.
- Chromologics — Chromologics produce natural sustainable colors. Our flagship product is ChromoRed which performs better than existing natural, red colorants. ChromoRed is also applicable with vegan, kosher and halal diets.
- Onomondo — Onomondo is a global IoT network. Our IoT SIM and cloud platform future proof your devices with full data transparency, freedom to leave, and no third parties.
They are an investment and development company providing capital, solid business experience and a strong network in order to turn innovative ideas into successful businesses. They cover all of Denmark from their offices in Aarhus, Roskilde, Copenhagen, Viborg and Kalundborg.
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- Software, Information Technology, Internet
- Funding Round, Seed, Pre-Seed
- Denmark, United States, India
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- Ulobby — Ulobby is an automated tool for stakeholder management and political monitoring
- Mechanic Miner — Mechanic Miner is a 2D construction/survival game with mechanical steam-powered machines. You are stranded on a strange and forbidding planet, where survival is made difficult by hostile animals and plant life. From your home world you did bring a multitool, which is able to craft any kind of machine part - provided the requisite rawmaterials can be found. Relying solely on the technology you brought, you set out to explore a whole world. You can progress through the game by acquiring new types of steam-powered technology elements, that are necessary to delve deeper into the diverse biomes of the planet, and perhaps, ultimately, discover the means to escape. You can construct any kind of machine of your own design - and any kind of machine can be simulated by the game's physics engine - and of course, designs can be shared with your friends.
- ResoTher Pharma — ResoTher Pharma is a privately held biotechnology company located in Copenhagen, Denmark. The company is focused on developing peptide-based drugs derived from the endogenous immunomodulator Annexin 1A as resolution therapy for diseases where neutrophil-driven inflammation plays a key pathological role.
PreSeed Ventures are the preferred travel companion for trailblazing founders when they set out on the journey of transforming startup dreams to successful businesses. Founded in 2000 they have an exceptional track record of spotting, fostering and financing tomorrow’s winners in syndication with top-tier investors locally and globally. As the namesuggests, PreSeed Ventures operates at the earliest stages, where founders need the professional, operational & systematic support of a VC, but the risks are still too high for most VCs in seed stages. Yet to the powerhouse of experts behind PreSeed Ventures, who have experience from hundreds of startup journey in the pre-seed stage, it is an opportunity to support and nurture the growth of promising startups on the rise, minimizing the time and risk to the next investment round.PreSeed Ventures has grown out of the technological research environment at Denmark’s Technical University, DTU. In 2020 they launch their first full blown commercial venture fund, yet continuing to be a subsidiary company to the university.
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- Software, Information Technology, SaaS
- Seed, Pre-Seed, Funding Round
- Denmark, United States, United Kingdom
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- spektr — spektr offers client onboarding, continuous compliance, and case management solutions that adapt to your business needs to automate your compliance processes.
- ZTLment — We empower online platforms and marketplaces to seamlessly hold, manage, and distribute funds in real-time, with full automation and compliance.
- Dynelectro — Dynelectro is a green energy technology company that focuses on reducing CO2 emissions by transforming fossil fuels into green fuels.
Delivery Hero is the world's leading local delivery company. We are on a mission to deliver an amazing experience - fast, easy, and to your door.
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- Food Delivery, E-Commerce, Delivery
- Series A, Series B, Funding Round
- Germany, Colombia, India
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- LAIKA — LAIKA is an e-commerce platform for pets that offers a variety of products and services. LAIKA is like a dog with two tails right now. Its platform for pet products and services has been growing in recent months and it’s drawn the necessary investment to keep up its momentum.LAIKA built a digital platform where users don’t have to go anywhereelse to meet said needs. With two main sections; products and services. In the products section, we have more than 4,000 references (among which you can find most of the brands of food, snacks, medicines, accessories, and others). In the services section, we have more than 17 services, all the healthcare, beauty, and entertainment services. All of the above is delivered straight to your home and with the flexibility of choosing the date and time on and at which you wish to receive the order, including same-day deliveries for the main cities and accepting all payment methods, both online and cash on delivery.
- Buo — Buo is a social commerce app.
- OlaClick (YC W21) — Create electronic menu boards for your restaurant or store. It is totally free. QR codes menu or digital menu boards. Digitalize your menu in an instant and start receiving orders !
SOSV is a global, deep tech venture capital firm that operates the HAX and IndieBio startup development programs focused on human and planetary health. SOSV invests $500,000 in startups at their inception as they onboard either HAX or IndieBio for a 4-6 month period designed to accelerate the raise of their next institutional round. SOSV joins thelater rounds of HAX and IndieBio graduates.
HAX, based in a 35,000 sq ft facility in Newark, NJ, is equipped with machine tools, 3D printers, chemical, electrical and mechanical engineering labs, as well as on-staff engineering and design experts. SOSV's IndieBio has locations in NYC and San Francisco, both of which offer extensive services and facilities to founders including on-site BSL-2 labs, well equipped lab benches and hoods, and advanced lab equipment, such as chromatography equipment.
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- Biotechnology, Health Care, Software
- Seed, Convertible Note, Pre-Seed
- United States, India, United Kingdom
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- MixRift — MIXRIFT - game developers specialized in Mixed Reality
- unspun — From 3D scan to perfect fitting custom jeans. unspun makes each pair of jeans unique to your actual body and design. On a mission to reduce global carbon emissions by 1%. As seen in Fast Company's World Changing Ideas, Time's Best Inventions, and PopSci's Best of What's New. Welcome to the future of apparel.
- Mesa Quantum — Unlock the potential of chip-scale quantum sensing for enhanced Position, Navigation, And Timing capabilities. Explore Mesa Quantum's practical solutions.
Erste Oetker Beteiligungs engages in the acquisition, holding, and management of shareholdings in companies.
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- Apps, Machine Learning, Food and Beverage
- Funding Round
- Denmark
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- Plant Jammer — Our vision is to help 1 billion people cook in a more fun and sustainable way. Our algorithms make cooking tastier, easier, and more creative.
JMC Capital Partners is a private equity buyout firm focused on industrial product companies with revenues between $5-35 million.
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- Wireless, Mobile Devices, Mapping Services
- Funding Round, Private Equity
- Denmark, United States
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- LinkNYC — LinkNYC is a new communications network that is replacing New York City pay phones with state-of-the-art kiosks called Links. Each Link is equipped with free services like high-speed Wi-Fi, phone calls, a tablet for web browsing, and device charging for anyone living in or visiting New York City to enjoy. In addition to Link’s features being freeto the public, they also come at no cost to taxpayers. Over the next several years, over 7,500 Links will be installed across the five boroughs.The launch of LinkNYC is beginning with a beta phase, giving New Yorkers an early opportunity to try out Link's features and provide feedback. Additional apps and services will be rolled out over the next few months and on an ongoing basis over the next several years.
- True Gum — Plastic-free, vegan and biodegradable chewing gum and plantbased mints free from sugar. A kinder alternative for you and for our planet.
Paulig is a family-owned, international enterprise in the food industry that is noted for its high-quality brands and services. The company’s key divisions are Coffee, World Foods & Flavouring, Snack Food and Naturally Healthy Food, and its strong brands such as Paulig, Santa Maria and Risenta and are known in many countries. Paulig has 1,900employees in 13 countries and its net sales were EUR 905 million in 2015.
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- Coffee, Biotechnology, Food and Beverage
- Seed
- Sweden, Denmark
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- Kaffe Bueno — Kaffe Bueno upcycles coffee waste into active and functional ingredients for cosmetics, nutraceuticals and functional foods.
- Melt&Marble — Melt&Marble, formerly known as Biopetrolia, was founded patent holding firm for co-founder Professor Jens Nielsen’s research group.
Tao Tao is Co-Founder & COO at GetYourGuide.
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- Information Technology, Hospitality, Apps
- Pre-Seed, Angel, Convertible Note
- Germany, Denmark
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- anna — I found a great domain name for sale on Dan.com. Check it out!
- GetYourGuide — Find, compare, and book sightseeing tours, attractions, excursions, things to do and fun activities from around the world. Save money and book directly from local suppliers.
- Passionfroot — A workspace where you can manage your creator business and organise your finances so that you can optimise your creator-work-life balance.
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- Apps, Biopharma, Health Care
- Series A, Series B, Funding Round
- Denmark, Germany
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- BioNTech — BioNTech is a next generation immunotherapy company pioneering novel therapies for cancer and other serious diseases. The company exploits a wide array of computational discovery and therapeutic drug platforms for the rapid development of novel biopharmaceuticals. Based on its deep expertise in mRNA vaccine development and in-house manufacturingcapabilities, BioNTech and its collaborators are developing multiple mRNA vaccine candidates for a range of infectious diseases alongside its diverse oncology pipeline.
- Too Good To Go Denmark — Too Good To Go app is the world's largest surplus food marketplace. Download now and enjoy good food at 1/2 price or less, help the environment and reduce food waste.
Early-stage funding for the odd ones out in B2B software.
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- Software, SaaS, Information Technology
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- The Netherlands, United States, United Kingdom
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- Modash.io — High performing marketing teams use Modash to find, analyze and monitor influencers at scale all over the world. Join them today.
- imagino — imagino provide a ground-breaking composable revenue-first CDP and marketing platform across Europe. For marketers who think big, but need to act fast. Any industry. Any challenge. Any outcome. Welcome to the future.
- CloudTalk — CloudTalk is an intuitive and easy-to-use cloud-based call center software with many advanced features designed to improve customer support.
Capital That Makes Sense. Tactical early stage technology investors in the US, Europe and beyond.
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- Software, Financial Services, FinTech
- Seed, Series A, Series B
- United States, France, United Kingdom
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- Archax — Archax is the next evolution in digital asset trading
- Cryptio — We offer enterprise-grade accounting, reporting, and audit software for your digital assets.
- Asset Reality — Asset Reality manages and realises seized and confiscated assets for public and private sector clients globally.
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