# Top 50 Food and Beverage Startup Investors in Denmark in June 2026 ## Export and Investment Fund - Type: VC Fund - Location: Hellerup, Hovedstaden, Denmark - Relevant deals: 4 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Biotechnology, Health Care Denmark's Export and Investment Fund (EIFO) serves as a single point of contact for Danish firms seeking risk-tolerant government finance. We aspire to help successful enterprises that can expand the Danish economy and green the world on a daily basis, guided by professionalism and an international perspective. ## Lars Fjeldsoe-Nielsen - Type: Angel - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, Information Technology, Mobile Apps Lars Fjeldsoe-Nielsen grew up across Africa, from Angola and Guinea-Bissau to Tanzania and Libya, after his family fled the Angolan Civil War as refugees. Those early experiences instilled in him a belief that education, technology, and social innovation can transform lives and continue to anchor his career and philanthropic activities to this day.Today, Lars is a General Partner at Owl Ventures ($2.2 billion AUM), the world’s leading venture capital firm focused exclusively on education technology. He leads Owl’s expansion across Europe, Africa, and global markets, backing founders who harness AI and breakthrough technologies to make learning more accessible and impactful.Before joining Owl, Lars co-founded 2xN, an early-stage fund at the frontier of deeptech and quantum innovation, with standout investments including Quantinuum (valued above $10 billion), Oxford Ionics (acquired by IonQ in a $1 billion deal), QSimulate, and Sparrow Quantum. Prior to that, he was a General Partner at Balderton Capital in London during which time the firm led the Seed and Series A rounds in Revolut. His investments also span education (Labster, uLesson, StudySmarter, Kukua), mobility (Yassir, Voi, Monta, NoTraffic), and mobile and frontier tech (Hiya, Monarch Money, Rahko, Pocket, Colossal, Celus, Octant Bio, Vivino, OpenSea, Blue Bottle Coffee).Lars previously spent a decade in Silicon Valley, shaping some of tech’s most iconic growth stories. At Uber, he joined when it operated in fewer than 20 cities and, as Vice President, forged global alliances with Verizon and América Móvil that fueled its international expansion. Before Uber, as Head of Mobile at Dropbox, he was among the first 25 employees and helped the company reach its first 100 million users through partnerships with Samsung and other OEMs.Despite his career in technology and venture capital, Africa has never left Lars’s journey. After his father’s passing, he returned to Angola to trace his family’s history, discovering that his sister had died of malaria as a child. That revelation transformed a personal loss into a mission. A technologist turned humanitarian innovator, Lars filed a patent for genetically modified mosquitoes that light up when carrying malaria and began funding malaria-research projects in Angola through partnerships with global nonprofits. In 2024, he climbed Mount Kilimanjaro to raise funds for malaria research, following earlier campaigns such as climbing the Matterhorn and crossing the Sahara by motorbike.A Danish-Portuguese national who served with the Royal Danish Guards, Lars holds an MBA from London Business School, where he was a member of the Board of Governors and Chairman of the Endowment Fund, an MSc from Oxford University (Keble College), and a BSc from King’s College London. Across every chapter, from refugee to technologist to investor, his purpose endures: advancing education, health, and innovation as catalysts for social change. ## Sweet Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Apps, Software, Mobile Sweet Capital is the private investment fund of the founders of King.com (Candy Crush Saga), following their $5.9b sale to Activision Blizzard in 2015 (ATVI:US; acq. MSFT:US). ## Vaekstfonden - Type: VC Fund - Location: Hellerup, Hovedstaden, Denmark - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Information Technology, SaaS 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. ## BioInnovation Institute - Type: VC Fund - Location: Copenhagen, Hovedstaden, Denmark - Relevant deals: 3 - Stages: Convertible Note, Pre-Seed, Debt Financing - Focus: Biotechnology, Medical, Health Care 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. ## Preben Damgaard - Type: Angel - Location: Copenhagen, Hovedstaden, Denmark - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: SaaS, Software, Food and Beverage Preben Damgaard - Director @ Axcess A/S ## Kickass Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Copenhagen, Hovedstaden, Denmark - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Sports, Content, Cooking 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. ## Seed Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Copenhagen, Hovedstaden, Denmark - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Health Care, SaaS 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. ## Christian Dörffer - Type: Angel - Location: Lisbon, Lisboa, Portugal - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Apps, Mobile Christian Dorffer is based out of Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark and is the Managing Partner and Founder of Florent Venture Partners. Christian previously worked at Defiance Capital as a Founder. Christian Dorffer attended Copenhagen Business School. ## henQ - Type: VC Fund - Location: Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: Software, SaaS, Information Technology Early-stage funding for the odd ones out in B2B software. ## 14W - Type: VC Fund - Location: New York, New York, United States - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Series B - Focus: E-Commerce, Fashion, Health Care 14W is a Venture Capital firm based in New York, focusing on the intersection of technology and consumer behaviour. ## Novo Holdings - Type: VC Fund - Location: Hellerup, Hovedstaden, Denmark - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Series C - Focus: Biotechnology, Health Care, Medical Novo Holdings is a world-leading life science investor with a focus on creating long-term value. ## Balderton Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 2 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Series C - Focus: Software, Financial Services, Artificial Intelligence 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. ## The Yield Lab Europe - Type: VC Fund - Location: Dublin, Dublin, Ireland - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: AgTech, Agriculture, Biotechnology The Yield Lab Europe is a €55m early stage Agrifood and Ag Tech fund which comprises an accelerator and a larger follow-on fund, investing in high tech companies with the potential to significant disrupt and improve our current systems of global food production, and to improve the environmental sustainability of the industry. The main fund invests€1m each into 10-12 companies over several follow on rounds, with the strongest accelerator companies expected to progress to the main fund. The Yield Lab Europe is also part of a global network of Agrifood Tech funds, with global headquarters in St Louis USA, and sister funds in LATAM and Singapore. ## Ashish Jain - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed - Focus: Food and Beverage, Alternative Protein Ashish Jain is one of the pre-seed investors of Tempty Foods. ## Bjørn Bruun - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed - Focus: Cooking, Marketplace, Restaurants Bjørn Bruun ## SOSV - Type: VC Fund - Location: Princeton, New Jersey, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Convertible Note, Pre-Seed - Focus: Biotechnology, Health Care, Software 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. ## JMC Capital Partners - Type: VC Fund - Location: Boston, Massachusetts, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Private Equity - Focus: Wireless, Mobile Devices, Mapping Services JMC Capital Partners is a private equity buyout firm focused on industrial product companies with revenues between $5-35 million. ## Jesper Johansen - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A - Focus: E-Commerce, Hospitality, Restaurants Jesper Johansen - Partner @ DKA Capital ## Erste Oetker Beteiligungs - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 1 - Focus: Apps, Machine Learning, Food and Beverage Erste Oetker Beteiligungs engages in the acquisition, holding, and management of shareholdings in companies. ## Santosh Govindaraju - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed - Focus: Food and Beverage, Alternative Protein Santosh Govindaraju is the Head of Sustainability at MKS Instruments. ## Christian Jantzen - Type: Angel - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Angel - Focus: Software, SaaS, Information Technology Danish angel investor, based in London. ## EQT Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Stockholm, Stockholms Lan, Sweden - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Seed, Series B - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology 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. ## Bettina Klaustrup Kirketerp - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed - Focus: Food and Beverage, Alternative Protein Bettina Klaustrup Kirketerp is a Financial Controller at Kinnerton Capital A/S. ## Miele Venture - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Machine Learning, Apps, Software Miele Venture is a venture arm of Miele Group. ## byFounders - Type: VC Fund - Location: Copenhagen, Hovedstaden, Denmark - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Health Care 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. ## Nordic Foodtech VC - Type: VC Fund - Location: Helsinki, Southern Finland, Finland - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Biotechnology, Life Science, Water We are investing in #FutureFood. Nordic FoodTech VC is the first fund in the Nordics investing explicitly in the future of food ## SGH CAPITAL - Type: VC Fund - Location: Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Luxembourg - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Financial Services, FinTech Capital That Makes Sense. Tactical early stage technology investors in the US, Europe and beyond. ## Moonraker Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Köpenhamn, Vasternorrlands Lan, Sweden - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed - Focus: Cooking, Marketplace, Restaurants Moonraker Ventures is a venture capital investment firm. ## Atomico - Type: VC Fund - Location: London, England, United Kingdom - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A, Series B, Series C - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology Atomico invests in innovative technology companies around the world. ## Jesper Lindhardt - Type: Angel - Location: Copenhagen, Hovedstaden, Denmark - Relevant deals: 1 - Focus: Food and Beverage, Apps, Software 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 ## The Nordic Web Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Copenhagen, Hovedstaden, Denmark - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Angel - Focus: Software, SaaS, Information Technology 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. ## VF Venture - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, SaaS, Biotechnology 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. ## Human Act - Type: VC Fund - Location: Copenhagen, Hovedstaden, Denmark - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed - Focus: SaaS, Cooking, Software Human Act is a world-wide development organization. ## Tao Tao - Type: Angel - Location: Berlin, Berlin, Germany - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Angel, Convertible Note - Focus: Hospitality, Information Technology, Apps Tao Tao is Co-Founder & COO at GetYourGuide. ## CAPNOVA - Type: VC Fund - Location: Aarhus, Midtjylland, Denmark - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Information Technology, B2B 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. ## Adela Michea - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed - Focus: Food and Beverage, Alternative Protein Adela Michea is the Director of Portfolio, Communication & Organisational Readiness, Development External Innovation at Novo Nordisk. ## Miroma Ventures - Type: VC Fund - Location: Los Angeles, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Advertising, Apps, Fashion 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. ## PSV - Type: VC Fund - Location: Lyngby, Hovedstaden, Denmark - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Pre-Seed - Focus: Software, Information Technology, SaaS PSV cares about a conscious future. As a venture house, our mission is to clear the path for founders who build companies that matter. Our hybrid setup, comprising PSV Foundry, PSV Lab, and two unique venture funds, PSV Tech and PSV Hafnium, sets us free from adhering to a singular method. Rather we rethink existing ways and models to maximise our impact beyond any individual firm or investment. Together, we can punch above our weight. ## Science - Type: VC Fund - Location: Santa Monica, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Internet, E-Commerce, Food and Beverage 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." ## Morten Larsen - Type: Angel - Location: Aarhus, Midtjylland, Denmark - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Angel - Focus: Retail, Cooking, Fashion Morten Larsen is the CEO and Founder of Hungry.dk. ## Dr.Oetker - Type: VC Fund - Location: Bielefeld, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany - Relevant deals: 1 - Focus: Apps, Machine Learning, Food and Beverage 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. ## Dalgaard Group - Type: VC Fund - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Series A - Focus: Coffee, Biotechnology, Food and Beverage Dalgaard Groupi is a supermarket chain operator. ## Muse Capital - Type: VC Fund - Location: Los Angeles, California, United States - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A, Pre-Seed - Focus: Health Care, Software, E-Commerce 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. ## BioInnovation Institute Venture House - Type: VC Fund - Location: Copenhagen, Hovedstaden, Denmark - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Convertible Note - Focus: Medical, Health Care, Therapeutics 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. ## Paulig - Type: VC Fund - Location: Helsinki, Southern Finland, Finland - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed - Focus: Coffee, Biotechnology, Food and Beverage 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. ## Gelu Sulugiuc - Type: Angel - Location: Copenhagen, Hovedstaden, Denmark - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed - Focus: Food and Beverage, Alternative Protein 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. ## Søren Kirketerp - Type: Angel - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed - Focus: Food and Beverage, Alternative Protein Søren Kirketerp is a Partner at Bjergegaard & Co. ## Antler - Type: VC Fund - Location: Singapore, Central Region, Singapore - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A - Focus: Software, Artificial Intelligence, Information Technology Build your next company with Antler, a global day zero investor enabling exceptional founders to start great companies, from the very beginning. Apply now! ## Oyster Bay - Type: VC Fund - Location: Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany - Relevant deals: 1 - Stages: Seed, Series A - Focus: Food and Beverage, Nutrition, Cooking Venture capital firm with a focus on healthy, sustainable and functional food & beverage companies as well as disruptive ag-tech companies.