Novo Nordisk Foundation
VC Fund
Hellerup, Denmark
Novo Nordisk Foundation is a VC fund in Hellerup focused on Education and Non Profit. The Novo Nordisk Foundation is an independent Danish foundation with corporate interests. The objective of the Novo Nordisk Foundation is twofold: To provide a stable basis for the commercial and research activities conducted by the companies within the Novo Group and to support scientific and humanitarian purposes.
- Total investments:
- 8
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 88%
Last updated:
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Industries Novo Nordisk Foundation invests in
Stages Novo Nordisk Foundation invests in
Countries Novo Nordisk Foundation invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Round size
- Grant
- $75k–$857M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Education 2 (25%)
- Non Profit 2 (25%)
- Biotechnology 2 (25%)
- Events 1 (13%)
- Training 1 (13%)
Stage
- Grant 6 (75%)
- Funding Round 1 (13%)
Country
- Denmark 5 (63%)
- India 1 (13%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Anja Groth
Program Director
|
Program Director | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Jonas Ahm
Director, Head of Strategy & Special Projects
|
Director, Head of Strategy & Special Projects | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Jonas Walter
Postdoc
|
Postdoc | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Thomas Frimurer
Associate Professor & Platform Director
|
Associate Professor & Platform Director | Total investments: 0 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| TechBBQ is a non-profit event management organization that hosts startup capital programs. | $611.5K / Grant / Jun 22, 2026 | ||
| 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's mission 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. | $29.5M / Grant / Feb 03, 2026 | ||
| 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's mission 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. | $856.6M / Grant / Jan 15, 2026 | ||
| TechBBQ is a non-profit event management organization that hosts startup capital programs. | $4.6M / Aug 22, 2023 | ||
| The Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms, or C-CAMP an initiative supported by the Department of Biotechnology, Govt of India is an enabler or catalyst of cutting-edge research and innovation in the life sciences since 2009. C-CAMP is also a member of the Bangalore Life Science Cluster (BLiSC). We facilitate Bioscience Research andEntrepreneurship by providing Research, Development, Training, and Services in state-of-the-art Technology Platforms. | $1.6M / Grant / May 10, 2021 | ||
| VenomAid Diagnostics is a company that provides clinically rapid diagnostic tests for snakebite envenoming. | $75.5K / Grant / Jul 03, 2020 | ||
| For almost two centuries DTU, Technical University of Denmark, has been dedicated to fulfilling the vision of H.C. Ørsted – the father of electromagnetism – who founded the university in 1829 to develop and create value using the natural sciences and the technical sciences to benefit society.Today, DTU is ranked as one of the foremost technicaluniversities in Europe, continues to set new records in the number of publications, and persistently increase and develop our partnerships with industry, and assignments accomplished by DTU’s public sector consultancy. | Grant / Aug 29, 2019 | ||
| ADCendo ApS is a biotech company dedicated to developing new types of anti-cancer drugs. We focus on antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) directed at novel targets, that have been found to be overexpressed by several cancer forms, that are all characterized by a significant unmet need for novel treatment. | Grant / Jan 01, 2018 |
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FAQ
What does Novo Nordisk Foundation invest in?
Novo Nordisk Foundation invests primarily in Education, Non Profit and Biotechnology startups, most often at Grant and Funding Round stage. Most of the 8 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Denmark. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does Novo Nordisk Foundation invest in?
Novo Nordisk Foundation typically joins rounds of $75k–$857M at Grant. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Novo Nordisk Foundation's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Novo Nordisk Foundation took part in.
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Who are the partners at Novo Nordisk Foundation?
The team at Novo Nordisk Foundation includes Anja Groth (Program Director), Jonas Ahm (Director, Head of Strategy & Special Projects) and Jonas Walter (Postdoc). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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