# The Market Development Fund

> The Market Development Fund is a VC fund backing Software and Health Care. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Jan 2016
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- Website: https://markedsmodningsfonden.dk/in_english
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/erhvervsstyrelsen

The Market Development Fund is a VC fund focused on Software and Health Care. The Market Development Fund helps enterprises bring their new products to the market faster.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 1 | 50% |
| Health Care | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Claimlane | Claimlane got its start in Copenhagen when a team of fashion wholesaler, IT specialists and a surfer got fed up with the inefficient way complaints were handled in the local fashion scene.They set out on a mission to create a new platform that eliminates time-wasting processes and dead ends. A world without frustration and waste of time causedby faulty products. You and your team will help make it a success.Turn Claimers to Smilers | $177K | Seed | Jan 12, 2016 |  |
| CathVision | CathVision helps guide ablation therapy of cardiac arrhythmia with novel hardware, software and data science. |  | Seed | Apr 22, 2014 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Borean Innovation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/boreaninnovation) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does The Market Development Fund invest in?

The Market Development Fund invests primarily in Software and Health Care startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Denmark. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did The Market Development Fund last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for The Market Development Fund closed in Jan 2016. Shizune tracks 2 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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