Ugly Duckling Ventures
VC Fund
Copenhagen, Denmark
Ugly Duckling Ventures is a VC fund in Copenhagen focused on Software and Artificial Intelligence. Ugly Duckling Ventures make capital, know-how, and real-world application available to Nordic ventures at the seed & pre-seed stage.
- Total investments:
- 25
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 60%
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries Ugly Duckling Ventures invests in
Stages Ugly Duckling Ventures invests in
Countries Ugly Duckling Ventures invests in
Round sizes
Round size
- Seed
- $1M–$5.5M
- Pre-Seed
- $917k–$1.7M
- Venture - Series Unknown
- $1.1M–$7.5M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 7 (28%)
- Artificial Intelligence 7 (28%)
- Information Technology 6 (24%)
- Sales 2 (8%)
- Cyber Security 2 (8%)
Stage
- Seed 10 (40%)
- Pre-Seed 9 (36%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 2 (8%)
- Series A 1 (4%)
- Funding Round 1 (4%)
Country
- Denmark 13 (52%)
- Sweden 2 (8%)
- Finland 1 (4%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spiich is an AI sales assistant that eliminates administrative work for revenue teams. The platform handles CRM updates, meeting preparation, and follow-ups through conversational commands - letting sales professionals focus on building relationships and closing deals, not the CRM admin they despise. | $3.4M / Seed / Sep 23, 2026 | ||
| Velatir deliver AI-native security and compliance solutions that help enterprises safely adopt and scale intelligent agents. | $5.8M / Seed / Aug 20, 2026 | ||
| Wilmo is the AI-powered customer support platform for e-commerce. | $1.3M / Pre-Seed / Aug 19, 2026 | ||
| Palette is a model-agnostic operating system designed for AI-native teams to work collaboratively with AI agents. | $3.5M / Pre-Seed / Aug 11, 2026 | ||
| Skyfora combines scientific understanding of tropical storms with computer vision, machine learning and IoT technologies. | $7.5M / Venture - Series Unknown / Jun 09, 2026 | ||
| P-Secure is a software company that provides a secure platform for businesses to conduct legally required background checks on employees, consultants, and suppliers. Its solution complies with regulations and serves industries including airports, energy, transport, telecom, research, and defense. | $2.1M / Seed / May 22, 2026 | ||
| Founded in 2024, FNS trains specialised AI models that extract news and data from financial press releases and regulatory filings, delivering it with “zero latency” to professional investors and analysts. | $1.7M / Pre-Seed / Mar 30, 2026 | ||
| Velatir deliver AI-native security and compliance solutions that help enterprises safely adopt and scale intelligent agents. | $1.6M / Pre-Seed / Feb 04, 2026 | ||
| Transforms microscopy from image-driven to data-driven through AI-powered autonomous targeting that captures high-resolution data of critical cellular events, enabling researchers to solve complex biological problems in minutes instead of years. | $3.5M / Seed / Oct 22, 2025 | ||
| Moxso aims to minimize human risk by providing specialized services to various sectors. Their managed service model combines automation with personalized human interaction to deliver customized, adaptive training solutions. | $5.5M / Seed / Aug 29, 2025 | ||
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FAQ
What does Ugly Duckling Ventures invest in?
Ugly Duckling Ventures invests primarily in Software, Artificial Intelligence and Information Technology startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 25 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 Ugly Duckling Ventures invest in?
Ugly Duckling Ventures typically joins rounds of $1M–$5.5M at Seed, $917k–$1.7M at Pre-Seed and $1.1M–$7.5M at Venture - Series Unknown. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Ugly Duckling Ventures's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Ugly Duckling Ventures took part in.
When did Ugly Duckling Ventures last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Ugly Duckling Ventures closed in Sep 2026. Shizune tracks 25 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 Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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