Denmark has already churned out an impressive eight unicorn companies and its capital, Copenhagen, looks set to produce many more thanks to the city’s combination of a supportive and experienced entrepreneurial community, hassle-free business environment, and highly educated workforce. So, if you are looking to raise funds here, this post is for you.
Top 10 VC Investors in Copenhagen
1-Seed Capital
Seed Capital is Denmark's largest seed stage venture capital fund investing in technology companies.
Website: http://www.seedcapital.dk/
Founded: 2005
Latest fund size: €62.5M (2021)
Notable Investments: Trustpilot, Vivino, Lunar, Templafy, Dixa, Forecast
2-Heartcore Capital
Heartcore is a venture capital firm that invests in founders building category-defining consumer internet brands.
Website: https://www.heartcore.com/
Founded: 2007
Latest fund size: $250M (2021)
Notable Investments: Boozt, Blackwood Seven, Weezy, PAYMILL, Tink, Peakon
3-Lundbeckfonden Ventures
Lundbeckfond Ventures is an evergreen life science venture fund. The structure as an evergreen fund allows flexibility in the investment approach and the possibility, when appropriate, to take a long-term perspective in the investments. On an annual basis, LundbeckfondVentures invests up to € 50 million.
Website: https://lundbeckfonden.com/
Founded: 2009
Latest fund size: -
Notable Investments: Imara, Trevi Therapeutics, Spero Therapeutics, IO Biotech, Aura Biosciences
4-byFounders
byFounders is an early stage venture fund actively investing in tech startups across the Nordics and Baltics. Made up of some of the region's most accomplished entrepreneurs, the byFounders Collective invests and supports the next generation of globally ambitious founders - it's "for founders, byFounders” .
Website: https://byfounders.vc/
Founded: 2017
Latest fund size: €100M (2019)
Notable Investments: SafetyWing, Smitten, Fuzey
5-Promentum Equity Partners
A Danish VC firm with excellence in the technology space that works side by side with founders to grow the business.
Website: http://www.promentumequity.dk/
Founded: 2015
Latest fund size: -
Notable Investments: Actimo, Napp, Grazper
6-IDC Ventures
IDC Ventures is a venture capital fund investing in early and growth-stage Internet and technology-enabled companies.
Website: https://idcventures.com/
Founded: 2019
Latest fund size: -
Notable Investments: Bipi, EVRYTHNG
7-Nordic Eye Venture Capital
The firm invests in mainly Nordic early-growth companies in tech and lifestyle business areas. They look for companies that can scale globally and where they can add value while helping to provide great exit opportunities within approximately five years.
Website: http://nordiceye.com/
Founded: 2016
Latest fund size: -
Notable Investments: Coinify, WebLife Balance
8-Northcap
Northcap is a venture capital company that provides seed, early, and growth stage funds and support for ICT companies.
Website: http://www.northcap.vc/
Founded: 1999
Latest fund size: €70M (2012)
Notable Investments: Zmags, Realm, iBill, Nangate
9-Dreamcraft Ventures
They invest in early-stage tech startups at the pre-seed and seed stage in the Nordics. The firm is generalists and industry agnostic, but has a strong track record with enterprise SaaS, iGaming, eSports and direct-to-consumer.
Website: https://dreamcraft.vc/
Founded: 2019
Latest fund size: $30M (2014)
Notable Investments: Leadfamly
10-DKA Capital
DKA Capital (formerly Dansk Kapitalanlæg) is a well-established Danish PE fund investing in and developing knowledge-intensive growth companies with a global potential with the aim of creating long term sustainable value.
Website: https://www.dkacapitalmanagement.com/
Founded: 2015
Latest fad size: -
Notable Investments: Direct Conversion, Secunia, HepaVec AG, Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc.
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