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Aarhus hosts a diverse startup scene with major players across several key industries. The city's business landscape features a mix of financial technology, energy trading, and software companies.

Leading the pack are companies like the digital bank Lunar, which has raised over $513 million. The energy trading house Danske Commodities also shows the area's financial strength with its €3.5 billion in funding.

Below is our list of 53 Aarhus startups worth keeping an eye on.

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Lunar built a digital bank that gives people in the Nordics a mobile app to control their personal finances. Their platform combines everyday banking services with tools for investing, loans, and insurance.

Year Founded2015
FoundersKen Villum Klausen, Peter Andreasen
Funding Amount$513.7M
Startup SizeLarge Team (251-1,000)
Last Funding StatusVenture Round
Top InvestorsSeed Capital, Tencent, Kinnevik, Fuel Venture Capital, Socii Capital

Vestas designs, manufactures, installs, and services wind turbines for the global energy market. As a key player in the renewable energy sector, the company dedicates its efforts exclusively to developing wind power technology and projects.

Year Founded1898
FoundersPeder Hansen
Funding Amount$487.5M
Startup SizeEnterprise Organization (5,001+)
Last Funding StatusGrant
Top InvestorsEuropean Investment Bank, Australian Renewable Energy Agency, The Energy Technology Development and Demonstration Programme

Formalize builds a comprehensive platform that simplifies compliance operations for businesses. Their software helps teams navigate complex security and legal standards through a single, intuitive interface.

Year Founded2021
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Funding Amount$20M
Startup SizeMid-Size Team (51-250)
Last Funding StatusSeries A
Top InvestorsBlackFin Capital Partners, West Hill Capital, Morten Brogger

ViaBill builds a "buy now, pay later" payment solution that helps e-commerce merchants increase sales and average order value. Their platform gives shoppers a flexible way to pay over time through simple, interest-free installments at checkout.

Year Founded2010
FoundersJan Lytje-Hansen
Funding Amount$177.3M
Startup SizeMid-Size Team (51-250)
Last Funding StatusVenture Round
Top InvestorsHeadline, Fasanara Capital, BlackFin Capital Partners

Understory builds an all-in-one platform for modern travel companies like tour operators and agencies. Their software helps these businesses create, sell, and operate unique travel experiences.

Year Founded2023
FoundersLars Daniel Blom Rasmussen, Lasse Kjær
Funding Amount€18.6M
Startup SizeLean Team (11-50)
Last Funding StatusSeries A
Top InvestorsSeed Capital, Firstminute Capital, Smedvig Ventures, sequel, People Ventures

Anyday builds a preferred checkout solution that helps e-commerce businesses create a better shopping experience for their customers. The platform is designed to streamline the payment process, making it simpler and more enjoyable for online shoppers.

Year Founded2020
FoundersChristopher Mosses, Jonas Overgaard, Kenneth Ahlquist
Funding Amount€4M
Startup SizeLean Team (11-50)
Last Funding StatusSeed
Top InvestorsInventure

Partisia has built a Web3 public blockchain that uses Multi-Party Computation (MPC) to enable secure and private computations on data. The platform functions as an interoperable network, connecting different blockchains to facilitate unified smart contract deployment across Web3.

Year Founded2018
FoundersClaudio Orlandi, Ivan Damgard, Jakob Pagter, Jesper Buus Nielsen, Kurt Nielsen
Funding AmountDKK14.7M
Startup SizeMid-Size Team (51-250)
Last Funding StatusGrant
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Commit Biologics has created a platform to develop a new class of bispecific antibodies for cancer immunotherapy. These antibodies are designed to activate the immune system specifically at the tumor site, aiming to create safer and more effective treatments.

Year Founded2021
FoundersDennis Pedersen, Heidi Gytz Olesen, Mikael Winkler, Nick S. Larsen
Funding Amount€23.7M
Startup SizeLean Team (11-50)
Last Funding StatusSeed
Top InvestorsNovo Holdings, Korys, Bioqube Ventures, Innovation Fund Denmark, BioInnovation Institute

Cercare Medical develops AI-powered software that helps clinicians assess strokes and cardiac failures. Their perfusion imaging technology provides rapid and user-friendly decision support for medical professionals.

Year Founded2013
FoundersKim Mouridsen, Mikkel Bo Hansen
Funding Amount€7.5M
Startup SizeLean Team (11-50)
Last Funding StatusVenture Round
Top InvestorsSeed Capital, EASME, West Hill Capital

Danske Commodities provides energy trading services with a specialization in short-term power and gas markets. Their team connects producers and suppliers to wholesale energy markets by offering balancing, optimization, and hedging solutions.

Year Founded2004
FoundersHenrik Lind
Funding Amount€3.5B
Startup SizeLarge Team (251-1,000)
Last Funding StatusCorporate Round
Top InvestorsEquinor

43 Additional Aarhus Startups Worth Following

The top 10 are just the beginning of the story in Aarhus. Founders across the city are tackling problems in a wide range of fields, from enterprise software to biotech.

Together, these companies have raised over €150 million to bring their ideas to life. Here’s a look at the other startups shaping the city's ecosystem.

StartupIndustryYear FoundedAmount RaisedLast Funding Round
Kanpla logo KanplaEnterprise2020€11.6MSeries A
Landfolk logo LandfolkTravel2021€15.1MSeries A
Ento logo EntoAI2019€3.6MVenture Round
Hakio logo HakioAI2022€4MSeed
Cordulus logo CordulusAgTech2014€5.9MCorporate Round
Vibrant logo VibrantFintech2020€4MSeed
Coana (acquired by Socket) logo Coana (acquired by Socket)Enterprise2022€2.1MPre-Seed
Teitur Trophics logo Teitur TrophicsBiotech2020€28MSeries A
Mazepay logo MazepayEnterprise2018€7.3MVenture Round
Bright Star Studios logo Bright Star StudiosHardware2018€2.7MSeries A
Rig.dev logo Rig.devCloud2023€2MPre-Seed
Reflectly logo ReflectlyMedia2017DKK5MVenture Round
AeroGuest logo AeroGuestTravel2017€5MSeed
Relewise logo RelewiseEnterprise2020€800kPre-Seed
STipe Therapeutics logo STipe TherapeuticsBiotech2018€20MSeries A
Players 1st logo Players 1stEnterprise2013€2.8MVenture Round
proemial logo proemialAI2023€2MSeed
Plecto logo PlectoEnterprise2012DKK10MSeries A
Zliide logo ZliideRetail2016€5.3MSeed
Shouter logo ShouterFashion2022€1.2MPre-Seed
Kanda logo KandaEnterprise2011€2.1MSeed
Safty logo SaftySaaS2022DKK11.3MPre-Seed
Swap Language logo Swap LanguageEducation2017€2MSeed
Captego logo CaptegoLogistics2018€2MSeed
Vuuh logo VuuhInfrastructure2019DKK5.5MSeed
Wedio logo WedioMedia2018€1.3MSeed
MedicQuant logo MedicQuantBiotech2019DKK12MSeed
Sleeknote logo SleeknoteRetail2014DKK7.5MVenture Round
Bedbible logo BedbibleEducation2020€400kSeed
Mobaro logo MobaroSaaS2010DKK20MVenture Round
chefmade logo chefmadeFood2016€1.8MSeed
Vokalo logo VokaloSports2019DKK1.5MPre-Seed
Snowii logo SnowiiData2023DKK2.3MAngel
First Agenda logo First AgendaMedia2015DKK18MVenture Round
SCALGO logo SCALGOSaaS2009€71.4kGrant
GameScorekeeper logo GameScorekeeperInfrastructure2016DKK4.8MGrant
Lix Technologies logo Lix TechnologiesEducation2015€8.5MSeries A
Digital Revisor logo Digital RevisorFintech2016DKK3.5MSeed
Unity Studios logo Unity StudiosMedia2008DKK15MSeed
Fauna logo FaunaMedia2020DKK750kSeed
Tabtimize logo TabtimizeMarketing2019€100kPre-Seed
The Capital Platform logo The Capital PlatformMedia2019€76kSeed
SynuCa Therapeutics logo SynuCa TherapeuticsHealthcare2025€500kPre-Seed

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