Top 72 Copenhagen Startups to Watch in 2026
Copenhagen's startup ecosystem features a blend of mature and emerging technology companies. The city is a notable hub for sectors including FinTech and Artificial Intelligence.
FinTech firm Pleo leads with over $470 million in total funding. Meanwhile, recent AI startups like Parahelp, founded in 2024, have already raised over $22 million.
Below is our list of 72 Copenhagen startups worth keeping an eye on.
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Pleo created a system of smart payment cards so employees can easily buy things for work. The accompanying software gives finance teams a complete, real-time view of spending and automates the entire expense process.
| Year Founded | 2015 |
| Founders | Jeppe Rindom, Niccolo Perra |
| Funding Amount | $470.9M |
| Startup Size | Large Team (251-1,000) |
| Last Funding Status | Debt Financing |
| Top Investors | Creandum, Speedinvest, Thrive Capital, Bain Capital Ventures, Coatue |
Keepit builds a SaaS data protection platform for backing up and recovering information from critical business applications like Microsoft 365 and Salesforce. Their service uses a vendor-independent cloud, ensuring that customer data is stored in a separate, secure environment away from the original SaaS provider.
| Year Founded | 2007 |
| Founders | Frederik Schouboe, Morten Felsvang |
| Funding Amount | $213.8M |
| Startup Size | Large Team (251-1,000) |
| Last Funding Status | Debt Financing |
| Top Investors | Keepit, One Peak, Vaekstfonden, Export and Investment Fund, Silicon Valley Bank |
Moxso develops a cybersecurity training platform designed to help employees spot and handle digital threats. Their approach focuses on creating a strong security culture through continuous and engaging training simulations.
| Year Founded | 2022 |
| Founders | Rune Boye Knudsen, Mikkel Lindblom |
| Funding Amount | $7.2M |
| Startup Size | Mid-Size Team (51-250) |
| Last Funding Status | Seed |
| Top Investors | Seed Capital, D2 Fund, Ugly Duckling Ventures |
Parahelp builds an AI support agent for software companies that handles customer tickets like a human teammate. The platform can resolve complex issues autonomously, including processing refund requests.
| Year Founded | 2024 |
| Founders | Anker Bach Ryhl, Mads Lunau Liechti |
| Funding Amount | $22.5M |
| Startup Size | Founding Team (1-10) |
| Last Funding Status | Series A |
| Top Investors | Y Combinator, Alt Capital, byFounders, Skyfall Ventures, Hanabi Capital |
Teton builds an AI companion for nurses that automates clinical documentation and streamlines workflows. The platform is designed to reduce administrative tasks, freeing up nurses to focus on patient care.
| Year Founded | 2020 |
| Founders | Esben Klint Thorius, Mikkel Wad Thorsen |
| Funding Amount | $25.9M |
| Startup Size | Lean Team (11-50) |
| Last Funding Status | Series A |
| Top Investors | Plural Platform, PSV, Nebular, Bertelsmann Investments, Antler Elevate |
Light offers a financial platform with a fully automated general ledger built specifically for multinational companies. Their core technology eliminates manual consolidation and inter-company accounting for businesses that operate globally.
| Year Founded | 2023 |
| Founders | Marcus Johansson |
| Funding Amount | $43M |
| Startup Size | Lean Team (11-50) |
| Last Funding Status | Series A |
| Top Investors | Charles Songhurst, Cherry Ventures, Seedcamp, Balderton Capital, Atomico |
Corti develops an AI co-pilot that assists healthcare professionals during patient consultations. Their platform uses speech recognition to provide real-time guidance for triage and to automate clinical documentation.
| Year Founded | 2016 |
| Founders | Andreas Cleve Lohmann, Lars Maaløe, Michael Boesen |
| Funding Amount | $93.3M |
| Startup Size | Mid-Size Team (51-250) |
| Last Funding Status | Series B |
| Top Investors | Heartcore Capital, Atomico, Prosus Ventures, byFounders, Idinvest Partners |
Siteimprove offers a comprehensive cloud-based platform for optimizing a company's digital presence. Their software provides tools to improve website accessibility, SEO, and overall performance.
| Year Founded | 2003 |
| Founders | Morten Ebbesen |
| Funding Amount | $55M |
| Startup Size | Large Team (251-1,000) |
| Last Funding Status | Venture Round |
| Top Investors | Nordic Capital, Summit Partners |
Templafy builds a document generation platform that automates how large organizations create business documents. Their system keeps all content on-brand and compliant by connecting company templates and assets directly into the applications employees use every day.
| Year Founded | 2014 |
| Founders | Christian Lund, Henrik Printzlau, Jakob Bjersing, Jan Mechtel, Jeppe Schytte-Hansen, Morten Hald Mortensen |
| Funding Amount | $121.4M |
| Startup Size | Large Team (251-1,000) |
| Last Funding Status | Series D |
| Top Investors | Insight Partners, Dawn Capital, Blue Cloud Ventures, Heartcore Capital, Seed Capital |
63 Additional Copenhagen Startups Worth Following
The top 9 are just a small slice of the city's startup scene. Founders are working on everything from AI to biotech, and together have raised well over $2 billion.
Some of these companies are new to the scene, while others are already well established. Below is a look at the other startups shaping what's next for Copenhagen.
| Startup | Industry | Year Founded | Amount Raised | Last Funding Round |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Evertrace | AI | 2024 | $550k | Seed |
 Propane | AI | 2025 | $1.2M | Pre-Seed |
 Veo | Hardware | 2015 | $113.3M | Series C |
 Agreena | AgTech | 2018 | $77.4M | Series B |
 Dynelectro | Energy | 2018 | $24.5M | Venture Round |
 Podimo | Media | 2019 | $204.2M | Venture Round |
 Hemab | Biotech | 2017 | $190M | Series B |
 Too Good To Go | Food | 2014 | $31.1M | Venture Round |
 Monta | Mobility | 2020 | $130M | Series B |
 Meo | Crypto | 2015 | $6.6M | Venture Round |
 Famly | Media | 2013 | $22.1M | Series A |
 Again | Biotech | 2020 | $98.8M | Series A |
 Neumirna Therapeutics | Biotech | 2020 | €20M | Series A |
 Leapwork | Automation | 2015 | $71.9M | Series B |
 Dixa | AI | 2015 | $157.9M | Series C |
 Dawn Health | Enterprise | 2016 | $38M | Venture Round |
 Dreamdata | Analytics | 2018 | $12.2M | Series A |
 Adform | Marketing | 2002 | $27.5M | Private Equity |
 Modl.ai | AI | 2018 | $10.1M | Series A |
 Blue Cell Therapeutics | Biotech | 2019 | DKK10M | Venture Round |
 ADCendo | Biotech | 2017 | $249.6M | Series B |
 GetWhy A/S | AI | 2018 | $81.3M | Series A |
 Invert | Infrastructure | 2021 | $20.6M | Seed |
 Kvantify | AI | 2022 | $25.1M | Venture Round |
 ZeroNorth | Environment | 2020 | $73.3M | Debt Financing |
 Planday | Media | 2013 | $73.1M | Series C |
 Liva Healthcare | Media | 2014 | $43.5M | Venture Round |
 Ageras | Fintech | 2012 | $231.3M | Venture Round |
 SNIPR Biome | Security | 2017 | $103.4M | Series B |
 Viio | Hardware | 2019 | $5.1M | Venture Round |
 LifeX | Real Estate | 2017 | $19.9M | Series A |
 Kiku | AI | 2024 | $5.2M | Seed |
 Alice tech | AI | 2024 | $5.3M | Seed |
 Interhuman | AI | 2023 | €2.2M | Pre-Seed |
 NORNORM | Media | 2020 | €160M | Venture Round |
 SoundBoks | Hardware | 2015 | $22.4M | Venture Round |
 Nutrumami | Logistics | 2022 | €2.2M | Seed |
 spektr | Other | 2023 | €5M | Seed |
 Uizard | AI | 2018 | $18.6M | Series A |
 Medusa | Infrastructure | 2021 | $9M | Seed |
 Octarine Bio | Biotech | 2018 | $9.7M | Series A |
 Muna Therapeutics | Biotech | 2020 | $77.9M | Grant |
 Configit | Hardware | 2000 | DKK50M | Venture Round |
 Sparrow Quantum | Manufacturing | 2015 | $34.1M | Series A |
 Worksome | Enterprise | 2017 | $36.9M | Series B |
 Artelize | Media | 2020 | $2.6M | Seed |
 Monthio | Fintech | 2018 | DKK85M | Series A |
 Scaleup Finance | Fintech | 2021 | $29M | Venture Round |
 Amass Technologies | Media | 2022 | €1.4M | Seed |
 All Gravy | Enterprise | 2020 | $7.3M | Seed |
 eloomi | Infrastructure | 2015 | $78.7M | Private Equity |
 Go Autonomous | Enterprise | 2020 | $13.3M | Series A |
 Fuse Vectors | Biotech | 2022 | $7.2M | Pre-Seed |
 Lenus eHealth | Analytics | 2016 | €52M | Series A |
 Ocean.io | AI | 2017 | €6M | Series A |
 Female Invest | Education | 2019 | $17.3M | Series A |
 Antag Therapeutics | Biotech | 2017 | $90.8M | Series A |
 Performativ | Fintech | 2020 | $6.6M | Seed |
 Lapee | Enterprise | 2018 | €800k | Seed |
 Abzu | AI | 2018 | $11.9M | Grant |
 Beyond Leather Materials | Manufacturing | 2016 | $1.2M | Venture Round |
 Scandinavian Biolabs | Healthcare | 2019 | $4.8M | Venture Round |
 Blackwood Seven | Analytics | 2013 | $43.2M | Private Equity |
