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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Get the Sheet for $50Pleo 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.