Copenhagen offers a focused environment for new companies seeking support. The city's accelerators and incubators provide programs for different industries, from technology to life sciences.
For example, Accelerace has made over 70 investments in early-stage companies. Others, like BioInnovation Institute Venture Lab, focus on specific fields and have backed around 20 startups.
Below is our list of the best 6 accelerators and incubators in Copenhagen.
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Get the Sheet for $50As a venture fund for pre-traction startups, Accelerace invests in founders across Denmark, the Nordics, Baltics, and Italy. Their online program provides essential funding for companies in sectors like technology, life sciences, and cleantech.
| Year Founded | 2008 |
| Founders | David Today Ventzel, Peter Torstensen |
| Nº of Investments | 73 |
| Nº of Exits | 8 |
| Program Type | Online |
| Duration (Weeks) | 12 |
Stairways offers early-stage technology startups crucial resources like time, experience, and technical know-how. Their core mission is to advise and guide these nascent companies through the complexities of getting off the ground.
| Year Founded | 2014 |
| Founders | Stig Irming-Pedersen, Christian Weis Højfeldt, Rune Ibsen |
| Nº of Investments | 3 |
| Nº of Exits | 1 |
As a strategic initiative of the Lundbeck Foundation, Lundbeckfonden Emerge invests in early-stage Danish life science and biotech companies. They help translate novel academic research into commercially viable businesses by providing crucial seed funding and business development support.
| Year Founded | 2012 |
| Founders | — |
| Nº of Investments | 9 |
| Nº of Exits | 1 |
Specializing in the direct-to-consumer space, Blazar Capital partners with entrepreneurs to build and launch e-commerce companies. Their hands-on approach provides the capital and operational expertise needed to create global consumer brands, including the popular Chamberlain Coffee.
| Year Founded | 2017 |
| Founders | Vasilij Brandt, Denis Fedoryaev, Christian Arnstedt, Christian Arnstedt |
| Nº of Investments | 12 |
| Nº of Exits | — |
Layer Three Ventures champions the next generation of Web3 by accelerating ethical and sustainable layer 3 blockchain startups. They provide specialized support and resources for founders building a more responsible and advanced decentralized internet.
| Year Founded | 2022 |
| Founders | — |
| Nº of Investments | — |
| Nº of Exits | — |
Operating under the Novo Nordisk Foundation, the BioInnovation Institute Venture Lab empowers scientific entrepreneurs to transform their research into viable life science companies. The program provides early-stage startups with crucial funding, access to advanced laboratories, and a network of experts to navigate the path to commercialization.
| Year Founded | 2018 |
| Founders | — |
| Nº of Investments | 20 |
| Nº of Exits | — |