About 50% of the invested capital is targeted at companies and entrepreneurs that are located in the Greater Copenhagen area. Read about the types of seed funding available.
The market for seed funding and venture capital has expanded
rapidly in Denmark since 1995, and the capital available has almost
tripled since 1998.
Traditional investment institutions have been complemented by a
surge in venture capital funds with a clear focus on IT and
e-business.
About 50% of the invested capital is targeted at companies and
entrepreneurs that are located in the Greater Copenhagen area.
In Denmark, two types of seed funding are available to
investors and companies interested in establishing activities in
Denmark. Vækstfonden
(www.vaekstfonden.dk)
provides loans for product development, market research and
marketing, while the Danish business incubator program provides
loans specifically targeted at entrepreneurs.
You can find more information regarding venture capital
here .
Danish technology incubator programs
The technology incubator programs offer a mix of seed capital,
physical infrastructure, and professional and business expertise to
entrepreneurs. This seed capital is available through government
grants, while infrastructure and professional expertise/advisory
services are provided by the technology incubators, which
themselves operate as private businesses.
Through the programme, incubators can provide capital (up to €
107,800) to entrepreneurs in the start-up phase as direct
subsidies, loans or capital investments. The aim is thereafter to
attract more venture capital from other investors. The incubators
themselves often have additional investments in each of the
projects.
The public supported incubators in the Copenhagen area are
Symbion Science Park, CAT Science, Technology Innovation and DTU
Innovation A/S.
You can find more information about the Science
Parks here
A complete and more detailed report regarding IT opportunities
in Greater Copenhagen can be downloaded
here .
