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August 20, 2026

Exclusive: AI infrastructure startup Velatir raises €5m to accelerate AI adoption across Europe

The startup is growing by around 50% a month, according to CEO Michael Blicher Sørensen


Mimi Billing

3 min read

Velatir's founding team: Christian Møller, Elias Sørensen, Michael Blicher Sørensen and Andreas Paulli.

Danish AI infrastructure startup Velatir has raised €5m in seed funding in a round co-led by Nordic VC Spintop Ventures and Danish VC Ugly Duckling Ventures.

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Mimi Billing

Mimi Billing is Sifted's Europe editor, based in Stockholm. She covers the Nordics and can be found on X and LinkedIn

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