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March 31, 2019

TechBBQ is one of Copenhagen’s biggest tech events — and it really did start with meat on a grill

How the Danish tech conference TechBBQ went from a casual BBQ to a two-day event with over 6,000 attendees.


Mimi Billing

7 min read

TechBBQ is held in a large building in the meat packing district previously used for cattle.

Five years ago, TechBBQ was just a little get together for the Copenhagen startup crowd.

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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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