# Denmark

Pleo becomes Denmark’s eighth unicorn with $150m raise
News
July 6, 2021
Pleo becomes Denmark’s eighth unicorn with $150m raise
Pleo has reached the milestone valuation faster than any Danish company before.
Freya Pratty
Euro 2021: The tech startups changing football
Analysis
June 28, 2021
Euro 2021: The tech startups changing football
A new crop of tech startups is changing the way players are scouted and managed, as well as giving fans fresh ways to engage with the game.
Maija Palmer
Online coaching platform Lenus raises Denmark’s largest-ever Series A
News
June 9, 2021
Online coaching platform Lenus raises Denmark’s largest-ever Series A
The 220-person company helps health and fitness professionals build their businesses online.
Sifted reporters
Exclusive: Lunar Bank set to acquire veteran fintech, Lendify
News
April 20, 2021
Exclusive: Lunar Bank set to acquire veteran fintech, Lendify
Lendify has been bought out, reportedly weighed down by the cost of being a non-bank lender and the departure of its founders.
Isabel Woodford
Fastest-growing European B Corps
Analysis
March 18, 2021
Fastest-growing European B Corps
Which of Europe’s sustainability-focused startups are building up their teams at speed?
Connor Bilboe
New €200m VC fund 2150 has a mission to clean up Europe’s cities
News
February 23, 2021
New €200m VC fund 2150 has a mission to clean up Europe’s cities
2150 wants to drag the construction and urban planning industries towards a tech-enabled, sustainable future.
Sarah Drumm
“Netflix for wine” Vivino raises $155m
News
February 3, 2021
“Netflix for wine” Vivino raises $155m
Vivino is the latest company to benefit from the online food and beverage boom
Freya Pratty
Websites? Yep, they’re bad for the planet too.
Analysis
January 22, 2021
Websites? Yep, they’re bad for the planet too.
Europe’s ‘clean UXers’ — a small but growing group of designers, developers and campaigners — want to make low-impact websites the norm.
Sarah Drumm
Fastest-growing direct-to-consumer startups 2020
Analysis
December 21, 2020
Fastest-growing direct-to-consumer startups 2020
These are the direct-to-consumer startups that came out on top this year.
Connor Bilboe
Meet the world’s largest biotech investor with $65bn under management
Interview
December 8, 2020
Meet the world’s largest biotech investor with $65bn under management
Novo Holdings will feature in virtually every biotech company's cap table at some stage. But few know how this quiet mega-investor works.
Maija Palmer
Billions flood the Nordics but female founders just receive 1.3% of VC funding
News
October 9, 2020
Billions flood the Nordics but female founders just receive 1.3% of VC funding
The data shames the Nordic tech scene, but are things about to change?
Mimi Billing
Rainmaking switches to co-investment model
News
September 1, 2020
Rainmaking switches to co-investment model
Innovation consultancy Rainmaking is forgoing set fees in favour of co-investing in the startups it builds for corporations.
Maija Palmer
How Covid-19 accelerated the success of Nordic tech in the US
Analysis
May 12, 2020
How Covid-19 accelerated the success of Nordic tech in the US
America is where high-flying Nordic startups go to grow up. Now, the coronavirus has given some an unlikely source of opportunity.
Tom Turula
Coronafiles: Chatbots take strain off Denmark's emergency helplines
Analysis
April 7, 2020
Coronafiles: Chatbots take strain off Denmark's emergency helplines
They could be used as an indicator to help with the Covid-19 management strategy.
Maija Palmer
These are the pitch decks which helped two fintechs raise $34m amid the coronavirus pandemic
How To
April 6, 2020
These are the pitch decks which helped two fintechs raise $34m amid the coronavirus pandemic
The founders' top tips? Leverage existing contacts, be honest and be realistic.
Isabel Woodford
Startups still hiring in Europe amid coronavirus
Analysis
April 1, 2020
Startups still hiring in Europe amid coronavirus
A list of European startups that are still hiring in the current climate.
Connor Bilboe
Coronavirus: Which startups are winning and losing?
Analysis
March 24, 2020
Coronavirus: Which startups are winning and losing?
Europe’s founders on how coronavirus has shaken their plans.
Kitty Knowles
The robotics startup helping to fight coronavirus
Interview
March 9, 2020
The robotics startup helping to fight coronavirus
Blue Ocean Robotics finds success amid “the worst years of robotics history”.
Kitty Knowles
From robots to AI drugs, here are six tech startups fighting coronavirus
Analysis
March 2, 2020
From robots to AI drugs, here are six tech startups fighting coronavirus
Six founders talk about their cornavirus-fighting tech.
Kitty Knowles
Can AI make a better whisky than a human "nose"?
Analysis
December 17, 2019
Can AI make a better whisky than a human "nose"?
Not quite yet. But here are some ways tech is changing the drinks industry.
Maija Palmer
Atomico launches second angel programme
News
December 13, 2019
Atomico launches second angel programme
The European venture capital fund has given 15 new angels across Europe $100,000 each to invest in early-stage startups — and is honing in on female founders and sustainability.
Amy Lewin
With €2.7m Iceland’s star therapy startup is springing into Europe
Interview
December 10, 2019
With €2.7m Iceland’s star therapy startup is springing into Europe
“Leaving Iceland is something I should have done earlier,” says Kara Connect founder and chief executive Thorbjorg Helga.
Kitty Knowles
What’s Europe done this month for diversity in tech?
News
December 6, 2019
What’s Europe done this month for diversity in tech?
A €21m Dutch fund to invest solely in female founders, female venture capital partners call for more female venture capital partners and a pan-European VC internship programme begins.
Amy Lewin
Seven exoskeleton startups rising up in Europe
Analysis
October 16, 2019
Seven exoskeleton startups rising up in Europe
The exoskeleton market generates well over $100m in revenue each year.
Kitty Knowles

# Denmark

Pleo becomes Denmark’s eighth unicorn with $150m raise

Euro 2021: The tech startups changing football

Online coaching platform Lenus raises Denmark’s largest-ever Series A

Exclusive: Lunar Bank set to acquire veteran fintech, Lendify

Fastest-growing European B Corps

New €200m VC fund 2150 has a mission to clean up Europe’s cities

“Netflix for wine” Vivino raises $155m

Websites? Yep, they’re bad for the planet too.

Fastest-growing direct-to-consumer startups 2020

Meet the world’s largest biotech investor with $65bn under management

Billions flood the Nordics but female founders just receive 1.3% of VC funding

Rainmaking switches to co-investment model

How Covid-19 accelerated the success of Nordic tech in the US

Coronafiles: Chatbots take strain off Denmark's emergency helplines

These are the pitch decks which helped two fintechs raise $34m amid the coronavirus pandemic

Startups still hiring in Europe amid coronavirus

Coronavirus: Which startups are winning and losing?

The robotics startup helping to fight coronavirus

From robots to AI drugs, here are six tech startups fighting coronavirus

Can AI make a better whisky than a human "nose"?

Atomico launches second angel programme

With €2.7m Iceland’s star therapy startup is springing into Europe

What’s Europe done this month for diversity in tech?

Seven exoskeleton startups rising up in Europe