Denmark's startup calendar is busy in November, with the free Digital Tech Summit, Global Entrepreneurship Week and a run of investor and women-founder events in Copenhagen and Aarhus. Then it goes quiet until TechBBQ, Copenhagen's big startup and investor summit, in September 2027.
This guide lists startup, tech, investor and women-founder events in Denmark from November 2026 to the end of 2027. We checked every date on the organiser's own website. Where a date isn't published yet, we say so, and we mark each event as Confirmed (date on the official site), Announced (date from a reliable second source) or Expected (based on past editions only).
This article is regularly updated with new events. Do you know about an event that needs to be added? Send us some info and we will see if it's a fit.
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Best Startup Events in Denmark 2026–2027: Calendar from November 2026 to September 2027
November 2026
Digital Tech Summit, Copenhagen: 4–5 November 2026
Run by the engineering weekly Ingeniøren, the summit has tracks on security and defence, industrial AI and electronics. Danish universities run the Startup Area, and the Otto Mønsted Foundation's Bright Idea 2026 Award, worth over DKK 500,000 for winners and finalists, is presented at the end of day one. Pitch applications for the Startup Area are closed.
The same week, Danish Defense Tech Week (5–12 November) runs free meetups for defence and dual-use founders in Aalborg, Aarhus, Odense and Copenhagen, led by Defense Innovation Highway and the European Defense Tech Hub; venues are sent after registration. StartUp Planet's free StartUp Talk on sustainability, innovation and startup communities is on 5 November, 16:30–18:00, in Copenhagen.
Kitchen Celebrates, Aarhus: 11 November 2026
Kitchen is Aarhus University's startup hub, and this evening shows the teams from its AU Launch and AU Connect programmes. Kitchen also runs workshops on funding, cash flow and investor readiness in early November; some are for members only.
Two Worlds, One Future: India × Nordics, Copenhagen: 16 November 2026
Tech Nordic Advocates' day on growth between India and the Nordics. Useful if you plan to sell in or hire from India.
Global Entrepreneurship Week runs from 16 to 22 November, with local events across Denmark coordinated by Danske Iværksættere (gew.dk). This year's Danish-German opening is in Kiel on 30 October.
Breakfast & Brainfood, Copenhagen: 17 November 2026
Women in Tech Denmark runs this morning with ITU, CBS and Aalborg University. It is a good place to meet a potential co-founder in Copenhagen.
StartUp Talk: Women in entrepreneurship, Copenhagen: 25 November 2026
StartUp Planet, run by Danske Iværksættere and the City of Copenhagen, brings Ana Andonovska of Even Founders and Lora Jakobsen of ZeroNorth to talk about women in entrepreneurship.
December 2026
Capital Connect, Aarhus: 3 December 2026
Kitchen's quarterly open office hours, where early-stage founders meet investors one to one. A low-pressure way to get feedback before a raise.
2027
TechBBQ, Copenhagen: 8–9 September 2027
TechBBQ is a non-profit summit with more than 10,000 attendees and over 1,700 investors. It runs the North Star Pitch, a Life Science pitch competition and a Deep Tech pitch competition; 2027 applications open later. The 2026 edition was in August.
Also in Copenhagen: the WindEurope Annual Event comes to the Bella Center in April 2027, with a Startup Pavilion; registration opens in December 2026 (windeurope.org). It is an industry event, useful for founders in climate tech and energy.
Dates not announced yet
- Nordic Fintech Week, Copenhagen: held on 21–25 September 2026; the site says "See you in 2027" without dates. nfweek.com See our fintech events list.
- Digital Tech Summit 2027: held every November in Copenhagen; 2027 dates not published.
- Global Startup Awards Global Grand Finale: the official page says the 12th edition is in April 2027, without a city or day. globalstartupawards.com
- Aarhus Townhall and Investor Summit (last 8 October 2026) and Startup Weekend Aarhus (last 25–27 September 2026): expected in autumn 2027.
- SDU Startup Night, Odense (last 30 April 2026) and the Danish Tech Challenge final (last March 2026, Lyngby): expected in spring 2027.
- 25 Kvindelige Iværksættere: Dansk Erhverv's award for 25 women entrepreneurs, last held on 22 June 2026 in Aarhus; expected in June 2027.
Past events
- MVA Annual Summit 2026: 2 November 2026 at Clarion Hotel Copenhagen Airport, Kastrup. For more life-science events, see our biotech events list.
Recurring meetups and communities
- DanBAN (Danish Business Angels): more than 90 events a year, including pitch events; non-members can attend as guests. danban.org
- Nordea Startup Match: quarterly investor matchmaking in Copenhagen and Aarhus for pre-seed startups; six startups are picked per round, and applications close 20 days before. nordea.com
- Kitchen, Aarhus University: Founders' Entry intakes (2 November and 7 December 2026), workshops and talks. kitchen.au.dk
- Copenhagen Fintech: Connect Hours and other events; many are for members and partners. copenhagenfintech.dk
- Medicon Valley Alliance: Good Morning Meetings and Boost seminars for life-science companies. mva.org
- Inactive or quiet: Startup Grind Copenhagen lists no upcoming local events (its Aarhus, Odense and Aalborg pages are gone), Venture Cup Denmark's website no longer works, and Techfestival's old website now shows unrelated content.
Events for women founders in Denmark
Two events in the calendar are built for women and diverse founders: Women in Tech Denmark's Breakfast & Brainfood (17 November) and the StartUp Talk on women in entrepreneurship (25 November). Other active networks:
- Women in Tech Denmark: events in Copenhagen and Aarhus (including a career event in Aarhus on 5 November 2026) and the Inspiring Diversity Network with Dansk Erhverv. womenintech.dk
- Even Founders, Copenhagen: a house and a 12-week Startup School for women founders; no cohort dates are published. evenfounders.com
- TechWomen Cph: meetups for women in tech, hosted by Copenhagen companies. Meetup
- 25 Kvindelige Iværksættere: Dansk Erhverv's yearly award for women entrepreneurs (June).
The Women's Entrepreneurship Day Summit in Copenhagen was last held in November 2025 and has no 2026 date. For money, read our guide to funding for female entrepreneurs and the female entrepreneurship events list. If you organise an event for women founders in Denmark, send it to us and we'll add it.
Funding and support to know before you go
- Start-up Denmark: non-EU founders need their business plan approved by an expert panel. The fee is DKK 3,060, normal processing takes 2 months, and at most 75 people a year get a permit through the scheme. New to Denmark
- EIFO: the state Export and Investment Fund lends to startups, shares risk with banks and invests equity. Its Match Loans match an investor's money 1:1 as a loan, with no equity taken. EIFO
- Innobooster: grants of DKK 200,000 to 5 million covering up to 35% of a development project's costs, for SMEs, including startups, that meet a funding or gross-profit requirement. Innovation Fund Denmark
- Starting a company: an ApS needs at least DKK 20,000 in share capital (down from DKK 40,000), and registration costs DKK 670. Danish Business Authority (fees). Corporate tax is 22% (Danish Ministry of Taxation).
- For programmes to join, see our list of startup incubators in Denmark, and compare other countries in our guide to startup visas in Europe.
How to get the most out of Denmark startup events
- Plan around November. Digital Tech Summit, Global Entrepreneurship Week and most investor events fall in the same four weeks.
- Use the free events first. Digital Tech Summit, the StartUp Talks and the Danish Defense Tech Week meetups cost nothing.
- Go to Aarhus. Kitchen's Capital Connect and Nordea Startup Match give early teams direct time with investors, with less competition than Copenhagen.
- Book TechBBQ early. The €299 startup pass is for companies with up to 50 employees, and the early-bird prices have already ended. Watch for the pitch competitions in 2027.
- Combine it with a trip nearby. Malmö is just across the Øresund Bridge from Copenhagen. See our guides to startup events in Sweden, Germany and Finland, the Stockholm city guide and our guide to startup events in Europe.
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FAQ
What is the biggest startup event in Denmark?
TechBBQ in Copenhagen, on 8–9 September 2027 at the Bella Center, with more than 10,000 attendees and three pitch competitions.
When is TechBBQ 2027?
8–9 September 2027 at the Bella Center Copenhagen. The startup pass costs €299 for companies with up to 50 employees; early-bird prices have ended.
Are there free startup events in Denmark?
Yes. The Digital Tech Summit (4–5 November 2026), StartUp Planet's StartUp Talks and the Danish Defense Tech Week meetups (5–12 November) are free; Global Entrepreneurship Week (16–22 November) adds local events across the country.
Are there events for women founders in Denmark?
Yes: Women in Tech Denmark's Breakfast & Brainfood with co-founder matchmaking (17 November 2026) and the StartUp Talk on women in entrepreneurship (25 November 2026), both in Copenhagen, plus Even Founders and TechWomen Cph.
Where can I meet investors in Denmark?
At TechBBQ, DanBAN's angel events, Nordea Startup Match in Copenhagen and Aarhus, and Kitchen's Capital Connect in Aarhus (3 December 2026).
Can foreign founders start a company in Denmark?
Yes. Non-EU founders can apply for Start-up Denmark (fee DKK 3,060, at most 75 permits a year), and an ApS needs DKK 20,000 in capital. Read more in our guide to startup visas in Europe.
About the Author
Violetta Bonenkamp, also known as MeanCEO, is an experienced startup founder with an impressive educational background including an MBA and four other higher education degrees. She has over 20 years of work experience across multiple countries, including 5 years as a solopreneur and serial entrepreneur. Throughout her startup experience she has applied for multiple startup grants at the EU level, in the Netherlands and Malta, and her startups received quite a few of those. She’s been living, studying and working in many countries around the globe and her extensive multicultural experience has influenced her immensely.
