Geographies/Denmark/2011

Denmark startup funding in 2011

European tech funding raised by Denmark startups during 2011.

In 2011, 13 startups in Denmark closed 16 funding rounds and raised €126M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants). Healthtech was the most active sector, and SEED Capital was the most active investor. Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€126M

excl. debt & grants

Funding rounds

Companies

Top sector

Healthtech

Denmark: last three years

change vs the year before

Year	Equity	Change	Rounds	Change	Debt
2009	€34M	+60.0%	4	+100.0%	—
2010	€21M	-38.3%	10	+150.0%	—
2011	€126M	+498.3%	16	+60.0%	—

Rank in Europe

4.1% of European funding

Top-10 round share

99.5%

of disclosed capital

Rounds ≥ €100M

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Data table

	Funding	Rounds
Jan	€674k	1
Feb	€103M	3
Mar	€853k	3
May	€400k	1
Jun	€1.7M	1
Jul	€0	1
Sep	€15M	2
Nov	€3.2M	2
Dec	€820k	2

Top sectors

by € raised

Data table

	Denmark — top sectors by capital, 2011
Healthtech	€114M
Software	€7.2M
Media	€6.8M
Marketing	€3.9M
Sports	€2.2M
Consumer	€1.7M
Semiconductors	€1.7M
Travel	€447k

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	Denmark — stage mix, 2011
Series D+	€100M
Series A	€18M
Early VC	€5.6M
Seed	€2.1M

Exits & M&A

1 Acquisition

1 exit.

Largest equity rounds

by disclosed amount, 2011

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
Symphogen	Series D+	Feb 2011	€100M
Orphazyme	Series A	Sep 2011	€14M
Trustpilot	Early VC	Nov 2011	€3.2M
Podio	Series A	Feb 2011	€2.9M
Opalum - Actiwave	Early VC	Jun 2011	€1.7M
Endomondo	Series A	Sep 2011	€1.6M
Trustpilot	Early VC	Jan 2011	€674k
Endomondo	Seed	Mar 2011	€578k
Drivr	Seed	Dec 2011	€447k
Clearhaus	Seed	May 2011	€400k

View all 16 Denmark deals in 2011 →

Top investors

most active in 2011, by deal count

Source: Tech.eu Funding Explorer · data as of 4 Nov 2026 · licence CC BY 4.0 · Methodology

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