Geographies/Denmark/2012

Denmark startup funding in 2012

European tech funding raised by Denmark startups during 2012.

In 2012, 23 startups in Denmark closed 27 funding rounds and raised €61M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants). Software was the most active sector, and SEED Capital was the most active investor. Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€61M

excl. debt & grants

Funding rounds

Companies

Top sector

Software

Denmark: last three years

change vs the year before

Year	Equity	Change	Rounds	Change	Debt
2010	€21M	-38.3%	10	+150.0%	—
2011	€126M	+498.3%	16	+60.0%	—
2012	€61M	-51.8%	27	+68.8%	—

Break down 2012 by period

Half-year

Rank in Europe

#12

1.6% of European funding

Top-10 round share

86.3%

of disclosed capital

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Data table

	Funding	Rounds
Jan	€1.1M	2
Feb	€0	1
Mar	€1.3M	1
May	€11M	1
Jun	€1.2M	2
Jul	€318k	1
Aug	€5.5M	3
Sep	€2.9M	2
Oct	€7.4M	3
Nov	€17M	5
Dec	€15M	6

Top sectors

by € raised

Data table

	Denmark — top sectors by capital, 2012
Fashion	€19M
Marketing	€15M
Software	€13M
Healthtech	€11M
Media	€10M
E-commerce	€6.2M
Gaming	€4.7M
Travel	€2.8M

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	Denmark — stage mix, 2012
Other	€14M
Series B	€12M
Growth/Late	€10M
Series A	€9.5M
Seed	€7.8M
Early VC	€6.3M
Grant	€1.8M
Series C	€696k

Largest equity rounds

by disclosed amount, 2012

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
STYLEPIT	Other	Nov 2012	€14M
Egalet	Series B	May 2012	€11M
Trustpilot	Growth/Late	Dec 2012	€10M
Miinto	Series A	Aug 2012	€4.9M
KnapNok Games	Early VC	Oct 2012	€4.7M
CodeSealer	Series A	Dec 2012	€2.2M
Atosho	Seed	Oct 2012	€2.0M
SimpleSite	Series A	Nov 2012	€1.7M
Opalum - Actiwave	Early VC	Sep 2012	€1.6M
Drivr	Seed	Sep 2012	€1.3M

View all 27 Denmark deals in 2012 →

Top investors

most active in 2012, by deal count

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

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