Aarhus Investor Summit is an annual series of investor events bringing together angel investors, accelerators and venture capitalists from Denmark and Europe with a shared interest in early stage tech startups. The highlight of the year is the Main Event which is surrounded by a series of special editions and exclusive events throughout the year.
Aarhus Investor Summit is owned by INCUBA, which is a science park in Aarhus housing 175 startups and companies focusing on IT/tech, cleantech and life science. Visit www.incuba.dk to learn more.
Aarhus Investor Summit began in 2019 as a continuation of Growing Investors which has strengthened and solidified the investor community in Aarhus since 2014. The initiative has contributed to successful matchmaking of several startups and investors.
SOME OF OUR PAST EVENTS
Aarhus Investor Summit 2023took place Obtober 5th at Aarhus City Hall and brought together over 200 participants, 26 exhibiting startups, and featuring 11 pitch cases seeking funding. This year's summit marked a significant expansion, with a focus on diverse domains including IT/tech, cleantech, health, and food.
Aarhus Investor Summit | Science Edition 2023 took place May 9th at INCUBA Navitas, where more than 130 participants listened to key notes and pitches by spinouts from Aarhus University. The overall theme was how do we best bring inventions to the market and what is the role of investors - life science investments.
Aarhus Investor Summit | Tech Edition 2022 took place October 6th at Aarhus City Hall, where 175 participants listened to key notes, startup pitches and a panel debate with a focus on how we can bridge the gaps between business angels, VCs, and other types of investors both nationally and internationally. The biotech company NMD Pharma and business angel Bo Wase received the INCUBA Awards in the categories 'Startup of the Year' and 'Investor of the Year'.
Aarhus Investor Summit | Science Edition 2022 took place at May 18th at INCUBA Navitas, where more than 100 participants listened to key notes and pitches by spinouts from Aarhus University who work within pharma & diagnostics as well as bio-food tech, medtech & sustainability.
Aarhus Investor Summit 2021 took place at Aarhus City Hall, September 2021 featuring Maria Flyvbjerg Bo (Silicon Valley Bank), Gregers Kronborg (Rulebreaker Ventures) and Emil Andersen (Chainalysis) among others. Business Angel Poul Carstensen was awarded the INCUBA Prize 2021 as 'Investor of the Year'.
Aarhus Investor Summit 2019 was held in Aarhus on May 9th with insights from Ari Helgason from Londan/San Francisco-based Index Ventures, Christian Jantzen from Futuristic.vc and Rolf Kjærgaard from Vækstfonden among others.
Aarhus Investor Summit 2019 - Science Edition was held at Department of Physics and Astronomy at Aarhus University on November 14th 2019 in partnership with AU Technology Transfer. Watch highlights and interviews below.
