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Location: Denmark, Capital Region of Denmark, Copenhagen
Employees: 1-10
Founded date: 2021
Investment Type: Venture Capital
Investment Stage: Pre-Seed; Seed; Series A
Portfolio 10
| Date | Name | Website | Total Raised | Location |
| 11.08.2026 | Palette | palette.team | $3.46M | Denmark |
| - | Kollektiv | ourkollektiv.com | $1.5M | Denmark, A... |
| - | Kanda | kanda.dk | $2M | Denmark, C... |
| - | Leske | leske.no | - | - |
| - | Lab08 | lab08.com | - | Bulgaria |
| - | YOGO | yogo.dk | - | - |
| - | Veras | verasvintage.dk | - | Denmark, C... |
| - | Læsk | laesk.dk | - | Denmark, C... |
| - | Eupry | eupry.com | $2.45M | Denmark, C... |
| - | Food Famil... | foodfamily.dk | - | - |
Mentions in press and media 4
| Date | Title | Description |
| 20.08.2026 | Velatir secures €5M seed funding to expand its AI infrastructure across Europe | Danish AI startup Velatir has raised €5 million in new funding to expand its AI infrastructure platform across Europe and grow its team. The round was co-led by new investor Spintop Ventures and existing investor Ugly Duckling Ventures, wit... |
| 11.08.2026 | Palette raises €3M pre-seed to develop an OS for AI-native teams | Copenhagen-based AI software startup Palette has raised €3 million in pre-seed funding to expand its platform for teams adopting AI across their organisations. The round was led by Ugly Duckling Ventures, with participation from Emblem, Aca... |
| 30.11.2023 | Estonian VC Superangel co-leads a €1.75M round for BeCause | Estonian VC Superangel co-leads a €1.75M round for BeCause 30 November, 2023, 11:51 Rostyslav Sobachynskyi --> --> --> -->--> --> --> --> --> --> --> --> --> Denmark-based sustainability tech startu... |
| 12.09.2022 | With an Olympian pedigree, Denmark’s Kollektiv wants us all to achieve our best, raises €1.5 million | Look, I’m not going to lie to you, but over the course of the pandemic one of the skills I picked up was the ability to cook more than just three meals. I also learned how to brew beer, and to read a few more books than I normally would, an... |