Venture Cup wins CONNECT Denmark prize 

 

The Danish start-up competition Venture Cup was yesterday announced as the winner of CONNECT Denmark's prize for fostering entrepreneurial growth (Vækstinitiativ 2009). The prestigious prize is awarded to an organisation which has put its mark on entrepreneurship and growth, and which has directly contributed to increased success for more entrepreneurs in Denmark.

Tine Thygesen, managing director for Venture Cup says the full 14-person team is proud of the prize. "Venture Cup is very happy to receive this particular prize from CONNECT. Growth is one of our working mantras because we believe that Denmark can be on the forefront of innovation, if only we assist and support the ambitious new ideas that emerge. It is a distinct pleasure to work with the dedicated and driven young entrepreneurs everyday, and to be recognised for the results we achieve together is a real pat on the back"

Managing director for CONNECT Denmark Henrik Brorsen states that "Venture Cup puts great effort into inspiring and motivating students and researchers to develop their ideas into successful companies. The team behind Venture Cup has achieved broad engagement in the entrepreneurial community and has helped create focus on young entrepreneurs".

Copenhagen  22. april 2009

 

Danish version:

Venture Cup blev i går udnævnt som vinder af CONNECT Denmarks pris "Vækstinitiativ 2009" Prisen tildeles en organisation, som har sat sit præg på debatten eller værktøjerne til fordel for iværksætteri, og i særdeleshed vækst, og som direkte har bidraget til at flere iværksættere får succes i Danmark.

Tine Thygesen, direktør for Venture Cup siger at hele det 14-mand stærke team er stolte af prisen. "Venture Cup er meget glade over at modtage prisen fra CONNECT. Netop vækst er jo et af vores mantraer i organisationen, fordi vi tror på at Danmark kan være med helt fremme hvis bare vi støtter de ambitiøse nye ideer. Det er vores fornøjelse at arbejde sammen med så dedikerede unge iværksættere til dagligt, at så blive anerkendt for de resultater vi opnår sammen med dem er helt fantastisk"

Direktør for CONNECT Denmark Henrik Brorsen udtaler at "Venture Cup sætter en stor indsats i at gøre, inspirere og motivere studerende og forskere til at udvikle deres ideer til succesfulde virksomheder. Teamet bag Venture Cup formår at engagere sig bredt og er dermed med til at skabe yderligere fokus på de unge iværksættere".

København 22. april 2009