Sponsors & Partners

Venture Cup partners with organisations that share our interest in inspiring entrepreneurs to start companies. They are national sponsors, category sponsors and partners who support the development of the organisation on different levels.

National Sponsors

	Grundfos is one of the world's leading pump manufacturers. Their mission is to successfully develop, produce and sell high-quality pumps and pumping systems world-wide, contributing to a better quality of life and a healthy environment.

	Novo Seeds is a life science supporting program with two components, a pre-seed funding capacity and a seed financing fund. Both aim at identifying and developing the unexplored commercial potential present in academic and early stage applied research projects at universities and biotech companies within life science in Scandinavia.

	Ernst & Young is a global leader in Assurance, Tax, Transactions and Advisory services. We aim to have a positive impact on businesses and markets, as well as on society as a whole.

	Awapatent helps customers turn their ideas and innovations into business opportunities. They contribute to the success of their clients by creating outstanding solutions within IP, Intellectual Property. They have existed for more than 100 years and today Awapatent is one of Europe’s leading names in IP consulting.

	Erhvervs- og Byggestyrelsen (Danish Enterprise and Construction Authority) is broadly responsible for enterprise and construction policy. Their job is to develop a competitive, market-based growth environment for companies. They accomplish this in cooperation with the corporate sector, business associations and other public sector actors.

	The Foundation for Entrepreneurship is a public fund with the purpose of supporting and promoting the entrepreneurship culture in Denmark, promoting young people's competences within innovation and entrepreneurship at all levels in the educational system.


Category Sponsors
	Symbion is the largest science park in Denmark. They create the framework for a dynamic environment where research meets with trade and commerce. Their mission is to help commercializing innovative and high tech projects in the fields of IT, telecommunication, biotech, pharma and medico.


	Ciklum is a Danish IT outsourcing company specializing in nearshore software development in Ukraine. They offer clients to establish their own dedicated IT department in Ukraine or to outsource, completely or partially, their software development.

	Vækstforum develops business development strategies for the region and monitors the growth conditions in the area. At the same time, Vækstforum assists regional projects on innovation, technology, new companies and tourism, among others by supporting them economically.

	Integra Law specializes in rights, IT and internet law. They also provide advice to entrepreneurs throughout the entire process, from examining the original idea to safeguarding inventions and ideas.

	SEED Capital finances and assists competent entrepreneurs based in Denmark and Southern Sweden developing Life science, ICT, and Cleantech companies of the future. In addition, SEED Capital acts as venture partner for the government funded pre-seed investments through DTU Symbion Innovation.
Partners
	CONNECT Denmark is a national organization that provides growth entrepreneurs with free advice and sparring through their network of business professionals, researchers and innovation incubators.

	Acto A/S is a Danish web agency with 11 years of experience who has developed 200+ web solutions for Danish and International companies. Acto focuses on the all-in-one process: from strategy, concept, communication, design, development right down to integration. As a Composite Certified Solution Partner, Acto has chosen Composite C1 as their preferred CMS to ensure a CMS for website, E-learning, intranet or extranet, which is user-friendly, scalable and cost-effective.

	Composite assists customers in creating outstanding websites that combine solid marketing infrastructure, innovative design and optimal usability.

	Moment is a recruitment company, a student medium and a career advisor. Moment helps us reach our key target group, entrepreneurial and ambitious students.

	Inforce develops and assists, individual Internet - Intranet - Extranet and netshop solutions for their expanding customer portfolio. They especialise in doing business via the Internet and are therefore able to offer professional services within this ever expanding market segment.

	QuestBack provides online survey services and know-how for gathering, analyzing and responding to business/relation critical feedback. Three years in a row, from 2006 to 2008, QuestBack has been awarded a high rank on the prestigious international list "Technology Fast500 EMEA" by Deloitte. But they still remember - how it was to start from scratch.

	IVÆRKSÆTTEREN is the Danish entrepreneurial magazine. The magazine is published 10 times a year and is written in Danish. Furthermore it's main focus is to give answers, to the questions and doubts entrepreneur's have when their business grows or needs to expand into a bigger & more organised company.

	The Capital Gateway connects investors, companies and partners for mutual benefits. Partners can help portfolios of companies to be promoted to investors, and investors canbrowse companies from both our partners and the companies who decided to join The Capital Gateway themselves.

	1Calendar is a completely free time-organization tool on the web. They specialize in simplification of highly complex online data including student timetable management and scheduling. Through 1calendar, students receive direct import and automatic updates of personal class schedules from their educational institution. Additionally, they can benefit from features such as mobile services, Facebook synchronization and a broad array of events from local venues.

	Øresund Entrepreneurship promotes entrepreneurship education and organizes events, seminars and competitions for students. Take up the Øresund Intrapreneurship Challenge and win 8 weeks paid employment at either Danfoss Ventures, Trelleborg Group or SKAT.

Prize Sponsors

	Ernst & Young is a global leader in Assurance, Tax, Transactions and Advisory services. We aim to have a positive impact on businesses and markets, as well as on society as a whole.

	Awapatent helps customers turn their ideas and innovations into business opportunities. They contribute to the success of their clients by creating outstanding solutions within IP, Intellectual Property. They have existed for more than 100 years and today Awapatent is one of Europe’s leading names in IP consulting.

	Integra Law specializes in rights, IT and internet law. They also provide advice to entrepreneurs throughout the entire process, from examining the original idea to safeguarding inventions and ideas.

	5te is a place, where creative entrepreneurs can develop their ideas into groundbreaking technologies, and create products that can set Denmark on the technology world map.

	Office123 is a software company exclusively created to develop, adapt and provide the software called Office123. With a strong focus in making open software available to the masses, their main goal is to create solutions that deliver great quality at low prices, so that even small companies can afford the service. Office123 is currently located in Warsaw, Copenhagen, and Oslo.

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