Innovation Fund Denmark
Also known as Danish Innovation Fund, Danmarks Innovationsfond, Innovationsfonden
Grant program Copenhagen, Denmark Since 2014 danmarksinnovationsfond.dk
Overview
Danish public fund that finances research and innovation projects linking research with business, with about DKK 8bn in active investments in 2025. Its startup schemes include InnoFounder for new founders, Innobooster for knowledge-based development projects at SMEs and startups, and Innoexplorer for maturing research results.
What startups get
InnoFounder pays DKK 27,500 per founder per month for a 12-month full-time programme, or a development grant of up to DKK 100,000. Innobooster co-finances projects with grants from DKK 200,000 to DKK 5 million.
Details
- Type
- Grant program
- Headquarters
- Copenhagen, Denmark
- Runs in
- Copenhagen, Aarhus
- Format
- Grant schemes with application calls
- Who can apply
- Danish-registered startups and SMEs; InnoFounder needs founders with higher education who own at least 12.5%
- Standard terms
- Equity-free
- Stages
- Pre-seed, Seed, Early stage
- Sectors
- deep tech, climate, AI, biotech
- Started
- 2014
- Status
- Active
- Website
- danmarksinnovationsfond.dk
About this data
Compiled from the program’s website, announcements, and press reports as of October 9, 2026. Terms, credits, and eligibility change between cohorts; confirm them with the program before applying. Alumni are examples, not a complete list.