Entrepreneurship

Silicon Valley – Second to None

Silicon Valley is the undisputed epicenter of innovation and tech, nurtured by an entrepreneurial ecosystem like no other. The ecosystem consists of the world’s largest tech companies, an abundance of start-ups, a highly competitive investor landscape, and a strong business infrastructure of mentors, accelerators, business services and industry experts, as well as top-of-class universities and strong tech-transfer organizations anchored around these prominent institutions.

The high density of expertise, combined with a risk-taking mentality as well as a strong networking culture, provides the perfect environment for fostering creativity, innovation and growth, creating positive spillover effects for the ecosystem and society throughout.

Connecting Ecosystems – From Silicon Valley to Denmark and Back

In Denmark, we can be inspired by and learn from stronger and more experienced ecosystems such as Silicon Valley, where the willingness and capital to invest in start-ups with good ideas and growth potential are substantial.

At Innovation Centre Denmark, we aim to make best practices, insights and tools available in order to strengthen our entire Danish entrepreneurial ecosystem. We do this by collaborating with all aspects of the Danish ecosystem such as foundations, the entire business promotion infrastructure, cluster organizations, start-up communities, universities, tech transfer offices, corporate venture arms, NGO’s, philanthropists and many more. Through our comprehensive network, we support bridge-building to Silicon Valley for optimized value creation, acceleration and learning.

Go Big – Or Go Home

Together with partners from both the Danish and Silicon Valley ecosystems, we aspire to support Danish start-ups from early-stage to venture-backed in their internationalization and scaling journeys by providing the necessary access to knowledge, tools and networks through a range of long-term partnerships and programmes. Some of the ways we work with our partners to support Danish start-ups as they scale through Silicon Valley and prepare their internationalization journey include:

• Creating ACCESS to local mentors, experts and funding opportunities
• Providing INSIGHTS on evolving technologies, industries, investor and competitor landscapes
• ADVISING on market entry, corp. establishment and incubation opportunities
• Offering feasibility studies and specialized INTERNATIONALIZATION programs