Nation-wide innovation collaboration built for impact

Open Entrepreneurship demonstrates what becomes possible when universities join forces.

National partnership

A strong national partnership across all eight universities — aligned, coordinated and active at every level.

Thematic focus areas

Thematic verticals that bring focus and momentum to areas such as Digital, Deep Tech, Health and SHAPE.

Shared access point to external partners

A shared national access point to serial entrepreneurs, industry experts and investors through Open Entrepreneurship’s network of external experienced entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs (E-corps) and digital platform.

Agile early-stage pathways

An agile setup that accelerates early-stage development through co-founder runs, investor and industry matchmaking, and technology-to-market programmes.

Research-based and embedded in the innovation and entrepreneurship activities at each university

At Open Entrepreneurship, our entire approach is research based and deeply embedded in the core innovation and entrepreneurship activities at the universities.

Our mission is to unlock the full value of the groundbreaking work taking place at Danish universities by connecting researchers with experienced entrepreneurs and investors.

By doing so, we aim to build more start-ups from university research, further strengthen collaboration across the Danish universities, and create open, dynamic environments where ecosystem partners can interact and thrive.

Helle Nielsen-Elgaard, Programme Manager and Head of the Central Unit at Open Entrepreneurship