We’re a community organisation aiming to build a world-class startup ecosystem in Aarhus backed by amazing stakeholders such as Aarhus University, Business Academy Aarhus, VIA University, The City Council of Aarhus, and Region Midtjylland. At Startup Aarhus we initiate programs and activities, that help solve our founder’s biggest challenges. Whether it’s securing funding, building networks, or gaining insights, we’re here to help you move forward, and make it easier for startups to change the world.

GreenFish is a software company that uses artificial intelligence, big data analysis, machine learning and supercomputing to predict the location, quality and quantity of pelagic and groundfish species with an eight-day forecast period. The forecasts reduce vessel time at sea, lowering costs and carbon. GreenFish recieved the 2025 Seafood Innovation Award at the North Atlantic Seafood Forum in Bergen and was awarded the Icelandic Seafood award in 2024.

Themison is a Danish health-tech company building a new kind of clinical trial platform. Every day, clinical trial site staff manage growing complexity (protocols, emails, visits, deadlines) without a system truly built for coordination. At Themison, we are creating the intelligent foundation that trial sites need. We have invested deeply in research and fieldwork to understand the reality of trial execution. Our AI tools are shaped by the needs of those on the frontlines. Our mission: streamline operations, reduce burnout, deliver operational clarity that scales revenue, and help life-saving treatments reach patients faster by accelerating their path from laboratory to market. Why This Matters: The pharmaceutical industry is at a pivotal moment. As the search for blockbuster drugs becomes harder and patents on key treatments expire in the coming years, the race to bring new therapies to market is more competitive than ever. Pharmaceutical companies, contract research organizations, and clinical sites must work faster and more efficiently to stay ahead. In this new era of Agentic AI, Themison equips trial managers and staff with the tools to lead. Together, we can accelerate the delivery of life-saving treatments, making healthcare more accessible, affordable, and patient-centered. Join us in shaping the future of clinical trials.

Bazoom is a full-service platform for link building. Established in 2020 and with approximately 130 employees globally, Bazoom Group is an agile company with room for individual flexibility and decision-making. Our hierarchy is flat, and we have open communication across organizational layers. We believe in mutual respect, and everyone in our company has a voice that deserves to be heard. At Bazoom Group, we specialize in assisting agencies, top-tier publicists, and everyone in between to establish new revenue streams through our unique advertising initiatives. We are a dynamic and agile Scandinavian company with a Nordic mindset and worldwide ambitions.

AdPlenty is a Copenhagen based start-up. We have a vision of making marketing and advertising easy and accessible for all! At AdPlenty we have several years of experience in the field of marketing. We know how much time and experience it takes to manage and target ads on different platforms. We have combined all our knowledge with advanced technology to create an intelligence-based platform that fully automates the advertising process. Our mission is to help people stand out, run their business and provide a solution that is not only about technology, but about connecting sellers and buyers. In other words: Empowering connections.

About Parkdepot: Parkdepot operates one of the leading digital parking platforms in Europe and is digitizing the traditional parking industry. Our formula is simple: a motivated team with a focus on technology and customer experience, as well as high ambitions drive us to success and rapid growth. Are you in?

Sportmember is the leading sports club management software used by thousands of clubs globally. From big multi-sport associations to local clubs. We’re an ambitious SaaS company, providing an easy-to-use club management platform to sports clubs and federations around the world. In essence, we are here to help club administrators keep track of their website, members, payments, communication, and activities.

Safe Online is a Danish SaaS company dedicated to creating a future where personal data is handled safely. We aim to inspire and empower people to take personal data seriously and increase digital trust worldwide. Our products help companies automate their data processes to keep up with global privacy regulations while making their customers feel confident and empowered about how the company handles data. Our solutions make it easy for small and medium-sized businesses to: - Discover personal and sensitive data in their systems - Handle privacy requests - Share data securely Our SaaS tools reduce the otherwise complicated, manual and time-consuming processes associated with privacy law compliance. You can read more about Safe Online at www.bysafeonline.com.

Anyday provides a fun and flexible shopping experience. Shoppers slice their payments in four, pay 25% at checkout, and the rest in three instalments. Zero fees, zero interest. Shops benefit from a 50% increase in AOV, an upswing in conversion rate, and a growing community of shoppers. Our goal is to become the preferred way to shop and pay, and we’re proud to be contributing to the market with a payment model that shows consideration for consumers. Our mission is to offer shoppers a fair and flexible solution free from unexpected expenses and unpleasant surprises. According to Trustpilot, it seems that we’re doing an alright job.

At Sustainary, we believe that human development is deeply interconnected with the environment and is essential in the fight against climate change. That is why we are dedicated to building a more open, inclusive and sustainable Denmark for future generations, with young people at the heart of our efforts. Through capacity-building projects focused on youth, we empower individuals to shape a future where people and nature thrive together. Since 2018, we have been designing and implementing high-impact initiatives that address both human development and environmental challenges, strengthening communities, organizations, and society in the pursuit of a greener and inclusive Denmark. With collaboration at the core of our approach, we work closely with private companies, public organizations and NGOs to amplify our impact. By fostering strong partnerships, we create innovative solutions, drive systemic change, and ensure a more sustainable and inclusive future for all. We are always open to discuss projects and partnerships in these above domains, with ambition to scale our activities and measured impact.

HackYourFuture is a non-profit that aims to train refugees, asylum seekers and other marginalised groups in Denmark to become web-developers and empower them by opening the doors to a very in-demand job market. In our 32-week program volunteer IT-professionals train students with and without a coding background in modern JavaScript software development and guide them towards work via our network. We are currently 4,5 people working on this project, but the heart of our organisation are our amazing volunteer mentors, teachers and students. In the past 7 years we can happily look back and say we worked with tons of great people and organisations, which has created a super unique and tight community around our program and we plan to keep it this way! We take our work very seriously, but otherwise we are a pretty friendly bunch, so don't be shy about reaching out!

Practio is making high quality healthcare accessible for all, by providing a technology platform that strengthens pharmacies as local healthcare hubs. Founded in 2015 in Copenhagen, Practio currently employs 30+ people in our offices in Copenhagen, Lisbon and Liverpool, and is currently active in Denmark and the UK.

Buildots is the world’s most advanced construction intelligence platform. By comparing schedules and BIM against site reality, its advanced AI transforms granular data into insights that unlock operational excellence. Fortune 500 contractors and owners trust Buildots, including HOCHTIEF, Bouygues, Intel, NCC and VINCI Construction. Its impact is proven at every scale, from multi-family projects to multi-gigawatt data centers. With over $160M raised and major expansion planned for 2026, this is a unique opportunity to join a fast-scaling company reshaping one of the world’s largest industries.

Loving Loyalty has developed a point of sale (point of something bigger) to support SMEs compete with the high street brands. We have +1000 SMEs in Denmark and have supported over 15million transactions to date. we are expanding into other Nordic markets. Our vision is to provide digital utility to all SMEs where our local heros, who work tirelessly to make our city unique can use top end technology to communicate with their end merchants and keep bringing them back. We are growing at an impressive rate and Nexi group / Nets, Mobilepay have chosen us as their partner of choice in the SME space. With the founders having a background in software and deep data, we have a personal strong fundamental belief that local merchants should regain the behaviour in our transactions.

ÅBEN was founded in 2017 in Kolding, where it began as a brewery at the childhood farm of Philip Hulgaard. What started as a hobby alongside a full-time job has since grown into a passion and a way of life. After opening its doors on June 9th, 2017, things moved quickly. ÅBEN was named Brewery of the Year in 2019, marking the beginning of an exciting journey. Since then, ÅBEN has created the electronic music festival O Days, founded the beer festival Kalas, and opened bars in Aarhus, Kødbyen, Roskilde, Copenhagen Airport, Carlsberg Byen, and Nordhavn - with more to come. ÅBEN’s first beer, which has since turned into a signature beer, is called Bryg 61 (Brew 61), named after the number of attempts it took to get the recipe exactly right. Today, ÅBEN produces new beers every month which has led to an archive of more than 400 beers, spanning wide from generously hopped IPA’s, and full-bodied imperial stouts to a wide selection of distinctive sours. Most recently, ÅBEN entered the world of non-alcoholic brewing, with the first beer in the series - Y - winning Best Non-Alcoholic Beer in Denmark 2025, and with two more beers in the series on their way. Join the journey and follow ÅBEN at @aabendk and @aabenbryg.