TechBBQ Gets €800K Grant To Power Danish Innovation

Launched in 2013, TechBBQ has become a major platform for tech, innovation, and entrepreneurship in Northern Europe. Except for a pause in 2020 due to COVID-19, it has consistently drawn around 8,000 attendees each year to Copenhagen — including investors, founders, researchers, and policymakers from around the world.

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The event plays a key role in helping Danish startups grow and expand globally.

“This is a great day for Danish entrepreneurs, who can look forward to even more opportunities at TechBBQ,” says Thomas Ebdrup, Head of Projects at TechBBQ.

“Our ambition is to create Europe’s largest investor-focused event, delivering maximum impact with this government funding. A major part of that goal is attracting even more international investors to support Danish startups.

Currently, TechBBQ hosts 1,500 investors, half of whom come from abroad, and we are determined to grow that number further.”

The grant is part of a larger plan to support Denmark’s top entrepreneurship events that have global reach. Both TechBBQ in Copenhagen and The Link in Aarhus have received funding through this initiative.

“A key objective of the Danish Business Development Board is to increase the number of entrepreneurs launching new ventures and to help more companies achieve high growth,” says Christian Motzfeldt, Chairman of the Board.

“Events like TechBBQ are catalysts for new ideas, innovation, and collaboration – exactly what Denmark needs. We are pleased to support TechBBQ’s continued development for the benefit of startups and scaleups.”

“We are incredibly happy and deeply grateful for the trust the Danish Business Development Board has placed in us,” says Avnit Singh, CEO of TechBBQ, and elaborates:

“This significant economic support will enable us to elevate the event itself while providing thousands of Danish startups and entrepreneurs with greater access to knowledge, networks, and international markets.”

The strategic grant will help boost TechBBQ’s global presence and support the growth of Danish startups. The main goal is to help create the next wave of successful Danish unicorns.