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15 Danish startups to watch, according to VCs

Money is flooding into the Danish startup ecosystem this year. In the first half of 2021, investors splashed €1.6bn in Denmark-based startups, towering over the €554m they invested in all of 2020.

With eight unicorns — like Pleo, Zendesk and Trustpilot — all eyes are on which startup could be Denmark's next big tech company. Denmark’s next big tech company. So what startups do top Danish VCs think could follow in their footsteps?

Read this to find out.

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