Building a company, product, or business idea means making decisions continuously and facing new challenges along the way. These programs connect entrepreneurs, founders, and people interested in business with mentors who can share experience in building organizations, developing markets, entrepreneurship, and commercializing ideas.
A mentoring initiative from Copenhagen Fintech for fintech founders and experienced industry mentors. The Copenhagen Fintech programme works in six-month cohorts and uses teams of mentors around participating founders.
Who is it for? Fintech founders and experienced industry mentors
A mentoring initiative from DTU Skylab for students and founders in the DTU Skylab ecosystem. DTU Skylab provides business mentoring within its entrepreneurship and innovation environment.
Who is it for? Students and founders in the DTU Skylab ecosystem
Innofounder is a broader programme run by Innovation Fund Denmark / Second Foundation for founders of innovative startups, with structured mentoring as a defined part of the offer. Innofounder is a 12-month public incubation programme in which structured mentoring is one of the main forms of support.
Who is it for? Founders of innovative startups
A mentoring initiative from Tech Nordic Advocates for women and non-binary founders of technology startups. The Denmark programme lasts five months and combines one-to-one mentoring with workshops and networking activities.
Who is it for? Women and non-binary founders of technology startups
Mentorordning for nye advokatvirksomhedsejere is a mentoring programme run by Danske Advokater for new owners of law firms. Danske Advokater offers the mentor–mentee matching without a participation fee. The scheme is specifically intended for new owners of law firms who want to be matched with an experienced mentor through the association.
Who is it for? New owners of law firms
Mentorprogram for iværksættere is a mentoring programme run by Business Kolding for entrepreneurs and owner-managers. Business Kolding provides a mentor network and free matching for entrepreneurs in the local business ecosystem.
Who is it for? Entrepreneurs and owner-managers
Mind Your Own Business – Mentorvirksomheder is a broader programme run by Mind Your Own Business for boys aged 13–19 from vulnerable neighbourhoods, companies and volunteers, with structured mentoring as a defined part of the offer. Mentoring is part of a youth entrepreneurship model in which teams receive support from mentor companies and volunteer venture pilots; the support is not limited to one-to-one mentoring.
Who is it for? Boys aged 13–19 from vulnerable neighbourhoods, companies and volunteers
Nordic Mentor Network for Entrepreneurship (NOME) offers NOME Mentoring Programme to life-science startups and experienced mentors. A startup can take part for up to two years and work with a team of 3–4 mentors, typically meeting every 4–6 weeks.
Who is it for? Life-science startups and experienced mentors
DTU offers Pre-startup Mentoring to students and researchers developing a startup idea. DTU offers pre-startup teams access to mentors as part of support for developing an early startup idea.
Who is it for? Students and researchers developing a startup idea
SPARK Denmark is a broader programme run by SPARK Denmark / University of Copenhagen + partner universities for researchers and life-science project teams, with structured mentoring as a defined part of the offer. SPARK Denmark offers a 12-month Prospect track and a 24-month Full track, with mentoring as a central part of the programme structure.
Who is it for? Researchers and life-science project teams
Aalborg University (AAU) offers Startup mentorprogram / Mentor- og investorprogram to student and research startups, together with mentors and investors. AAU's startup mentoring offer includes screening and matching of startup teams with mentors and investors.
Who is it for? Student and research startups, together with mentors and investors