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Aid to omics-researchers will help crucial research
Omics research is one of the main facilitators of pre-clinical research, but it is also a bottle neck due to data’s complexity, especially when contextualising data or integrating multiple dataset. Omics Studio is here to make the research less complex and more effective, thus wasting fewer, valuable research resources. The founding team behind Omics Studio, […]
Hans Christian Mandøe
Accelerace invests in cultivated meat technology
Climate change has taken its hold of the globe, and one of the bigger factors in humans’ impact on the planet, is meat production. From CO2 emissions to deforestation, our consumption of meat, has a huge influence on our climate. Meat alternatives have mostly been considered the solution to our heavy meat consumption. But, […]
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Exo360 wins Innobooster grant
Exo360 are close to getting their Exocast Wrist on patients to improve the treatment of wrist fractures. The team has been working tirelessly and expanding progressively, since Mads Terndrup got the idea to replace traditional plaster casts with their adaptive meta-materials. They are now getting close to their goal, and expect to perform clinical […]
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New investment used by clubs from Premier League and Champions League
The next evolution in sports optimisation is within communication, and Vokalo are revolutionising the way professional athletes exploit communication to their advantage. Vokalo is a sports tech company that uses advanced audio technology and AI to improve performance and bring fans closer to the game. They capture and analyse sports communication, providing a brand […]
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Melatech democratising cancer diagnosis
Our portfolio company, Melatech, expands their clinical management and teaching platform for skin diagnostics, Dermloop, to all Danish GPs, and move into the US market. Currently 10 % of Danish GPs use Dermloop in their practice, but it has been such a success, that Danske Regioner have agreed to implement it across Denmark. That means, if you […]
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IDUN Audio Raises New Round and Keeps Door Open for Further Investors
Accelerace invested in IDUN audio in 2022, and since then, the team has worked tirelessly to bring the world’s most advanced spatial audio experience to our headphones and ears. Along the way, IDUN audio have engaged in partnerships with major companies, such as Qualcomm, Cadence Design Systems and GreenWaves Technologies, integrating their embedded software onto […]
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New investment Lexsee are cracking the dyslexia code
The challenges and fear around reading, for dyslexic people, can be crippling. Dyslexia can be successfully overcome, but many can’t afford expensive private tutors, and struggle to get help in resource-strapped US school systems. Lexsee are out to democratise reading for dyslexic people. Young people with dyslexia in busy classrooms, are often perceived by peers […]
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Tinyfarms and Accelerace: Pioneering STEM Education in the EU
Accelerace has recently invested in Tinyfarms, an innovative startup emerging from Denmark’s Technical University (DTU). This strategic move is aimed at addressing the critical shortage of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) workers in the European Union, a concern highlighted by Cedefop. The Urgency of STEM Education: Europe’s Labor Crisis Cedefop’s report on the labor […]
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Accelerace exports successful model for collaboration between universities and the venture eco-system to the Baltics.
One-third of the startups that VC-accelerator Accelerace has invested in across its two funds have been startups created by university students, and will now enter into a collaboration with the Latvian university incubator, UniLab, to expand business opportunities to more universities and students. In 2023, Accelerace onboarded CPH Lighthouse, the innovation and entrepreneurship center for […]
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New portfolio company brings umami flavour to plant-based products
The newest investment from Accelerace, has created a game changer for plant based alternatives to meat. When Martin Decara, the founder of Umamamia, decided to reduce his meat consumption, he, like many others, found it much harder than expected. He sought to understand why and discovered that most plants contain very little to no umami, […]
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Accelerace believes, and invests, in music and video curation for companies.
TuneButler provides companies with a background music and video solution that makes it as easy and flexible as possible to enhance the customer experience. When you’re focused on building and maintaining your business, you might have your thoughts elsewhere than: how do I control the background music and video screens at my physical […]
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Accelerace joins international VCs in AI-investment
Wudpecker is addressing the challenges of time wastage and information loss that arise from the growing number of communication applications used within organisations. An increasing amount of time is wasted in organisations searching for information across various platforms as organisations expand their use of communication channels and online meetings become increasingly prevalent. With the recent […]
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Melatech looking to decrease huge wait times for dermatologists
More than 40 day wait times for dermatologists can have serious results. The enormous wait times for dermatologists in Denmark need to be fixed, and Accelerace portfolio company, Melatech, is trying to solve that problem with their dual component software, Dermloop. Niels Kvorning, the founder and CEO, along with the rest of the […]
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Faster and greener fashion delivery made possible by Goods
Accelerace invest in Danes who will bring down time and pollution for clothes delivery in the US. After witnessing the unsatisfying delivery landscape in the US first hand, three Danes are challenging the standard of Amazon in the realm of delivery for fashion brands. Delivery times should be closer to the European standard and […]
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Your personal AI assistant should be data protected
Accelerace invest in pioneers of world’s first private personal AI, Hyphen. As the world’s population is buzzing with excitement over the newest development in AI, there is still a big hurdle that needs to be cleared, before we can take full advantage of AI as our personal assistants: data ownership, protection and trust. The future […]
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Going to the doctor needs to be as easy as ordering food
Why are some service areas fully digitized, while others are not? How have areas like food delivery been able to make the transition into the digital realm, while other sectors like health services have not? The suggestion might be that something like going to see your GP requires face-to-face interaction, but the team behind Salu […]
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Accelerace invest in the future of combat sports
A game changer in the world of combat sports Every once in a while, new technology arrives to change the game and take industries to new places – inventions with the potential to shift paradigms and turn things upside down. When such technology opens up the world and gives access to more people, we have […]
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New investment Weedbot aiming to make organic farming more affordable
Organic farming is still in its infancy Even though the agricultural land being farmed organically went up by 50 % from 2015-2020, by the end of that period only 9.1% of Europe’s agricultural land was being farmed organically¹. However, as we are looking for more organic agriculture for environmental and health reasons, farming in this […]
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Accelerace and Even Founders in partnership to increase gender diversity
Accelerace and Even Founders have agreed on a partnership that will seek to increase gender diversity, by tackling the issue at the earliest stage possible. The problem of gender diversity in founding teams is well known and documented – an issue that Even Founders and Accelerace have a new take on. The latest diversity commitment […]
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The Upcycl is working for a bigger impact in waste materials
The Upcycl are making waste materials circular The Aarhus-based company are on a mission to improve how waste materials are dealt with. With 895 million tons of waste materials ending up in landfills every year, there is a clear problem that needs to be addressed. Instead of traditional recycling, the team are basing their model […]
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