Two weeks down, one week left in training camp! 🇪🇸 Fatigue is setting in now, so recovery and taking the easy days easy becomes even more important.
Does Denmark have the best national landscape for startup funding? Innovation Fund Denmark is working hard to make that a yes - with programs across technology readiness levels, there is a funding scheme for everyone. Key tip for your application: quantify (with numbers!) your impact.
After three weeks training like a full-time triathlete as a scientist who actually just left academia, I have the update everyone is waiting for - THE STATS!
Swim: 28 km, 9 hrs
Bike: 1000 km, 46.5 hrs
Run: 23 km, 2.5 hrs
An exercise in control, patience, and progression. Highly recommend Malaga!
Nothing resonating yet? If you are chasing strategic problems with long-term impact that don't generate revenue, maybe philanthropic capital is the path for your idea. Talking to funds early and building relationships within the funds will help get your project off the ground.
If you haven't consider EU funding because it's too complicated, that's what the Greater Copenhagen EU Office is for. They offer personalized advice for choosing the best scheme for your startup and help get you started in your application. Their funding rate is up to 40%!! And it's 100% free!!
A great agenda for today at KU Lighthouse, covering all pathways for funding startups in Denmark, from EU and national grants to pre-seed investments. Looking forward!
Wrapping up a 23-hour training week here in Malaga with this killer of a ride, but a beauty! Enjoying every moment of this
Ready to go commercial? Accelerace was the first pre-seed investor in Denmark, but now there are more than 20 VCs to pick from, all with specific interests, so pick to the fund that resonates. Remember it's someone's actual money, so finding and pitching your best-case scenario is key!
It was such a great event that I didn't get a chance to live-tweet yesterday, so throughout the day today I will be dropping contacts, tips, and tricks for applying for funding of your research-based startup in Denmark. Stay tuned!!
Training update from your local scientist-turned-athlete: I got sick the day before we left for Spain, so the first days have been focused on enjoying the sun and recovery.
Slowly starting structured training again: 70.3 efforts on the bike and a threshold swim