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Aarhus In Numbers
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Highlighted startups
FinTech, modern banking – 2021; landed an investment of 210€ making them Aarhus’ third Unicorn
Bioplastics that outperform oil-based plastics and sequester CO2 – 2021; landed an official partnership with Adidas
Technology, chip and instrument that can detect DOACs – 2021; won best pitch at the Nordic Innovation Fair
AI-solution to optimize energy consumption – 2021; named INCUBA Startup of The Year.
Makes stores “clickable” both in-store and from the couch – 2021 entered into a partnership with Bestseller.
Aarhus Born Unicorns
Aarhus in a larger scale
Aarhus is the second
largest city in Denmark
Denmark rankings:
Ease of Doing Business Index: # 3
Global Innovation Index: # 7
World Happiness Score: # 2
International Anti-corruption Index: # 1
Denmark is part of the Nordics
Facts about The Nordics:
With 28 unicorns from 26 million people, the Nordics have generated the highest number of unicorns per capita in the world outside Silicon Valley.
With 3.4 scaleups per 100,000 inhabitants, the Nordics have the highest density of scaleups in Europe