InnoFounder (Denmark)
Innovation Fund Denmark (Danmarks Innovationsfond) · Founder stipend
$158KDKK 27,500 per founder per month for 12 months (up to 3 founders) + development grant up to DKK 100,000 — up to ~DKK 1.09M (~$158k) for a 3-founder team
12-month full-time programme paying a monthly salary grant to graduate founders building a knowledge-based startup in Denmark, plus a development grant.
Key terms
- Founders need ≥120 ECTS of completed higher education
- Each founder must own ≥12.5% of the company and work ≥37 h/week (max 10 h/week other work/study)
- Danish CVR number required before programme start (not needed to apply)
- Development grant paid 80% at start, 20% after final accounts
- Not aimed at companies mainly needing sales/marketing/scaling support
Eligibility
- Where
- Denmark
- Stages
- idea, pre-seed
- Needs VC/accelerator backing
- No
- Needs partner referral code
- No
- Must be incorporated
- No
- AI focus required
- No
- Students / researchers
- Eligible
- Nonprofits
- Not eligible
Also required
- Individuals or teams of up to three founders
How to apply
Read the guidelines, then apply in e-grant.dk when a call is open (Danish or English) with project description, CVs, education documentation, LOIs and a slide deck.
- Benefit
- cash
- Equity-free
- Yes
- Decision time
- —
- Credit validity
- —
- Deadline
- Call-based — no call open as of Oct 2026
- Status
- Paused — next round TBA
Verified 2026-10-23 · source