Copenhagen Fintech

Are you looking for tailored mentoring on specific challenges in your startup? 💭 💡 📈 Applications are now open for the spring cohort of our Mentor Program 2025! The 6-month program is aimed at fintech's looking to accelerate their growth via sparring with tailored and experienced mentors from within our network. Read more and apply before March 7th 👉 https://lnkd.in/gaaU3zMN

Catch them at Demo Day!    Natasha Hougaard and Magnus Stjernborg Koch, are the team behind SKJOLDET - the proactive AI-based software extension for all devices and browsers that warns users against fraud in real time directly in the browser without knowing the fraud attempt in advance.    Catch them at Demo Day: Fintech Newcomers    🗓 Thursday, March 6  ⏰ 15-17 CET  📌 Copenhagen Fintech Lab  Read more here 👉 https://lnkd.in/gME6Xb-5  The Demo Day is run in collaboration with our partners from Danmarks Erhvervsfremmebestyrelse. *This event is for Copenhagen Fintech partners and investors only. Please find the access code in the latest partner newsletter or contact Barbara Švigová, Program manager (bsv@copenhagenfintech.dk).

It is our pleasure to present Esben Seyffart Sørensen, our guest speaker for Corporate Masterclass: Trends from Asia 🤝 In this session, Esben, Chief Sales Officer, Europe at Peak3 (formerly ZA Tech), will offer his perspective on the fintech landscape, sharing his insights from the insurance industry, SuperApps and beyond. He will share captivating case studies and examples of innovative digital solutions emerging from Asia, and also explore how Peak3 (formerly ZA Tech) has collaborated with Grab on developing insurance products 🔒 ___________________ About Corporate Masterclass: Trends from Asia – Unlocking the Future of Fintech With a focus on efficiency, simplicity, and user-centric design, Asian fintech is leading the charge toward a future where financial services are invisible but integral to everything we do 🌐 One striking example is the groundbreaking slogan of Southeast Asia's largest bank: "Live more, Bank less". It emphasizes what they want to make financial services - simple, seamless, and invisible so customers can focus more on what truly matters to them. This masterclass is a rare opportunity to understand the cutting-edge developments in Asian fintech and explore how these trends reshape industries. 🗓️ Monday, 24th February 2025 ⏰ 09:00 - 11:30 📍 Copenhagen Fintech Lab (Appleby Plads 7, 1411 København K) Sign up here: https://lnkd.in/duZ5K93v *This is an exclusive event for our Corporate Partners

"It is inspiring and a great learning experience to meet such diverse entrepreneurs and their creative ideas. I enjoy the collegial atmosphere in which we meet to discuss and solve the challenges posed." - says mentor Louise Jorring Gev _________ Are you looking for an outside perspective on your startup journey? Apply before March 7th to our Mentor Program 👉 https://lnkd.in/gaaU3zMN

More updates from our Incubation program cohort! Last week, we connected each startup – Plain, AgroRisk, SKJOLDET, Blocs and EstateHero– with their very own mentors, who know what it’s like to walk in the startup shoes. Thanks again to Mikkel Skarnager, Sophie Bohr Grønbæk, Lima Curtis, Henning Jakob and Christian Lawaetz Halvorsen for sharing your time and insights with our founders! 🌟 💡On Thursday, Jacob Hvam ran a session with the cohort on strategic and user-centered design in fintech, with particular focus on future scenarios – such as how AI might reshape the markets they operate in. Thanks, Jacob, for an engaging talk and the food for thought! 💡 On Friday, the teams talked first sales with Joel Haviv, learning how to prioritize in the early-stage setup and how to structure their sales process. Thank you for the hands-on advice and feedback, Joel! 🔜 Stay posted for more updates from the cohort, gearing up for their Demo day on March 6th! Natasha Hougaard, Magnus Stjernborg Koch, Daniel Borup, Lasse Hedegaard, Brian Skov Andersen, Michael Håkansson, Theodor Christensen

Catch them at Demo Day! Lasse and Brian, are the team behind EstateHero - the all in one real estate platform, designed to make managing your commercial/investment properties easier, and much more efficient (and a part of our Incubation Program) Catch them at Demo Day: Fintech Newcomers 🗓 Thursday, March 6 ⏰ 15-17 CET 📌 Copenhagen Fintech Lab Read more here 👉 https://lnkd.in/gME6Xb-5

What do fastelavnsboller and Fintech have in common? 🍩 You’ll find both, along with us, at our annual fastelavnboller celebration at the Copenhagen Fintech Lab! It’s our annual tradition to mark the season with plenty of sweet treats, and this year, we’re bringing back the fun with a Friday bar-style setup, a quiz, and, of course, delicious fastelavnsboller. Join us for a festive fun afternoon of Fintech company and even better pastries! Extra brownie points if you dress up or bring along a costume prop. ➡️ Sign up here: https://lnkd.in/girz8eMz 🗓️ Wednesday, February 19th 2025 ⏰ 16:00 - 19:00 CET 📍 Lab Lounge at Copenhagen Fintech Lab (Appleby Plads 7, 1411 København K)

How the Mentor Program alumnus skyrocketed to becoming the leading European payment gateway for crypto companies.    Read more about Januar’s experience in the Mentor program below 👇    _________    Sound like something for you? Read more and apply here before March 7th 👉 https://lnkd.in/gaaU3zMN 

'My mentors continuously asked me a lot of “unpleasant” questions - questions that forced me to think more about what our company is doing and why.’ - Esben Bistrup Halvorsen, Lendino    _________    Are you looking for an outside perspective on your startup journey?    Apply before March 7th to our Mentor Program 👉 https://lnkd.in/gaaU3zMN 

Vi ses i Stockholm nästa vecka? 🇸🇪 We will be at Stockholm Fintech Week from 10th - 12th February and would love to meet up. Catch us at the conference, or at the evening Reception at the Royal Norwegian Embassy with a group of incredibly talented people and companies from our Nordic Fintech community. If you are keen to learn more about Fintech trends, and chat about how we could potentially help you elevate and grow your innovation journey as a financial institution, hit up 🚀 Marie-Louise Roth or 🚀 Thomas Hahn-Petersen. Check out who’s joining us on the trip below, and pre-connect with them (if you already haven’t!) to book in a classic Fika chat: ⭐ Izabella Koziol from Banking Circle ⭐ Silje Nesvik from Bono Consulting Group (BCG) ⭐ Torsten Terp and Thomas Windelborg from &money ⭐ Jimmie Villadsen from Debbie™ ⭐ Niclas Persson and Monika Martinsson from Deedster ⭐ Anton A. and Lars Brink Thomsen, CFA from Huddlestock / Visigon ⭐ Søren Holst from FLEX FUNDING A/S ⭐ Srishti Jain Andreasen from RS Software ⭐ Jens-Ole Kyhl Klitgaard, Stefan Agergaard Hansen and Rebecka Levenby from Monthio Shoutout to Love and Anna 🇸🇪 for your warm hospitality, and a big thank you to Rea and Anna 🇳🇴 for letting us crash the party.