byFounders

byFounders is a venture capital firm established in 2017, with its headquarters in Copenhagen, Denmark, and an additional office in San Francisco, California. The firm focuses on early-stage investments in startups, particularly at the pre-seed, seed, and occasionally Series A stages, with a strong emphasis on technology companies, especially those leveraging Artificial Intelligence. byFounders primarily targets the Nordics and Baltics, but also considers opportunities in Silicon Valley. The firm invests across a diverse range of sectors, including business-to-business SaaS, consumer technology, cybersecurity, deep tech, fintech, gaming, and more. The byFounders Collective, which comprises experienced entrepreneurs, supports the next generation of ambitious founders, emphasizing a commitment to fostering innovation and growth within the tech ecosystem.

Tommy Andersen

Founder and Managing Partner

Martin Andersen

Partner

Casper Nicolai Bjarnason

Investor

Magnus Hambleton

Investor

Sebastian L. Johansson

Investor

Martin Krag

Partner

Eric Lagier

Co-Founder and Managing Partner

Sara Rywe

Partner

Matias Salonen

Investor

Camille Zivré

Investor

Ida Åsle

Director of Platform

Past deals in Denmark

Januar

Seed Round in 2022
Januar is a payment gateway designed for cryptocurrency businesses, facilitating seamless transactions between traditional and decentralized finance. The company provides payment account solutions that allow clients to accept payments and send payouts while ensuring full compliance with regulatory standards. With its international bank account number (IBAN) services, Januar enables cryptocurrency firms to access bank accounts, facilitating secure and efficient handling of fiat payments. By bridging the gap between digital currencies and conventional financial systems, Januar supports stable business operations for its clients in the evolving landscape of cryptocurrency.

Ento

Seed Round in 2021
Ento specializes in developing automated machine learning algorithms that assist businesses in optimizing their energy consumption and minimizing their climate impact. By analyzing existing energy data, Ento's technology identifies areas for improvement and implements strategies to enhance overall energy performance. This allows customers to effectively reduce their energy usage and carbon emissions, contributing to a more sustainable operational model. Additionally, Ento Labs employs AI agents to monitor consumption patterns and provide tailored recommendations for further optimizations, reinforcing their commitment to helping companies achieve significant energy and climate goals.

Corti

Series A in 2021
Corti is an artificial intelligence platform designed to assist emergency medical dispatchers and healthcare providers in making critical, life-saving decisions. The platform focuses on medical triaging, aiming to reduce errors and enhance the accuracy of human decision-making. By employing advanced speech recognition and natural language processing, Corti analyzes patient interviews and prepares case files prior to consultations. It also suggests relevant questions to ask, enabling healthcare professionals to understand patient situations more effectively. Through these capabilities, Corti aims to improve the speed and accuracy of decision-making in emergency medical contexts, ultimately contributing to better patient outcomes.

Uizard

Series A in 2021
Uizard Technologies IVS, based in Copenhagen, Denmark, specializes in developing artificial intelligence-driven applications that assist users in designing and prototyping user interfaces for web and mobile applications. Founded in 2017, Uizard's innovative platform allows users to convert wireframes and mockup files into platform-specific code for Android, iOS, and Sketch. Additionally, it employs neural networks to transform screenshots into lines of code, significantly reducing the time required to turn initial ideas into fully functional digital products. The company's offerings also include user experience design tools, UI wireframing, and customizable UI templates, enabling clients to test various styles and achieve personalized designs efficiently.

GamerzClass

Seed Round in 2021
GamerzClass ApS offers esports masterclasses with professionals to shape the future of gaming. The company provides e-learning materials and esports video materials. GamerzClass ApS was founded in 2018 and is based in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Contractbook

Series B in 2021
Contractbook ApS is a Danish company founded in 2015, specializing in contract management through a digital platform that allows users to create, sign, and store legal documents in one place. The platform enhances efficiency by providing an advanced client portal for legal professionals, along with a contract drafter that generates documents based on customer input. This system aims to improve transparency within organizations, ensure compliance, and streamline workflows by offering easy-to-use templates and digital storage. By simplifying the contract management process, Contractbook enables businesses to save time and create better contracts.

Tame

Seed Round in 2021
ABOUT With Tame you can fully customise your virtual events, and make them fun, engaging & exciting to attend. - Apply your branding: Customise your virtual event completely - Personalised Welcome: Personal welcome message when attendees enter - Multiple stages: Broadcast content across multiple stages. - Live streaming: Stream live via any broadcasting software - Pre-recorded videos: Broadcast pre-recorded videos as if it was live - Breakout sessions: Enable public or private breakout sessions. - Virtual Sponsor booths: Allow attendees to engage with sponsors live. - Customise Chat: Allow for 1:1 chat, group chat or session chat. - 1:1 Video Meetings: Empower social networking virtually. OUR COMPANY We are an experience-centric company, and we believe in the power of great experiences. Our international group of dreamers, creators and rule-breakers passionate about merging design and technology together, enables us to transform that into one truly amazing event platform. OUR PEOPLE The team behind Tame has an aggregated decades long experience of creating events and building products that solve real problems for real people. So, what got us here? Our ambition to change a broken event industry through innovation, customer obsession and a relentless focus on the great experience.

PipeBio

Seed Round in 2021
Pipe | bio builds bioinformatics solutions to help optimize development of antibodies and antibody-like-therapeutics.

Proper

Seed Round in 2021
Proper is a company based in Copenhagen, Denmark, that offers a comprehensive platform for property management, catering to both property owners and tenants. Established in 2017, Proper's intelligent software automates the operational tasks related to the rental of various properties, including residential and commercial leases, garages, and parking lots. In addition to property management, Proper provides tools and APIs designed to assist businesses in managing their payment data across multiple providers. This integration allows for streamlined reconciliation and payment operations, enabling companies to enhance their financial accuracy and improve the efficiency of their financial infrastructure.

Januar

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Januar is a payment gateway designed for cryptocurrency businesses, facilitating seamless transactions between traditional and decentralized finance. The company provides payment account solutions that allow clients to accept payments and send payouts while ensuring full compliance with regulatory standards. With its international bank account number (IBAN) services, Januar enables cryptocurrency firms to access bank accounts, facilitating secure and efficient handling of fiat payments. By bridging the gap between digital currencies and conventional financial systems, Januar supports stable business operations for its clients in the evolving landscape of cryptocurrency.

AeroGuest

Seed Round in 2020
AeroGuest ApS, based in Aarhus, Denmark, specializes in developing an integrated platform tailored for the hospitality industry. Founded in 2016, the company offers a comprehensive mobile application that enhances the digital guest experience throughout the hotel stay, allowing users to check in and out, select rooms, and make payments directly from their smartphones. This platform also enables mobile door access, direct hotel bookings, and the use of a mobile wallet. AeroGuest's solution integrates seamlessly with existing property management systems, aiming to improve guest engagement and operational efficiency for hoteliers. Additionally, AeroGuest provides OfficeGrid, an Internet of Things solution for office settings. The company's mission is to help hotels deliver a more personalized and relevant experience, ultimately enhancing customer service and driving revenue growth.

Contractbook

Seed Round in 2019
Contractbook ApS is a Danish company founded in 2015, specializing in contract management through a digital platform that allows users to create, sign, and store legal documents in one place. The platform enhances efficiency by providing an advanced client portal for legal professionals, along with a contract drafter that generates documents based on customer input. This system aims to improve transparency within organizations, ensure compliance, and streamline workflows by offering easy-to-use templates and digital storage. By simplifying the contract management process, Contractbook enables businesses to save time and create better contracts.

Simple Feast

Series B in 2019
Simple Feast operates as an online cookbook platform. Aside from this, they also offer plant-based food that is sustainably produced and organic, delivered straight at consumer's doorstep. At Simple Feast, they offer Weekly Boxes and Comfort Food Boxes. Weekly Boxes are three nights of entire vegetarian or vegan meals that require a few steps of preparation. Comfort Food Boxes are monthly offerings of 4 to 8 complete jarred meals that only require heating up and your favorite side dish. Founded in 2015 by Jakob Jønck and Thomas Ambus, the company is headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Uizard

Seed Round in 2019
Uizard Technologies IVS, based in Copenhagen, Denmark, specializes in developing artificial intelligence-driven applications that assist users in designing and prototyping user interfaces for web and mobile applications. Founded in 2017, Uizard's innovative platform allows users to convert wireframes and mockup files into platform-specific code for Android, iOS, and Sketch. Additionally, it employs neural networks to transform screenshots into lines of code, significantly reducing the time required to turn initial ideas into fully functional digital products. The company's offerings also include user experience design tools, UI wireframing, and customizable UI templates, enabling clients to test various styles and achieve personalized designs efficiently.

DrugStars

Venture Round in 2019
DrugStars Aps, founded in 2017 and based in Ballerup, Denmark, operates an internet platform designed to enhance medication adherence among patients. The company offers a mobile medicine tracker application that allows users to manage, remember, and track their medication intake while providing educational resources about their prescriptions. A distinctive feature of the app is its reward system, where patients can earn charitable donations to a health charity of their choice as an incentive for adhering to their medication regimen. This approach not only aims to improve the daily lives of patients but also fosters support for health charities at no cost to the users.

Tame

Pre Seed Round in 2018
ABOUT With Tame you can fully customise your virtual events, and make them fun, engaging & exciting to attend. - Apply your branding: Customise your virtual event completely - Personalised Welcome: Personal welcome message when attendees enter - Multiple stages: Broadcast content across multiple stages. - Live streaming: Stream live via any broadcasting software - Pre-recorded videos: Broadcast pre-recorded videos as if it was live - Breakout sessions: Enable public or private breakout sessions. - Virtual Sponsor booths: Allow attendees to engage with sponsors live. - Customise Chat: Allow for 1:1 chat, group chat or session chat. - 1:1 Video Meetings: Empower social networking virtually. OUR COMPANY We are an experience-centric company, and we believe in the power of great experiences. Our international group of dreamers, creators and rule-breakers passionate about merging design and technology together, enables us to transform that into one truly amazing event platform. OUR PEOPLE The team behind Tame has an aggregated decades long experience of creating events and building products that solve real problems for real people. So, what got us here? Our ambition to change a broken event industry through innovation, customer obsession and a relentless focus on the great experience.

Tame

Pre Seed Round in 2018
ABOUT With Tame you can fully customise your virtual events, and make them fun, engaging & exciting to attend. - Apply your branding: Customise your virtual event completely - Personalised Welcome: Personal welcome message when attendees enter - Multiple stages: Broadcast content across multiple stages. - Live streaming: Stream live via any broadcasting software - Pre-recorded videos: Broadcast pre-recorded videos as if it was live - Breakout sessions: Enable public or private breakout sessions. - Virtual Sponsor booths: Allow attendees to engage with sponsors live. - Customise Chat: Allow for 1:1 chat, group chat or session chat. - 1:1 Video Meetings: Empower social networking virtually. OUR COMPANY We are an experience-centric company, and we believe in the power of great experiences. Our international group of dreamers, creators and rule-breakers passionate about merging design and technology together, enables us to transform that into one truly amazing event platform. OUR PEOPLE The team behind Tame has an aggregated decades long experience of creating events and building products that solve real problems for real people. So, what got us here? Our ambition to change a broken event industry through innovation, customer obsession and a relentless focus on the great experience.

Simple Feast

Seed Round in 2018
Simple Feast operates as an online cookbook platform. Aside from this, they also offer plant-based food that is sustainably produced and organic, delivered straight at consumer's doorstep. At Simple Feast, they offer Weekly Boxes and Comfort Food Boxes. Weekly Boxes are three nights of entire vegetarian or vegan meals that require a few steps of preparation. Comfort Food Boxes are monthly offerings of 4 to 8 complete jarred meals that only require heating up and your favorite side dish. Founded in 2015 by Jakob Jønck and Thomas Ambus, the company is headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Omnio

Seed Round in 2018
Omnio is a middleware provider that simplifies the onboarding of industrial devices to Internet of Things (IoT) solutions. By offering plug-and-play connectors, Omnio eliminates the need for manual integration of various protocols and device data models, allowing for faster and more cost-effective deployment of IoT projects. The company's connectors are designed to quickly extract raw data from a variety of industrial devices, such as pumps, valves, and water meters. This streamlined integration process enables businesses to efficiently stream unified data within minutes, enhancing their operational capabilities and decision-making.

Uizard

Seed Round in 2018
Uizard Technologies IVS, based in Copenhagen, Denmark, specializes in developing artificial intelligence-driven applications that assist users in designing and prototyping user interfaces for web and mobile applications. Founded in 2017, Uizard's innovative platform allows users to convert wireframes and mockup files into platform-specific code for Android, iOS, and Sketch. Additionally, it employs neural networks to transform screenshots into lines of code, significantly reducing the time required to turn initial ideas into fully functional digital products. The company's offerings also include user experience design tools, UI wireframing, and customizable UI templates, enabling clients to test various styles and achieve personalized designs efficiently.

Corti

Convertible Note in 2018
Corti is an artificial intelligence platform designed to assist emergency medical dispatchers and healthcare providers in making critical, life-saving decisions. The platform focuses on medical triaging, aiming to reduce errors and enhance the accuracy of human decision-making. By employing advanced speech recognition and natural language processing, Corti analyzes patient interviews and prepares case files prior to consultations. It also suggests relevant questions to ask, enabling healthcare professionals to understand patient situations more effectively. Through these capabilities, Corti aims to improve the speed and accuracy of decision-making in emergency medical contexts, ultimately contributing to better patient outcomes.

Peergrade

Seed Round in 2017
Peergrade ApS, founded in 2015 and based in Copenhagen, Denmark, provides an online software application designed to facilitate peer assessment in educational settings. This platform enables teachers to create peer assessment sessions, allowing students to review and provide feedback on each other's work. By streamlining the grading process, Peergrade helps educators save time and resources while enhancing the quality of feedback students receive. The application also offers data-driven insights into student performance, contributing to a more effective learning experience. Through its innovative approach, Peergrade aims to improve educational outcomes by fostering collaboration and engagement among students.
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