Startup Events in Copenhagen
Startup events in Europe span everything from the headline conferences (Slush in Helsinki, Web Summit in Lisbon, The Next Web in Amsterdam, VivaTech in Paris, Bits & Pretzels in Munich, Wolves Summit, Latitude59) down to the weekly rhythm of pitch nights, founder coffee mornings, investor AMAs, and product-management meetups that every significant tech city sustains.
This page narrows the Copenhagen calendar to Startup events. It's a subset of Denmark's wider tech-event schedule, useful when you want something specific to go to in the city this month.
Copenhagen is probably the most design-forward tech-event city in Europe. UX Copenhagen and Design Matters both anchor the global design conference calendar from here, and the local meetup scene reflects that with an unusually strong weight of product-design, UX-research, and design-systems content. Beyond design, the city has a healthy fintech scene and a growing green-tech event rhythm.
Upcoming Startup events in Copenhagen
Nordic Fintech Week Morning Run
Copenhagen, 🇩🇰 Denmark
Start day 2 of Nordic Fintech Week 2026 in full speed!
Overview
Start Day 2 of Nordic Fintech Week with a 5.5K social run through beautiful Copenhagen, complete with coffee, croissants & connections!
Join us for a light 5.5K social run through scenic Copenhagen, hosted by Copenhagen Fintech and Nordic Fintech Week. This is your chance to experience the city like a local, before the conference buzz kicks in.
Whether you’re an early riser or just want to move before sitting through sessions, this run is all about community, well-being, and casual connection.
Details
- Date: Thursday, September 24, 2026
- Time: Meet at 07:00 · Run starts at 07:10 sharp
- Start & Finish: Outside The Royal Danish Theatre, Kongens Nytorv
Route Highlights
Along the way, we’ll pass by some of Copenhagen’s most iconic sights:
- The Royal Danish Theatre
- Nyhavn
- Amalienborg Palace
- Gefion Fountain
- The Little Mermaid
- Kastellet (The Citadel)
- Østre Anlæg Park
- SMK – National Gallery of Denmark
- The King’s Garden
We’ll end back at Kongens Nytorv, just in time for coffee, croissants, and light breakfast snacks ☕🥐 It’s not a race but a moment to breathe, connect, and see Copenhagen in a way most visitors never do. Just bring yourself, some running shoes, and a light spirit.
Who Can Join?
The run is open to all Nordic Fintech Week attendees. There is no registration fee, but spaces are limited.
Don’t wait – secure your spot and start your conference day on the right foot 😉
A Morning of Rewards with LoyaltyKey and VISA
Copenhagen, 🇩🇰 Denmark
Start your morning feeling rewarded with VISA and Loyalty Key
Mornings should always start out feeling rewarding, especially when it means getting up early to be at Nordic Fintech Week.
VISA, LoyaltyKey and Nordic Fintech Week invite you to join us at Bistro Royal for a Morning of Rewards, where you can experience what it actually feels like to get cash back in real time. Start your day with a freshly brewed coffee from April Coffee and a Copenhagen classic - bolle med ost (BMO) - and watch the rewards land on screen as you pay.
What to expect
- Coffee and BMO on us
- A live screen showing cash back and rewards appearing in real time
- Opening notes from VISA and LoyaltyKey
An informal breakfast by the bar area at Bistro Royal, with the Visa and LoyaltyKey teams on hand to connect That's exactly how we want your payments experience to feel: relaxing and rewarding.
Getting to TAP1 afterwards
Day 2 of Nordic Fintech Week kicks off at 9:30 at TAP1. Once you've had your fix at Bistro Royal, hop on a bike or take the metro down to TAP1 to catch the rest of the day's program.
Questions
Louise Udsen, LoyaltyKey (lu@loyaltykey.com)
Nicolette Tham, Copenhagen Fintech / Nordic Fintech Week (nth@copenhagenfintech.dk)
NFW26 Startup Founders Lunch
Copenhagen, 🇩🇰 Denmark
Sit down and meet the international fintech founders you could be friends with
The week brings together startups from across Europe and beyond, and this is your chance to actually sit down with some of them. Over 40 startups are partnering and exhibiting with us at Nordic Fintech Week this year - some you will catch on stage, others through the side events they're hosting, and plenty right on the exhibition floor.
We think the best way to connect with them while they're here is over a shared meal. So we've put together the Startup Founders Lunch.
PS: if you're not a startup but a bank, an investor, or an ecosystem builder looking to grow your network of founders, you are welcome to join us too.
For 1.5 hours on September 23rd, 11:30 - 13:00, we're hosting a pop-up lunch. Seating is limited to 40, and pre-registration is required. We may not be able to admit you at the door without prior sign up and approval. Sorry about that.
What to expect
- Lunch and drinks, on us
- Time to sit and connect with founders and their teams - exhibiting on the floor, part of a delegation, or hosting their own side events this week
- A short intro at the start, where we set the scene and seat you next to some very cool humans
Come with an agenda. Be it scouting for partnerships, meeting like-minded founders, getting advice on who to invest in, or figuring out who else to connect with at Nordic Fintech Week. Or come with none at all, just curious to hear what founders are building right now.
Either way, we promise it will be one of the easiest hours at Nordic Fintech Week to build a real connection.
Good to know
- 1.5 hours
- In person
- 23 September, 11:30 AM – 13:00 PM CEST
- Fintech Underground, Nordic Fintech Week
- You need a ticket for Nordic Fintech Week, in order to attend this lunch held at a venue inside TAP1.
Questions and your hosts
- Nicolette Tham (nth@copenhagenfintech.dk)
- Andrei Anghel (aan@copenhagenfintech.dk)
