Strong interest in this year’s AM Venture Day

On Thursday, 15 September, Dansk AM Hub, in collaboration with AM Ventures and Hello Tomorrow, held its annual AM Venture Day—an event where we bring together the most innovative startups in 3D printing/AM and match them with leading investors. This year, it took place as part of TechBBQ at Lokomotivværkstedet—the largest tech startup and investor conference in the Nordics.

The format was designed so that both parties could get to know each other better and leave with new knowledge and inspiration. Therefore, this year we introduced a new format, where both startups and investors were invited on stage to deliver a short pitch in front of the audience. This contributed to an energetic atmosphere, as well as a curiosity that laid the foundation for many good conversations and new contacts afterwards, when there was time to network.

AM Venture Day 2022 was a clear sign that the AM startup ecosystem in Denmark is thriving, with as many as 15 startups and 9 VCs participating on the day. This is a major contrast to the same event last year, when we welcomed 5 startups, which testifies to the growing interest in—and support for—this year’s event. At Dansk AM Hub, our ambition is not for Denmark to compete with companies the size of those in, for example, Germany and the USA; instead, we have a vision of making Denmark a global leader in applying AM.

This starts with entrepreneurs, and therefore the increasing participation of startups—as well as investors—is a sign that more and more entrepreneurs have become aware of a technology that can help ensure the green transition in our production. At the same time, it is also a sign that Denmark has an innovation environment on a par with the countries around us.