Why we exist
Startup Aarhus is the non-profit connecting and strengthening the Aarhus startup ecosystem.
We bring founders, investors, talent, corporates and ecosystem partners closer together through founder-focused events, networks and initiatives designed to help startups move forward faster.
These include SMIL, Townhall and a growing range of startup initiatives across Aarhus.
Events
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Social Startup Workout
What is it?
Startup life is busy, and finding time to move your body isn’t always easy. That’s why Startup Aarhus, together with Sport X Tribe, is inviting founders and startup employees to a weekly social workout, where you train together, sweat together, and connect in a new setting.
This is a space to move your body, clear your head, and meet other people, who understand the realities of startup life, without it being another meeting or networking event.
Happening every Tuesday from February 3rd to beginning of July.
What to expect?
- Guided workout with a coach
- Open to all levels
- A relaxed, social atmosphere
- Time to hang out and connect afterwards in the clubhouse
- Private workout for founders and startup employees
Practical info
- Where: Sport X Aarhus Ø, Pakhus 77 (Hveensgade 5, 8000 Aarhus C)
- Start date: Tuesday, February 3
- Workouts: Every Tuesday, 08:30 - 09:30
- Price: 89 DKK / month per person
- Signup: Click sign up below and pay through the link
- Coffee & bread available after our workout (+10 DKK)
- Minimum 18 participants to start
No pressure. No expectations. Just movement, good energy, and good people.
Social Startup Workout
This is a space to move your body, clear your head, and meet other people who understand the realities of startup life.
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SMIL 2026
Built to move the startup ecosystem forward fast, SMIL brings the right people together in new, meaningful ways through smaller, curated, participatory formats designed to create real momentum, serious value and a lot of fun for startups from Aarhus and beyond.
A smile lowers barriers and opens the door to real conversations. Danish icon Victor Borge famously said, “A smile is the shortest distance between two people.” That spirit sits at the heart of SMIL.
And Aarhus is the right place for it: close, collaborative, talent dense, and built on trust. A place where supporting each other is the default and success is often shared.
Come together. Come to SMIL! ▽
SMIL 2026
On May 28, 2026, the startup festival SMIL returns for its second edition.
Social Startup Workout
What is it?
Startup life is busy, and finding time to move your body isn’t always easy. That’s why Startup Aarhus, together with Sport X Tribe, is inviting founders and startup employees to a weekly social workout, where you train together, sweat together, and connect in a new setting.
This is a space to move your body, clear your head, and meet other people, who understand the realities of startup life, without it being another meeting or networking event.
Happening every Tuesday from February 3rd to beginning of July.
What to expect?
- Guided workout with a coach
- Open to all levels
- A relaxed, social atmosphere
- Time to hang out and connect afterwards in the clubhouse
- Private workout for founders and startup employees
Practical info
- Where: Sport X Aarhus Ø, Pakhus 77 (Hveensgade 5, 8000 Aarhus C)
- Start date: Tuesday, February 3
- Workouts: Every Tuesday, 08:30 - 09:30
- Price: 89 DKK / month per person
- Signup: Click sign up below and pay through the link
- Coffee & bread available after our workout (+10 DKK)
- Minimum 18 participants to start
No pressure. No expectations. Just movement, good energy, and good people.
Social Startup Workout
This is a space to move your body, clear your head, and meet other people who understand the realities of startup life.
Social Startup Workout
What is it?
Startup life is busy, and finding time to move your body isn’t always easy. That’s why Startup Aarhus, together with Sport X Tribe, is inviting founders and startup employees to a weekly social workout, where you train together, sweat together, and connect in a new setting.
This is a space to move your body, clear your head, and meet other people, who understand the realities of startup life, without it being another meeting or networking event.
Happening every Tuesday from February 3rd to beginning of July.
What to expect?
- Guided workout with a coach
- Open to all levels
- A relaxed, social atmosphere
- Time to hang out and connect afterwards in the clubhouse
- Private workout for founders and startup employees
Practical info
- Where: Sport X Aarhus Ø, Pakhus 77 (Hveensgade 5, 8000 Aarhus C)
- Start date: Tuesday, February 3
- Workouts: Every Tuesday, 08:30 - 09:30
- Price: 89 DKK / month per person
- Signup: Click sign up below and pay through the link
- Coffee & bread available after our workout (+10 DKK)
- Minimum 18 participants to start
No pressure. No expectations. Just movement, good energy, and good people.
Social Startup Workout
This is a space to move your body, clear your head, and meet other people who understand the realities of startup life.
Our philosophy is simple: founders first.
As a non-profit, we have the luxury to only put our time, where value is added to founders. That’s what we do.
Aarhus is home to ⇧ amazing founders building the next big thing - everything we do is for founders, and founders only.
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