UI Århus: Where young entrepreneurial teams are created
Holger Asfeldt and Jakob Jeppesen come to visit. They are both young entrepreneurs. Holger has found a gap in the Danish market and created great success by filling it. In 2023, his company @cornhole got an investment and has since then taken off. Jakob is a tech entrepreneur and has created a visionary app - he will talk about paving the way for tech entrepreneurship at a young age.
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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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Co-founder Nights
Co-founder Nights is a curated gathering for people who think like founders - but haven’t yet found the right project or the right people to build it with. It’s part chemistry test, part conversation starter.
We bring together experienced profiles – from ex-founders and early startup employees to corporate talents itching to break free. Everyone in the room is handpicked for their potential to co-found something meaningful. Signup if you see yourself as such.
This time we have found three startups from the medico technical realm. One medical devise, one AI /medicial device and one risk Stratisfyer.
The three early-stage companies are all actively looking for a commercial co-founder. Se more below and follow the link for full describtion.
#1 - CactoHealth - Read full text here
MyLymphCare is an early-stage medtech startup developing a home monitoring device for early detection of lymphedema in cancer survivors. They’re now looking for a Commercial Lead to drive partnerships with clinics and health systems.
#2 - Skribler - Read full text here
Skribler is building AI that reduces the heavy documentation burden for GPs by generating clinical notes automatically during consultations.
They’re searching for a commercial co-founder to drive market expansion and build key healthcare partnerships.
#3 - TradeScan - Read full text here
AI model to stratify cancer patients. The solution will be offered as a SaaS solution that can be mad available through software integration models.
This night isn’t just about them. It is also a chance to meet, talk, and see what happens when smart, ambitious people collide.
Program Overview
16:30 – Welcome & Warm-up
We kick things off with a quick welcome and a short intro on co-founder matchmaking opportunities.
17:00 – Matchmaking Challenge - Intros to the participating teams looking for at co-founder.
17:15 – Breakout Sessions with each team
A guided conversation with the team about their company and their co-founder search
18:00 – Group Reflections & Insights
We bring everyone back together to share what’s emerged from the sessions.
18:15 – Casual Networking & 1 minute “i need help for " statements, open to all. All while eating a sandwich!
Because great startups don’t just need good ideas – they need the right team.
At the event you will also hear about Open Entrepreneurship Co-Founder Run, which has the purpose of matching research-based pre-startup teams with experienced entrepreneurs and industry experts as co-founders. See more at https://open-entrepreneurship.com/cofounder/
Organised by Startup Aarhus and Kitchen, Aarhus University
Co-founder Nights
Co-founder Nights is a curated gathering for people who think like founders.
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.
Venture Connect - Deep Tech
Venture Connect is an exclusive one-day event where VCs meet emerging and established spinouts from Aarhus University.
These spinouts represent innovative early-stage startups seeking guidance and investment. For this edition, we present cases fromour deep-tech portfolio (excluding therapeutics), with a main focus on MedTech,GreenTech, FoodTech, Biotech and Digital Solutions. This invitation-only event will take place at Kitchen, Aarhus University (our new innovation hub) and focuses on fostering valuable connections between VCs, high-potential spinouts and AU.
WHY IT’S WORTH YOUR TIME
- Early access to established and emerging AU spinouts
- Curated matching - we will tailor your personal meeting plan aligned with your focus area
- Influence investment opportunities early, before strategy and market direction are locked in
- Expand your relationships with fellow investors and Aarhus University business developers
- Zero filler - the format is meeting-focused, not conference-style
FORMAT
- Your own private meeting room for the full day
- Up to 7 meetings of 45 minutes each
- Personal meeting plan and spinout material provided ahead of the event
- Discussions on a non-confidential level
OPTIONAL NETWORKING DINNER: APRIL 14
- Dinner in Aarhus city center
- Meet fellow VCs and the business developers from Aarhus University in a relaxed setting
- No presentations and no lengthy speeches
WHAT YOU GAIN
- First-look exposure: Aarhus University maintains a portfolio of 80 deep-tech spinouts and an additional pipeline of 60 emerging spinouts. You get access before they start formal fundraising in the open market.
- Building early relationships: You have the opportunity to establish connections with innovative researchers early on, gaining valuable insights into their technologies and long-term potential.
- Ability to shape outcomes: Your feedback can directly influence commercial framing, funding strategy, and go-to-market decisions.
- Efficient use of time: Get to know up to 7 investment opportunities in one day. We handle preparation, screening, selection, and scheduling.
WHAT WE EXPECT FROM YOU
- Be direct and investment-oriented: Share how you assess risk, milestones, commercial validation and fundraising.
- Highlight gaps and opportunities: Most cases are early. Point to what unlocks the next step - whether it concerns the business model, risk profile, IP pathway or funding strategy.
- Focus on readiness: Signal what would make a case investable for you in 6–18 months. The founders will act on it.
- Full-day presence: The format only works when you are available for the full schedule. We fill your calendar with relevant cases.
- Openness to curation: We tailor your meeting plan based onyour investment scope. We expect participating VCs to be open to these proposed meetings. If a case clearly falls outside your scope, we adjust.
PRACTICAL INFORMATION
- Date: April 15, 2026
- Time: 09:30 - 16:45
- Venue: Kitchen, Aarhus University, Universitetsbyen 76, DK-8000 Aarhus
- Participants: Investors + deep-tech spinouts (non-therapeutics) + Aarhus University business developers
- Lunch: 12:30 - 13:15, open networking
- Pre-event dinner: April 14 - information to be announced later
Contacts: Business Developer Morten Holmager, holmager@au.dk / +45 9350 8718 and Business Developer Otto Bjerg Hausgaard, obh@au.dk / +45 2559 0657
Venture Connect - Deep Tech
Exclusive, curated VC access to early-stage spinouts from Aarhus University.