Corporate-Startup
Collaboration
About
At Startup Aarhus, we are passionate about bringing corporates and startups together to create real, valuable collaborations.
We see corporate-startup collaboration as a powerful way to drive innovation – helping corporates stay ahead while enabling startups to test, grow, and scale through access to industry, partners, and real use cases.That’s why we’ve built a focused effort around corporate venturing: from connecting corporates in our Corporate Venturing Network, to offering 1:1 sparring for both companies and startups who want to explore or strengthen their collaboration.
Whether you’re just getting started or already working with startups, we’re here to help you make it meaningful and impactful.
What is Corporate
Venturing?
Corporate Venturing is a highly value-adding corporate innovation approach, enabling the adoption of cutting-edge technologies, pioneering business models, and agile work methodologies to your business by collaborating with startups. Corporate Venture Capital, Venture Clienting, and Venture Building are just some of the collaboration models that can be used.
Why collaborate with startups?
→ Discover innovative solutions and dive into novel business models.
→ Experiment with emerging technologies before market release.
→ Develop innovative solutions together.
→ Tap into fresh talent and specialized expertise.
What we offer
Corporate Venturing
Network
We gather front-running companies in and around Denmark that invest in and/or collaborate with startups – either through spinouts, collaborations, projects, or incubation.
The quarterly network meetings are a confidential space to discuss challenges and share opportunities across companies about actively working with startups.
Interested in learning more or joining the network? Send an email to mettehaugaard@thelink.dk
Consultancy Advisory & Sparring
for Corporate Innovation
Corporate venturing and digital innovation can unlock significant value, but only when translated into clear priorities and concrete action. Too often, initiatives stall between ambition and execution.
Our advisory and sparring offering is designed to close that gap.
Why engage in advisory & sparring?
→ Cut through complexity and focus on what matters most.
→ Challenge assumptions and sharpen your innovation approach.
→ Move faster from idea to pilot, and from pilot to scale.
→ Navigate internal dynamics and secure stakeholder buy-in.
→ Ensure your efforts translate into tangible business value.
We offer experienced, no-nonsense sparring, combining strategic insight with hands-on execution, to help you make confident decisions and drive real progress.
Corporate-Startup
↻Toolbox↵
On the lookout for tools or tips and tricks to strengthening your collaborations with startups, or unsure about where to start your startup collaboration journey?
In the toolbox you can find materials like does and don’ts, explanations of collaboration models, a small dictionary (both corporate- and startup language can be difficult to understand!) and much more.
Thoughts?
→←⌫⇧ Ideas?
We’re always taking in more perspectives on this topic to improve our initiatives. If you are a corporate working with-, investing in-, or wanting to work with startups → do not hesitate to reach out!
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