Footprint Fund I

Denmark
Pre Seed
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About Footprint Fund I

Copenhagen's The Footprint Firm closed its debut Article 9 green transition fund at €76M. Will back ~30 early-stage deep-tech startups in Northern Europe.

Investment Focus

Location / RegionDenmark
Funding StagePre Seed
Industry Focus
Circular Economy
Climate Sustainability
Deep Tech
Food Tech

Investor Signals Profile

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Sweet Spot

Ambitious founders scaling solutions for the green transition

impact VC
green transition
climate tech
sustainability
transition economy

Bullish Signals

€76m impact VC fund, final close 2026external
Impact fund of the year 2025external
250+ advisory clients, strong dealflowexternal
Founded 2019, rapid team growth to 40+external
Podcast launched 2025 — growing brandexternal
25 portfolio offshoots and countingexternal
Integrity + expert knowledge core valuesexternal

Contrarian Signals

Dual advisory+VC model — potential conflictsexternal
First investment only 2020 — early track recordexternal

Founder Do's

Build commercially scalable green transition solutions
Show measurable sustainability impact
Connect established companies with new ventures
Align profit with climate-positive outcomes
Frame sustainability as strategic/economic edge

Founder Don'ts

No impact-washing without real metrics
No non-scalable niche solutions
No pure advisory plays without commercial model

Key GPs & Partners

A
Anna (last name unknown)
Co-Founder
impact-drivenco-founder
C
Christian (last name unknown)
Co-Founder
impact-drivenco-founder
J
Jakob (last name unknown)
Co-Founder
impact-drivenco-founder

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Fund Overview

Fund Size€76M
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Key People

The Footprint Firm

Anna (last name unknown)Co-Founder
Christian (last name unknown)Co-Founder
Jakob (last name unknown)Co-Founder

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