Fund profile / Denmark

Footprint Fund I

Geography: Denmark
Stage: Pre-Seed
Fund size: €76M
Focus: Circular Economy, Climate & Sustainability, Deep Tech and FoodTech
Signals: Published

N°01 / About

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.

N°02 / Thesis

Investment Focus

Location / RegionDenmark

Funding StagePre-Seed

Industry Focus

Circular Economy

Climate & Sustainability

Deep Tech

FoodTech

Investor Signals Profile

active

Sweet Spot

Ambitious founders scaling solutions reshaping industries sustainably

impact + value creation

green transition

climate tech

strategic economic shift

sustainable business

Bullish Signals

€76m final close 2026, deployed across portfolioexternal

Impact fund of the year 2025 awardexternal

250+ advisory clients generating strong dealflowexternal

40+ team, 25 Footprint offshoots launchedexternal

Podcast + Folkemødet presence, brand amplifyingexternal

Integrity, expert knowledge, trust core DNAexternal

Knowledge + value creation + capital convergeexternal

5x consecutive Folkemødet participation, debate engagementexternal

DHL partnership signals sustainability ecosystem credibilityexternal

Rapid growth 2019-2025: team 20→40, fund €76mexternal

First podcast launch 2025, Impact Supporters seriesexternal

25 Footprint offshoots launched, ecosystem expandingwebsite

Contrarian Signals

Dual advisory+VC model creates conflict potentialexternal

First investment 2020, early-stage track recordexternal

Founder Do's

Prove climate action = competitive advantage

Build commercially scalable green solutions

Show measurable sustainability impact metrics

Connect with established industry players

Frame sustainability as strategic edge

Founder Don'ts

No impact-washing; real metrics only

No non-scalable niche solutions

No pure advisory without commercial model

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Facts

Fund Overview

Fund Size€76M

Saves0

Website

People

Key People

The Footprint Firm

AnnaCo-Founder

ChristianCo-Founder

JakobCo-Founder

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