An Open Entrepreneurship initiative:

University teams looking for co-founders

CASE OVERVIEW

Co-founder search spring 2025

We are proud to present the university startups that are looking for co-founders below.

The deadline for application as co-founder is extended to 24 March 2025 23:59 CET .

What we expect from you as co-founder

  • You are able to work from the local university office 7 hours/week, as part of the team (some cases may specify higher expectation in case presentations)
  • We do not expect you to invest in the case
  • You will enter a 2-3 month trial period, if you mutually agree on a good match, you will thereafter be invited to a co-founder agreement negotiation, earning ownership based on contribution (sweat equity)

Process

  • Case presentations will be sent out to Open Entrepreneurship network (E-corps) and also presented at LinkedIn among others from Open Entrepreneurship and DTU Skylab
  • Application period 17 to 24 March 2025 23:59 CET
  • Interview invites will be sent out to preferred co-founder candidates
  • Kickoff with selected co-founder candidate(s)


University startups looking for co-founders

 

Precision Psychotherapy

Tracking mental health phenomena through a simple button press interface.

Click to open case presentation
Click to apply for co-founder position at Precision Psychotherapy

University (location of case): DTU (Lyngby)

Selene

Cyber threat intelligence.

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Click to apply for co-founder position at Selene

University (location of case): DTU and AAU (Lyngby)

Nanostic Technologies

Transforming health monitoring with advanced biosensor technology.

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Click to apply for co-founder position at Nanostic Technologies

University (location of case): DTU (Lyngby)

HEATED

A battery that charges itself using waste heat.

Click to open case presentation
Click to apply for co-founder position at HEATED

University (location of case): DTU (Lyngby)

GreenBeer

Minimized wort boiling by stripping hot wort with carbon dioxide.

Click to open case presentation
Click to apply for co-founder position at GreenBeer

University (location of case): DTU Science Park (Aarhus)

Fashion

Blockchain-based system that valorizes fashion.

Click to open case presentation
Click to apply for co-founder position at Fashion (name TBD)

University (location of case): CBS (Denmark and Italy)

ERLEtek

Technology company that develops mobile concrete 3D printers for the construction industry.

Click to open case presentation
Click to apply for co-founder position at ERLEtek

University (location of case): DTU (Lyngby)

DemensAI

Transforming healthcare through early detection of dementia.

Click to open case presentation
Click to apply for co-founder position at DemensAI

University (location of case): DTU (Lyngby)

Copenhagen Microsystems

Sustainable 3D printing at micro- and nanoscale with 3D ice lithography.

Click to open case presentation
Click to apply for co-founder position at Copenhagen Microsystems

University (location of case): DTU (Lyngby)

Adhesion Score

IVD cancer diagnostics.

Click to open case presentation
Click to apply for co-founder position at Adhesion Score

University (location of case): RUC (Trekroner)

Vegvisir Technologies

Freeing the burden of injection treatment for therapeutic peptide-based products.

Click to open case presentation
Click to apply for co-founder position at Vegvisir Technologies

University (location of case): DTU (Lyngby)

Sorption Booster

Empowering small-scale green ammonia production via sorption-based solutions.

Click to open case presentation
Click to apply for co-founder position at Sorption Booster

University (location of case): DTU (Lyngby)

SymbioMatch

Developing effective biostimulants tailored to crop and soil types.

Click to open case presentation
Click to apply for co-founder position at SymbioMatch

University (location of case): AU (Aarhus)

More information about the initiative and role as co-founder

If you need more information before you apply via links above, you are welcome to reach out to us.

Jens Friholm
DTU Skylab
M: +45 9392 8242
E: jefrih@dtu.dk

Nynne Budtz Christiansen
Open Entrepreneurship
M: +45 61300678
E: nmch@dtu.dk