Twice a year, Open Entrepreneurship matches research-based pre-startup teams with experienced entrepreneurs and industry experts as co-founders. The entrepreneurs and industry experts get the opportunity to get “sweat equity” (non-investment equity based on the work you put in) in early stage research-based startups and turn science into business in collaboration with the pre-startup team. The 2025 co-founder autumn run invites you to join one or more of 19 pre start-ups based at Danish universites.
WHAT
A free-of-charge application round for potential co-founders in university-based pre-start-ups. The initiative is powered by the Danish University entrepreneurship programme Open Entrepreneurship. Learn more and sign up here…
WHERE
Universities across Denmark. Some pre-start-ups may be open to remote work.
WHEN
Deadline to apply to the autumn 2025 cohort as a commercial co-founder is Monday 16th November 2025
WHO FOR
experienced entrepreneurs and industry experts with an interest in science or technology-based pre-start-ups and a willingness to work at least 7 hours per week on the team. Open Entrepreneurship co-founders are NOT expected to invest in their pre-start-up.