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Collaboration Projects

Get funding for a collaborative innovation project through Copenhagen Fintech.

Apply for up to DKK 100.000 to fund development and testing 

Copenhagen Fintech invites Danish startups and scaleups to apply for funding to run fintech-related projects.

A collaborative innovation project can help you develop and test new products, solutions or processes, including organisational models, business models or marketing approaches. In addition, project collaboration brings you closer to relevant stakeholders, and expands your network in the sector.

Timeline

  • 26th of January 2026 at 13:00
    Online info meeting and Q&A.
    Sign up here.

  • 2nd of February 2026
    Application portal opens

  • 6th of February 2026 at 12:00: Application deadline

  • Mid-March
    Decisions communicated to applicants

  • April-June
    Start and end dates of projects

Application Materials

Download the full conditions for funding, including budget and work plan forms.

Q&A

Danish SMEs can apply for funding of collaborative innovation projects within financial technology (fintech). Projects must involve at least one SME and at least one other party, such as a large company, a knowledge institution, another SME, or a public authority.

Up to DKK 100,000 to each participating SME, and up to DKK 200,000 per project. The grant may cover up to 70 per cent of the project’s total salary costs, calculated at an hourly rate of DKK 406 plus an overhead supplement of 40 per cent.

Use the application portal – it opens no later than Feb 2.  Read more about the application in the Conditions chapter 4.

Applications will be:
- reviewed for compliance with the formal requirements by Copenhagen Fintech staff
- assessed by an internal evaluation committee of Copenhagen Fintech staff
- approved by a grant committee consisting of members of Copenhagen Fintech’s Board of Directors

Submitted projects will be assessed according to criteria concerning:
- Clarity and novelty of the proposed innovation
- Commercial and societal relevance
- Feasibility, collaboration and cost-effectiveness

Questions?

Please contact David Grønbæk
djh(at)copenhagenfintech.dk

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