Denmark is an agricultural nation that proves to be among the best in the world at sustainable farming and food production. This is due to their strong focus on organic farming, stringent environmental regulations, and a legacy of inventing and developing environmental friendly solutions. MIT REAP Team Denmark sets out to strengthen the Danish ecosystem for agriculture and early to growth stage food technology startups.

MIT REAP Team Denmark consists of stakeholders from Agro Business Park, FaunaPhotonics, PreSeed Ventures, Technical University of Denmark, and Nextfood.

Team Members

University
Government
Corporate
Risk Capital
Entrepreneur

Innovation Ecosystem Stakeholder Model

Frederik Taarnhøj
Champion
Co-founder, FaunaPhotonics
Jes Broeng
Professor, Technical University of Denmark
Rasmus Bjerngaard
CEO and co-founder, Nextfood
Thomas Howard
Associate Professor, DTU
Simon Hauptmann
Team Leader, Danish Business Authority
Mark Durno
Partner, Rockstart AgriFood
Bonne Smedegaard Roy
Analyst, Vækstfonden
Eric Rapp
Partner, Vækstfonden
Lasse Jensen
Entrepreneurship Agent at Technical University of Denmark

Core Regional Metrics

INNOVATION CAPACITY

Ability to develop new to the world innovations from inception through to the market.

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ENTREPRENEURIAL CAPACITY

Ability to start and build new to the world businesses from inception to maturity.

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