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Global Entrepreneurship Week Denmark
Global Entrepreneurship Week Denmark (GEW Denmark) promotes entrepreneurship through an annual event featuring workshops, conferences, and programs. It collaborates with over 30 organizations to support both prospective entrepreneurs and high-growth startups.
Overview
What Global Entrepreneurship Week Denmark does
What Global Entrepreneurship Week Denmark is
Global Entrepreneurship Week Denmark (GEW Denmark) promotes entrepreneurship through an annual event featuring workshops, conferences, and programs. It collaborates with over 30 organizations to support both prospective entrepreneurs and high-growth startups.
How it participates in the startup ecosystem
The current public profile supports community and event host capabilities. Each capability below is shown separately so organization identity and role-specific information do not get conflated.
Operational profile
Organization status and context
Organization status describes the entity itself. Funding and program availability appear within the relevant capability profile.
- Operational status
- Active
- Organization type
- Event Organizer
- Structured capabilities
- Community · Event host
- Last reviewed
- April 2, 2026
Official channels
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Capability profile
Global Entrepreneurship Week Denmark as a community
Community overview
Global Entrepreneurship Week Denmark (GEW Denmark) is an annual non-profit initiative focused on entrepreneurship, also known in Denmark as Danmarks Iværksætteruge. The organization has been active for over 15 years and is part of a global movement represented in more than 200 countries, initiated by the Kauffman Foundation in the United States. GEW Denmark aims to promote entrepreneurship and growth worldwide, making it one of the largest global events in the field.
Community focus
GEW Denmark focuses on fostering entrepreneurship through a variety of events and initiatives. It serves as a platform for entrepreneurs, business professionals, and innovators to network, share ideas, and create new business opportunities. The organization emphasizes collaboration among startups, investors, and policymakers, particularly in the maritime sector and technology.
Member value
Members benefit from networking opportunities, access to various events, and resources aimed at fostering entrepreneurship and business growth.
Membership
- Pricing models
- free
Format and cadence
- Modality
- in-person
- Schedule
- rolling-admissions
- Commitment
- light
Availability
- Membership state
- Accepting
Audience and fit
- Audience
- Founders · Investors · Operators
- Benefits
- network-access and mentorship
- Program types
- community
- Selection criteria
- open
- Regions
- Europe · Global
Community activity
- Annual events
- 150
Events and activity
GEW Denmark hosts numerous events throughout the year, including Global Entrepreneurship Week, which features over 150 activities across Denmark, Scale-Up Europe, a conference for founders, investors, and policymakers, and Scale-Up Copenhagen, focusing on the transition from startup to scale-up with talks and networking opportunities.
Notable members
Notable initiatives within the maritime sector include Kvasir Technologies, Ocularesystems, Searchmaster, DockMe, Sternula, AR-Simply, Blue Atlas Robotics, Upteko, and HARCO Heavy Lifting.
Capability profile
Global Entrepreneurship Week Denmark as an event host
Event focus
GEW Denmark focuses on fostering entrepreneurship through a variety of events and initiatives. It serves as a platform for entrepreneurs, business professionals, and innovators to network, share ideas, and create new business opportunities. The organization emphasizes collaboration among startups, investors, and policymakers, particularly in the maritime sector and technology.
Format narrative
GEW Denmark organizes numerous events throughout the year, including conferences, pitch competitions, and workshops aimed at supporting entrepreneurs and fostering innovation.
Participant value
Attendees gain valuable insights into entrepreneurship, networking opportunities with industry leaders, and access to resources for scaling their businesses.
Format and cadence
- Event types
- conference, pitch-night, and meetup
- Recurrence
- annual
- Modality
- in-person
- Startups can present
- Yes
Availability
- Registration state
- Not currently accepting
- Next event location
- Denmark
Audience and fit
- Selection criteria
- open
- Stages
- Pre-seed · Seed · Series A
- Audience
- Founders · Investors · Corporate Innovators
- Regions
- EuropeNorth America
Speakers and past editions
Speakers
Notable speakers include entrepreneurs and industry leaders from the maritime sector and technology fields.
Past editions
GEW Denmark has hosted Global Entrepreneurship Week with over 150 activities across Denmark, along with the Scale-Up Europe conference and Scale-Up Copenhagen event.
Common questions
What to know about Global Entrepreneurship Week Denmark
Upseed classifies Global Entrepreneurship Week Denmark under the Event Organizer organization type. Its current public profile includes community and event host capabilities.
Source and update disclosure
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Source basis
Public organization and program material, official websites, and structured Upseed records.
Last reviewed
April 2, 2026
Known limits
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