Copenhagen-based advisory and investment firm The Footprint Firm has completed the final closing of Footprint Fund I, a €76 million Article 9 venture fund focused on early-stage deeptech companies driving the green transition in Northern Europe.
- Footprint Fund I is the first vehicle in The Footprint Firm’s venture platform and has already built a portfolio of 20 startups. Investments include Reel Energy, Kvasir Technologies, Nordic Salt Cycle, FoodOp, and Rock Flour Company. The fund targets companies operating across biotechnology, energy, AI and climate technology, circular manufacturing, the built environment, CO₂e reduction, and sustainable food systems.
- The fund is supported by The Footprint Firm’s in-house team of 45 specialists, who work closely with portfolio companies on commercialisation, regulatory strategy, scientific validation, scaling, and partnerships. This integrated model combines venture investing with deep sector expertise, aiming to address the technological, environmental, and regulatory complexity of sustainable innovation.
- Footprint Fund I is backed by a group of Danish institutional investors and family offices, including North-East Family Office, EIFO, Realdania, Chr. Augustinus Fabrikker, TryghedsGruppen, Lauritzen Fonden, Nordea-fonden, Novo Holdings, and Velliv Foreningen.
- The fund focuses on early-stage companies that tackle critical sustainability challenges while also targeting competitive financial returns. The completion of the fundraising marks a key milestone in The Footprint Firm’s development as an investment platform and lays the groundwork for future funds built on the same integrated advisory-and-investment model, combining capital, industrial expertise, and long-term partnership with founders.
