Internationalization

Going Global Through Silicon Valley

With an increased need for Danish start-ups to succeed in international markets, it is essential to understand the different demands, opportunities and methods that drive global markets. Silicon Valley holds several Fortune 500 headquarters and more than 500 venture capital firms and is home to the leading tech start-ups of the world, making it a natural location for early-stage tech start-ups to look towards for internationalization.

Since the creation of the first ICDK internationalization program, more than 200 Danish start-ups have experienced great results through feedback on their product and business model, testing and validating in an international market, refining their business, gaining funding opportunities, and obtaining an invaluable international network.

More than 25 internationalization programmes have executed intense boot camps with peer-to-peer sessions, inspiring and honest keynotes, hands-on workshops and hard-truth investor pitch events. Through exposure to Silicon Valley venture capitalists, accelerators, and innovators and international founders that train, advice and educate, the participants are introduced to an incredible concentration of brilliant entrepreneurship professionals and first-hand experience of going-global knowledge and insights.

Start-ups view the bootcamps as an excellent catalyst in gaining the right network for international investment opportunities in Silicon Valley — opportunities hard to see from behind the office desk in Denmark.

Founders and Innovators Summit is created to offer a unique opportunity for early-stage Danish start-ups to learn from the world’s most successful businesses, tech leaders, and big brands at the forefront of innovation, such as Lyft, Google, Kickstarter, Zoom, Slack, LinkedIn, and Stanford University.