The Footprint Firm

What The Footprint Firm does

The Footprint Firm is a Copenhagen-based advisory and investment company founded in 2019 that operates a dual-model platform at the intersection of sustainability and value creation. The Advisory practice delivers sustainability strategy, climate/decarbonisation, nature and resources, ESG due diligence, and reporting/regulation services (CSRD, EUDR, CSDDD, EU Taxonomy, SFDR) to established corporates, private equity investors, and public institutions across the Nordics and globally; this arm serves 250+ clients as of 2024, including EQT, CIP, Novo Nordisk, Microsoft, DSB, Tivoli, TDC NET, Telia Denmark, and Coop Denmark. The Investment arm runs Footprint Fund I, a €76M Article 9 venture fund that deploys pre-seed and seed tickets of €0.5–2M into 20 of a planned 30 Northern European climate and DeepTech startups across circular economy, built environment, biosolutions, climate tech, energy, and food and agriculture verticals.

The two service lines are tightly integrated through a 'Value Creation House' platform that pools the firm's 40-plus person team across advisory, R&D, finance, board governance, and sustainability functions to support portfolio companies, supplemented by AI-assisted lead identification for commercial introductions. Underlying technology consists of consulting frameworks and impact-quantification tools rather than licensed software, and proprietary technology is not a disclosed core asset. The advisory business is monetised through project-based professional services fees, while the investment arm generates management fees on €76M of committed capital and carries a long-tailed carried-interest stream; the firm completed the final close of Fund I in January 2026, backed by 10 institutional investors including Novo Holdings, Nordea-fonden, and EIFO alongside Danish family offices. Additional commercial signals include B Corp certification, 'Impact fund of the year' recognition in 2025, and the 2025 launch of the 'Impact Supporters' podcast.

Name

The Footprint Firm

Legal name

The Footprint Firm

Website

https://thefootprintfirm.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Footprint Firm is a Copenhagen-based advisory and investment company founded in 2019 that combines a sustainability consulting practice serving 250+ corporates, PE investors, and public institutions with a €76M Article 9 venture fund (Footprint Fund I) backing pre-seed and seed climate and DeepTech startups across Northern Europe.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sustainability Advisory and Impact Venture Capital

NAICS

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940), Other Investment Pools and Funds (5259)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282), Investors, Nec (6799)

akta.pro primary industry

Sustainable Private Markets (Impact PE/VC, Private Credit, Infrastructure) (FSAAALAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Impact Investing (Intentional, Measurable Social/Environmental Outcomes) (FSAAALAC), ESG/Sustainable Investment Advisory (FSAEAAAJ), Renewable Energy & Energy Transition Funds (FSANAJAB), Climate Finance Funds & Green Investment Facilities (BPADACAH)

Keywords

• Sustainability advisory services
• ESG strategy consulting
• Climate transition investing
• Impact venture capital
• Article 9 fund management

Headquarters

HQ city

Copenhagen

HQ country

Denmark

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Advisory consulting services: Fee-based sustainability advisory engagements delivered to established companies, private equity investors, and public institutions. Services span strategy, climate/decarbonisation, nature/resources, private equity support, and reporting/regulation — sold as project-based professional services engagements.
2. Venture fund management (Footprint Fund I): Revenue derived from managing the €76M Article 9 Footprint Fund I, including typical VC management fees on committed capital and carried interest on exits. Invests pre-seed and seed tickets of €0.5–2M in Northern European climate and DeepTech startups.
3. Portfolio support and follow-on value creation: Embedded advisory support provided to portfolio companies as part of the Value Creation House; reinforces both fund returns and cross-sells advisory services to the broader market.

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

The Footprint Firm operates a dual platform that combines a sustainability advisory practice with an Article 9 venture capital fund. The Advisory arm delivers sustainability strategy, climate/decarbonisation, nature, private equity investor support, and reporting/regulation services to enterprises, PE investors, and public institutions. The Investment arm manages Footprint Fund I, a €76M Article 9 fund that invests €0.5–2M pre-seed and seed tickets in Northern European climate and DeepTech startups, supported by an integrated 'Value Creation House' that channels advisory expertise into portfolio companies.

Product overview

The Footprint Firm operates a dual-model architecture combining a sustainability Advisory practice with an Investment arm (Footprint Fund I, €76M Article 9). The Advisory side offers five interconnected service modules — Strategy and Value Creation, Climate, Nature and Resources, Private Equity and Investors, and Reporting and Regulation — sold to established companies, institutional investors, and public institutions. The Investment side runs as a pre-seed/seed venture fund (€0.5–2m tickets) backing a portfolio of climate and deeptech startups (Reel, Kvasir, Nordic Salt Cycle, Octarine Bio, Greenshift, NobodyWho, Super6, Enerin, Dynelectro, Cellugy, A:gain, SemperCycle, Rock Flour Company, FoodOp, Søuld, PerPlant) across six verticals: circular economy, built environment, biosolutions, climate tech, energy, and food & agriculture. The two service lines are tightly integrated through a 'Value Creation House' that pools advisory expertise to support portfolio companies. A 'Impact Supporters' podcast extends the firm's content presence.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Footprint Fund I: The firm's inaugural Article 9 venture capital fund (€76M) targeting pre-seed and seed investments in early-stage climate and deeptech companies across Northern Europe.
• Impact Supporters

Products and services

• Sustainability Advisory A sustainability consulting practice that helps established companies, institutional investors and public institutions integrate sustainability into corporate strategy, supply chain engagement, climate risk, decarbonisation, nature impact, and sustainability reporting across the Nordics and globally.
• Footprint Fund I (Venture Capital Investment) An active, hands-on pre-seed and seed venture capital fund of €76M (Article 9 under EU SFDR) investing €0.5–2M tickets into Northern European climate and DeepTech startups across circular economy, built environment, biosolutions, climate tech, energy, and food & agriculture verticals, supported by the firm's Value Creation House of advisory expertise.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reached 250+ advisory clients by 2024
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers20 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• B Lab (B Corp network)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Footprint Firm is part of the global B Corp network, identifying it as a community partner that aligns with the firm's sustainability mission.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• South Pole: Global sustainability advisory and solutions provider working with corporates, governments and investors on climate strategy, decarbonisation and ESG. Comparable to The Footprint Firm's advisory arm in service offering and client profile.
• Anthesis Group: Pure-play sustainability advisory firm delivering strategy, reporting and decarbonisation consulting to corporates and investors worldwide. Closest direct comparable to The Footprint Firm's five-module advisory practice.
• Systemiq: Sustainability advisory and investment platform combining system-level climate consulting with venture and capital deployment. Closely mirrors The Footprint Firm's dual advisory-plus-investment model.
• Pollination: Climate advisory and investment firm advising corporates, financial institutions and governments on decarbonisation. Overlaps directly with The Footprint Firm on PE/investor advisory and climate strategy.
• Climentum Capital: Northern European climate-tech VC fund (Series A focus) and a co-investor with The Footprint Firm in Enerin's €15M round. Comparable fund mandate and Nordic footprint.
• Pale Blue Dot Ventures: Sweden-based early-stage climate VC fund investing in Northern European startups. Comparable to Footprint Fund I on stage, geography and sector focus.

Emerging players

• 2150: Nordic-based early-stage venture fund investing in climate and sustainable urban tech. Comparable to The Footprint Firm's seed climate/DeepTech strategy in Northern Europe.
• Norrsken Evolve: Climate-focused impact VC fund investing in early-stage Northern European startups (co-invested with The Footprint Firm in TetraxAI). Closely comparable to Fund I's stage and sector.

Broad incumbents

• ERM (Environmental Resources Management): Global sustainability consultancy serving large corporates and PE houses across strategy, climate, nature and reporting. A larger, broader incumbent to The Footprint Firm's Nordic-focused advisory.

Regional players

• Katapult: Norway-based impact accelerator and fund backing climate and ocean-tech startups. Comparable venture model and Nordic orientation to Footprint Fund I, though with an accelerator format.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments22 records

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