Born Donor Bank

What Born Donor Bank does

Born Donor Bank (legal entity Born Denmark A/S) is a Danish sperm bank founded in 2016–2017 in Copenhagen and headquartered in Aarhus, Denmark. The company sources, screens, cryopreserves, and distributes donor sperm for use in fertility treatments (IUI, ICI, IVF, ICSI). Its core technology is cryopreservation at -196°C in liquid nitrogen tanks, combined with multi-stage donor screening — including infectious disease testing, genetic screening for 400+ conditions, medical questionnaires, personal interviews, criminal background checks, and ongoing health monitoring. Born is a licensed tissue establishment operating under EU Directives 2004/23/EC, 2006/17/EC, and 2006/86/EC and the Danish Tissue and Cells Act, with regular inspections by the Danish Patient Safety Authority.

The company's product portfolio includes IUI and ICI sperm units graded by motile sperm concentration (MOT2+ through MOT20+) and priced between €378 and €1,980 per unit. Complementary services include the GeneMatch genetic compatibility test (€900, screens 421 genes), cryogenic storage (€50–€600 for 3 months to 5 years), a Pregnancy Slot contract system enforcing family limits (€250–€350), and nitrogen-tank shipping (€120–€650 depending on geography). Premium Exclusive Donor packages (€24,000–€38,000) provide single- or five-family worldwide limits with bundled storage and shipping. Born sells direct-to-consumer through its e-commerce platform (borndonorbank.shop) and direct-to-enterprise to licensed fertility clinics across Denmark, Europe, the UK, and globally.

Born is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Medicover Group, a Warsaw-headquartered healthcare conglomerate. The company targets three primary consumer segments — single women, LGBTQ2+ couples, and heterosexual couples facing male-factor infertility — and a secondary B2B segment of fertility clinics. Donor conception cannot be delivered to private addresses under Danish/EU regulation, so all units route through pre-approved tissue establishments. The company employs 11–50 staff across its Aarhus HQ and clinics in Aalborg, Copenhagen, and Odense.

Name

Born Donor Bank

Legal name

Born Denmark A/S

Website

https://borndonorbank.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sperm Bank / Reproductive Health Services

NAICS

Blood and Organ Banks (621991)

akta.pro primary industry

Cryopreservation & Germplasm Banking (Semen/Embryos/Oocytes) (AFAEAJAH)

Keywords

• Donor sperm bank
• Fertility treatment services
• Sperm cryopreservation
• Genetic compatibility testing
• Reproductive tissue establishment

Headquarters

HQ city

Aarhus

HQ country

Denmark

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations

Revenue model

1. Sperm Unit Sales: Primary revenue stream from sale of donor sperm units. Units categorized by MOT level (MOT2+, MOT5+, MOT10+, MOT20+), treatment type (IUI/ICI), ID release status (ID release/No ID release), and family limit category (MAX 25/MAX 75). Prices range from €378 to €1,980 per unit excluding VAT. Additional revenue from pregnancy slot contracts required for each order.
2. Sperm Storage Services: Fee-based storage of purchased sperm units at Born facilities. Storage available in 3-month to 5-year terms. Includes buyback policy at 75% of original purchase price for up to 24 months.
3. GeneMatch Genetic Testing: Genetic compatibility testing service comparing recipient and donor genetic profiles for 400+ conditions. Priced at €900 including 12 months of storage. Free 48-hour match comparison for customers with existing carrier reports.
4. Exclusive Donor Packages: Premium packages for exclusive donor access. 5-family worldwide package at €24,000 includes 10 units, GeneMatch test, 10 years storage, 3x shipping. 1-family worldwide package at €38,000.
5. Shipping Services: International shipping of sperm units in nitrogen tanks. Pricing varies by region: Denmark €120, Europe & UK €305, Outside EU €650. Includes return of dry shipper.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Born Donor Bank is a Danish sperm bank that recruits, screens, and sells donor sperm units to individuals, couples, and licensed fertility clinics worldwide. The company supplies processed IUI units (0.5ml) and unprocessed ICI units (minimum 1ml) graded by MOT (motile sperm) concentration, available in ID Release and No ID Release categories with Max 25 or Max 75 worldwide family limits. Complementary services include GeneMatch genetic compatibility testing, cryogenic storage, pregnancy slot contracts, and worldwide shipping in nitrogen tanks.

Product overview

Born Donor Bank is a Danish sperm bank offering a portfolio of donor sperm products and fertility-related services. The core product is sperm donation services with two unit types: IUI (processed, ready for intrauterine insemination at clinics) and ICI (unprocessed, for intracervical insemination). Donors are categorized by ID release status and family limits (Max 25, Max 75, or Exclusive with 1-5 families). Add-on services include GeneMatch genetic compatibility testing, cryopreservation storage, pregnancy slot contracts for limit compliance, and nitrogen tank shipping. The company operates primarily from Denmark with clinics in Aarhus, Copenhagen, Odense, and Aalborg, and ships internationally.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• GeneMatch: A genetic compatibility test service that screens for 400+ genetic conditions to ensure donors and recipients are a good match.
• Pregnancy Slot
• Exclusive Sperm Donors

Products and services

• Sperm Donor Services Core service providing carefully screened donor sperm for fertility treatments, available in both ID Release and No ID Release categories, with worldwide family limits of 25 or 75 families per donor. Used by individuals, couples, and licensed fertility clinics.
• IUI Sperm Units Processed sperm units prepared for IntraUterine Insemination, available in MOT20+, MOT10+, MOT5+, and MOT2+ motile sperm concentration grades. Units are 0.5 ml and ready-to-use at fertility clinics. Priced from €378 to €1,980 per unit depending on MOT level, ID release status, and family limit.
• ICI Sperm Units Unprocessed sperm units prepared for IntraCervical Insemination, containing natural ejaculation fluid and cells. Units contain minimum 1 ml with MOT20+ (20 million motile sperm cells). Priced from €599 to €1,650 per unit depending on MOT level, ID release status, and family limit.
• Exclusive Sperm Donors Premium donor category with restricted family limits. Options include 1 family worldwide (€38,000 package) or 5 families worldwide across 5 countries (€24,000 package), including GeneMatch test, 10 years storage, and shipping.
• GeneMatch Genetic Compatibility Testing Genetic compatibility testing service that screens donor and recipient for 421 genes linked to autosomal recessive, dominant, and X-linked diseases to minimize risk of passing on genetic conditions. Costs €900 and includes 12 months of storage. Free 48-hour comparison available for customers with existing carrier reports.
• Sperm Storage (Cryopreservation) Cryopreservation service for storing purchased donor sperm in liquid nitrogen tanks at -196°C. Storage available for 3 months to 5 years with buyback option at 75% of purchase price within 24 months. Priced from €50 (3 months) to €600 (5 years).
• Pregnancy Slot Contracts Contract system ensuring adherence to national and worldwide family limits per donor. Required for all sperm purchases. Costs €250 (no ID release) or €350 (ID release). Refundable if treatment is unsuccessful within 2 years.
• Nitrogen Tank Shipping Worldwide sperm delivery service using liquid nitrogen tanks to maintain frozen specimens. Three tank sizes available offering 5–10 days durability. Shipping costs: €120 (Denmark), €305 (Europe/UK), €650 (outside EU). Includes return of dry shipper.

Quantifiable outcome

• Sperm remains viable indefinitely when stored at -196°C in liquid nitrogen
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 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

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered parent company and core.

• Medicover Groupparent companyOthersBorn Donor Bank is part of the Medicover group of companies. Founded in Copenhagen in 2017 and now operated under the Medicover umbrella. Medicover is headquartered in Warsaw, Poland.
• Donor Conception Network (DC Network)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with the Donor Conception Network, a charity dedicated to helping people who are considering or have used donor conception. DC Network provides resources, guidance, and community for parents, donors, and donor-conceived children.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• ManNotIncluded: UK donor-conception service connecting recipients with sperm donors via home-insemination-focused positioning. Adjacent and partially overlapping with Born's direct-to-consumer family-formation focus, though narrower geographically.

Broad incumbents

• California Cryobank: Established US sperm and egg bank offering IUI/ICI donor units and storage. Larger, more diversified player with overlapping donor-sperm and reproductive-tissue services to clinics and consumers.
• Fairfax Cryobank: One of the largest US sperm banks with a broader portfolio including long-term storage and cord-blood services. Overlaps directly with Born on donor sperm distribution but operates at significantly larger scale.

Others

• Medicover: Parent company of Born Donor Bank; a large European healthcare and fertility-clinic operator. Relevant because Medicover's fertility clinic footprint is both a captive distribution channel and the basis for synergies that standalone sperm banks lack.
• Genea Biomedx: Provider of ART lab technologies and consumables (incubators, cryo, IVF lab equipment) used by fertility clinics. Adjacent ecosystem player enabling the IVF/ICSI workflows in which Born's donor sperm units are ultimately used.

Direct peers

• Cryos International: The world's largest sperm bank, also headquartered in Denmark. Directly competes with Born for the same donor pool, fertility clinic clients, and international shipping customers across Europe and globally.
• Xytex Cryo International: Donor sperm bank offering MOT-tiered IUI/ICI units, ID-release options, and international shipping with extended donor profiles — directly comparable to Born's product set and clinic distribution model.
• Seattle Sperm Bank: US-based sperm bank operating an essentially identical business model: donor recruitment, ID-release vs no-ID-release, family limits, MOT-tiered units, and shipping to clinics. Comparable in product breadth and target customer.
• London Sperm Bank: UK-licensed sperm bank supplying donor sperm to UK fertility clinics with ID-release options and donor profiles. Comparable product offering to Born within a specific regulatory jurisdiction.
• European Sperm Bank: Major Danish-headquartered sperm bank with similar donor-screening, ID-release, family-limit, and clinic-distribution model. One of Born's most direct head-to-head competitors in Europe and the Middle East.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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