GreenUP

What GreenUP does

GreenUP is a Denmark-based accelerator focused on climate and sustainability-oriented deep tech startups, structured as the "GreenUP Accelerator" growth program within DTU Science Park's innovation ecosystem. Founded in 1992 and headquartered in Kongens Lyngby, GreenUP provides participating startups with access to DTU Science Park's laboratory, office, and workshop rental facilities, alongside community, mentorship, university collaboration, and corporate partnership channels drawn from a network of 300+ resident companies and 5,000+ professional employees.

Its core offering is a cohort-style accelerator program that allocates resources and structured support to help startups develop viable sustainable-technology businesses. The program sits alongside sibling accelerators historically run by DTU Science Park — including Danish Tech Challenge (hardware) and MedTech Growth — though DTU Science Park has recently announced that both of these sibling programs are being wound down or transitioned away from an accelerator format as part of a strategic refocus on resident companies. GreenUP's continued operation should be read against that restructuring backdrop.

GreenUP does not operate as an independent commercial entity in the source data: the inputs describe no standalone pricing, fees, equity terms, or revenue model. The program appears to be funded and resourced through DTU Science Park, which generates revenue primarily through rental of laboratories, offices, domiciles, desks, workshops, and storage to deep tech tenants, plus shared business services. No separate revenue, headcount, or funding disclosures are attributable specifically to GreenUP, and its customer base (portfolio startups) is not named in the available material.

Name

GreenUP

Website

https://dtusciencepark.com/futurebox/greenup

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

GreenUP is a Denmark-based climate-focused deep tech startup accelerator operating within DTU Science Park, providing sustainability startups with structured growth programs, facility access, and a 300+ company community.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Startup Accelerator / Climate Tech Investment

akta.pro primary industry

Corporate Accelerators & Startup Programs (FSANAHAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Environmental & Climate Grantmaking Foundations (BPAGAKAM)

Keywords

• Climate startup accelerator
• Sustainability growth program
• Venture acceleration services
• Clean tech investment
• Startup incubation program

Headquarters

HQ city

Kongens Lyngby

HQ country

Denmark

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Core offering

GreenUP runs the GreenUP Accelerator, a growth program that allocates resources to assist startups in developing sustainable and climate-based solutions. The accelerator is delivered as one of DTU Science Park's portfolio of startup acceleration programs, providing participating climate startups with structured courses, tools to build viable businesses, access to deep tech infrastructure, and integration into a community of more than 300 companies and 5,000+ professional employees.

Product overview

DTU Science Park operates as Denmark's leading deep tech science park and innovation environment, offering rental facilities (laboratories, offices, workshops, storage), growth programs including the GreenUP Accelerator for sustainable startups, community networking among 300+ companies, and shared business services. The GreenUP Accelerator is one of several growth programs that support deep tech companies in developing sustainable solutions, alongside other programs like Danish Tech Challenge and MedTech Growth.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• GreenUP Accelerator

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Greentown Labs: Greentown Labs is the largest climate tech startup incubator in North America, providing lab space, prototyping facilities, and a startup accelerator for climate-focused founders. Directly comparable to GreenUP as a climate-tech-dedicated startup accelerator offering physical infrastructure and programming.
• Climate-KIC: Climate-KIC is a European climate innovation accelerator and community focused on climate-focused startups and innovation. Comparable to GreenUP in mission (climate-only focus) and in operating accelerator programs that connect founders with corporates and investors.
• Elemental Impact (Elemental Accelerator): Elemental operates an accelerator dedicated to climate and infrastructure startups, providing capital, programming, and corporate connections. Directly comparable to GreenUP as a sector-specific climate tech accelerator.
• SOSV (HAX / IndieBio): SOSV runs multiple vertical-specific accelerators including HAX (hardware) and climate-focused programs, offering seed capital and intensive programming. Comparable to GreenUP as a deep-tech accelerator with explicit climate/hardware programs for early-stage founders.
• Cyclotron / MaC Climate: Cyclotron was a climate tech accelerator for Black, Indigenous, and other founders; MaC Venture Capital continues climate-focused accelerator programs. Directly comparable to GreenUP as a mission-driven climate tech accelerator.

Broad incumbents

• Techstars Sustainability Accelerator: Techstars runs a sustainability-focused accelerator track and broader global accelerator network. Comparable as a startup accelerator with explicit climate/sustainability programming, though operating across many sectors and geographies.
• Antler: Antler is a global early-stage VC and accelerator with strong activity in climate tech and a Nordic presence. Comparable to GreenUP as a startup accelerator offering early capital and programs, but with a much broader sector mandate.
• Founders Factory: Founders Factory is a global accelerator and venture studio with explicit sustainability/climate programs, building and backing startups with corporate partners. Comparable as a climate-focused startup accelerator with corporate venture backing.
• Y Combinator: Y Combinator is the world's largest startup accelerator, increasingly active in climate tech. Comparable to GreenUP in operating an accelerator program for early-stage founders, though it is sector-agnostic and far larger in scale.

Others

• DTU Science Park: DTU Science Park is the parent deep tech science park that houses the GreenUP Accelerator. Relevant as the immediate operating ecosystem and benchmarking reference for facility-led, deep-tech startup acceleration in Denmark.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

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Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments2 records

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