The Danish Startup Ecosystem Guide 2024 - Magazine - Page 33
Sponsored: This article is published in collaboration with Future Manufacturers
From prototype to production:
New accelerator dedicated
to hardware startups sees
the light of day
Future Manufacturers aims to strengthen Danish hardware
startups and pull them in a more sustainable direction.
Anders Sparre.
Especially in the development and
maturation of a new product, where there
are many iterations, local production
partners are an advantage. Both for the
green transition and for a stronger Danish manufacturing ecosystem. Therefore,
Future Manufacturers aims to build bridges between startups and the established
industry, Anders Sparre explains.
“If we can ensure that more products are
developed and produced in Denmark, we
will help strengthen future generations of
development and production companies.
That is ultimately our ambition.”
Future Manufacturers
Katrine Blaabjerg Sørensen, Consultant at DI Produktion and Anders Sparre, Senior Consultant at MADE.
G
oing from idea to market can
be challenging. Especially for
startups that produce physical
products.
That is why Denmark’s cluster for
manufacturing MADE, DI Produktion and
the Danish Industry Foundation have
just launched the accelerator program
Future Manufacturers, which focuses on
supporting Danish hardware startups on
the road to production.
“Hardware startups often face greater
challenges than purely digital startups
because there are so many disciplines to
deal with, including materials science,
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mechanics, supply chain, certi昀椀cations
and testing. The process of going from prototype to production and market is hugely
complex, and this is where we step in and
support the entrepreneurs,” explains Anders Sparre, Senior Consultant at MADE.
Additionally, the goal of Future Manufacturers is to promote more sustainable
and local choices among Danish hardware startups.
“Sustainability is in our DNA, and if we
can help startups consider both the green
transition and local production opportunities from the start, it will be a foundation they can build their future on,” says
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Future Manufacturers is a
collaboration between Denmark‘s
cluster for manufacturing MADE, DI
Produktion and the Danish Industry
Foundation targeting hardware
startups.
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Over the next two years, the ambition
is to help around 40 companies
through three batches of 12-15
startups and scaleups.
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Each course lasts 5-6 months and
provides professional knowledge
about materials, production methods
and design principles, as well as
networking, sparring and mentors.
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One criterion is that you develop
new physical products that are ready
- or almost ready - to be put into
production.
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Read more at futuremanufacturers.dk
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