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Dec 2023
🇫🇷 Groover met en contact les artistes qui veulent promouvoir leur musique et les meilleurs médias, radios et labels en quête de talents émergents. Une plateforme innovante qui garantit surtout aux musiciens d’être écoutés, d’obtenir enfin des retours et de gagner en visibilité.
Depuis le lancement de la plateforme, déjà plus de 4 millions de retours réalisés par les plus de 3000 médias, labels & radios actifs, 800.000 partages obtenus et plus de 1.000 signatures en label facilitées.
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🇬🇧 Groover helps artists get their music heard. Through an innovative web platform, Groover connects artists who want to promote their music with the best curators, radios and labels seeking emerging talents. On groover.co, artists can send their music directly to a selection of blogs, radios, playlist curators, record labels and pros of their choice, get feedback guaranteed, and coverage!
More than 4 million pieces of feedback have been given by more than 3,000 active music curators and pros, 800k+ shares (reviews, playlist adds etc.) and 1,000+ signatures on record labels happened thanks to Groover.
Investor
Oct 2022
Poster & Frame Art Group, also operating as Poster & Frame Inc., is a Scandinavian-based leader in the art and print industry, founded in 2016. Our mission is to connect high-quality art with the world through innovative solutions and sustainable practices. Under our umbrella, we house several distinctive brands, each with its own unique identity and contribution to the art world.
Curated Copenhagen offers carefully selected art collections, blending contemporary and timeless designs. By collaborating with emerging artists, it provides exclusive pieces for those seeking sophistication and style in their homes and spaces.
Poster & Frame is a global platform for art enthusiasts and collectors, seamlessly bridging B2B and B2C markets. We deliver original art and custom framing solutions, enabling anyone to bring creativity and inspiration into their lives.
Posterland, Northern Europe’s largest poster business for over 45 years, boasts an unparalleled selection of over 3 million prints, ranging from vintage classics to modern designs. With new ownership, it steps into a promising future while honoring its rich heritage.
Permild & Rosengreen stands as a symbol of artistry and tradition, renowned for collaborations with artists and exclusive licensed collections. The brand seamlessly merges historical depth with a modern edge, offering prints for every aesthetic.
Citatplakat, a celebrated Danish poster brand from “Løvens Hule” (Shark Tank), connects with a broad audience through iconic quotes and a distinct design style, making it a favorite across demographics.
Dialægt, also featured on “Løvens Hule,” celebrates local dialects with a patented design. Now expanding nationwide, it captures hearts and conversations with its unique charm.
Together, we champion the values of real art, sustainable innovation, and strong partnerships, supporting artists and bringing their visions to life globally.
Investor
May 2022
At Cyanite we believe that state-of-the-art technology should not be exclusive to big tech companies. Our mission is to support music companies on their way to the age of AI without having to spend expensive resources on innovation. We help our clients to better understand their repertoire and unlock its full value with Artificial Intelligence.
Our diverse team of engineers, data scientists, and music industry professionals comes from backgrounds in music, either as musicians or passionate fans. With more than 20 years of combined experience in deep learning and music information retrieval we strive to develop the best algorithms for finding the right music at the right time.
Investor
Feb 2022
Empowering Performing Arts organizations maximize their audience retention.
At Artelize, we help arts organizations transform raw ticketing data into actionable insights - giving them the power to understand, engage, and grow their audience with confidence.
🚨 The Problem?
Most performing arts organizations still don’t analyze their audience data. This means missed opportunities to increase attendance, improve retention, and drive revenue. Without a clear picture of who’s returning and who’s disengaging, marketing becomes guesswork.
🚀 The Solution: The Audience Retention Dashboard
We’ve built an AI-powered tool that automatically analyses your ticketing data, segments your audience, identifies patterns, and recommends data-driven actions—within seconds, without the hassle of analyzing spreadsheets.
Here’s How It Works:
Drop your data for Instant Audience Insights – See at a glance who’s returning, who’s at risk of churning, and who needs re-engagement.
Smart AI-Driven Segmentation – Your audience is automatically grouped based on behaviour, so you can target the right people with the right message.
Personalized Recommendations – AI analyzes trends and suggests specific actions to boost retention, increase ticket sales, and nurture engagement.
Automated Marketing & Outreach – Effortlessly promote upcoming events and send tailored campaigns to audience segments that need nurturing.
Arts organizations that use data strategically don’t just sell more tickets—they build stronger, more connected communities. Ready to put your audience data to work? Let’s make every engagement count.
Investor
Feb 2022
Ugly Duckling Ventures is a Nordic-focused venture fund investing in early-stage B2B subscription startups with proven revenue, partnering with exceptional founders to help them scale and succeed.
We are operational by nature and want to get in the grind as we excel at getting early-stage ventures ready for scale. Being a GP team only, our portfolio founders are never handed off to junior account managers but are directly linked to our experienced partners.
We invest in Danish and Nordic B2B subscription startups at the preseed and seed stage;
- Initial ticket €0.5-1m
- Follow-up thesis: Heavy
- Geo: Nordics
- Stage: Pre-seed/seed, post revenue (>€200k ARR + traction)
- Focus: B2B subscription, open for hardware-enabled SaaS
Please dont hesitate to get in touch at hello@uglyduckling.ventures
We look forward to hearing from you!
Investor
Oct 2021
Audiomob is a completely new way to monetise mobile games.
We offer non-intrusive audio ads that can be listened to in game and can greatly increase player retention, generate better reviews, all while providing developers with monetisation. Built from the ground up by developers, for developers, we strive to offer a simple, elegant alternative to standard ads.
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2025
CEO, Co-founder
Feb 2025
Hey 👋
We’re building Palette — shared context for your team and AI.
Your company’s knowledge is scattered across tools, channels, and people’s heads. Every AI tool you add needs that context too. Palette connects to your tools, talks to your people, and builds a living map of how your org actually works — so everyone stays aligned and your AI tools have what they need.
We’re working with early design partners now and sharing what we’re learning along the way.
You can follow each of us here too:
https://linkedin.com/in/steffendsommer
http://linkedin.com/in/larsettrup/
http://linkedin.com/in/christianlomholt/
http://linkedin.com/in/briankyed/
🎨
2024
Co-founder
Oct 2024
Helping Stealth Startups to Launch, Hire & Scale.
Here Recruiters Usually List Stealth Roles for early stage startups and job seekers can connect and consider those roles.
2023
Investor
Dec 2023
🇫🇷 Groover met en contact les artistes qui veulent promouvoir leur musique et les meilleurs médias, radios et labels en quête de talents émergents. Une plateforme innovante qui garantit surtout aux musiciens d’être écoutés, d’obtenir enfin des retours et de gagner en visibilité.
Depuis le lancement de la plateforme, déjà plus de 4 millions de retours réalisés par les plus de 3000 médias, labels & radios actifs, 800.000 partages obtenus et plus de 1.000 signatures en label facilitées.
________
🇬🇧 Groover helps artists get their music heard. Through an innovative web platform, Groover connects artists who want to promote their music with the best curators, radios and labels seeking emerging talents. On groover.co, artists can send their music directly to a selection of blogs, radios, playlist curators, record labels and pros of their choice, get feedback guaranteed, and coverage!
More than 4 million pieces of feedback have been given by more than 3,000 active music curators and pros, 800k+ shares (reviews, playlist adds etc.) and 1,000+ signatures on record labels happened thanks to Groover.
2022
Investor
Oct 2022
Poster & Frame Art Group, also operating as Poster & Frame Inc., is a Scandinavian-based leader in the art and print industry, founded in 2016. Our mission is to connect high-quality art with the world through innovative solutions and sustainable practices. Under our umbrella, we house several distinctive brands, each with its own unique identity and contribution to the art world.
Curated Copenhagen offers carefully selected art collections, blending contemporary and timeless designs. By collaborating with emerging artists, it provides exclusive pieces for those seeking sophistication and style in their homes and spaces.
Poster & Frame is a global platform for art enthusiasts and collectors, seamlessly bridging B2B and B2C markets. We deliver original art and custom framing solutions, enabling anyone to bring creativity and inspiration into their lives.
Posterland, Northern Europe’s largest poster business for over 45 years, boasts an unparalleled selection of over 3 million prints, ranging from vintage classics to modern designs. With new ownership, it steps into a promising future while honoring its rich heritage.
Permild & Rosengreen stands as a symbol of artistry and tradition, renowned for collaborations with artists and exclusive licensed collections. The brand seamlessly merges historical depth with a modern edge, offering prints for every aesthetic.
Citatplakat, a celebrated Danish poster brand from “Løvens Hule” (Shark Tank), connects with a broad audience through iconic quotes and a distinct design style, making it a favorite across demographics.
Dialægt, also featured on “Løvens Hule,” celebrates local dialects with a patented design. Now expanding nationwide, it captures hearts and conversations with its unique charm.
Together, we champion the values of real art, sustainable innovation, and strong partnerships, supporting artists and bringing their visions to life globally.
Investor
May 2022
At Cyanite we believe that state-of-the-art technology should not be exclusive to big tech companies. Our mission is to support music companies on their way to the age of AI without having to spend expensive resources on innovation. We help our clients to better understand their repertoire and unlock its full value with Artificial Intelligence.
Our diverse team of engineers, data scientists, and music industry professionals comes from backgrounds in music, either as musicians or passionate fans. With more than 20 years of combined experience in deep learning and music information retrieval we strive to develop the best algorithms for finding the right music at the right time.
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