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The Nordic startup scene has quietly become one of tech’s fastest-growing hubs

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4.2365 Ratings

🗓️ 26 November 2025

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Ten years ago, raising €1 million in Copenhagen was enough to make waves in the region’s tech scene. Today, the Nordics are turning out billion-dollar companies like Lovable — which hit $200M in revenue just 12 months after launching.    Dennis Green-Lieber, founder of AI-powered customer intelligence platform Propane, has had a front-row seat to that shift over the last 15 years. His take? The region's social safety net gives founders room to take real swings without putting their personal lives on the line, and they're accelerating faster than Silicon Valley as a result.    Today on TechCrunch's Equity podcast, Dominic-Madori Davis caught up with Green-Lieber to talk about the Nordic startup ecosystem, from its collaborative culture to its deep tech future.  Listen to the full episode to hear about:   How Danish founders can access free quantum computing power and what that means for the region's deep tech ambitions  Why the cultural shift from "don't stick your neck out" is creating a new generation of globally ambitious founders  The hidden problem AI tools are creating for startups that can now ship products in days instead of months  Subscribe to Equity on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify and all the casts. You also can follow Equity on X and Threads, at @EquityPod.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

This is a paid ad by Fidelity Private Shares.

0:03.2

A messy or missing cap table might not just slow you down.

0:05.8

It could cost you your next fundraising round.

0:08.3

Hello, and welcome back to Equity, TechCrunch's flagship podcast about the business of startups.

0:12.9

I'm Dominic Midori Davis, and this is the episode where we bring on industry experts to help us explore a trend in the tech world and dive deep.

0:19.8

Today we're talking about the Nordic startup ecosystem, from how its social safety net helps

0:23.8

founders take risk to its booming deep tech future.

0:27.0

We're joined by Dennis Green Lieber, co-founder of Propane, an AI-powered consumer intelligence

0:32.4

platform based in Denmark.

0:34.5

Hey Dennis, what's up? Long time no C. in Denmark.

0:40.4

Hey, Dennis, what's up?

0:41.5

Long time no C.

0:44.9

Yes, I really enjoyed last time we met.

0:48.1

You know, things were popping at the point and you saw Sony Copenhagen.

0:52.0

So I'm excited to see how the things are going to flow today.

0:58.7

Yeah, for the listeners, we met a few months ago for and during tech barbecue in Copenhagen.

1:00.7

And it was a sunny day.

1:01.8

It was sunny.

1:05.6

And we got burgers, Icelandic hamburgers.

1:06.7

And they were really good. Copenhagen.

1:07.7

It's a weird combo, isn't it?

1:09.6

You know, an Icelandic burger.

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