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When TechBBQ opens its doors in Copenhagen on 26–27 August, it will once again take place at Bella Center Copenhagen for the second year running. The move marks a continuation of a broader development, as TechBBQ has grown from a compact community event in Copenhagen into an international meeting point for startups, investors and tech profiles from across Europe and beyond.

At dontt.dk, we will be covering TechBBQ more closely this year with a series of previews, interviews and reports from the two days at Bella Center. The aim is to get closer to what actually takes place behind the main stages: the meetings, the investments and the relationships that often emerge away from the official programme.

Data from TechBBQ

The move from Lokomotivværkstedet to Bella Center Copenhagen last year quickly proved necessary. Interest had simply outgrown the previous setting, and the 2025 edition marked a significant expansion of the format.

The numbers speak for themselves: from 2013, when TechBBQ gathered 300 people at Børsen, the 2025 edition brought together nearly 10,000 participants, distributed as follows:

2,578 from a startups
282 from scaleups
1,731 investors
1,016 community partners
540 tech talents
350 speakers
160 media representatives
80 diplomats

It is precisely this composition that sets TechBBQ apart from a conventional conference. It brings the entire value chain of the startup ecosystem into one space, from early-stage ideas to capital and scale.

On the speaker side, the 2025 edition also brought a strong international presence to Copenhagen, with names from Nike, The Atlantic, WIRED, BBC, The Economist and TechCrunch, alongside a range of influential voices from media, venture capital and the broader tech industry. Expectations for this year are even higher. Once the full programme is confirmed, we will publish it on dontt.dk.

In recent years, TechBBQ has particularly defined itself through one area: matchmaking. Alongside the stages and talks, it is the structured meetings between startups and investors that carry much of the weight. It is here that thousands of matches are made, and where a significant share of dealflow is, according to the organisers, initiated.

It is precisely this combination that has elevated TechBBQ to an international level: a curated programme, strong global names and an active ecosystem that is not only about inspiration, but about concrete connections and capital. It is this development we look forward to covering in greater depth.

When this year’s edition takes place in late August, Copenhagen will once again become a hub for European startup activity.

dontt.dk will cover TechBBQ in Copenhagen with previews, interviews and reports from one of Europe’s largest startup events.

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