DIF Innovation Lab

We bridge companies, startups, sports federations, athletes and universities to develop, test and scale new solutions to empower the Danish sports industry.

DIF Innovation Lab

We bridge companies, startups, sports federations, athletes and universities to develop, test and scale new solutions to empower the Danish sports industry.

Consulting

We offer consultancy on new business ideas, products and prototypes. We will set up and facilitate user tests to validate the market of your business model.

Matchmaking

With our vast knowledge of the sports ecosysten, we can identify opportunities and contacts, and provide you with access to federations, facilities and athletes.

International Relations

Whether you’re a Danish company looking to go global, or a foreign investor interested in what Denmark has to offer, we help you make the connections.

Our Mission

DIF Innovation Lab was established in 2017 to strengthen and grow the Danish sportstech industry. Our approach is rooted in open innovation, and we believe in co-development and experimenting with new solutions close to the end-user.

We help the sports community innovate

We help identify new opportunities and needs for innovation in sports and support open innovation to bridge established companies and startups with sports federations and athletes to co-develop, test and scale new solutions.

We bring people together around sportstech

We help identify partners in sports and facilitate co-design workshops and user tests with national federations, athletes, event managers and volunteers. To sum up, we are here to share our data, network and insights.

We nurture the sportstech ecosystem

We connect the sports ecosystem in Denmark, create partnerships with leading universities, municipalities and investors. We work with a global perspective to help companies gain international exposure.

Unique arena for sports

We connect you to a unique arena for sports and innovation

450.000 Volunteers
62 National federations
8.700 Organisations & clubs
2,000,000 members
21 Sports visionary cities

Positions of strength

Fodbold
Cycling
Watersports
Handball

House of sports

National Olympic Committee and Sports Confederation of Denmark, Team Denmark, Sport One, Antidoping Danmark - all together!

Events & Network

We host a variety of sportstech events and network sessions

Get in Touch

Whether you want advise on your business case, want to learn more about the danish sports industry or become a part of the danish sportstech community, do not hesitate to get in touch with the team.

Advisory board

Jens Holst-Nielsen Market Chief, Danish Industry
Sune Knudsen COO, Danish Design Centre
Morten Boye Vice President, Carlsberg
Lars Lundov CEO, Sport Event Danmark
Ulla Riber Head of ISS Corporate Garage
Peter Fabrin CEO, Team Danmark
Mette Kynne Frandsen CEO & Partner, Henning Larsen Architects