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Unity Technologies

Unity Technologies was founded in Copenhagen in 2004 as a small game studio and evolved into the Unity game engine, a widely used platform for building 2D, 3D, and real time experiences. Unity helped democratize game development with a friendly pricing model, cross platform deployment, and a massive developer ecosystem. The company expanded into industries like automotive, architecture, and simulation, and it went public on the NYSE in 2020. Unity remains one of the most influential Danish founded technology companies in the global developer tools space.

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Copenhagen, Denmark

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Growth

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Venture capital firms backing this startup

PreSeed Ventures

Lyngby, Denmark · Venture Capital

PreSeed Ventures is Denmark's most active pre seed fund, originally rooted in the DTU science park. It provides the first institutional capital for university spin outs and technical founders, typically investing at idea or prototype stage. The firm has backed early Danish successes including Unity and Trustpilot and continues to nurture deep tech and software startups across the Nordics. PreSeed is a crucial bridge from research to venture.

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