Northcap leads DKK 17.2m investment in Linkfire

The round is the first major funding raised by Linkfire, and will be used to help the company cross the Atlantic, where it plans to open offices in New York and Los Angeles.

Northcap's investment is the VC's third this year, having backed Sekoia with €2.7m in March, as well as two rounds for Colego totalling DKK 38m, bringing the firm's total investment in Danish startups to around DKK 75m in 2015.

Company
Founded in 2013, Linkfire is a marketing platform for music streaming services, creating hyperlinks that redirect to the appropriate music streaming platforms and digital stores.

The company's service currently integrates with around 800 music services, including Spotify and Deezer.

People
Jacob Bratting Pedersen is a partner at Northcap. Lars Ettrup and Jeppe Rothausen Faurfeldt are the founders of Linkfire.

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