Danish AI startup Cordulus secures €6.8 million to expand beyond agriculture

Aarhus-based Cordulus has raised €6.8 million in Series A funding to expand its AI-driven, hyperlocal weather forecasting technology into the energy sector, where forecast precision is increasingly critical for trading and risk management. The round includes a first investment from Delphinus Venture Capital, backed by institutional and industrial investors, alongside continued support from existing shareholders such as Danish Agro. Cordulus operates one of Europe’s largest professional weather station networks and uses real-world climate data to train large-scale AI models already deployed across agriculture in more than 20 countries. The new capital will be used to tailor its forecasting products for wind and solar energy markets, strengthening data pipelines, model accuracy, and commercial reach as weather volatility becomes a material factor in energy pricing and portfolio optimization.

Founded in Denmark, Cordulus operates one of Northern Europe’s largest professional networks of hyperlocal weather stations, generating millions of data points daily. This data is used to train proprietary AI weather models on high-performance computing infrastructure, enabling forecasts that the company says outperform traditional weather models in accuracy. To date, Cordulus’ technology has been primarily applied in agriculture, where farmers use its forecasts to guide fertilisation, crop protection, and operational planning.

“Our AI models improve by the minute because we collect enormous amounts of data from the physical world. Right now, the AI race is about hardware, but the next great challenge will be acquiring enough quality data. Here, Cordulus is already a step ahead. We collect millions of actual data points every single day. These are exactly the ‘labels’ from physical reality that are necessary to take AI models to the next level,” says John Smedegaard, CEO of Cordulus.

The new funding will be used to adapt and expand Cordulus’ forecasting products for the energy market, particularly energy trading and renewable generation. In wind and solar power, small deviations in weather conditions can have outsized effects on production forecasts, pricing, and risk exposure. Cordulus plans to deepen its energy-specific data products, improve model resolution, and scale commercial deployment across European energy markets.

“We have customers in over 22 countries across widely different industries. They are all deeply affected by the weather and, therefore, dependent on forecasts they can trust. We contribute with clarity and accuracy, and we can see how our technology can bring enormous value, particularly within energy trading,” John says.

Delphinus Venture Capital, established in 2025 with an initial fund size of €80 million, focuses on research-driven and deep-tech companies. The fund is backed by institutional and industrial investors including the Aarhus University Research Foundation, Norlys, HEARTLAND, and Salling Group.

“This is one of the most exceptional AI teams we have encountered. Cordulus is proof that Europe can compete in the battle for real-world AI. The team’s ability to link advanced AI with something as physical and complex as the weather is rare, and it is exactly the type of company Delphinus Venture Capital was created to invest in,” says Mathias Brink Lorenz, CEO at Delphinus Venture Capital.

Cordulus’ existing investor base remains in place following the round. The company’s majority shareholder is Danish Agro, which first invested in Cordulus in 2019. Other shareholders include early-stage investor Rockstart, the Pajbjerg Foundation, and a group of private investors.

“We have proudly taken part in Cordulus’ development as a company, and the investment from Delphinus Venture Capital further underscores the company’s enormous potential. Over the past few years, Cordulus’ advanced technology and hyperlocal weather forecasts have created great value, particularly for Northern European farmers,” says Henning Haahr, Group CEO of Danish Agro and Chairman of the Board at Cordulus.

The Pajbjerg Foundation are also enthusiastic about the new investment:

“It is very positive that Delphinus Venture Capital is now joining Cordulus. We see great potential in Cordulus’ weather solutions across many industries. The company’s innovative AI technology and robust weather stations are vital tools for the development of future plant varieties,” says Michael Stevns, Chairman of the Pajbjerg Foundation.

According to the company, Cordulus currently serves customers in more than 22 countries across sectors where weather volatility directly affects operational and financial outcomes. While agriculture remains its largest market, the company sees energy as a natural next step due to the sector’s increasing reliance on short-term, high-precision weather data.

The expansion reflects a broader trend in European AI, where companies working with physical-world data — such as climate, infrastructure, and energy systems — are gaining attention as strategic assets amid concerns that Europe could lag behind the US and China in foundational AI models. Cordulus’ approach positions it within this growing segment, where access to large-scale, real-world data is often seen as a competitive differentiator.

The company did not disclose a valuation or timeline for further fundraising.

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