# Sissel Hansen

> Sissel Hansen is a Danish entrepreneur and the founder and CEO of Startup Guide. After moving from Copenhagen to Berlin in 2012, she turned the difficulty of finding practical startup information into a guidebook business launched in 2014. Startup Guide now reports books covering more than 60 cities and regions. Her wider work includes co-founding Impact the Future, Kaospilot+Berlin and Future Club, with an emphasis on access to entrepreneurship and the social and environmental effects of business.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at Startup Guide
- **Organizations:** Startup Guide, Impact the Future, Kaospilot+Berlin, Future Club, Danish Tech Startups
- **Nationality:** Danish
- **Education:** Kaospilot, Aarhus
- **Known for:** Built Startup Guide from its 2014 Berlin edition into a publishing business reporting coverage of more than 60 cities and regions., First Berlin guide sold out in under 48 hours, according to Startup Guide and Hansen., Named Ecosystem Hero of the Year at the Nordic Startup Awards 2018.

## Career timeline

- **2012** — Moved from Copenhagen to Berlin after an unsuccessful restaurant-ordering app venture.
- **2014** — Founded Startup Guide and published the first Berlin guidebook.
- **2015** — Studied at Kaospilot; developed Startup Guide full-time after leaving.
- **2017** — Startup Guide opened its Berlin store with Kickstarter as a partner.
- **2018** — Startup Guide launched its media website; Hansen received the Nordic Startup Awards Ecosystem Hero of the Year recognition.
- **2019** — Startup Guide published 11 books, expanded into Africa and Asia, and developed its impact entrepreneurship focus.
- **2020** — Published Startup Guide’s manifesto on sustainability and impact.
- **2023** — Startup Guide introduced The Explorer Series pocket guides.
- **2026** — Promoted the Copenhagen Regenerative Immersion Summer Camp and the upcoming fourth Startup Guide Summit in Lisbon.

## Achievements

- Built Startup Guide from its 2014 Berlin edition into a publishing business reporting coverage of more than 60 cities and regions.
- First Berlin guide sold out in under 48 hours, according to Startup Guide and Hansen.
- Named Ecosystem Hero of the Year at the Nordic Startup Awards 2018.
- Included in Berlingske Tidende’s 2015 list of 100 aspiring Danish talents and young leaders, as recorded by EU-Startups.
- Co-founded Impact the Future, Kaospilot+Berlin and Future Club.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — As of the research date, Startup Guide’s official summit site announces its fourth Lisbon edition for 9 November 2026 at Casa do Impacto; this is an upcoming event.
- **2026-08** — Her LinkedIn posts promoted a free Regenerative Immersion Summer Camp scheduled for 10-14 August 2026 in Copenhagen, supported by Tuborgfondet and Startup Guide; attendance or completion is not asserted.
- **2026-05** — Startup Guide announced Hansen for a 7 May 2026 EU-Startups Summit panel on launching and scaling in Malta with George Gregory; the announcement verifies the scheduled appearance.

## Links

- Website: https://www.startupguide.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sissel-hansen

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Last updated: 2026-10-25