Copenhagen’s Good Tape raises €600k and becomes independent from Zetland; Zendesk co-founder joins board

Copenhagen-based AI transcription company Good Tape has secured €600,000 in funding from Nordic Makers, an investment group co-founded by former unicorn founders. Alexander Aghassipour, a co-founder of Zendesk and partner at Nordic Makers, led the investment and now sits on Good Tape's board. The round marks a management buy-out, with Good Tape's founders taking ownership of Zetland, the Danish media outlet that initially incubated the startup.

Good Tape's CEO and co-founder, Lasse Finderup, explained that there is significant uncertainty and skepticism surrounding AI tools. Good Tape aims to provide users with products that do not require constant worry while still leveraging the power of AI. One such product is Good Tape Explore, which allows users to search and interact with years of interviews intelligently.

Founded in 2022 as an internal tool at Zetland, Good Tape spun out as an independent business in 2022. It was created by journalists who needed accurate transcripts without sharing sensitive information with external vendors. The company's AI technology transforms spoken audio into usable text, keeping full control of customer data, and holds ISO 27001 certification, GDPR compliance, and EU data storage.

Good Tape processes over 15 million transcriptions in more than 100 languages for various professionals, including journalists, researchers, lawyers, and consultants.

With the ownership change, Finderup and co-founder Ýmir Gyðuson Gíslason now control Zetland's stake in Good Tape. The company emphasizes that Good Tape was built with trust in mind, and it remains committed to safeguarding sensitive material while providing a safe, private workspace for users.