Danish West India Company
The Danish West India Company (Danish: Vestindisk kompagni) or Danish West India–Guinea Company (Det Vestindisk-Guineisk kompagni) was a Dano-Norwegian chartered company that operated out of the colonies in the Danish West Indies. It is estimated that 120,000 enslaved Africans were transported on the company's ships. Founded as the Danish Africa Company (Dansk afrikanske kompagni) in 1659, it was incorporated into the Danish West India Company in 1671.
| Company type | Incentive |
|---|---|
| Industry | Chartered |
| Founded | 11 March 1671 Denmark |
| Defunct | 1 January 1776 |
| Fate | Disintegration |
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