A look at the startup boom in Groningen Groningen is doing quite well in the Dutch startup scene. The city has the largest number of successful startups after Amsterdam. We take a look at some of the most interesting ones. Groningen, city o...
Capital On Stage returns to Amsterdam Capital On Stage returns to Amsterdam during Amsterdam Capital Week . A conversation with its founder Arjen Strijker on what makes a great investor; things that all startups on the hunt for capital ne...
Insights on the next global technology wave – Why global investors are watching robotics Duncan Davidson , managing director at Bullpen Capital of Menlo Park, has been an entrepreneur and investor through several major technological "ages". He believes we are witnessing the end of one and...
Dutch startup news update: Catawiki, Barqo, Robot Care Systems Another Monday, another weekly update! Here’s what you need to know about the Dutch startup scene. Funding & News Online auction platform Catawiki was named the fastest growing European tech company i...
‘Prime Minister Mark Rutte was super receptive’ The first modern central bank, stock exchange, WiFi, Bluetooth, photosynthesis, superconductivity, virology and the World Wide Web. All areas that the Netherlands pioneered or at least played a critic...
Thijs Gitmans (MIF II): ‘We dare to invest pre-revenue’ [Video] Last October, KLM Airlines, Schiphol Group, Delft University of Technology, Port of Amsterdam and the NS Dutch Railways established the second Mainport Innovation Fund II (MIF II) worth €18 million. T...
StartupDelta Advisor Victoria Martinez: ‘They Expect a Victor’ Her first startup failed. Victoria Martinez (29) was sixteen when she started an online shop with a friend, where customers could design their own gifts; an idea that was quite revolutionary at the ti...
Kazerne, Eindhoven’s new international cultural startup cluster Various kinds of startup accelerators are emerging in the Netherlands. As the lean startup methodology is tried out in other sectors, it turns out that the disruptive approach to innovation is a prove...
Corporates and Startups: the importance of the ecosystem in establishing a linked network of shared knowledge On Friday the 29 th of January, the follow-up of the How To Get There Summit took place at Brightlands, Chemelot Campus in Geleen. Purpose of this meet-up was to further delve into the subject corpora...
Solease CEO Pierre Vermeulen: ‘I always hire people who are better than me’ Pierre Vermeulen, founder of Solease, a company that rents out solar panels, sees himself as one of the richest men in the world. “I do what I believe in, I do what I think is important, I work with n...
Prime Ventures: partner in Amsterdam Capital Week StartupAmsterdam meets with Sake Bosch, managing partner at Prime Ventures and partner in Amsterdam Capital Week . Prime Ventures Dutchman Sake Bosch founded leading venture capital and growth equity ...
Dutch startup news update: The Cloakroom, Minibrew, Monday morning read Here’s what happened in the Dutch startup scene last week. Awards, awards everywhere! News & updates Dutch/Danish personal shopping startup The Cloakroom from Amsterdam was acquired for an undisclosed...