No, I don’t want to see your demo! VC Duncan Davidson explains why 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 startups off to a slow start in 2016 – raising €69 million in Q1 Dutch startups have raised 69 million euro in the first quarter of 2016. The funding activity is slightly higher compared to the previous quarter, when 59 million euro was raised in Q4 2015 – but is o...
Away with Modesty! (Blog VIII) This week we paid a visit to Groningen, undoubtedly the best kept secret in Dutch startup ecosystems. Just let us test this fact with you: HackerOne , Crowdynews , Tvilight or … Catawiki …where do the...
Eindhoven startup LifeSense wants to empower women with Carin With Carin , Eindhoven startup LifeSense Group wants to empower women by offering them a product that combines wearable technology, design and social engagement to battle urine loss problems. StartupJ...
CeBIT 2016 from the eyes of an exhibitor Our adventure starts at the Hannover Messe in Germany. Every year the world’s biggest computer expo is held here. More than 6500 exhibitors and 250.000 visitors come together to share and experience t...
Steven Schuurman: “Launching a product at the right time is the key to success” [video] What is the key to startup success? Luck is an important component to any kind of success says Steven Schuurman, co-founder and CEO of Elastic, in this episode of HitEnter. But playing the odds by lau...
Meet the 12 startups of the first PortXL harbour accelerator batch The first batch of startups in the PortXL accelerator programme is announced. Here’s a look at the twelve lucky companies. In random order: Addnovation From: The Netherlands CEO: Marlon Drinkwaard Sta...
Dutch-American healthcare collaboration to link two top innovation regions Berkeley, CA, USA – March 21, 2016, Medical Delta – CITRIS and the Banatao Institute at the University of California, Medical Delta and InnovationQuarter have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU...
Medtech in Nijmegen: Rockstart Digital Health demo day Ten startups participated in the first edition of Rockstart’s Digital Health accelerator programme in Nijmegen, developing their products over a period of six months. Last Thursday they pitched during...
‘The Netherlands Ranks #1 on overall adoption of EU Startup Manifesto The European Union is moving quickly to improve the business climate for startups. According to the latest study the Netherlands Ranks No. 1 Overall; Italy No. 2 and the United Kingdom No. 3. However,...
Term sheet need to knows: liquidation preferences A standard clause in every venture capital term sheet is about liquidation preferences. This blogpost explains how liquidation preferences work in practice, what forms of liquidation preferences exist...
DNA startup Omnigen: ’You need to be very pro privacy’ Like every DNA or bioinformatics startup, Omnigen from Rotterdam can be considered controversial. The company gives its users information about their DNA by analyzing their spit. We talked with founde...