Founder Story: Floris van Hoogenhuyze, Barqo Floris is one of the founders of Barqo a startup in Amsterdam enabling Peer-to-Peer Boat Sharing. To put it simply, they’re an AirBnB for boats. So Floris, tell us a little about yourself. How did you...
CIC Rotterdam: ‘Stocked kitchens and office space from $350-1.200 a month’ Cambridge Innovation Center (CIC) today finally announced the opening of their first foreign department in Rotterdam. The US startup facilitator will be housed in the characteristic Groot Handelsgebou...
StartupsAnoniem launches to break taboos in Dutch startup ecosystem StartupsAnoniem, a new website launching today, is a place where startup founders, employees, investors and other stakeholders in the Dutch startup community can anonymously ask questions, comment, of...
Eneco to invest 100 million euro in energy startups Energy company Eneco today announced they will invest 100 million euro in startups, making it one of the biggest corporate funds for innovative businesses in the Netherlands. Director of Innovation Ha...
Dutch startups raise 101 million euro in second quarter of 2015 According to our quarterly overview, 28 Dutch startups have raised more than 101 million euro (EUR101.1m) in Q2 this year. Compared to the first quarter this year (83.7 million euro), we saw a smaller...
Dutch government stimulates non-EU student entrepreneurs to take part in startups Promising news for students in the Netherlands from outside of the EU. The Dutch government wants to give these students the opportunity to start entrepreneurial activities while they are studying. Th...
TravelBird takes flight TravelBird, who hasn’t heard of this rapidly growing holidaymaker? I ask CEO Symen Jansma to confirm some facts: TravelBird is five years old; had a turnover of 95 million Euros last year with an aver...
Cottonwood – in search of scaleable startups StartupDelta’s Jonathan Marks recently spent time discussing business strategy with Ray Quintana, who is General Partner, Cottonwood Technology Fund . He passes on some great advice to startups who ar...
The Netherlands: A look at the world’s high-tech startup capital It’s a fascinating time to take stock of startup innovation in the Netherlands, a rare turning point where you can watch the hard work of the past give way to the immense promise of the future. Behind...
Weekly startup news update: supporting Greek startups, monster funding and train hacking It is supposed to be “komkommertijd” (the silly season) – but startup news keeps coming these days! Here’s your weekly update. News & Updates Of course there is loads of news on Greece. Despite the cr...
WizeNoze: complex technology, simple solution After having interviewed Diane Janknegt, founder of WizeNoze, I am head over heels with this innovative startup that has developed a child-friendly search engine. In awe even, of the possibilities of ...
Photonics Founders – Solving the bandwidth crunch with light New paths needed to breakthrough Designs Dr. Boudewijn Docter is Chief Technical Officer of a truly disruptive high-tech startup. Effect Photonics is located in a converted building that once housed P...