“It is the Talent, Stupid!” (Blog X) When Bill Clinton aimed to become President of the US in 1992, he successfully campaigned with advocating more jobs and growth with the slogan: "It's the economy, stupid!” No one would have thought hi...
Rockstart presents new Web and Mobile class Startup accelerator Rockstart presented a new class of its Web and Mobile class of 2016 on Thursday, varying from a pharmaceutical marketplace and an online wealth management system to infographic vis...
Dutch startup news update: Tiqets, Shake-on, the end of ‘Uber for X’ Quite a lot happened last week in the Dutch startup scene. Buckle up! Funding DNA analytics startup Bluebee from Delft has raised a 10 million euro series A round from Belgian investors Capricorn ICT ...
Bloomberg for Real Estate – Geophy revisited Portrait of an Active Scaleup changing the world of real estate investments Teun van den Dries is CEO and co-founder of Geophy (short for geophysics; i.e. understanding the world). When we first spoke...
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...