Startup Agenda

📣 Call for AI enthusiasts! 📣: Join the AI Challenge for Greener Cities
2022-05-18 08:00 - 17:00 UTC
🤔 What could you do for sustainable cities, if you had a fleet of trucks with cameras driving around the town? ‼️ Data scientists and AI engineers, it’s action time !!
🚚+ 📷 = 🌱
We need the most creative data science and machine learning minds 👩🏼‍🎤 to come up with a game plan.

So what’s the story here?
To squeeze the emissions of their delivery cars, DPD has put sensors on their trucks gathering valuable data during their drives. It created an unexpected opportunity >>> giving us more insight into our cities and (hopefully) some useful solutions to make them more sustainable.

Like what?
🤔 map vegetation in the neighborhoods
🤔 identify bicycle-friendly areas
🤔 flag broken roads

We are teaming up with @Jheronimus Academy of Data Science and @DPD Netherlands for the AI for Green Cities Challenge.

✅ Annotated data from open source datasets
✅ JADS data scientists to coach you
✅ DPD pros to guide the application in real-life part
✅ The newest and the latest of ML at your fingertips

DPD operates more than 8,000 vehicles from 68 locations in Europe that’s a lot of potential eyes on the streets 👀

+++ we’ll open source the outcomes + open source data = reproducible solutions ♻

READ more about this challenge and APPLY here 👉👉👉 https://fruitpunch.ai/challenges/ai-for-greener-cities
Applications open till 12 June 2022!!!!

Venture Visionaries as part of Fontys Student Startup Festival
2022-05-19 14:30 - 18:00 (Europe/Brussels) | LocHal, Burgemeester Brokxlaan 1000, Tilburg, 5041 SG, Netherlands
Venture Visionaries is an initiative that is organized by all knowledge institutions in Brabant. We invite inspiring startup entrepreneurs to take the stage and share their experiences. This edition is part of the Fontys Student Startup Festival and hosted by Fontys.
Programma

14.30u – Ontvangst & Centrale aftrap door dagvoorzitter Remy Gieling
15.00u – Venture Visionaries: Michael Musandu – founder LaLaLand
15.40u – Korte Break / netwerken
16.00u – Pitch Battle 6 Fontys startups
17.00u – Korte Break / netwerken
17.15u – Lezing Jouri Schoemaker – founder Pieter Pot
18.00u – Prijsuitreiking
18.15u – Meet & Greet + borrel

Locatie: LocHal Tilburg, Burgemeester Brokxlaan 1000, 5041 SG Tilburg
Tijdstip: 14.30 – 19.00u

Expert Hours
2022-05-19 15:00 - 17:00 (Europe/Moscow), 2022-06-02 15:00 - 17:00 (Europe/Paris) | Online
Are you already familiar with the ‘Expert Hours’? 👀
Ask all your IP, Legal, Data & AI or Accountancy questions to experts in the field! Book an online, free 1-on-1 on www.mijn.braventure.nl, with one of the available experts below:
📊 EY
🦾 JADS Playground
🤝 Rijksdienst voor Ondernemend Nederland (RVO)
👩🏽‍💼 VDT Advocaten
📆 Two monthly on Thursday form 3 – 5 pm
💻 Sign up with your www.mijn.braventure.nl account

Round Table Session Amsterdam & Berlin (Online Event)
2022-05-20 15:00 (Europe/Brussels)
Meet investors & startups live 💬! For investors 💸: meet new startups, and spot trends. For startups 🚀: test your story with real investors. It’s casual: everyone is contributing. Join the Round Table Session.

ABC: Brabathon PHILIPS
2022-05-21 09:00 - 21:00 (Europe/Brussels)
Do you want to experience what it’s like to work on innovating the healthcare procedures of tomorrow? This is your chance!
What is the Brabathon?
On Saturday May 21st, students from 6 different universities in Brabant will join forces with Philips to solve real healthcare challenges! On this day, you’ll collaborate with students and experts from Philips on a case, which you’ll pitch to a jury at the end of the day.
What to expect during the day?

Working together with experts from Philips and Business Developers from the universities on real healthcare challenges
Experience the solutions and innovations that help treat patients better
A visit at the Philips Innovation Centre
Lunch, Dinner, and Drinks will be provided
Network sessions with Philips leaders and other students to get to know more about internships @ Philips
Inspiring talks of Leaders and entrepreneurs about how innovation helps physicians treat patients better

Time Investment
The event will take place on May 21th from 10:00am to 10:00pm. In addition, there will be an inspiration session on-site and online hosted from Station 88 on April 14th from 3:30pm to 4:30pm. During this session Philips will discuss how they achieve innovation, how new products are brought to the market and how Philips promotes and supports entrepreneurship. Also the cases for the hackathon will be explained. All the participants of the hackathon are invited for this event to hear more about the cases, get in touch with the Philips innovation team and meet the other participants.
And … of course the winning team will win a prize to enjoy with their team! So:

Do you want to learn how you create meaningful innovation?
Do you want to experience life in an innovative company?
Do you want to learn how you can create an impact at Philips?

Join the hackathon! Sign up via https://bit.ly/TheBrabathon but be quick, only 60 spots available!
*Registrations are open until April 15th.
For more information about the event visit: https://thebrabathon.nl

Finance Academy (Online Workshop)
2022-05-23 15:00 (Europe/Brussels)
Startup finance 💸 for dummies! Join our Finance Academy, rated 4,6/5 ⭐

Tilburg University Challenge: Speeddates
2022-05-24
An afternoon filled with brainstorming and coaching.Great opportunity to receive (online) face to face feedback.Receive more insights in the partners or teams.

Bringing startups and governments together: EdTech Challenges
2022-05-18 08:00 - 17:00 UTC
The Netherlands needs innovative solutions for urgent social issues. We want to create these solutions together with innovative entrepreneurs like you.
Startup in Residence
The Startup in Residence programme supports innovative entrepreneurs. We help you develop your solution and find your launching customer in the public sector.

Follow a development path with training and mentoring
Run a pilot with a potential client
Sell your solution to a city, region or the government

(And you will remain the owner of your solution!)
Can your solution help universities?
Various higher education institutions are looking for an EdTech solution for a challenge they are facing. These challenges vary from a new cloud solution to improving the response rate of course evaluations. Would you like to work on a solution for one of these challenges together with an educational institution? Then keep on reading.
The EdTech working group for educational innovation within the Acceleration Plan is launching the Startup in Residence (SiR) Edtech program. For six months, universities will work together with innovative companies on challenges within higher education, where educational technology offers a possible solution. As a startup, you get the opportunity to work on a solution with a university. During this incubation phase, a mentoring and training program is followed by both parties, focusing on specific themes that are relevant during the process.
Curious about the different challenges? Go to challenges, find a challenge that matches your startup and sign up! Do you have any questions or do you want to know more about the program? Send an email to edtech@versnellingsplan.nl.

AWS Startup Academy: Startup Bootcamp - Baseline webinar for new and emerging startups
2022-05-25 10:00 - 12:00 (Europe/Berlin)
Startup Bootcamp is the first-stop webinar for new and growing startups. You will learn about the 3 main pillars: credit and funding programs, baseline services every startups consider, and how to get the expertise you need fast via partners. We will address Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) around AWS Activate credits, service comparisons, service pricing and free technical support. This event is recommended to ALL customers (technical and business personas) who are new to AWS or want a refresh on how AWS can support you.

Startup Commons Eindhoven
2022-05-25 17:30 - 22:00 (Europe/Amsterdam) | Microlab Strijp-S, Kastanjelaan 400, Eindhoven, Netherlands
Startup Commons – Hey everyone, let’s have party to see if we can still network. Boudewijn Docter, Founder Effect Photonics as keynote

About this event

We are very pleased to announce that the Startup Commons Eindhoven 2022 will be held on May 25th at Microlab. Be part of the networking with VCs, business angels, startups, and regional multipliers.

KeyNote Speaker will be: Boudewijn Docter, President & Founder, Effect Photonics

The Startup Commons has been a tradition in Berlin (and Amsterdam): once per year all the leaders of the startup scene should meet f2f and exchange views. We are delighted to partner up and hold the event in Eindhoven at MicroLab Eindhoven.

Constantijn van Oranje has often attended Startup Commons events. As regards this new event in Eindhoven he commented:
“Eindhoven is synonymous with excellence in technology. The Startup Commons is an event by founders for founders. Come to connect with peers from the bustling epicenter of hightech in The Netherlands …. Share, learn, connect, enjoy and do business together is what startup commons is all about. Let’s celebrate that we can get together again, see if we still recognize each other, and continue to build.”

Local multipliers and selected startups will be invited to the Startup Commons. Also, we will be inviting local Angels as well as other investors.

When: 17:30 to 22:00
Date: Friday May 25th 2022
Where: Microlab, Eindhoven
Who: Limited to 60 participants: 20 investors, 20startups, 20 network multipliers
Price: 24,- including food and plenty of drinks*

Agenda:
– 17:30 doors open
– 18:30 welcome by Microlab
– 18:40 KeyNote by Boudewijn Docter
– 19:00 networking + food, find out how everyone is
– 22:00 closing

The Co-Organizers look forward to meeting you there:
Bert-Jan Woertman, Mikrocentrum
Rik Visser, Microlab
Hilde de Vocht, High Tech Campus
Karina Garcia Del Real, HighTech Plaza
Boudewijn Docter, EFFECT Photonics
Maarten van Kroonenburg, BW Ventures
Dennis Huizing, Leapfunder
Tienko Rasker, CEO Leapfunder

*No returns policy, but if the event is canceled anytime due to Corona restrictions the full fee will be refunded.

Draper’s Silicon Fall Pitch Prize. Deadline June 21st
2022-04-15 09:00 - 10:00 (Europe/Amsterdam)
We’re getting ready for another cool pitch event, Draper’s Silicon Fall Pitch Prize. The deadline for startups is June 21st and the event takes place July 5th.
FruitPunch AI won the “Golden Ticket” at last year’s event, which included an all-expenses-paid trip to Silicon Valley and Draper University’s five-week Hero Training Program.
This ultimate Silicon Valley accelerator experience is designed to provide founders with the skills, mindset and network to take their ventures to the next level with unprecedented speed and impact.
“We are super grateful for the opportunity to partake in the Draper pitch event, especially after winning the competition by a landslide,” said FruitPunch AI CTO and co-founder Sako Arts. “We are very excited to attend the Draper University program this summer. For us, it is the perfect opportunity to meet investors for our upcoming round of U.S.-focused investment.”
𝗣𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘀
July 5, 16:00-19:30
High Tech Campus Eindhoven
Submission deadline: June 21, 2022
Startups are invited to submit their pitch decks and motivation by June 21st: goldenticket@lumolabs.io.

ICAI DAY – AI Entrepreneurship: From the lab to the market
2022-06-01 12:00 - 17:00 (Europe/Amsterdam) | Online
Hybrid Event: Online and Onsite
On June 1st, the Summer Edition of the ICAI Day 2022 will take place. The theme of this edition is AI Entrepreneurship: From the lab to the market. It will be a hybrid event with an exciting and interactive program with lunch table discussions, presentations from two keynote speakers, and other AI experts during the plenary part.
Date: June 1, 2022
Time: 12:00 – 17:30 hrs
Location: Amsterdam Startup Village, Science Park 608, 1098 XH Amsterdam
Find directions here
What can you expect from this edition’s ICAI Day?
For this edition, our Dutch AI Startup experts and professionals are going to walk you through the different phases of a Startup’s life cycle. We will not only look into the possible difficulties and challenges you might encounter in this journey but also the possible solutions and helps you should know on the way.
For whom is for the ICAI Day?
Anyone who is interested in knowing more about ICAI and AI Startups is invited. The seats are limited! Sign-up below now before it is too late!
Program
12:00 – 13:30 – Part 1: Lunch Table Discussion
NOT ONLINE, ONLY ON LOCATION
Topic: The life cycle of a Startup in different sectors
Each table in the ‘Lunch Table Discussion’ revolves around a different sector on the topic. You can choose between these five sectors:

Health-care: Moderator- Bram van Ginneken (Thiralab, Radboud AI for Health Lab, RadboudUMC )
Service industry: Moderator- Ugnius Rimša (LalaLand)
Robotics: Moderator- Judith Dijk (TNO)
Public domain: Moderator- comfirming
Transportation/ Mobility: Tristan Van Doorn

13:30 – 17:30 – Part 2: The Plenary Session
ONLINE AND ON LOCATION
Plenary Session Moderator: Desiree Hoving

13:45-14:00 Welcome by Esther Smit (Business Director at ICAI)
14:00-14:15 ICAI updates
14:15-14:45 Two keynote speakers on the mistakes and final solutions of different phases in the Startup journey

14:15-14:30 The The ideation phase – the importance of early validation presented by Chris Slootweg (UvA)
14:30-14:45 From research to the application presented by Hinda Haned (Civic AI lab, UvA)

14:45 – 15:00 The Rise of Venture Building by Peter Westerhuijs ( TTT.AI)
15:00-15:15 Break with Startup posters
15:15- 15:30 Pitching your AI startup to Venture Capitals by Thijs Dijkman (Peak Capital)
15:30-15:45 How to facilitate the AI startup ecosystem in the Netherlands for the next (5) year(s)? by Arjan Goudsblom (TechLeap.nl)
15:45-16:20 Panel Discussion on three main challenges

Panel member 1: Maarten Stolk (Deeploy)
Panel member 2: Vladimir Nedovic (ACE)
Panel member 3: Anita Lieverdink (TNO, NLAIC)
Challenges:

Lacking a sufficient infrastructure that is often needed for AI-related activities
Having access to (large) datasets to validate their innovative AI solutions
Dealing with bias as a result of the lack of expertise on social impact and diversity

16:20-16:30 Closing word by the ICAI team
16:30- 17:30 Drinks with posters from Startup

Registration
Please register for Part 1: Lunch Table Discussion and Part 2: Plenary Sessions separately. Be quick to register as the spots on location are limited.
To attend Part 1 and/or Part 2 on location, please register here.
To attend Part 2 online, please register here.

Drinks, Pitches & Demo's
2022-04-06 17:00 - 19:00 (Europe/Amsterdam)
NOTE: This is a live event and it will not be livestreamed.
Drinks, Pitches & Demos is the monthly startup community event linking innovation expertise, resources and networks across innovation hotspots in Brainport Eindhoven. Pitch your story and own the podium. Join the fun!
It is the perfect knowledge-sharing platform to advertise your new project, to stay informed on breakthrough technologies, ask for help if you’re stuck on a problem and to meet people in our innovation ecosystem! It’s also great event if you’re new to Eindhoven and would like to make connections.
Companies or people working in the technology field will have the chance to pitch their company, project, ask for help or simply share some their successes. The audience can pose questions at the end of the pitch to make it even more interactive! Towards the end, we hold a “open mic” session, so anybody can jump in and share a quick message with the crowd.
Would you like to pitch or get more info? Email us at info@hightechxl-plaza.com.

23rd KPN Scaleup Afternoon - Part of Upstream Festival Growth Day
2022-06-02 14:00 - 17:00 (Europe/Amsterdam) | BIRD, 24 Raampoortstraat, Rotterdam, 3032 AH, Netherlands
On behalf of the teams of KPN Liaison, we welcome you again to our 23rd KPN Scaleup Afternoon.
The event will be hosted on the 2nd of June 2022, during the Upstream Festival in Rotterdam on the third day of the festival – Growth Day.
During this week, the Rotterdam Metropolitan area will transform into the place where startups, scale-ups, investors, bold corporates, policy makers and students come together to make a positive impact in the world.

The program of the event
14:00 – 14.05 Opening by City of Rotterdam, Up!Festival and KPN
14.15 – 14:20 Closing of plenary session
14:20 – 14:40 1st round of speeddates
14:45 – 15:05 2nd round of speeddates
15:10 – 15:20 Break
15:25 – 15:45 3rd round of speeddates
15:50 – 16:10 4th round of speeddates
16:10 – 17:00 Serendepity speeddates
17:00 End of the Scaleup Afternoon

Speed dating information
We will start the event with a plenary opening by the City of Rotterdam, Up!Festival and KPN. Of course, we’ll try our best to make it an interesting and informative session.
After this, you’ll get the opportunity to speed date with KPN, and with other well-known corporates, and investors. Startups & scaleups can indicate with which of the companies they would like to speed date during the ticketing process (Please be aware that we do our best to take your preference into account, but we have limited speed date spots and a selection has to be made).
The following 1) KPN departments 2) corporates and 3) investors will be present:
1) KPN (for startups & scaleups looking for cooperation’s with-, or investments from KPN):
• KPN Ventures: aims to build value-creating partnerships with innovative European technology companies, accelerating innovation and growth by providing access to capital, industry expertise, technical infrastructure, professional network and channels to customers. Focus on early growth-stage investments (series A/B) in European high growth companies with a minimum recurring revenue of 0.5M; looking for investments (industries = IoT, Connected Home, Digital Health, Cyber Security, Networking Technology, Data & Analytics, Cloud Computing);
• KPN Liaison Management: looking for win-win partnerships with scaleups who offer solutions to challenges that KPN is looking answers for, such as 5G solutions, telco network optimization tools, call center solutions, and more; looking for cooperation, POC’s, fresh point of view (industry = all industries;
• The following departments will be available for speeddating as well: Data & Analytics, IoT, Innovation & partnerships, Online, Cyber Security, Retail, Sustainabilty, SME, Wholesale and Partnermanagement

2) Corporates (for startups & scaleups looking for cooperation’s, Proof of Concepts, or sharing knowledge).
• Aexus: focuses on business development outsourcing for innovative international tech solutions; looking for cooperation, POC’s, sharing knowledge and a fresh point of view (industries = IoT, Health, Cyber Security, AI, AR, 5G)
• ANWB: ANWB’s primary focus is on companies with a B2C or B2B2C focus, that favour new and/or disruptive solutions with a compelling service offering and strategic relevance to the priorities (Home, Energy, Wellbeing) as well as ANWB’s core propositions. We partner – and selectively make minority investments – with scaling companies that have proven traction and can clearly show the market opportunity.
• Yes!Delft: interested in startups that tackle problems within healthcare and education, and solutions based on AI and Blockchain technology; looking for POC’s, (sharing) knowledge, and a fresh point of view (industries = AI, Blockchain, Healthcare, SocialTech)
• EY: Accounting and Tax firm who supports fast growing companies with accounting and tax related issues. Looking for fast growing companies who want to professionalize their company; looking for cooperation and/or (sharing) knowledge (all industries)
• Elisa Telecom: looking for win-win partnerships with scaleups who offer solutions to challenges that Elisa is looking answers for, such as cyber security elderly solutions, telco network optimization tools, tracking solutions, 5G and more; looking for cooperation, POC’s, fresh point of view (industry = all industries)
• Microsoft: interested in Dutch companies providing SaaS applications for either a cooperation, to sharing Knowledge or to get a fresh point of view.
• Windtre: Italian telco looking for cooperations as well as investments in the following industries: consumer IoT, fintech and insurtech, gaming, OTT video, AR & VR, health, and wearables.
• City of Rotterdam (Gemeente Rotterdam): The City of Rotterdam is always looking for new companies that can help with innovations in Rotterdam; looking for cooperation, proof of concept, fresh point of view and/or (sharing) knowledge (industries: IoT, Big Data and Security, public spaces and environment, smart mobility)
• Microsoft: interested in Dutch companies providing SaaS applications for either a cooperation, to sharing Knowledge or to get a fresh point of view.
• Enterprise Solutions: Interested in deep tech companies to start a cooperation, share knowledge or make an investment.
• Rockstart: Rockstart has an accelerator programme for scale ups in health, energy, emerging tech and agrifood by offering, network, knowledge access to market and capital
• Erasmus University Rotterdam: looking for companies wanting to collaborate with academia in terms of research, sponsoring, guest lectures, etc. We’re interested in various industries.
• METIP: Looking for cooperation, sharing knowledge, or a fresh point of view in the marine, maritime and offshore industries.
• Connekt: is a great mobility expert center in Delft. They can help you with expertise and network in Mobility
• Rabobank: is looking for scaleups with software or services to grow a better world (agri, food and sustainability) and on montages
• Albert Heijn: Looking for innovative retail and large scale companies to share knowledge, get a fresh point of view or start a Proof of Concept. Industries: connected store and connectivity, shelf availability, sensors and product packing. Image recognition, (IoT) and new paying methods in the customer journey.

3) Investors (for startups & scaleups looking for investments).
• ABN AMRO: financial institution focusing on matching companies to informal investors; solely looking for investment opportunities (industries = Dutch companies, with scalable businesses; capital needed up to 2 million)
• Eneco Ventures: invests in startups and scaleups in the growth phase throughout North-Western Europe that accelerate the energy transition; looking for investments (industry = IoT)
• Volta Ventures: invests in Benelux-based early-stage software companies; looking for a fresh point of view and investments (industries = enterprise software, SaaS, cyber security, data, AI/ML, B2B companies)
• TIIN Capital: investor for cybersecurity startups; solely looking for investment opportunities (industries = cyber security, privacy, IoT related to security)
• Match-Maker Ventures: aims is to scale scale-ups; They are looking to further scale scaleups with paying customers in telco and banking industries.
• Health Innovations: invests in startups with a digital health proposition; looking for investments, sharing knowledge & broadening their network (industries = health)
Interested? Get your ticket on this webpage and join our event!*
*The deadline for the speed dates is May 19th, 2022
Tickets for the plenary part are open until the last day of the event.
We hope you’ll join our 23rd KPN Scaleup Afternoon
If you can’t attend our event but ordered a ticket, please cancel your registration in eventbrite inform us via kpnscaleups@kpn.com at least one week in advance. If you want your data to be removed from our systems please email: kpnscaleups@kpn.com
We love Innovation, we love Startups & Scaleups!

23rd KPN Scaleup Afternoon - Innovating for future growth
2022-06-02 14:00 - 17:30 (Europe/Amsterdam)
Get ready to speed date with well-known corporates, investors, startups and scaleups

Get ready to speed date with well-known corporates, investors, startups and scaleups
About this event
On behalf of the teams of KPN Liaison, we welcome you again to our 23rd KPN Scaleup Afternoon – Innovating for Future Growth

The event will be hosted on the 2nd of June 2022, during the Upstream Festival in Rotterdam! More information on this will follow soon.

The program of the event

14:00 – 14.05 Opening
14:05 -14:55 Plenary session with panel about the theme
14.55 – 15.00 Closing of plenary session
15:10 – 15:30 1st round of speeddates
15:35 – 15:55 2nd round of speeddates
15:55 – 16:10 Break
16:10 – 16:30 3rd round of speeddates
16:35 – 16:55 4th round of speeddates
16:55 End of the Scaleup Afternoon

Speed dating information

We will start the event with a plenary opening. Of course, we’ll try our best to make it an interesting and informative session.

After this, you’ll get the opportunity to speed date with KPN, and with other well-known corporates, and investors. Startups & scaleups can indicate with which of the companies they would like to speed date during the ticketing process (Please be aware that we do our best to take your preference into account, but we have limited speed date spots and a selection has to be made).
The following 1) KPN departments 2) corporates and 3) investors will be present:
1) KPN (for startups & scaleups looking for cooperation’s with-, or investments from KPN):
• KPN Ventures: aims to build value-creating partnerships with innovative European technology companies, accelerating innovation and growth by providing access to capital, industry expertise, technical infrastructure, professional network and channels to customers. Focus on early growth-stage investments (series A/B) in European high growth companies with a minimum recurring revenue of 0.5M; looking for investments (industries = IoT, Connected Home, Digital Health, Cyber Security, Networking Technology, Data & Analytics, Cloud Computing)
• KPN Liaison Management: looking for win-win partnerships with scaleups who offer solutions to challenges that KPN is looking answers for, such as 5G solutions, telco network optimization tools, call center solutions, and more; looking for cooperation, POC’s, fresh point of view (industry = all industries)
2) Corporates (for startups & scaleups looking for cooperation’s, Proof of Concepts, or sharing knowledge).
• Aexus: focuses on business development outsourcing for innovative international tech solutions; looking for cooperation, POC’s, sharing knowledge and a fresh point of view (industries = IoT, Health, Cyber Security, AI, AR, 5G)
• Yes!Delft: interested in startups that tackle problems within healthcare and education, and solutions based on AI and Blockchain technology; looking for POC’s, (sharing) knowledge, and a fresh point of view (industries = AI, Blockchain, Healthcare, SocialTech)
• EY: Accounting and Tax firm who supports fast growing companies with accounting and tax related issues. Looking for fast growing companies who want to professionalize their company; looking for cooperation and/or (sharing) knowledge (all industries)
• Elisa telecom: looking for win-win partnerships with scaleups who offer solutions to challenges that Elisa is looking answers for, such as elderly solutions, telco network optimization tools, tracking solutions, and more; looking for cooperation, POC’s, fresh point of view (industry = all industries)
• InnovationQuarter: investing in companies which make technological impact; solely looking for investment opportunities (industries = tech companies from Zuid-Holland, the Netherlands, focusing on IoT, CyberSecurity, AI, Blockchain, Maritime, Deeptech, Health)
• City of Rotterdam (Gemeente Rotterdam): The City of Rotterdam is always looking for new companies that can help with innovations in Rotterdam; looking for cooperation, proof of concept, fresh point of view and/or (sharing) knowledge (industries: IoT, Big Data and Security)
3) Investors (for startups & scaleups looking for investments).
• ABN AMRO: financial institution focusing on matching companies to informal investors; solely looking for investment opportunities (industries = Dutch companies, with scalable businesses; capital needed up to 2 million)
• Eneco Ventures: invests in startups and scaleups in the growth phase throughout North-Western Europe that accelerate the energy transition; looking for investments (industry = IoT)
• Volta Ventures: invests in Benelux-based early-stage software companies; looking for a fresh point of view and investments (industries = enterprise software, SaaS, cyber security, data, AI/ML, B2B companies)
• TIIN Capital: investor for cybersecurity startups; solely looking for investment opportunities (industries = cyber security, privacy, IoT related to security)
• Match-Maker Ventures: aim is to scale scale-ups; looking for cooperation (industries = anything that is relevant for operators and telco’s)
• Health Innovations: invests in startups with a digital health proposition; looking for investments, sharing knowledge & broadening their network (industries = health)
• Social Impact Fund Rotterdam: Social Impact Fonds Rotterdam is a venture capital fund investing in the growth of social enterprises targeting impact (employment creation for people with a distance to the labour market, debt relief and equality of opportunity) in Rotterdam (Rotterdam based or expanding to Rotterdam).

More information on the participating corporates and investors will follow soon.

Interested? Get your ticket on this webpage and join our event!*

*The deadline for the speed dates is May 19th, 2022

Tickets for the plenary part are open until the last day of the event.

We hope you’ll join our online version of the 23rd KPN Scaleup Afternoon

If you can’t attend our event but ordered a ticket, please cancel your registration in eventbrite inform us via kpnscaleups@kpn.com at least one week in advance. If you want your data to be removed from our systems please email: kpnscaleups@kpn.com

We love Innovation, we love Startups & Scaleups!

Open Coffee BOOST
2022-06-02 14:30 - 18:00 (Europe/Amsterdam) | Paulus, Oude Litherweg 2, Oss, Netherlands
Ondernemen in turbulente tijden
gratis event voor zzp’ers uit Noordoost Brabant
We mogen weer ondernemen! En gelukkig is ook de markt weer goed. Toch blijven het turbulente tijden voor zzp’ers. Daarom is het belangrijk dat jouw onderneming sterk is en klaar voor de toekomst. Ben jij een starter of zzp’er die aan zijn of haar onderneming wil werken? Dan helpen we je graag op weg.
Op 2 juni organiseren zzp NOB BOOST en Open Coffee Oss, samen het gratis event Ondernemen in turbulente tijden.Voor kleine ondernemers uit heel de regio. Net als in het verleden is het aantal plaatsen beperkt, dus meld je snel aan!

BrainBloC kennissessie
2022-04-04 13:00 - 17:00 (Europe/Paris) | Twinning, De Lismortel, Eindhoven, 5612 AR, Netherlands
BrainBloC data & experience lab.
In hub Twinning op de TU/e campus Is afgelopen jaar een heel tof BrainBloc data & experience lab opgezet voor datagedreven organiseren. Binnen dit experience lab is er vooral aandacht voor ecosystemen rondom digitalisering, internet of things (sensoring), blockchain, artificial intelligence, de digitale lopende band en nieuwe business- en operating models. Je kunt hier ontdekken, bewust worden, kennis tot je nemen, vaardigheden ontwikkelen en de laatste tools leren kennen. Kortom, alles wat je nodig hebt voor je transformatie naar een duurzame, digitale en decentrale FutureNext.

In een RTL televisie-uitzending, opgenomen in ons nieuwe lab in hub Twinning krijg je een indruk wat we bijvoorbeeld kunnen betekenen voor samenwerkingspartner Logistics Community Brabant (LCB) en de logistieke sector op het gebied van datagedreven logistiek. Omdat concepten zoals internet of things, smartcontracts, blockchain, artificial intelligence en de digitale lopende band voor de meeste mensen abstract zijn, wordt via bijvoorbeeld simulatie, demonstratie, gaming en lego bouwstenen inzichtelijk gemaakt wat deze concepten inhouden en wat je er als professional en organisatie mee kunt.
In het BrainBloC data & experience lab bieden we ook leerwerkprogramma’s aan om de nieuwe wijze van organiseren te leren en toe te passen. Tenslotte organiseren we webinars, workshops, trainingen en expertmeetings. Hierin speelt datawijsheid en datagedreven organiseren een belangrijke rol met de vraag: wat zijn data en hoe kun je vraag en aanbod van data het beste organiseren.
Hoe kun je deelnemen?
Regelmatig worden gratis en vrijblijvende kennismakings- en verkenningssessies georganiseerd in ons BrainBloC data & experience lab. In slechts een dagdeel ontdek je wat data zijn en hoe je deze het beste kunt organiseren: niet zozeer binnen je organisatie, maar binnen een supply chain of ecosysteem. Daarnaast bieden we arrangementen aan voor organisaties of groepen professionals.
Bezoek het data & experience lab
Bij voldoende deelnemers is het data lab in principe elke eerste maandag van de maand van 13:00-17:00 geopend of in overleg op andere tijden. Je moet je wel aanmelden. Na aanmelding ontvang je nadere informatie. Wil je als groep deelnemen, neem dan contact met ons op.
We adviseren om voor het bezoek aan ons BrainBloC data & experience lab, het gratis lunchwebinar ‘Datawijsheid‘ te volgen.
Wil je meer informatie? Neem dan contact met ons op.

RTL Uitzending

Matchmaking Finale
2022-06-07

Student Team Recruitment Event
2022-06-08 16:00 - 18:30 (Europe/Amsterdam) | TU/e, Building Alpha, Het Eeuwsel 57, Eindhoven, 5612 AS, Netherlands
Are you interested in working on innovative and multidisciplinary projects? Then joining a Student Team or Student Startup is just the thing for you! Don’t miss the upcoming “Student Team Recruitment Event” on June 8th from 16:00 till 18:30 on the TU/e Campus at Senaatszaal in the Auditorium. 🏘️ Subscribe via this link https://forms.gle/EunSTRSuNyFW4t4j9.
The event will host 30 Student Teams & Startups in total! Each has unique opportunities for students. Furthermore, those who sign up via this registration form will receive a badge with the chosen role: The Hipster, The Hacker or The Hustler.
This badge allows you to directly see which student teams/startups need your expertise. Additionally, those with the badge are offered free drinks and snacks during the event (so don’t forget to sign up 😉). If you don’t sign up, fear not you can always just walk in during the event. Bring a friend!
Student Team Recruitment Event is a collaboration between @Innovation Space, @Kickoff EHV, @The Gate and Educational Institutions of the Eindhoven region (@Fontys, @Summa College & @TU/e). We’re organizing this event to help students enjoy working in a multidisciplinary team that prepares them for the real world and creates a more collaborative approach for all educational institutions so we hope to see you there! 😏

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Tilburg University Challenge: Pitch Workshop
2022-06-13, 2022-06-14
During the pitch workshop you will receive direct feedback and tips about your pitching skills. This workshop is essential for all finalists and prepares you for the pitch you need to give during the Grand Finale.

Pitch Deck Clinic
2022-06-13 15:00 - 17:30 (Europe/Amsterdam) | Online
▪️ LEARN HOW TO BUILD A PITCH DECK ▪️

About this event

🎫 THE PRICE OF THE TICKET IS REFUNDED IF YOU SHOW UP
Developing an effective pitch deck is not easy. At the same time, your 10-pager is a key step in attracting investment.
Leapfunder can help you with that. We will show you how to build an effective ‘conclusion chain’ in a series of simple slides. That series of slides will be self-explanatory in case your deck is forwarded from one investor to another. This is a group session. By reviewing each other’s presentations every company can learn a lot. We will go through everyone’s deck, as a group, one by one. The workshop is rated 4,8/5 ⭐
By joining the Pitch Deck Clinic you will:

Learn what a pitch deck is for & how to build an effective one
Find out what investors check
Improve your 10-pager through a peer review excercise

The workshop has proven to be very helpful to many startups. Here are their experiences:
‘I found the online Pitch Deck session very helpful and full of insights. Great job at driving home the purpose of the deck, the art of being concise, and building a smart conclusion chain. I have no complaints – it was tough, but I liked your hard hitting honesty and the opportunity to experience it in a group. Great safe space for constructive feedback!’
‘Well-led seminar with useful insights. Informative and with humor.’
‘A great training, very easy to comprehend. The best part was the delivery. Loved it!’

Are you wondering what kind of knowledge you’ll get at our training? Pay our Academy Page a visit and find out!
Still have some questions? Contact us at info@leapfunder.com.

🎫 PLEASE BE AWARE THAT THERE IS A NO RETURNS POLICY: YOU ONLY GET A REFUND IF YOU SHOW UP
