Maar dat is niet het probleem: Nederlandse start-ups barsten van de internationale ambitie. Wat ontbreekt zijn grote bedrijven die het lef hebben om met deze ambitieuze nieuwkomers samen te werken. En zolang dat niet gebeurt, blijven ook grote durfinvesteerders weg.
Tot $ 1 miljoen voor sociale impact startups
Marco ten Vaanholt, spreker op ons congres DIF14 afgelopen november in Den Haag, wijst ons op een mooie kans in Sillicon Valley voor ‘social impact ventures’; de Verizon Powerfull Answers Award met een hoofdprijs van $ 1.000.000 en deelname in het accelerator programma van BootUp Academy.
De thema’s dit jaar zijn:
1. Noodgevallen diensten: Eerste hulp, search & rescue, ongevallen nazorg
2. Transport: Openbaar vervoer & delen, Slimmer rijden, logistiek & distributie
3. Internet of Things: connected health, smart cities, smart landbouw
En het gaat hierbij duidelijk om maatschappelijk relevante issues waarvoor heel vernieuwende oplossingen worden gezocht. Ondernemers die zich hierop aangesproken voelen moeten zich voor 18 juni inschrijven; meer info http://www.verizon.com/powerfulanswers/award/
De winnaars van 2014: http://www.verizon.com/about/news/four-ideas-have-potential-change-our-world/
Many Dutch start-ups at The Next Web conference 2015
All 75 startups that will pitch on stage at TNW Conference: The votes are in!
Last week, we invited the public to submit their votes for their favorite startups taking part in ourBoost program, powered by Braintree. You had the power to put 50 of the most promising early-stage companies on stage at TNW Conference in Amsterdam on April 23 & 24 – and after 35,000 votes, the results are in.
You can find the full list of 75 startups that will be pitching on stage below; 50 of which were selected by public vote and 25 by our independent investor jury. Check them out or take what could be your final chance to purchase a conference pass. There are now less than 100 tickets to TNW Conference remaining!
AdGibbon
From: Poland 
AdGibbon is an easy-to-use self-service platform for building amazing mobile rich media ad units. Easy. Mobile. Advertising.
Animaker
From: USA 
Animaker is a DIY tool for creating your own animated videos for effective video marketing.
Animo
From: Netherlands 
Animo is the quickest date-picker for appointments in the near future. Make an invitation in just 5 seconds and send it to your friends with apps like WhatApp.
Assisto
From: Belgium 
Assisto is an intuitive, fast and easy to use app for reporting any type of vehicle accident to your insurance company.
BarDoggy
From: Netherlands 
BarDoggy let’s you contact your guests before they arrive! Turn your bar into a #SmartBar and join the future of hospitality.
Bethere
From: Greece 
Bethere is the coolest way to know in advance where your friends are planning to be next.
Beyond Sports
From: Netherlands 
Beyond Sports provides both players and training staff with better insights, experience and improvements of training methods trough Virtual Reality.
Bidroom
From: Netherlands
Same hotel. Better price. Bidroom.com
Bokio
From: Sweden 
Bokio is a simple and user-friendly administration tool for the SME community providing invoicing, accounting and payroll – for free, always.
Book’n’Bloom 
From: Cyprus
Book’n’Bloom is a Facebook integrated business management tool that allows small appointment-led businesses to operate across social and mobile channels.
BookLikes 
From: Poland
BookLikes claims to be the world’s number one blog platform designed for book bloggers, reviewers, authors and publishers.
Bookya 
From: Malaysia
Bookya matches artists with promoters in a more efficient way, while creating a transparent and standardized booking process for everyone
Braineet 
From: France
Braineet is the best way to share your smart ideas with brands in order to make products and services better.
Bridg
From: UAE
Bridg is a payment platform for the developing world that allows businesses of any size to accept cashless payments.
Campr 
From: Belgium
Campr is a social traveling platform where you can find unique camping experiences.
Catch It
From: India 
Catch It allows you to share content based on proximity. Throw anything to people around you.
Commun.it
From: Israel 
Commun.it is an intelligent community management system that automatically determines and carries out actions that bring move value for community managers.
CreditHQ
From: United Kingdom 
CreditHQ is a simple online tool that helps SMEs improve their cash flow by offering insight into the financial health of their customers.
Dabbawalla
From: the Netherlands
Dabballawa provides healthy, yummy lunches that vary every day, delivered directly to your desk.
Dot
From: Belgium
Dot wants to become the defacto platform for geo-located information, initially via its multi-layered mobile app. Think about it like the Wikipedia of location services.
Drupe
From: Israel 
Drupe is your contacts, your way. A brand new way to communicate with your contacts. Because address books are so 90s!
Dreamler
From: Sweden
Dreamler is an artificially intelligent tool that turns to-do lists into a community-powered visual planning game.
eKids 
From: Netherlands
eKids provides daycare management from A to Z – the last manager you will ever need!
ekipa.co 
From: Netherlands
ekipa.co is a global marketplace for sourcing elite software teams
esolidar 
From: Portugal
esolidar provides e-commerce powered crowdfunding for charities – buy, sell and contribute to a charitable cause.
Elephone
From: Israel 
Elephone is creating an intelligent, social and global dialler that lets you identify incoming calls, control how you appear when you call others and find the places and people you love!
Fan Valley 
From: Portugal
Giving fans a voice – Fan Valley is the app where football fans across the world vote, rate events, predict matches and support their clubs.
FastPortal 
From: Netherlands
FastPortal offers easy, secure and affordable customer self-service portals for all SME service providers – from accountants & lawyers to designers & cobblers.
FitWell
From: Turkey
FitWell is a top notch coaching app that guides and motivates people to achieve their fitness goals.
Groupiest
From: Spain 
Groupiest is a content curation tool for community managers and small business that aims to save users time and deliver the best engagement.
Hello Customer 
From: Belgium
Hello Customer is an innovative CX software focusing on measuring and understanding satisfaction, enabling users to become truly customer-centric.
Highstreet
From: Netherlands 
Highstreet is a mobile commerce app platform that turns your existing webshop into a premium branded shopping app that your customers will love.
I Hate Statistics 
From: Netherlands
I Hate Statistics helps you traverse the jungle of Standard Deviations, Z-indices, t-tests and more. It’s the fastest way to learn statistics! (and the funniest too.. 🙂
iloveme
From: Netherlands 
iloveme is the mobile app to actively work on your own happiness, whenever and wherever you want!
Instant Magazine 
From: the Netherlands
Instant Magazine claims to be the world’s first tool for creating full responsive digital magazines. From smartphones to smart TVs. Animated templates, full screen video, forms, personalisation – it’s all here.
Kollabo
From: Netherlands 
Kollabo is here to supports impact makers with great ideas to find the right people.
Lelylan
From: Italy
Lelylan is building the Connected Home through its open API and a ready to use app for ‘Smart Products’.
Mediametric 
From: Russia
Mediametric provides great media analytics for journalists, marketers and PR specialists.
Mainlaws
From: United Kingdom 
Mainlaws offer Lawyers as a Service, on-demand, swift access to 100 legal subject matter experts around the Globe. 15 Practise areas. 5 Time zones. 1 click.
Meetberry
From: Netherlands
Meetberry helps you to connect to something greater, so that you & your organisation can grow alongside your host workplace.
Minibrew
From: Netherlands 
Minibrew makes brewing beer so easy that anyone can do it – experience the world’s first small batch, all-in-one beer brewing system.
Museai
From: Norway 
Museai is an app for musicians and songwriters, that focus on maintaining the creative flow when you create music.
neoScores
From: Belgium
neoScores brings you sheet music as it should be. Digital. 
Netwok
From: Romania 
Netwok uses geolocation magic to maximize the opportunity to establish, manage and pitch for new business collaborations wherever you are.
Openhotelier
From: Maldives
Openhotelier simplifies travel distribution by giving travel agents direct real-time access to room allocation of lodging providers.
PackagePeer
From: USA 
PackagePeer is a network which connects online shoppers with neighbors that volunteer to take delivery of goods in their name for a fee.
Paranoid Fan
From: USA
Paranoid Fan is a sports-centric social network for mobile devices – a place where sports fans can make new friends.
Parquo
From: Spain
Parquo lets users book parking spots with up to a 50% discount or make up to €200 a month renting out their space.
Part-up
From: Netherlands 
Got a job to do and need a team? Just say so. Part-upis the teamwork platform that connects you to the talent that you’re looking for.
PLAYBRUSH
From: United Kingdom 
PLAYBRUSH makes brushing teeth fun by transforming your toothbrush into a mobile gaming controller. For kids & young-at-heart grown-ups only!
Present 
From: Singapore
Present is a free social video diary. Capturing your life’s journey has never been more convenient & easy!
Publicize
From: USA 
Publicize is transforming the way that startups approach PR.
Rankle 
From: Switzerland
Rankle is an innovative web content recommendation and search tool, matching user rated content with user interests.
ReSnap
From: Netherlands 
ReSnap uses smart algorithms to produce online photo books from your best photos in under a minute.
Savah App 
From: United Kingdom
Savah App offers high-fidelity prototyping for web and mobile apps without any code. A collaborative tool that streamlines feedback right on the design screen.
Sentiance
From: Belgium 
Sentiance unlocks contextual mobile experiences by mining sensor data on smartphones, wearables and connected devices.
Setting.io
From: Germany 
Setting.io provides short-term bookings of office space – the Airbnb for workspaces
Somewhere 
From: United Kingdom
Somewhere let’s you share your work and find your people – cultural based matching for companies and employees.
SponsorMyEvent 
From: Luxembourg
SponsorMyEvent is a marketplace that matches event-organizers with event-sponsors. It is the booking.com of the event industry.
Spottedmap
From: Switzerland 
Spottedmap is the Tinder for missed connections: it enables you to reconnect with people you randomly meet in everyday life.
Storygami 
From: United Kingdom
Storygami makes online videos smarter by allowing users to add layers of interactivity that increase audience engagement and retention.
Student.world
From: Netherlands 
Student.world is a social platform to connect students worldwide. Share with many and use the intuitive structure to discover more!
Swift Shift 
From: United Kingdom
Swift Shift allows you to deploy staff across stores in minutes based on real time operations data.
Synkick 
From: Netherlands
Synkick are changing the way people interact with music. Never argue again about what to play next!
tsjing
From: Belgium 
tsjing is an intelligent smartphone ordering application for one of the sexiest industries in the world – hospitality.
Teamleader
From: Belgium 
Teamleader is a unified tool for CRM, invoicing and project planning. Easy to use, accessible at any time and at any place.
Teamster
From: Australia 
Teamster connects people who enjoy the same sport and allows everyone to see what sports activities their friends have planned for the week
The LearnScape
From: Belgium 
The LearnScape is a learning eco-system that uses social apps, e-coaching and safe intranet to stimulate formal and informal learning.
UScout
From: Netherlands 
UScout helps professional scouts to find the sports stars of tomorrow faster. Spot your talent in an online, data-driven community.
Viosk
From: USA 
Viosk is all you need for your animated business video. Just select a template, edit your content, and render your video.
Waffle
From: United Kingdom
Waffle provides instant access to your favourite events: Tap into Coachella, the Grand Prix or even International Waffle Day. Download now and make your mark.
WealthArc
From: Poland 
WealthArc is an asset management system as a service: leverage data to put your portfolio on a winning trajectory.
Yeller
From: Netherlands 
Yeller lets you share your taxi in 3 steps: 1. enter destination + time 2. find a match + chat 3. book a taxi straight from the app
You Know Watt
From: Belgium 
You Know Watt is your electrical consumption shazam: Find out how much energy you’re using with each electrical appliance.
zMerce 
From: Netherlands
The zMerce Mi8 Marketing Intelligence Suite saves time and money with automated customer profile enrichment and automated marketing actions.
Nederlandse corporates weten geen raad met start-ups
Nederlandse start-ups denken te klein, stelt Sigrid Johannisse, directeur van Startup Delta (Economie, 14 april). Ze moeten meer ballen tonen, anders vinden ze nooit die grote investeerder om een wereldspeler van ze te maken.
Cultuuromslag
Dit gebrek aan zichtbaarheid belemmert de kansen voor start-ups om door te stoten naar de fase van snelle groei. In tien jaar tijd is de cultuur in ons land omgeslagen van een plek met een ingedut ondernemingsklimaat naar een regio waar het bruist van ideeën en ondernemingszin. Ook de infrastructuur waarin beginnende bedrijfjes goed gedijen is verbeterd. Cijfers staven de omslag: in 2014 haalden 75 uiteenlopende Nederlandse start-ups 500 miljoen euro op.
Maar Johannisse heeft gelijk dat Nederland internationaal bepaald nog geen reputatie heeft als start-up-hub en daarom ook onvoldoende op de radar van grote durfinvesteerders staat. Dit gebrek aan zichtbaarheid belemmert de kansen voor start-ups om door te stoten naar de fase van snelle groei; een fase die veel meer kapitaal vereist dan de kleinere informal investors kunnen leveren.
Volgens Johannisse is die onzichtbaarheid te wijten aan het benepen blikveld van de start-ups. De werkelijkheid is anders. Om bij grote investeerders in het vizier te komen, moet je als beginnend bedrijf bewijzen dat je doorgroeipotentieel hebt. En niets toont dat beter aan dan het binnenslepen van je eerste grote klant.
Taaie klus
Uit eigen ervaring weet ik dat dat een taaie klus is in Nederland. Grote bedrijven zijn huiverig om met startups in zee te gaan, bang voor afbreukrisico of reputatieschade als het verkeerd gaat. Om dezelfde redenen maken start-ups ook bij aanbestedingen door de overheid weinig kans. En zo wordt het dus lastig om op te vallen bij grotere investeerders.
Deze terughoudendheid berust op een denkfout. Grote bedrijven en de overheid hebben innovatie hard nodig, maar hebben vaak grote moeite die zelf te genereren. Dit kunnen ze prima ondervangen door samen te werken met start-ups die goedkoop en flexibel zijn, internet goed begrijpen en big data in het hart van hun diensten hebben.
Start-up angst
Als we tot het vaste jachtterrein van investeerders willen behoren, moeten niet start-ups maar grote Nederlandse bedrijven minder benepen leren denken. Ook onze eigen start-up Zonline had door die terughoudendheid grote moeite met het aantrekken van kapitaal voor verdere expansie. Pas toen het ons, na meerdere bijnadood-ervaringen, gelukt was om een groot energiebedrijf (E.on) als klant aan ons te binden, gingen de deuren open en stapte het Amerikaanse Sungevity in als investeerder.
Dat is de crux. Nederland is van ver gekomen. Maar als we tot het vaste jachtterrein van investeerders willen behoren, moeten niet start-ups maar grote Nederlandse bedrijven minder benepen leren denken. Alleen als die hun start-up angst afschudden, kunnen meer veelbelovende bedrijven tot bloei komen. En wie weet blijkt de nieuwe Google allang te bestaan, ergens in een garage in Appelscha.
bron: Volkskrant
opinie van: Roebyem Anders
Welke KPI’s zijn belangrijk voor incubator managers? UBI index research deadline 24 april
Sinds drie jaar onderzoekt UBI Global de prestaties van universiteitsgerelateerde business incubators. Vorig jaar eindige YES!Delft als hoogst geplaatste Nederlandse incubator (zie artikel Emerce).
“YES!Delft is one of the best business incubators in the world. They add an exceptional amount of value for entrepreneurs in the program and have a great impact on the regional economy.” vertelde co-founder Dhruv Bhatli van UBI index.
Ook dit jaar verzorgt UBI dit wereldwijde onderzoek met incubators (aan deelname zijn geen kosten verbonden). U moet uw wens om deel te nemen voor 24 april doorgeven via info@ubiindex.com of via http://ubi-global.com/apply/ . Dit jaar zijn twee categorieën toegevoegd, namelijk ‘Business Innovation Centre’ en ‘Business Accelerator’. We willen deelname bij onze leden van harte aanbevelen.
Welke KPI’s zijn belangrijk voor incubator managers?
UBI onderzoekt ook welke KPI’s de incubator managers het meest belangrijk vinden voor de ontwikkeling van hun programma; met een scope van 3 jaar zijn daar nu duidelijke uitspraken over te doen.
Volgens onderzoeker Lauro Carnicelli staat het creëren van arbeidsplaatsen met stip bovenaan, gevolgd door overlevingskans van de start-ups. Met 14-15% zijn de volgende drie KPI’s ‘geslaagde start-ups’, gemiddelde investering en aantal klanten dat financiering heeft ontvangen.
Met 38% van de stemmen is banengroei dus de belangrijkste factor. Deels heeft dit te maken met het feit dat makkelijk te meten is, maar het is ook duidelijk dat banen een belangrijke factor zijn om de maatschappelijke relevantie aan te tonen.
Overlevingskans en het aantal ‘graduated’ incubatees zijn de meest gebruikte gegevens om een indicatie af te geven over de kwaliteit van het incubatieprogramma.
Tenslotte wordt relevant gevonden in welke mate start-ups in staat worden gesteld om externe fondsen aan te trekken, de incubator moet immers ook waarde toevoegen aan de start-ups waardoor zij beter in staat zijn om het vertrouwen van financiers te winnen voor de volgende fase van hun ontwikkeling. Met een gemiddelde globale score van 38% van de start-ups die externe bronnen weten aan te spreken – is er nog ruimte voor verbetering.
Uw eigen rapport in ruil voor deelname aan het onderzoek
ESA BIC shows potential of space at the Hannover Messe
People benefit daily from space technology. And not only through satellite navigation in cars or live sports events on television. The possibilities for applications are endless, says Martijn Seijger, director of space incubator ESA BIC in Noordwijk, the Netherlands. At the Hannover Messe he will show the world how Dutch space applications are making our lives more efficient, safer and more enjoyable.
ESA BIC encourages budding entrepreneurs to take technologies originally developed for space or applications for satellite data, and develop them for terrestrial applications. This is done in cooperation with, amongst others, ESA and NSO.
Can you give an example of such an innovative space application?
‘One of the start-ups we have invited to present at the Hannover Messe is Social Charging. With his company, Gert Jan Geurts is developing an app that is going to change electric cars. Electric car owners all have the same questions: where can I charge my car? What is the precise location of the charging station, and is it already in use? And if so, when will it be available again? This kind of information is not currently available, but will be provided by the Social Charging app. A community of electric drivers will be created. This is interesting for the users themselves, but also for advertisers and infrastructure owners.’
Is this a typical example of companies that participate in ESA BIC?
‘The ESA BIC technology transfer programme has a broad scope. Space has many different applications in our society. Although many companies focus on applications that use Earth observation data and satellite navigation. So using satellite data to develop new or more efficient activities in agriculture, energy, infrastructure and mobility.’
How will you convince businesses to invest their time and money?
ESTEC, the largest ESA site, is situated in Noordwijk, the Netherlands‘By showing them what is already possible. At Hannover Messe, together with Verhaert Connect and Social Charging, we will talk about smart cities and smart agriculture, two areas in which satellite applications play an important role. Creative entrepreneurs already think in terms of new applications. At ESA BIC we highlight the opportunities in space by organising activities such as app challenges. These challenges last 36 hours and focus on smart mobility, smart agriculture or smart cities, where everyone can contribute to explore relevant applications of satellite data.’
Where does the Netherlands stand when it comes to space applications?
‘There’s a willingness to do business in the Netherlands. And the best kept secret of the space industry in the Netherlands is obviously ESTEC, ESA’s technical centre, in Noordwijk. The high-tech industry can benefit from the knowledge that is already present. It is not a coincidence that the ESA BIC is just a stone’s throw from ESTEC.’
When will you consider the Hannover Messe to be a success?
The Space Business Incubation Centre in Noordwijk.‘If I can convey to an international audience that the Netherlands is doing some very special things with space technology, especially the start-ups. For example, an application that helps to streamline municipal parking. And better analysis and training of professional athletes is even possible using space applications.’
Hannover Messe
The Dutch space industry will be present at the Hannover Messe from 13 to 17 April under the banner of NL Space. From rocket components, solar panels and sensors, to satellite applications and fundamental science; Dutch hardware and expertise will be a highlight at one of the world’s largest industry trade shows.
Martijn Seijger from ESA BIC will be present in the Holland High Tech House, Hall 2, on Monday 13 April until 14:00. Between 14:00 and 16:00 he will lead a workshop together with Verhaert and Social Charging in Hall 4, stand E 49.
www.esa-bic.nl
Port of Rotterdam and YES!Delft want to connect startups to the harbour
To keep being one of the biggest ports in the world, the Port of Rotterdam teams up with business incubator YES!Delft to bring new life in the area with the Port Innovation Lab.
The ambition to connect startups to the harbour is part of a bigger plan to accelerate innovation around the Rotterdam port: the Port Innovation Lab (PIL).
Matching
In PIL ideas and startups are matched to existing businesses in the harbour area, something that wasn’t easy before. This way, startups can find a quick launching customer and the port profits from tackling business cases – which can lead to a possible spin-off from a harbour company.
According to the press release, the Port Innovation Lab wants to be on top of new technological ideas. Based on current issues in the harbour, YES!Delft will build validated business models with startups, entrepreneurs, SME’s and just about everyone with an idea.
The business development part of the programme will be in Delft, testing and networking will be done mainly in Rotterdam. “We aim for a 50-50 presence in both areas”, commercial director of YES!Delft Wouter de Bruijne told StartupJuncture.
Harbour as a hotbed
The Port of Rotterdam may be become another innovative hotbed in The Netherlands. First, there is a campus with startups already, the RDM campus, with notable inhabitants like the RDM Makerspace (3d printing), Energy Floors (the name says it all) and TU Delft spin-off Ampelmann (offshore industry).
Second, the cooperation between Delft and Rotterdam is a great match, as the Delft incubator already has a lot of potential when it comes to startups that can help the Port of Rotterdam. OCRS for example, which makes a biodegradable spray to remove spilled oil from seawater. Holland Container Innovations, which makes foldable containers and Vizionz, which makes foundations for offshore wind turbines.
source: startupjuncture.com
First Dutch startup visa presented to New Zealand entrepreneur
This afternoon Secretary of State Fred Teeven presents the first Dutch startup visa to Finn Hansen from New Zealand, founder of Med Canvas.
StartupJuncture first reported on the new Dutch startup visa in December 2014. Over the following weeks, the article attracted quite a lot of attention. If visitor numbers are any indication, visa law is indeed a hot topic!
Dutch minister Henk Kamp of Economic Affairs said this about the startup visa: “With this startup visa, the Netherlands will be more attractive for foreign startups and growing businesses. This is important because these startups can contribute to a high quality, innovative and challenging investment climate in the Netherlands,”
The startup visa allows innovative startups from outside the European Union to stay in The Netherlands for one year, so they can develop the startup. Startups need to be backed by a facilitator, for example one of the established accelerators or incubators such as Rockstart, Startupbootcamp, Utrecht INC, YES!Delft, ESA BIC or ACE Venture Lab. After a maximum of one year, the ‘normal’ procedures may be followed to apply for a regular immigrant entrepreneur visa.
When asked In December, the Dutch government expected to receive dozens of applications for the startup visa within the first year. Hansen will be the first to receive a visa today. The entrepreneur is also former operational director of Rockstart, so it comes as no surprise that Med Canvas will be backed by Rockstart during the first year.
Wie wordt de volgende succesvolle cleantechstart-up?
Cleantech-start-ups worden in het acceleratorprogramma van Climate-KIC klaargestoomd om de markt te veroveren. De inschrijving voor de nieuwe ronde is begonnen.
Climate-KIC is het enige Europese acceleratorprogramma voor startende cleantechondernemers. Zij krijgen de kans om hun ambities waar te maken met ondersteuning die bestaat uit intensieve coaching, een groot netwerk en een financiële injectie.
De inschrijving voor de volgende ronde van Climate-KIC Accelerator staat open tot 12 februari. Wordt dit het jaar om een serieuze start te maken? Schrijf je hier in voor fase 1 van het programma.
Nieuwe deelnemers krijgen de kans om in de voetsporen te treden van een aantal succesvolle start-ups. Dankzij Climate-KIC hebben zij met hun ideeën de cleantech-sector weten te verrijken. DuurzaamBedrijfsleven en Climate-KIC belichten alvast een paar inspirerende bedrijven die voortkomen uit de Accelerator.
ViriCiti: slimme monitoring voor bussen
ViriCiti versnelt de transitie naar elektrisch vervoer in Europa en de Verenigde Staten. Het bedrijf levert een monitoringssysteem voor elektrische bussen. Met slim energiemanagement optimaliseert ViriCiti het rijgedrag, het binnenklimaat in de bus, de laadcycli en zelfs de route voor de bussen.
ViriCiti startte in 2012 bij Climate-KIC. In 2014 nam het bedrijf ook deel aan de US Start-up Tour, waarin dertien Europese start-ups twee weken lang door de Verenigde Staten toerden om kennis en ervaring op te doen en hun bedrijf onder de aandacht te brengen.
SNOCOM: efficiënt sneeuwruimen
SNOCOM duikt in de markt voor sneeuwruimtechnologie met zijn Continuous Snow Compression (CSC) technologie. Het voertuig van SNOCOM, de Snowcuber, verwijdert sneeuw van het wegdek en maakt er compacte pakketjes van. De sneeuw kan daarna gemakkelijk en efficiënt afgevoerd worden.
SNOCOM kreeg naast Climate-KIC Accelerator ook steun van de eigen incubator van Schiphol, theGROUNDS. De onderneming wist na een aantal succesvolle proeven ook investeringen binnen te halen van KLM, TU Delft, Rabobank en Schiphols Mainport Innovation Fund.
Nerdalize: restwarmte ICT benutten
Nerdalize maakt servers die als radiatoren kunnen worden gebruikt bij mensen thuis. Dat klinkt misschien een beetje raar, maar servers produceren veel warmte wanneer ze rekenintensieve taken uitvoeren. Door de servers als radiator in te zetten gaat deze warmte niet verloren en hoeft er ook geen compleet datacenter te worden gebouwd.
Nerdalize sleepte eerder deze maand € 250.000 aan financiering binnen van het Ministerie van Onderwijs, Cultuur en Wetenschap. Met het geld kan de start-up innovatieve kennis omzetten in commerciële toepassingen.
Meld je aan!
Climate-KIC Accelerator zoekt nieuwe, ambitieuze starters uit de cleantech-sector. Heb jij dat veelbelovende idee waarmee je internationaal door gaat breken? Kun je hulp gebruiken bij het omzetten van jouw idee in een succesvol business model, of ken je andere cleantech start-ups met een vergelijkbare ambitie? Stuur dit artikel dan aan ze door.
Voor meer informatie over het programma: Climate-KIC Accelerator.
bron: Duurzambedrijfsleven.nl
Startup: help Nederland op de kaart te zetten
In de laatste ranking van startup ecosystemen kwam Amsterdam voor op de 21st plaats. Maar dit jaar willen we het Nederlandse ecosysteem in de top 10 krijgen, help je mee?
The global startup ecosystem report is an initiative by Compass (formerly Startup Genome) and partners to rank startup ecosystems. The goal is to make the strengths and weaknesses of all ecosystems visible. The benefits for startups are twofold: in the short term it will help them make an informed decision whether to move their startup. In the long term, it should encourage countries to improve the entrepreneurial climate. You can start the survey here.
For Dutch startups it is important to have the Netherlands ranked highly, since it can help improve the funding situation in The Netherlands. Dutch startups themselves often indicated that while The Netherlands has good quality of life, access to market and access to talent, getting funded can be hard (there were many deals last year, but many smaller deals and few large VC deals from Dutch investors). A higher ranking can help attract the attention of international VCs. For this reason, we would like to ask all startups in The Netherlands to provide their input and make sure The Netherlands gets noticed.
Previous outcomes
As you can see in the attached table from the 2012 report, Silicon Vally was rated number one on all aspects:funding, company performance, talent, support, mindset and trendsetting. Runners up were Tel Aviv, Los Angeles, Seattle, New York. Highest rated European cities were London, Paris Berlin. It seems the previous report was biased towards the US and hopefully this time more European startups will provide input.
For The Netherlands, the survey comes at an interesting time. On the one hand the Dutch startup system has definitely grown: there are probably more than 1300 startups (more than half are listed in DutchStartupDatabase), more meetups, events and also more support from mainstream media. On the other hand, the same is probably true for all other startup ecosystems. Hopefully the StartupDelta initiative can help to position the Netherlands better: instead of just counting the Amsterdam activities and facilities, we should call StartupDelta an ecosystem. After all: travel times between Dutch cities are often shorter than travel times within London or Paris.
The survey can be started here and takes less than 10 minutes. It can be filled in by startups, investors and other stakeholders, and contains for instance questions on number of pitches and deal sizes, making it possible for Compass to compare cities based on actual numbers.
Image credit: J Kleeman
bron: StartupJuncture
Brainport prima leerschool voor StartupDelta
Neelie Kroes wil Nederland binnen anderhalf jaar naar de top drie stuwen van Europese ecosystemen met de meeste startup’s. Dat kondigde ze woensdag 4 februari aan tijdens haar werkbezoek aan Brainport Regio Eindhoven. De voormalige Eurocommissaris is sinds kort door het kabinet gevraagd als ‘special envoy’ van StartupDelta. Een initiatief van het ministerie van Economische Zaken om de beste voedingsbodem te creëren zodat meer startups ontstaan in Nederland.
Nederlandse start-up rolt game uit op innovatiecongres in Brazilië
Het Nederlandse bedrijf Innovative Dutch giet een deel van een evenement voor Braziliaanse start-ups in een nieuwe vorm met behulp van een door hen ontwikkelde game. De wedstrijd vindt plaats op Campus Party Brasil, een grootschalig innovatiecongres in Sao Paulo van 3-7 februari.
De Campus Party is een serie conferenties over innovatie & ICT. In Sao Paulo wordt het evenement voor de 8e keer georganiseerd. Er zijn jaarlijks zo’n 150.000 bezoekers en 8000 campusieros: studenten en ondernemers die een week lang deelnemen aan verschillende wedstrijden en workshops. Van deze 8000 deelnemers zijn 200 veelbelovende start-ups geselecteerd. 45 van hen nemen deel aan de Innovation Management Game van Innovative Dutch.
De Nederlandse start-up is hiertoe een samenwerking aangegaan met SEBRAE, de Braziliaanse dienst voor het MKB en hoofdsponsor van de Campus Party. De finale van de wedstrijd vindt plaats op zaterdag 7 februari 2015 in de Sao Paulo Expo. “We zijn met SEBRAE in gesprek over uitbreiding van onze activiteiten in Brazilië. Het feit dat SEBRAE 8,5 leden heeft biedt Innovative Dutch een mooie kans. Met dit evenement trappen we onze samenwerking af.” aldus Jan Spruijt, oprichter & CEO van Innovative Dutch. Alle deelnemers krijgen een deelnamepakket van de Nederlandse Ambassade en de winnaars krijgen onder andere een interview met de ‘Canadian Angel Investor of 2014’ en innovatiedirecteuren van Google en KLM.
Over Innovative Dutch
Innovative Dutch ontwikkelt serious games for serious professionals. Innovative Dutch doet dit met name voor hogescholen, universiteiten en grote organisaties. Het bedrijf is in 2012 opgericht en draait een groeiend aantal games in verschillende landen. De oprichter, Jan Spruijt, is tevens Director of Studies van de innovatieopleiding Advanced Business Creation aan Avans Hogeschool
Meer informatie
http://www.innovativedutch.com/nederlands-innovative-dutch-gaat-naar-brazilie/?lang=nl
http://www.campus-party.com.br/
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