Partners for NL at Slush

The Dutch mission to Slush is a collective effort of knowledge institutes, incubators, and government-backed bodies, representing a key part of the Dutch startup and scale-up ecosystem and providing participants with valuable support.

Partners

The Dutch mission, along with its participants, side events, matchmaking, and support, would not be possible without the involvement of:​

RVO

 

The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) is a government agency -part of the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy. It helps entrepreneurs and organisations to invest, develop and expand their businesses and projects, both in the Netherlands and abroad. Amongst their services is the facilitation of trade missions and participation in international expo's.

4TU

 

The 4TU.Federation, the alliance of the four universities of technology in the Netherlands, aims to boost and pool technical expertise. They plan to educate and deliver sufficient excellent engineers and technological designers, to deliver internationally-renowned and societally-relevant research, and to stimulate cooperation between research institutes, industry and public organisations. 

Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Finland

 

The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands' main task is the promotion of Dutch-Finnish trade collaboration, with a focus on circular economy, the green transition and digitalization. The Embassy in Helsinki follows and interprets economic development in Finland, identifies collaboration opportunities and assists in making the right connections.

Founded: Promoting, supporting and connecting startups and scale-ups from the Northern Netherlands. By working together, we create an optimal climate for startups and scale-ups. Knowledge institutions, investors, growth programs, communities and inspiring events join forces for (future) founders.

 

Rotterdam is a hotbed for innovative entrepreneurs that contribute to a sustainable, circular, inclusive and digital city in the new economy. Up!Rotterdam supports these entrepreneurs in scaling up their businesses, by providing them with better access to capital, talent, and new markets and by shaping a community that enhances peer learning.

UPALMERE! is the action program of Almere for startups, startups, and innovators. As a pioneer city Almere is growing into one of the largest cities of the Netherlands.  New Town Almere is all about experimentation and innovation. UPALMERE is a new startup innovation ecosystem. We supports, connect and doing what is needed to help the entrepreneurs in our community to be succesfull.  

Created in 2015, StartupAmsterdam is an action program run by the City of Amsterdam that brings the public and private sectors together to support the startups, scale-ups, entrepreneurs and other players in the local ecosystem. By taking part in dozens of projects and initiatives promoting innovative and sustainable entrepreneurship, it's helped the Dutch capital become a major player in the global scene.

The Gate - Brainport Eindhoven improves the quantity and quality of the high-tech spin-offs and startups in the Brainport region by creating, coordinating and utilizing an excellent entrepreneurial ecosystem for (tech)startups in the Brainport region.
 

The Gate is an easy access single entry point (one-stop-shop) for (deep)tech startups and spin-offs in Brainport Eindhoven. Thereby bringing focus to technology business incubation in the Brainport Region while creating synergies among the activities of stakeholders involved.

The ROM Utrecht Region supports regional innovative companies with investments, internationalisation and innovation. Our focus areas are Life Science and Health and New Digital Society. We connect ambitious, innovative entrepreneurs with knowledge, financing and access points to other markets. In the Netherlands and abroad.

The Hague is the city for entrepreneurs who want to build a better world. As ImpactCity, The Hague offers a wide range of opportunities and services to entrepreneurs and other impact makers with innovative solutions.