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Founded
Northern Netherlands startup ecosystem organization · Northern Netherlands
The startup support organisation for Groningen, Friesland and Drenthe, running programmes, co-founder matching, mentoring and an angel network from Groningen and Leeuwarden.
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If you have moved to Groningen, Leeuwarden or Drenthe and want to start a company, this is the regional first stop, with co-founder matching and an angel network, and an introductory meeting for people who do not know where to begin.
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About
Founded promotes, supports and connects startups and scale-ups in the three northern Dutch provinces, Groningen, Friesland and Drenthe, from two locations, one in Groningen and one in Leeuwarden. Its offer to founders splits into two tracks. The build track covers validation and growth: a starter guide, a scan showing what a company's next step should be, a messaging community, a co-founder community with personal matchmaking, mentoring by entrepreneurs who have already built and scaled companies, accelerator programmes, and trade missions abroad. The capital track prepares companies for money: an investor readiness programme, a check on the pitch deck, a scan of dilutive and non dilutive funding options, and a regular event with an angel network that puts founders in front of angels and funds. It also keeps a calendar of events, publishes stories about founders in the region, and offers people new to it an introductory meeting to work out what they need. Its ecosystem work is co-funded by the European Union alongside regional partners.
What they offer
- Mentoring by entrepreneurs who have built and scaled companies
- Investor readiness programme, pitch deck check and a funding and investor scan
- Angel network events introducing founders to angels and funds
- Introductory meeting for founders new to the organisation
Good to know
- Its geography is Groningen, Friesland and Drenthe.
- There is an English version of the site, but some programme descriptions on the English pages are still in Dutch.
- It connects, coaches and introduces. It does not itself invest, and an introduction to an investor is not a commitment of money.
- It supports company building, not relocation, permits or housing.
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