The Academic Startup Competition is the place to be for Dutch Academic entrepreneurs to compete for a spot in the top 20 of the most promising upcoming science based start-ups in the Netherlands 23/24. By winning the competition you will be provided access to various peer-2-peer discussion groups with investors, experienced founders and experts. You will receive a national stage through media coverage and networking events. 
Lastly, you will receive the possibility to join us at global networking events such as Hello Tomorrow (Paris) and the USA.  

So are you an academic spin-off or do you have a strong partnership with any of the Dutch research institutes? Do you have at least two founders and raised initial funding? Do you have a strong technical foundation or are you a social based science disrupting outdated systemic processes?

Find out if you are you of the Netherlands top 20 – most promising academic startups of 23/24. 

Registrations are open on the 28th of September 2023!

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