For Founders

Accelerate growth, increase impact

Take the next step in your startup's growth by focusing on your vision, addressing challenges, and pursuing your ambitions.

Learn how to overcome obstacles, learn from other founders, find the right programs and events that suit your needs, and get support to build a healthy business and take your startup to the next phase.

Build

Validation and growth

Explore the programs, missions, and events that can help you find your problem-solution fit.

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Founders Starter Guide

Most important tasks at a glance.

Consistency Scan

A scan to determine where you are now with your startups and what is the next step?

WhatsApp Community

Connect with Founders from the North.

Co-Founder Community

Find the right co-founder and build a strong team from day one. With personal matchmaking and a network that thinks along.

Trade Missions

Internationale zichtbaarheid en nieuwe connecties via handelsmissies

Mentoring

Learn directly from people who built, failed, and scaled up.

Accelerator Programmes

Intensieve begeleiding van idee tot validatie via acceleratorprogramma’s, zoals het Startup Program.

Raise

Capital

Discover which programs and events can help bring your next funding round to a successful close.

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Dealflow Thursday & Angel Network

Get in front of the right investors. Dealflow Donderdag and our Angel Network bring together founders, angels and funds for honest feedback, warm introductions and the change to secure funding.

Investor readiness

An intensive program to prepare you for investment. With expert guidance and direct investor input.

Pitch Deck Check

Stop guessing what investors want to see. This check gives you direct feedback on your deck.

Funding & Investor Scan

The scan gives a clear insight into non-dilutive and dilutive options. The right money at the right time.

Your next step

Get started with Founded

New to Founded, or wondering what we can do for your startup? Book an introduction. In a short chat, we'll look at where you are right now, what you're looking for, and how Founded can connect you with the right people, programs, and opportunities.

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Programs & events

Ready for your next step?

Or curious to see what else is in store?Check out our programs and events.

Programs

Develop and validate

Get the right tools, guidance, and network to get your startup off the ground.

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Events

Meet and learn

Events where you discover new ideas and learn from experienced entrepreneurs.

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Contact

Let's talk

Get in touch with one of our Community Leads.

Jochem Hoekstra

Community Lead | Growth-Stage Founders

jochem@founded.in

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Alexandre Chatelier

Community Lead | Early Stage Founders

alexandre@founded.in

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The impact of northern startups is enormous, both economically and socially.
That is exactly what we do this for.

Bertwin Kampman

Director Founded

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The Startup Program helped us validate our idea, and via Tjarda from Founded we got in touch with the right people.

Ivan Ilin

Co-founded | IKI.AI

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Founded has played an important role in helping us leverage our €4M funding milestone. At QT Sense, we’re grateful to be part of the Northern Netherlands ecosystem, where science, talent, and entrepreneurship come together.

Hoang Nguyen

Co-founder | QT sense

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I was the guest speaker at Founded's Business Lunch Talk, and what inspired me most were the students’ fearless questions: How do you hold on to your mission when things get tough and what happens when profit and purpose are in tension? This new generation doesn’t separate business and impact, they expect both. And that gives me hope.

Virginia Yanquilevich

Founder | Dopper

News

News from Founders

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