Dutch Startup Changemakers: Graciëlla van Vliet
Graciëlla van Vliet is an enthusiastic and passionate entrepreneur. She’s the Co-Founder of Closure, a service for relatives to end or alter subscriptions, contracts and accounts of their loved one, once he/she has passed away. Find out how she entered the startup world, what is it about entrepreneurship that particularly attracts her and what are the top…
Dennis Huizing: Leapfunder’s New Country Leader for the Netherlands
Dennis Huizing designs and implements scalable processes that stimulate the growth of startups. He guides them through their first investment and makes sure they are investor-ready for potential follow-ups and have healthy relationships with all investors involved. Recently, he joined the Leapfunder team as the Country Leader for the Netherlands. Find out what his main…
German Startup Changemakers: Ben Ohloff
We interviewed Ben Ohloff, founder of 7Druids, who has profound internet and technology experience. He took part in setting up and growing one of the most successful german startups, StayFriends. Find out how he entered the startup world, what is it about entrepreneurship that particularly attracts him, and what are the lessons for founders he learned over…
MyStay: Making Your Guests Happy
MyStay is a Dutch-based startup with 15 employees, which has expanded from an SBC program in 2016, raising more than 1,4M€. The Van der Valk hotel chain was their first piloting partner and has cooperated with MyStay since day one. Booking.com recognized the platform’s potential scalability and offered MyStay to be part of their piloting…
Dutch Startup Changemakers: Robin Dohmen
We interviewed Robin Dohmen, the co-founder of Pitchy, an online pitch tool, and OWOW, a creative agency that designs and develops apps and websites for (funded) startups and corporates. He was fortunate enough to work with hundreds of startups, scaleups and innovating corporates, which is why he’s quite familiar with the Dutch startup ecosystem. Find out…
Miriam Bundel: The New Person Behind Leapfunder’s Round Table Sessions in Germany
We interviewed Miriam Bundel, the Co-founder of Unternehmerwissen, who is now also part of the Leapfunder team. Thanks to her experience and background in the startup world, she is now responsible for organizing the Round Table Sessions in Germany. Find out what’s her experience at Leapfunder so far, how she feels she can influence the…
Soulskill: Short Form Video Curation & Publishing
Soulskill assists consumer platforms to deepen engagement within their users, by helping them publish curated short-form video content from their influencers. The content sourced by Soulskill stays in line with the brand’s identity and meets the user’s interests. Recently, they launched their first podcast series named ‘The Future of Content’ where they share their knowledge…
You Can Set Up a Sensible Equity Incentive Scheme in the Netherlands, But You Have to Know What You Want
Sjoerd Mol is an attorney-at-law and partner at Benvalor. He is also the co-author of the book ‘Venture Capital Deal Terms: a guide to negotiating and structuring venture capital transactions’. Find out what equity incentive schemes he has seen in the Netherlands and what kind of scheme he would typically recommend. 1. Hi Sjoerd, thank…
Skytree: Air Recirculation in Closed Spaces
Skytree is part of the growing ‘Direct Air Capture’ (DAC) industry. Their first of a kind process removes CO2 and H2O from car cabins by harnessing life-support technology originally developed at the European Space Agency. By removing dangerous CO2 & humidity build-up, a Skytree air purifier enables the full recirculation of internal cabin air which in…
German Startup Changemakers: Miriam Bundel
Miriam Bundel is the Co-founder of Unternehmerwissen, an event and conference program for entrepreneurs. They bring together experts, entrepreneurs and investors, to help founders take their business to the next level. The events are all about sharing in-depth knowledge regarding growth, personal freedom and development. Find out how Miriam entered the startup world, what is…
