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Top 36 Accelerators and Incubators in The Netherlands in 2024

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If you are looking to start your business in The Netherlands, it is never a bad idea to join an accelerator or incubator.

These organizations are designed to help startup businesses by providing them with office space, advice and access to potential partners, investors, and customers.

In this article, we have collected the 36 most popular accelerators and incubators from The Netherlands.


The 36 Best Accelerators and Incubators in The Netherlands

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1) Rockstart

Rockstart

Rockstart is an early-stage investor that supports purpose-driven founders in three industries: energy, agriculture, and emerging technologies.

Details of the startup:

  • City: Amsterdam
  • Started in: 2011
  • Founders: Bjorn Brekel, Don Ritzen, James Digby, Koen Wagemakers, Oscar Kneppers, Rune Theill, Susana Arévalo
  • Industries: AgriFood, Energy, Emerging Tech
  • Number of investments: 175
  • Number of exits: 12
  • Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 24

You can find their website here.

2) InnoEnergy

InnoEnergy

InnoEnergy supports sustainable energy innovations that provide industry with risk-free, new technologies that reduce energy costs, improve system performance, lower glasshouse gas (GHG) emissions, create jobs, and make businesses more competitive.

Details of the startup:

  • City: Eindhoven
  • Started in: 2010
  • Founders: Diego Pavía
  • Industries: Energy
  • Number of investments: 127
  • Number of exits: 2
  • Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 5

You can find their website here.

3) Startupbootcamp Commerce Amsterdam

Startupbootcamp Commerce Amsterdam

Startupbootcamp is a network of industry-specific accelerators around the world.

Details of the startup:

  • City: Amsterdam
  • Started in: 2010
  • Founders: Marc Wesselink, Patrick Zeeuw, Ruud Hendriks
  • Industries: AI, Blockchain, Technology, Impact Technology, Sustainability, Climate Tech, Ocean Tech, IoT, Biotech, Cleantech
  • Number of investments: 35
  • Number of exits: 3

You can find their website here.

4) Startupbootcamp Smart City & IoT Amsterdam

Startupbootcamp Smart City & IoT Amsterdam

Startupbootcamp Smart City & IoT is the best startup accelerator for companies that are innovating and shaking up the Smart City & IoT space.

Details of the startup:

  • City: Amsterdam
  • Started in: 2015
  • Founders: Marc Wesselink, Patrick Zeeuw, Ruud Hendriks
  • Industries: Agriculture, Energy, Water, Healthcare, Beauty, Education
  • Number of investments: 34
  • Number of exits: 2

You can find their website here.

5) NLC

NLC

NLC is a European Healthtech Venture Builder that works to improve health care and make it available to everyone.

Details of the startup:

  • City: Amsterdam
  • Started in: 2014
  • Founders: Bert-Arjan Millenaar
  • Industries: Life Science, Medical Technology, Ehealth, Healthcare, Medical Devices, HealthTech
  • Number of investments: 33

You can find their website here.

6) World Startup Factory

World Startup Factory

WorldStartup is a global entrepreneurship platform on a mission to accelerate the global transition to more sustainable and equitable societies.

Details of the startup:

  • City: The Hague
  • Started in: 2014
  • Industries: Industry Agnostic
  • Number of investments: 30

You can find their website here.

7) ACE Incubator

ACE Incubator

ACE helps students, researchers, and academics turn their ideas for tech or science-based businesses into companies that will have a big impact in the future.

Details of the startup:

  • City: Amsterdam
  • Started in: 2013
  • Founders: Erik Boer, Peter Krijnsen
  • Industries: Science, Technology
  • Number of investments: 29
  • Number of exits: 1
  • Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 12

You can find their website here.

8) StartLife

StartLife

StartLife helps promising early-stage startups find their way to success and build companies that make a difference.

Details of the startup:

  • City: Wageningen
  • Started in: 2010
  • Industries: AgTech, FoodTech
  • Number of investments: 20
  • Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 12

You can find their website here.

9) Fashion For Good

Fashion For Good

Fashion for Good has a program for new companies that are making changes in the areas of sustainability, circularity, and transparency to make all fashion good.

Details of the startup:

  • City: Amsterdam
  • Started in: 2016
  • Industries: Fashion
  • Number of investments: 18
  • Number of exits: 1
  • Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 12

You can find their website here.

10) Crosspring

Crosspring

Crosspring is a company that invests in teams that want to start a successful business or want to grow their current business in the areas of software, the Internet, mobile apps, and software.

Details of the startup:

  • City: Zoetermeer
  • Started in: 2006
  • Founders: Maurice Beckand Verwee
  • Industries: FinTech, AI, SaaS, Cyber Security, AgTech, AR, VR, Food
  • Number of investments: 14
  • Number of exits: 1
  • Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 72

You can find their website here.

11) ABN AMRO & Techstars Future of Finance Accelerator

ABN AMRO & Techstars Future of Finance Accelerator

The ABN AMRO & Techstars Future of Finance Accelerator is for the best entrepreneurs in all areas of Fintech, with a focus on digital assets and sustainability.

Details of the startup:

  • City: Amsterdam
  • Industries: FinTech
  • Number of investments: 10

You can find their website here.

12) LUMO labs

LUMO labs

LUMO Labs is an impact-driven multi-stage (pre-seed to series A) capital fund with a two-year venture builder program for founding teams of ventures focused on AI/Data, Blockchain, Robotics/Drones, IoT, and/or VR/AR.

Details of the startup:

  • City: Eindhoven
  • Started in: 2016
  • Founders: Andy Lürling, Sven Bakkes
  • Industries: AI, Data, Blockchain, Robotics, Drones, IoT, VR, AR
  • Number of investments: 08

You can find their website here.

13) HiiL Justice Accelerator

HiiL Justice Accelerator

The HiiL Justice Accelerator is a 4-month program that gives you: €10,000 in funding without an equity stake.

Details of the startup:

  • City: The Hague
  • Started in: 2005
  • Industries: Industry Agnostic
  • Number of investments: 03

You can find their website here.

14) UtrechtInc

UtrechtInc

UtrechtInc supports researchers, first-time founders of tech startups and entrepreneurial students.

Details of the startup:

  • City: Utrecht
  • Started in: 2009
  • Founders: Bart Verhulst
  • Industries: Technology, Software,
  • Number of investments: 02

You can find their website here.

15) HighTechXL

HighTechXL

HighTechXL is a business accelerator that brings together teams of entrepreneurs and tech experts to work on the world's most cutting-edge technologies.

Details of the startup:

  • City: Eindhoven
  • Started in: 2016
  • Founders: Guus Frericks, Patrick Gabriels
  • Industries: DeepTech
  • Number of investments: 02
  • Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 12

You can find their website here.

16) InvestInFuture

InvestInFuture

InvestInFuture is a private equity/venture capital fund that invests in businesses run by and for young people (aged below 30).

Details of the startup:

  • City: Den Haag
  • Started in: 2010
  • Industries: Industry Agnostic
  • Number of investments: 02

You can find their website here.

17) One planetcrowd

One planetcrowd

Since 2012, Oneplanetcrowd has been the Netherlands' first sustainable crowdfunding website.

Details of the startup:

  • City: Amsterdam
  • Started in: 2012
  • Founders: Coenraad de Vries, Laura Rooseboom, Maarten de Jong
  • Industries: Social, Sustainability
  • Number of investments: 01

You can find their website here.

18) PortXL

PortXL

PortXL is the first port and maritime accelerator in the world.

Details of the startup:

  • City: Rotterdam
  • Started in: 2015
  • Industries: Maritime Tech
  • Number of investments: 01
  • Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 15

You can find their website here.

19) Tiger Accelerator

Tiger Accelerator

Tiger Incubator is an incubator for European and East Asian Startups that focuses on health care.

Details of the startup:

  • City: Utrecht
  • Industries: Healthcare
  • Number of investments: 01

You can find their website here.

20) Clever Clover

Clever Clover

Clever Clover is an innovative business accelerator in Amsterdam.

Details of the startup:

  • City: Amsterdam
  • Started in: 2012
  • Founders: Heinrich Prokop, Loes Voermans
  • Industries: Consumer Goods
  • Number of investments: 01

You can find their website here.

21) Starthub Wageningen

Starthub Wageningen

StartHub Wageningen is a place where students, PhDs, and recent graduates of Wageningen University & Research can start new businesses and learn how to run them.

Details of the startup:

  • City: Wageningen
  • Industries: Agriculture, Food, Environment, Health, Life Sciences
  • Number of investments: 01

You can find their website here.

22) Greenhouse Cleantech Incubator

Greenhouse Cleantech Incubator

The Greenhouse Foundation is a cleantech incubator.

Details of the startup:

  • City: Arnhem
  • Industries: Cleantech
  • Number of investments: 01

You can find their website here.

23) Aimforthemoon

Aimforthemoon

Aimforthemoon is a corporate innovation studio that puts corporate ventures and innovation strategies to the test, builds them, and helps them grow.

Details of the startup:

  • City: Amsterdam
  • Started in: 2012
  • Industries: Food, Agriculture, Retail, Autotech, FinTech, Environment Tech, Transportation, Logistics Tech, Travel, Hospitality Tech, Energy Tech

You can find their website here.

24) InnoLeaps

InnoLeaps

InoLeaps works together alongside leading companies and take their innovations from idea to scale in the market.

Details of the startup:

  • City: Amsterdam
  • Started in: 2014
  • Industries: Food, Beverages, Cosmetics

You can find their website here.

25) WorldStartup

WorldStartup

WorldStartup is a global entrepreneurship platform on a mission to accelerate the global transition to more sustainable and equitable societies.

Details of the startup:

  • City: Den Haag
  • Industries: Industry Agnostic
  • Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 48

You can find their website here.

26) The Leadership Vanguard

The Leadership Vanguard

Xynteo is a unique organisation made up of exceptional people who came together to change the way growth works.

Details of the startup:

  • City: Utrecht
  • Industries: Energy, Sustainable Livelihood, Healthcare, Waste Management

You can find their website here.

27) Startup in Residence

Startup in Residence

The City of Amsterdam wants to put money into new businesses that want to grow in the public sector.

Details of the startup:

  • City: Amsterdam
  • Industries: EdTech
  • Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 24

You can find their website here.

28) Space Business Innovation Centre Noordwijk

Space Business Innovation Centre Noordwijk

SBIC Noordwijk helps space-tech startups by giving them access to an international network, tools, knowledge, and money.

Details of the startup:

  • City: Noordwijk
  • Industries: Spacetech
  • Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 104

You can find their website here.

29) X-Europe for Investors - HealthTech

X-Europe for Investors - HealthTech

#XEUROPE is a 6-month remote program that helps deeptech grow through events, training, matchmaking, acceleration, and exposure services.

Details of the startup:

  • City: Amsterdam
  • Industries: HealthTech, Biotech, AgTech, AI, Smart Cities, Sustainability, Spacetech, FinTech
  • Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 20

You can find their website here.

30) MediaMatters

MediaMatters

MediaMatters gives startups, scale-ups, and other (media)tech companies the chance to connect with senior executives of leading media companies in and outside the Netherlands.

Details of the startup:

  • City: Hilversum
  • Industries: AdTech, Media, Social Media, Technology

You can find their website here.

31) DELITELABS

DELITELABS

DELITELABS is a startup school for everyone. Aspiring entrepreneurs can take part in intensive learning programs and get help from the school.

Details of the startup:

  • City: Amsterdam
  • Started in: 2015
  • Industries: EdTech, Technology

You can find their website here.

32) Travel Impact Lab

Travel Impact Lab

The goal of Travel Impact Lab is to build partnerships that will speed up the change in the global travel industry and help achieve the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Details of the startup:

  • City: Utrecht
  • Industries: Sustainability
  • Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 12

You can find their website here.

33) Present Your Startup

Present Your Startup

Present Your Startup teaches startups, investors, and big companies how to work together and connect them with each other.

Details of the startup:

  • City: Haarlem
  • Started in: 2014
  • Industries: Industry Agnostic

You can find their website here.

34) Prama Investments BV

Prama Investments BV

Ukukhula's goal is to help entrepreneurs grow in all ways: mentally, spiritually, and financially. They are a group of business owners, investors, and business advisors with a lot of experience from all over the world.

Details of the startup:

  • City: Amersfoort
  • Started in: 2016
  • Industries: Web-Based Platforms, E-Learning, Infinite Computing, 3D Printing, Nanomaterials, Nanotechnology, AI, Robotics, Water, Sanitation, Genetics, Synthetic Biology

You can find their website here.

35) X-Europe for corporates - HealthTech

X-Europe for corporates - HealthTech

#XEUROPE is a 6-month remote program that helps deeptech grow through events, training, matchmaking, acceleration, and exposure services.

Details of the startup:

  • City: Amsterdam
  • Industries: HealthTech, Biotech, AgTech, AI, Machine Learning, Smart Cities, Sustainability, Spacetech, FinTech
  • Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 20

You can find their website here.

36) Soft-Landing Zoetermeer

Soft-Landing Zoetermeer

Soft-Landing Zoetermeer is a one-week intensive acceleration program where you can learn about a new market, meet new people, and get help with scaling up.

Details of the startup:

  • City: Zoetermeer
  • Industries: Horticulture, Agriculture, Food, Water, Life Sciences, Health, Chemistry, High Tech, Energy, Logistics
  • Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 1

You can find their website here.

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