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Regenerative Capital Room: Opening New Doors in Impact Investing

March 12, 2024

In a bold move to reshape the investment landscape, Capital House and WorldStartup have joined forces to launch the Regenerative Capital Room. Together, we aim to revolutionize impact investing by fostering connections, facilitating conversations, and driving impactful investments.

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Rebeka Bílik

Communications & Programme Manager

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The 5 Types of Capital Every Changemaker Needs

February 15, 2024

Starting a business is always a challenging adventure, and for those passionate about making a difference, the road to success is full of twists and turns. Dive into the world of capital and why having five particular types on your side can make all the difference in the world for starting changemakers and sustainable development.

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Rebeka Bílik

Communications & Programme Manager

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Fostering Climate Resilience: Hasar Partners Spearhead Holistic Impact

January 30, 2024

If you're unfamiliar with the term 'nature-based solutions for climate resilience' or simply curious about its intricacies, you're in the right place! Our changemakers from Hasar Partners, are championing this approach as a vital pathway towards a sustainable and resilient future.

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Hawkar Abdulhaq

Founder

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Crowdfunding Best Practices for Impact-Driven Changemakers

November 16, 2023

Discover the potential of crowdfunding, exemplified by platforms like SEEDRS, as we delve into best practices for impact-driven changemakers to optimize their crowdfunding campaigns.

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Rebeka Bílik

Communications & Programme Manager

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Meet the Pioneers of Basecamp's Fall Edition

October 20, 2023

Explore the challenges of starting a new business and meet innovative startups at Basecamp. From KIDZ RENDER CLOUD SOLUTIONS, addressing design issues, to FlexiLimb's quest to improve health through dynamic training. Discover how these ventures align with UN SDGs and stay tuned for updates on early-stage startups in Q1 2024.

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Svitlana Khrystenko

Innovation Programme Manager & Service Designer

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Abundance in Responsible Design

October 20, 2023

Cecilia Scolaro, a Responsible Design advocate and consultant, explores the transformative power of abundance in her thought-provoking article. Drawing inspiration from diverse voices like adrienne maree brown, Brené Brown, Simon Sinek, and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, she delves into the richness of multiplicity, diversity, and complexity.

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Cecilia Scolaro

Responsible Design advocate and consultant

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Meet the Urban Sensing Lab Community!

October 19, 2023

Introducing the Urban Sensing Lab: Where Citizens Shape the Future.

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Svitlana Khrystenko

Innovation Programme Manager & Service Designer

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The Invisible Travellers: Struggles Of Exploring The World With A Disability

October 2, 2023

Travel can be liberating but presents challenges for people with disabilities. India faces accessibility issues at landmarks like the Taj Mahal and lacks disabled-friendly restrooms. Organizations like Planet Abled are working to make travel inclusive, not just as service providers but as ecosystem enablers, ensuring no one is left behind in life's travel journey.

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Neha Arora

Founder

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Supporting Aspiring Doctorates in Unconventional Ways

September 25, 2023

Discover how Dr. Sinead Hewson's 'Unconventional Doctorates' is reshaping the academic landscape, offering unique support and mentorship to doctoral candidates. Dive into a story of innovation, resilience, and community-building.

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Sofiia Batra

Communications & Events Intern

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Navigating the financial landscape: loans, grants, and subsidies for impact-driven startups

September 13, 2023

Starting a socially conscious business comes with unique challenges, especially when it comes to funding. Discover the differences between loans, grants, and subsidies, and find the perfect financial support for your mission-driven startup.

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Rebeka Bílik

Communications & Programme Manager

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Councyl Joins GovTech NL Hub to Revolutionise Public Sector Decision-Making

September 12, 2023

Discover how Councyl, a pioneering startup, is revolutionising public services with its transparent AI technology and joining forces with GovTech NL Hub to bring efficiency, fairness, and innovation to the public sector in the Netherlands.

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Svitlana Khrystenko

Innovation Programme Manager & Service Designer

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First Basecamp Cohort Graduation. How was it?

September 1, 2023

Curious to know more about our early-stage incubator programme? Read how we supported first 6 pioneer startups and see their results.

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Svitlana Khrystenko

Innovation Programme Manager & Service Designer

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WorldStartup's Theory of Change for an Inclusive and Regenerative Future

August 25, 2023

Amidst today's global challenges, WorldStartup champions a sustainable, inclusive world. We're driven by the conviction that an inclusive, regenerative economy is vital for our planet. Discover how we seek to ignite a wave of positive change through our Theory of Change.

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Rebeka Bílik

Communications & Programme Manager

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Building Bridges: Purpur's Innovative Approach to Relationship Therapy

August 22, 2023

Discover how founders Anfisa Savchenko and Lena Zaharova are revolutionizing relationship therapy through playful conversations. From cards to an interactive app, Purpur unlocks the secrets to lasting bonds.

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Charlot Oudbier

Communications at Frank & the backs

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The Art of Calligraphy for Mental Wellness with Creative Ink

August 15, 2023

Tired of the usual meditation and yoga routines? Say hello to a refreshing way to boost your mental health - Calligraphy! Just 10 minutes a day with Creative Ink's innovative approach can make a significant difference.

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Charlot Oudbier

Communications at Frank & the backs

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Greener Gadgets: The Rise of Refurbished Devices in a Circular Economy

August 8, 2023

Discover how the rise of refurbished electronics is transforming tech consumption and paving the way for a greener, more sustainable future. Dive into the circular economy's impact on both the environment and consumer choices, as brands like Nuboxed lead the charge towards a world of reimagined gadgets.

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Charlot Oudbier

Communications at Frank & the backs

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From Maternity Breaks to Career Success: Reshaping the Narrative of Working Mothers with Angela Fusaro

August 4, 2023

Motherhood can bring immeasurable joys, but also often entails a ‘penalty’ in the job market. Discover Angela Fusaro’s mission to bridge the gap between motherhood and career advancement. Her venture Every Mother Knows is slowly revolutionising the job market. Join the movement!

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Camila Ugarte

Communications & Marketing Intern

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Building a Greener Future: From Waste to Resources with BSF Innovations

July 25, 2023

Ever heard of Black Soldier Flies? These insects, once viewed as mere pests, are now becoming the new heroes in the battle against food waste in Hong Kong. Discover how founder Sylvine Wong and Jeff Luen are demonstrating that entrepreneurship and environmental consciousness can go hand in hand.

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Camila Ugarte

Communications & Marketing Intern

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Our Journey: Transitioning from an Accelerator to a Platform for Changemakers

July 19, 2023

Starting in 2015, WorldStartup has transformed from an accelerator into a global platform for changemakers. From the challenges of breaking free from conventional norms to how we’re growing a vibrant community of entrepreneurs. To celebrate our 8th birthday, we invite you to witness our evolution as we contribute to the startup landscape of The Hague.

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Camila Ugarte

Communications & Marketing Intern

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Exploring ImpactView: A conversation with Margot van Hecking Colenbrander

June 22, 2023

Meet Margot, a Materials Science student, professional field hockey player, and Project Manager at ImpactView. Discover the captivating world of purpose-driven startups, as we introduce to you ImpactView—a platform that connects investors with game-changing ventures! In a captivating conversation, Margot shares her journey, the goals of ImpactView, and its role on the startup ecosystem.

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Camila Ugarte

Communications & Marketing Intern

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Basecamp: Fueling Entrepreneurial Dreams

June 1, 2023

In April, six ambitious startups joined our Basecamp Programme. Discover who these visionary entrepreneurs are and unravels what their ingenious startup idea is, through our latest story!

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Camila Ugarte

Communications & Marketing Intern

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Making it Possible: Drones with X-ray Vision

May 31, 2023

Goodbye to lengthy inspection times and high-risk working environments. SpectX is revolutionising the way we inspect critical infrastructure. Their groundbreaking X-ray system quickly detects internal defects in hard-to-reach areas, such as wind turbines! Discover more about their cutting-edge technology.

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Charlot Oudbier

Communications at Frank & the backs

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Conquering New Heights: The Story Behind the Mountain

May 17, 2023

At WorldStartup, we understand the importance of symbolism, which is why our team spent months brainstorming a brand identity that would truly represent our culture and mission. The story behind the WorldStartup logo is an interesting one. Discover how we scaled new heights in our branding journey with our latest story!

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Camila Ugarte

Communications & Marketing Intern

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From Vision to Action: WorldStartup’s 2022 Impact Highlights

May 8, 2023

We're thrilled to share WorldStartup's 2022 Impact Highlights. A preliminary impact reporting structure based on our pillars of action, themes, and values. Here we showcase our main achievements, inspiration, sources, and more. Let's take a step back in time and witness how WorldStartup has made a positive impact during 2022!

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Camila Ugarte

Communications & Marketing Intern

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Benefits and Opportunities for Positive Growth with Explainer Videos

May 1, 2023

In today's fast-paced business world, startups need to quickly communicate their value proposition to potential investors, customers, and partners. An effective way to do this is by creating an explainer video.

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Roxana Aron

Founder

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Building the Next Generation of Changemakers Through the Online WorldStartup Academy

April 21, 2023

Introducing the 'WorldStartup Academy'. To kick off, WorldStartup is launching the first pilot programme: Basecamp. A concise 12-week, fully online incubator programme designed to help early-stage startups navigate the challenges of entrepreneurship. Discover more and register soon!

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Camila Ugarte

Communications & Marketing Intern

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Running a Successful Hackathon

April 19, 2023

Hackathons are an increasingly popular tool for innovation and creativity, bringing together individuals from diverse backgrounds to collaborate on projects with the goal of developing new products or solutions.

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Daniël Steginga

Managing Director of WorldStartup

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Going Green in The Hague: Where to Start?

April 13, 2023

We introduce a selection of local initiatives around the city to make sustainable living more accessible and convenient. Whether it's finding a sustainable restaurant or attending environmental activities, the guide provides a starting point for those interested in going green in The Hague. Discover with us the many sustainable opportunities The Hague has to offer!

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Camila Ugarte

Communications & Marketing Intern

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Going Full Circle: The Ultimate Guide to a Regenerative Economy

March 22, 2023

Regenerative Economy is a relatively new concept that is gaining popularity as the solution to the exponential population growth we are experiencing. It focuses on restoring and rebuilding by following the principle of circularity, which aims to minimise waste and maximise resource use efficiency. For those new to the concept, let us walk you through the basic concepts for a better understanding.

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Camila Ugarte

Communications & Marketing Intern

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Save the Date: March 25th 2023, 8:30pm

March 20, 2023

Earth Hour is more than just an hour of darkness. It is a symbol of unity and a call to action for a sustainable future. Together, we can make a difference and create a brighter and healthier future for ourselves and future generations. This Earth Hour, let's come together to show our commitment towards the planet we call home!

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Camila Ugarte

Communications & Marketing Intern

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The Roots of Flavour: Exploring Culinary Traditions with Zina Abboud

March 8, 2023

This International Women's Day, we caught up with one of our female entrepreneurs from the WorldStartup community. Her story is as inspiring as her venture - Leaves by Roots. Discover how they're tackling income inequality, building bridges across cultures and improving the food system.

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Camila Ugarte

Communications & Marketing Intern

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Rebuilding Ukraine by Supporting Startups

March 6, 2023

What is the current state of the startup ecosystem in Ukraine? Our colleague, Svitlana Krystenko discussed her views and presented key steps for its development during her speech at the Futurepreneurs for Ukraine Kick-off event in Vilnius. Read more about her story in this article.

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Svitlana Khrystenko

Innovation Programme Manager & Service Designer

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Give Your Spaces a Voice

February 23, 2023

How do you tell a story about the mission, vision, and accomplishments of an innovation hub within its physical space? Olga Royenko and Alissa Bankovska from Voice of Space searched for answers to these complex topics during WorldStartup's meetup at ImpactFest 2022. You can now read their report based on the outcome of the session.

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Olga Royenko

Founder of Voice of Space

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The 6th edition of Futurepreneurs: hands-on entrepreneurship training and focus on Ukraine

January 26, 2023

Futurepreneurs, a pre-accelerator programme that promotes sustainable entrepreneurship, is launching its sixth edition, this time focused on Ukrainian startups that will work on projects to rebuild Ukraine after the war.

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Antanas Popiera

Startups Project Manager at Sunrise Valley Science

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Lucy, Europe's first all-electric airline, featured at Startup Tuesday

December 23, 2022

During Startup Tuesday, on the 29th of November in The Hague, Teun Kraaij - the man behind Europe's first fully electric airline Lucy - shared his inspiring and personal story about his ambition, inspiration and motivation with an audience of fellow entrepreneurs.

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Fabienne de Hilster

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The Hackathon for Good The Hague #5 announced its winner!

November 30, 2022

The fifth edition of the Hackathon for Good has a new winner! Teams from all over the world worked for 48 hours straight to tackle today’s biggest challenges related to sustainability, privacy, open government and corruption.

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Laurens Slats

Communication lead HFG

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Kick-off Sustainable aviation challenges and opportunities a success!

November 2, 2022

The aviation industry is facing many challenges and opportunities in its journey toward a sustainable future. On October 20th, Transavia, Maeve and Zepp.Solutions shared their latest development and challenges during the Kick-off of the sustainable aviation Challenges & Opportunities Session.

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Can we celebrate the rise of a new generation of progressive founders?

October 31, 2022

The recent "Thinking Bigger" report by Techleap and Utrecht University has been making waves in the startup community, sparking important discussions about the future of entrepreneurship in the Netherlands. Gerrit Jan has been closely following the report and reflecting on its implications.

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Gerrit Jan van 't Veen

Managing Director of WorldStartup Collective

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Nature policy on the rooftops in Rotterdam

October 20, 2022

Rotterdam offers many alternative ways for its inhabitants to experience the city. You may now plan your next routes on the city's skyline! The "Rooftop Walk" allowed adventurous strollers to walk from roof to roof and across the Coolsingel. Learn about sustainable, innovative, and creative ways to make roofs more inclusive in improving the quality of life and sustainability in the city.

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Mathis van der Voordt

Programme Support Intern

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The Regenerative Economy. Your two cents, please.

October 17, 2022

It is slowly being normalised to tell an audience that the world is falling apart big-time from our day-to-day activities. Gerrit Jan discusses the concept of a regenerative economy. How does it differ from a traditional ESG framework? And more importantly, how can we make sure it becomes the new standard?

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Gerrit Jan van 't Veen

Managing Director of WorldStartup Collective

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Connecting with fellow change makers at Frankfurt's Impact Festival

October 7, 2022

Good startups, interesting presentation, and a pleasant atmosphere. In this personal note, Gerrit Jan recounts his experiences at the Frankfurt Impact Festival 2022 and highlights some of the most inspiring impact entrepreneurs he encountered.

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Gerrit Jan van 't Veen

Managing Director of WorldStartup Collective

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Hopping back to university to engage the freshmen

September 20, 2022

Last month, WorldStartup participated in HOPweek: Leiden University's introduction week, aimed at welcoming freshmen to their first academic year. Our colleagues Daniel, Svitlana, Rebeka and Jasmann represented WorldStartup in the vibrant student community for two days, through an InfoMarket at Zuiderpark and a workshop during Career Path Day.

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Svitlana Khrystenko

Innovation Programme Manager & Service Designer

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Co-creation is key to innovation

September 15, 2022

GovTechNL is full of events and activities for different types of collaboration! We brought the community together at The Hague Tech on September 13th for an interactive session, where all participants had a chance to share their ideas and collaborate with others who are enthusiastic about tech in government.

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Svitlana Khrystenko

Innovation Programme Manager & Service Designer

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GovTech NL Holds First Roundtables Event in July

July 15, 2022

Five roundtables, five diverse topics and two speakers. This is how we launched the first in-person event for the GovTech community this summer. Read more about this event in this article by Svitlana Khrystenko, GovTech NL's communication manager.

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Svitlana Khrystenko

Innovation Programme Manager & Service Designer

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Taking on the fight of waste plastic and affordable housing on a global level with ‘Conscious Designs’

July 8, 2022

During this project Rushabh was working on how to use plastic waste, which was abundant in Indonesia, and how to solve the issue of unsafe constructions.

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Rushabh Chheda

Founder of UniBrick

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Fingers Crossed

June 30, 2022

In his latest editorial, Gerrit Jan shares the contents of a session WorldStartup is going to host at the EVPA Impact Week in November 2022.

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Gerrit Jan van 't Veen

Managing Director of WorldStartup Collective

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A fruitful week: Organising a design sprint for Miro

June 3, 2022

WorldStartup is delighted to announce an interaction with the number one online visual collaboration platform “Miro”, also known as one of our favourite remote/hybrid facilitation tools.

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Milena Ninova

Innovation Programme & Service Design Manager

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Positive Growth for Society and Nature

May 30, 2022

To thrive as an entrepreneur, you need a long-term Modus Operandi. We call that the mindset of Positive Growth. In this newsletter editorial, Gerrit Jan reflects on the positive growth approach in entrepreneurship.

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Gerrit Jan van 't Veen

Managing Director of WorldStartup Collective

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It Starts with the Problem

May 2, 2022

Sometimes things seem so obvious you completely forget about them, like the most important aspects founders' should nurture within their teams at the very start of their journey. Read Gerrit Jan's newsletter editorial about what it takes to become an impact entrepreneur.

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Gerrit Jan van 't Veen

Managing Director of WorldStartup Collective

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Governments' innovation starts with understanding your challenges

April 7, 2022

Daniël Steginga and Alwin Veldboom have supported the Municipality of The Hague with formulating a Challenge for Startup in Residence with the Worldstartup Challenge Discovery & Definition process.

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Daniël Steginga

Managing Director of WorldStartup

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1 Month Later: The Reality of Living through War in 2022

March 24, 2022

A story by Svitlana Khrystenko, a Ukrainian living in The Netherlands. In her story, she describes her personal experience with the recent war in Ukraine and how her family living there lives with it. In the end, she suggests practical steps each of us can take to support Ukraine.

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Svitlana Khrystenko

Innovation Programme Manager & Service Designer

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Introducing startup Limo as a new member of the Basecamp programme

March 21, 2022

​​Limo was founded in 2021 by 4 young international team members. It all started with the passion to improve the quality of landscape and environment surrounding the greenhouses in The Netherlands. Later on, it grew into a concrete product that creates value for everyone in the horticulture ecosystem.

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Svitlana Khrystenko

Innovation Programme Manager & Service Designer

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Evil minds that plot destruction

March 1, 2022

Our thoughts are with everyone who suffers from this terrible war that has been raging for almost a week. Our office and Next Valley programme is open for startups from Ukraine and Russia, as we want to extend our support, resources and expertise to entrepreneurs and innovators in need.

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Svitlana Khrystenko

Innovation Programme Manager & Service Designer

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Startup Spotlight - Khach and Natalya from Scimagine

February 22, 2022

Khach and Natalya are co-founders of Scimagine, a startup which has developed an innovative cloud-based platform for categorised experimental data, structured and stored in the form of searchable databases. They joined the WorldStartup Altitude program in May. Here is an overview of their 2021 startup journey.

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Khachatur Julfakyan

Founder of Scimagine

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Infrascreen: nanotech solution offers greenhouse growers extra energy savings‍

February 22, 2022

The agro-ecosystem in the Netherlands is of great importance for innovations like the one of Infrascreen. Read how Frank & The Backs works with a network of seasoned professionals and C-level executives.

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Egbert Ottevanger

Director Frank & the Backs

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IMEC participant's story Camptoo brings private campervan rental to Germany

January 28, 2022

Camptoo is the platform for private individuals who want to rent a campervan or rent out their campervan safely. The popularity of his 'Airbnb on wheels' has ensured that founder Martijn Peeters now focuses on the enormous market potential in Germany.

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IMEC participant's story Tiller expands to the United Kingdom

January 21, 2022

Tiller BV is a unique company from The Hague with an innovative product: a hand truck with a motorised lifting system. Learn more about their product and how they are planning to enter the English market!

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Hackathon for Good Wrap up

December 17, 2021

Hackathon for Good The Hague 4 edition was so much more than a weekend. We are thrilled to see all the fruitful outcomes it has brought to the teams and challenge owners.

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Milena Ninova

Innovation Programme & Service Design Manager

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Launch of the Basecamp Programme

December 14, 2021

Read about our brand new support programme Basecamp and the first startup Batazia that joined the programme.

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Svitlana Khrystenko

Innovation Programme Manager & Service Designer

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Interview with James White

December 2, 2021

We are excited to introduce Climate Action Center, one of our newest Altitude startups that joined WorldStartup a few months ago. We recently had an inspiring conversation with James, co-founder of Climate Action Center, where we discuss the lessons learned through his entrepreneurial journey and get to know more about Climate Action Center.

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James White

Founder of C.A.C.

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The DFCD Climate Challenge Final

November 15, 2021

This year, the Dutch Fund for Climate and Development (DFCD) launched 'the Scalable Climate Solutions Challenge'. With 118 company applicants, the aim was to launch scalable climate projects in Bangladesh, Kenya and Uganda. The top 3 businesses would have to pitch to a jury of experts their project proposal to receive the 'Consultation and Capacity Development' grant to boost their climate impact!

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Wrapping up Growing Green Cities Lab

November 11, 2021

Growing Green Cities Lab is a six-month programme organised jointly by SYNCHRO SPACE, the Embassy of the Netherlands in Ukraine, and WorldStartup. The main goal of the programme is to help the municipality of Rivne to solve its sustainable challenges by providing them with scouted solutions from Dutch and Ukrainian startups.

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Svitlana Khrystenko

Innovation Programme Manager & Service Designer

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Inspiring BackTalks event

October 6, 2021

On September 27th, the event BackTalks took place for the first time in The Hague. The hybrid event, organised by Frank & the Backs, was a success: over 30 interested parties attended in person and almost 50 people worldwide were present online. The event was moderated by Bas van Werven, radio host at BNR Nieuwsradio. For the future, the plan is to organise BackTalks every quarter.

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New Onboarded Startups

October 6, 2021

Our purpose-driven community never stops growing. Both Altitude and Next Valley have onboarded new members with innovative and impactful ideas, who are ready to grow under the guidance of WorldStartup! Discover more about the mission of these newly integrated startups!

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5G Smart Railway Hackathon - looking back and, always, forward

August 31, 2021

Celebrating the winning team Nife Labs and their smart AR solution, right before the start of the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona in July. The hackathon program was part of the 5G Railway Lab in Barcelona and it was fully designed and facilitated by the WorldStartup Lab unit.

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Milena Ninova

Innovation Programme & Service Design Manager

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Welcoming new Altitude startups & Exploring new markets

August 27, 2021

While Richard Branson and Jeff Bezos focus on concurring the space creating one giant leap for pollution, we focus on impact-driven entrepreneurs on the Earth. This month our portfolio has been replenished with four more ventures who intend to help solve global problems in climate change, waste management, and farming. Curious about who they are? Read on!

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Uplift, Empower & Sustain local farmers & communities

August 18, 2021

Access to credit and market linkages is a well-known challenge faced by smallholder farmers in many developing countries. Ayon Hazra, the founder of Qlikchain, gained firsthand insight into the unorganised nature of this sector through his father's involvement with farming networks and street vendors as a social reform activist. This is Hazra's inspiring story.

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Ayon Hazra

Founder of Qlikchain

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KJ Lab Challenge - How we did it

August 4, 2021

As The Hague's population grows, so does the number of bicycles. Unfortunately, many bicycles are being left on the streets, leading to a lack of space for active cyclists. To tackle this issue, WorldStartup, ANNA Vastgoed & Cultuur, and The Municipality of The Hague organised co-creation workshops with local citizens to collectively find solutions to the problem of abandoned bicycles. Curious about the outcome? Keep on reading!

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Visiting Rivne as part of the Growing Green Cities Lab

July 6, 2021

On May 18-19, the SYNCHRO SPACE team, in collaboration with the Embassy of the Kingdom of The Netherlands in Kyiv and WorldStartup, visited the Green Trail that spans across the entire Rivne region in Ukraine. This visit marks the beginning of the Growing Green Cities Lab initiative, aimed at promoting sustainable urban development. Learn more about their visit and insights gathered!

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Learning Circle 'How to find the right impact investor'

May 18, 2021

Last April, we launched our first Learning Circle where we tackled the challenge of finding the right impact investor, a topic that many purpose-driven entrepreneurs struggle with. Our Learning Circles offer founders a unique opportunity to dive deep into a specific topic and learn from a community of experts and peers. Discover how we accelerate their positive impact!

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WorldStartup Lab: Behind the scenes of Hackathon for Good

April 2, 2021

WorldStartup Lab participated in the 3rd edition of Hackathon For Good by introducing a new challenge owner program and multiple team support streams to bridge moments for co-creation between challenge owners and teams. The more involved the challenge owners are, the more motivated the team members become, resulting in better solutions for everyone. What is a challenge owner? Discover more!

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Burgs Foods raises funding from Unknown Group

March 16, 2021

Unknown Group is delighted to announce an investment in Burgs Foods. Founded in 2018 by Sander Peltenburg and George Brandenburg, Burgs Foods manufactures sustainable food products made of insects. With their unique insect processing technologies they intend to become the food factory of the future for everything related to processing insects into food!

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B Corp Month

March 16, 2021

The entire month of March is B Corp month. We’ll be joining a global community of almost 4,000 businesses to celebrate what it means to be a Certified B Corporation™ and share our story to becoming a Better Business. Have you heard before of B Corp?

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uHoo

February 6, 2021

Worldstartup Stories is a series of exclusive interviews with impact driven startups. In this series, as a recap and result of #CoCreateFutureCities, we will introduce you to founders, who work with great passion in shaping our solutions to our global development challenges.

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Dutch Mentor Community is going strong

January 6, 2021

The Dutch Mentor Community is the first open mentor community in The Netherlands. Run by the mentors themselves, they unite seasoned entrepreneurs and managers that are eager to share their knowledge, experience and network with startup founders. Discover all the benefits you can receive from joining!

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How to deal with misinformation on 5G?

January 4, 2021

The Province of South Holland collaborated with an innovative startup, Zephyros, to tackle the issue of misinformation and fake news around 5G. This partnership was established through a co-creation process by WorldStartup. Zephyros is currently developing a user-friendly tool that provides all the (mis)information insights regarding 5G in one single platform. Dive into the mission of Zephyros to know more, with this article.

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Hackathon for Good 2020 & The Hague Legal Tech Alliance

January 4, 2021

The Hague is known as the international city of peace and justice. During the third edition of Hackathon For Good, The Hague Legal Tech Alliance played a crucial role in the field of innovation in the law. Gain valuable insights into what is Hackathon For Good and how Hackathon For Good contributes to The Hague's innovative ecosystem and digitilisation in the law.

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ModelMe3D

January 4, 2021

Data is key for planning the city. ModelMe3D delivers the 3D interface for data driven design and monitoring. Samuel Alvarado will share his lessons so far and talk about how 3D models help policy makers, city designers and architects in our latest WorldStartup Stories.

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WorldStartup is looking back on 2020 and forward to 2021

December 17, 2020

This year has been, to say the least, a remarkable year. Next to the impact of COVID19, we united the expertise of Outside Inc., Frank & the Backs, Dutch Coast and the former World Startup Factory with WorldStartup. Stay with us to learn more about our milestones achieved this past 2020, and what is in store for the coming 2021.

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Finch Floating Homes

December 14, 2020

As a result of their session ‘Floating homes how to deal with severe floods’ on the CoCreate Future Cities platform, Finch Floating Homes held an interview with the founder of the global impact startup. Next to our medium articles and our Startup Tuesdays, we've began experimenting with a podcast channel. Please check the first one out.

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Finding better solutions to the nutrition of human beings

July 9, 2020

Ivana Dvořáková’s first encounter with crickets was during a school presentation about the sustainability of crickets. After that presentation, Ivana and some of her friends went to a pet store and bought their first crickets which they then tried. From the start she thought it tasted amazing.

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Ivana Dvořáková

Founder of Terraz Food

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Work in peace and breathe with ease knowing the air around you is safe and healthy

July 8, 2020

The idea for uHoo came when Dustin and Brian were studying in Hong Kong. Both Dustin and Brian have respiratory difficulties from which they were suffering more due to the air quality in the dormitories in Hong Kong.

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Dustin Onghanseng

Founder of uHoo

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With an eye on the sustainability and health benefits of cricket-based food

July 8, 2020

Burgsfoods was founded by Sander Peltenburg and George Brandenburg in 2017. Burgsfoods is a company that creates meat substitutes that consist of insects, mainly crickets and grasshoppers.

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Sander Peltenburg

Founder of De Krekerij

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