Startupbootcamp

An Update from Startupbootcamp Netherlands: Our Next Chapter With 1,600+ startups accelerated and a portfolio of 900+ investments, Startupbootcamp remains one of the world’s largest and most experienced growth platforms for early-stage innovation. To sharpen our focus on long-term value creation for founders, investors, and corporate partners, the Group will reorganize its global operations effective January 2026. What’s changing: - Our Amsterdam HQ will focus on portfolio management and scalable investment structures that extend liquidity and drive sustainable growth across our portfolio. - As part of this reorganization, FUTURE XPO, our innovation conference originally set to take place on December 4, 2025, has been cancelled. All participants and collaborators have been notified. What continues: - SBC regional hubs will keep delivering programs and fundraising: - Europe: Italy, UK, Denmark, Georgia, Spain - Africa & Middle East: South Africa, Jordan, KSA, Oman, UAE (Dubai) - APAC: Australia, Singapore - Latin America: Brazil, Mexico In the Netherlands, the current cycle of three accelerator cohorts will continue as planned, ensuring uninterrupted support for founders, partners, and investors. After completion, we’ll assess future cohorts in line with our transition toward liquidity-driven investment models. Our mission remains constant: help startups scale, enable corporates to innovate faster through collaboration, and deliver sustained value to our investors and partners worldwide. For questions or partnership inquiries, please contact Marc Jellema (marc.jellema@startupbootcamp.org).

🌿 Meet GreenBalance, an API for banking apps that lets customers automatically track, reduce, and offset the carbon footprint of their everyday spending. CEO Eduardo Barbosa Machado da Silva and his team are embedding a single API in banks’ and acquirers’ apps to convert transactions into CO₂ footprints for individuals and SMEs. It then delivers personalised insights to reduce emissions, and offers a marketplace for carbon credits, reforestation, and renewable energy. Part of the SBC BOLD 2: Energy & Climate 2025 cohort, Green Balance is helping create greener wallets and smaller carbon footprints. 🌐 Learn more: eu1.hubs.ly/H0pFnG-0 #FlashIntro #Startupbootcamp #WeEmpowerInnovators #Climate #FinTech #Sustainability #GreenFinance #CarbonFootprint #EnergyTransition #Innovation #StartupAccelerator

Joaquín Gonzalez, CEO of CeroTrade, SBC ‘24 alumni, has been recognised among the MIT Innovators Under 35 LATAM by MIT Technology Review! 🌎 With CeroTrade, they’re building a digital clean energy bank that enables companies to acquire, store, transfer, and redeem renewable energy certificates, ensuring full traceability from generation to consumption and strengthening the credibility of environmental reports. CeroTrade graduated from the Startupbootcamp accelerator program, where they were mentored by Claire Gentil, Natalia Espinoza Caballero, and angel investor & mentor Hans Peter Smit. Throughout the program, they became part of the European innovation ecosystem within the climate-tech space, gaining access to a network of mentors and investors that continue to support their journey today. Joaquín Gonzalez with his Cofounder and CTO Valentina De Vidts and the team now looks ahead to growing their client base, and work towards being the region’s leading environmental asset market and positioning Latin America as a global decarbonization leader. #Startupbootcamp #SBCAlumni #Climatech #Fintech #Latam #Sustainability #NetZero

🩺📱 Meet Medscribe, an AI writer that listens to doctor-patient conversations and automatically records clinical notes, saving hours of paperwork. George Penrock, CEO of Medscribe, and his team are helping healthcare professionals save time on administrative work. Their platform uses AI to capture real consultations and automatically turn them into structured clinical notes. They currently support 60+ specialties and 100+ medical lingos, all accessible via app, web, or directly inside electronic health records. Part of the SBC BOLD 2: Health & Life Science 2025 cohort, Medscribe building AI that lets doctors focus on patients, not paperwork. 🌐 Learn more: eu1.hubs.ly/H0pp-p10 #FlashIntro #Startupbootcamp #WeEmpowerInnovators #HealthTech #AI #MedTech #Innovation #DigitalHealth #StartupAccelerator

📱Meet Cypher Tech Solutions, a software that equips any phone with drone and signal threat detection. Aries Russel, CEO of Cypher Tech Solutions, shares how they are redefining threat detection with FORSYTE, a modular, AI-powered mobile platform that turns any Android phone into a real-time drone and signal threat detector. Using low-cost hardware and intelligent signal recognition, FORSYTE gives private security teams and infrastructure operators real-time alerts on drone incursions, jamming attempts, and suspicious audio activity. Part of the SBC BOLD 2: DeepTech & Robotics 2025 cohort, Cypher Tech Solutions is building tech to make security more affordable and accessible. 🌐 Learn more: eu1.hubs.ly/H0pjBXC0 #FlashIntro #Startupbootcamp #WeEmpowerInnovators #DeepTech #AI #SecurityTech #DroneDetection #Innovation #StartupAccelerator

RealRate, SBC ‘21 alumni, has been ranked #9 among the Top Insurance Companies & Startups in Germany by F6S! 🚀 RealRate is transforming the finance and insurance industry through explainable AI using fully transparent, data-driven methodology, to reveal key factors aiding in strategic decision-making. RealRate graduated from the Startupbootcamp FinTech accelerator program in 2021, where they were mentored by Raoulvan Aalst, Vincent Vierhout, Jara Pascual, and Gijs Hoonhout. Throughout the program, they built a strong mentor and investor network, such as Great Stuff Ventures, whose ideas and collaboration have been invaluable along the way. The SBC FinTech ‘21 cohort marked a starting point of RealRate’s journey, shifting from developing AI to going to market and raising capital. Holger Bartel, CEO of RealRate, shared that the team now looks ahead to evolving from the first AI rating agency to a general data provider, making AI explainable across the finance domain, with new applications in private equity, investment, and supply-chain analytics. #Startupbootcamp #SBCAlumni #AI #Fintech #Insurance

⚡ Meet RECIV. net, an AI platform that cuts the due diligence for renewable energy projects from months to minutes. Founder Jonathan Abraham Salem and his team are breaking one of the biggest bottlenecks in the energy transition. RECIV. net connects directly to verified government and institutional data sources, automating legal, environmental, and regulatory checks through a unified cloud platform, enabling faster financing, reduced risk, and quicker deployment of clean energy projects worldwide. Part of the SBC BOLD 2: Energy & Climate 2025 cohort, RECIV. net is accelerating the global transition to a sustainable future. 🌐 Learn more: eu1.hubs.ly/H0pdhc70 #FlashIntro #Startupbootcamp #WeEmpowerInnovators #EnergyTech #ClimateTech #Sustainability #Innovation #AI #RenewableEnergy #StartupAccelerator

Who inspires you more, Sara Blakely or Warren Buffett? 👀 We asked our founders Tal Cook from Femmflo and Eduardo Barbosa Machado da Silva from Green Balance to blindly rank 5 CEOs that inspire them the most. How would you rank these five? Put in the comments bellow #Startupbootcamp #StartupLife #FutureFounder#StartupFounder #BlindRate #StartupAccelerator #inspiration

🚀 Big news for FUTURE XPO 2025! 💥We are thrilled to welcome HubSpot as an official sponsor of this year’s edition. As the platform that helps startups and scaleups grow, HubSpot will not only join us at Amsterdam's SugarFactory on December 4th, but also sponsor the Pitch Competition 🏆, supporting the bold founders and breakthrough ideas that define FUTURE XPO. Innovation thrives when great ideas meet the right support, and with HubSpot on board, the stakes and opportunities have never been higher. 👉 Don’t miss your chance to witness the next generation of startups take the stage - get your ticket before prices go up: eu1.hubs.ly/H0n-93v0 #FUTUREXPO #Innovation #Hubspot #Growth #Startup

🧬 Meet ProteSyn, an AI-powered platform that designs novel, synthetic proteins on demand, helping scientists accelerate R&D and bypass patent issues. Ali Kheirkhah, Co Founder of ProteSyn, shares how they are revolutionising biotech by combining LLMs and diffusion models to generate proteins that don’t exist in nature, visualising them through their own web app, enabling researchers to replicate them in the lab. Part of the SBC BOLD 2: DeepTech & Robotics 2025 cohort, Protesyn is building the future of how new proteins can be discovered. 🚀 Want to meet ProteSyn and 60+ other game-changing startups? Join 4,000+ innovators at FUTURE XPO25, our biggest event yet! 🎟️ Get your ticket here: eu1.hubs.ly/H0nXwyr0 🌐 Learn more about ProteSyn: eu1.hubs.ly/H0nXyMq0 #Startupbootcamp #WeEmpowerInnovators #DeepTech #AI #Biotech #Innovation #StartupAccelerator #FUTUREXPO2025

Brickken, SBC ‘20 alumni, has been featured in the Sifted 250 fastest-growing startups in Europe in 2025! 🚀 Brickken is leading the way in institutional-grade tokenization, providing end-to-end infrastructure for the compliant digitization and management of real-world assets (RWAs), from financial instruments such as private credit, equity, bonds, funds to physical assets such as real estate and commodities. Brickken graduated from the Startupbootcamp Finance & Cybersecurity accelerator program in 2020. Throughout the program, they gained early access to a strong network of mentors, investors, and innovators who helped validate their vision for tokenizing real-world assets. The experience laid part of the foundation for the institutional-grade infrastructure they operate today. The team now looks ahead to expanding institutional partnerships and scaling their infrastructure globally, with a Series A planned for 2026 to accelerate growth and market leadership in real-world asset tokenization. 🌐 Learn more about Brickken here: eu1.hubs.ly/H0nQpn50 #Startupbootcamp #SBCAlumni #Brickken #Tokenization #RealWorldAssets #DigitalAssets #AssetTokenization #web3 #blockchain

Cloudvisor is joining FUTURE XPO 2025! ☁️✨ We’re thrilled to announce our partnership with Cloudvisor, an Advanced Tier AWS Partner, to FUTURE XPO 2025 - conference that brings together 4,000 industry leaders, investors and innovators across Europe. With 5+ years of experience, Cloudvisor has helped over 2,000 startups across 75+ countries scale smarter, optimize costs, and save $10M+ on AWS 💡. From AWS Resell and Migration Support to Cost Optimization and Cloud Security, they make sure startups grow efficiently - without the headaches of cloud complexity. At FUTURE XPO, you’ll not only meet the minds behind Cloudvisor, but will have an opportunity to connect and learn first hand from industry experts. 🌍 Join us on December 4, 2025, at the SugarFactory in Amsterdam. 🎟️ Don’t wait for the future - be part of it. Get your ticket now - eu1.hubs.ly/H0nM4Dz0 #FUTUREXPO2025 #Cloudvisor #AWS #Innovation #Startup #Tech #Conference

🎤We're excited to welcome Marjolijn Meijer, Founder of TrainMore and Vice-Chairman of Urban Gym Group, to the stage at FUTURE XPO 2025. 💪🏻Marjolijn leads a fitness empire spanning multiple brands across the Netherlands, revolutionizing how people approach health and wellness. With 28+ years transforming the fitness industry from aerobics instructor to wellness innovator, she champions the philosophy that healthy living should be accessible, rewarding, and uniquely personal for everyone. At FUTURE XPO, Marjolijn brings a perspective few others can: real-world lessons from scaling innovative business models, transforming traditional industries, and building communities that inspire human potential. 📅 December 4, 2025 📍 SugarFactory, Amsterdam ‼️To celebrate our new speaker drop, get 30% off with code FUTURE30 for the next 72 hours only! Get your ticket now: eu1.hubs.ly/H0nMfDP0 #FUTUREXPO2025 #Startupbootcamp #InnovationWillSaveTheWorld #WellnessInnovation #DontWatchBuild

🩺 Meet Lumina Salud, a medically-supervised program that pairs weight loss drugs with expert support to create lasting lifestyle changes. CEO Arnau Requena and his team are tackling obesity by combining GLP-1 therapy with continuous care from endocrinologists and psychologists, all through a telemedicine platform, reducing administrative time for clinicians. Part of the SBC BOLD 2 Health & Life Science 2025 cohort, Lumina Salud is driving innovation that helps people achieve a lifestyle change that stays with them forever. 🚀 Want to meet Lumina Salud and 60+ other game-changing startups? Join 4,000+ innovators at FUTURE XPO25, our biggest event yet! 🎟️ Get your ticket here: eu1.hubs.ly/H0nM_ww0 🌐 Learn more about Lumina Salud here: eu1.hubs.ly/H0nM-Wf0 #Startupbootcamp #WeEmpowerInnovators #HealthTech #Obesity #Innovation #Amsterdam #StartupAccelerator #FUTUREXPO2025

We’re excited to announce that the Startup World Cup Official NL Regionals will be hosted at FUTURE XPO 2025! 🚀 This is your chance to pitch your startup in front of top investors, partners, and industry leaders, and compete for a spot at the Startup World Cup Grand Finale in San Francisco where the winner takes home $1 million. 🌍💰 If you're ready to take your startup to the next level, apply now and showcase your innovation at FUTURE XPO on December 4th in Amsterdam. 📍 More info & apply:eu1.hubs.ly/H0nJKYx0 #FUTUREXPO #StartupWorldCup #Startupbootcamp #PitchCompetition #FX25 #Innovation

What an incredible week! 🙌 Last week we had to pleasure to welcome the ​​startups from our latest program in Amsterdam to meet the Startupbootcamp team and connect with their mentors for the very first time. A big thank you to everyone who joined us for Mentor Meets Startup Week. Moments like these remind us why we do what we do, bringing together people who believe in innovation to change the world for the better. #Startupbootcamp #Entrepreneurship #Innovation #Startups

💥Wondering what the future of the workplace looks like? Learn it firsthand from our new official partner for FUTURE XPO 2025 - Mindspace. 🧘Mindspace is a global flexible workspace operator that redefines the workplace experience for companies of all sizes. The Mindspace offering consists of a wide array of services and solutions, ranging from shared spaces and private offices, to on-demand meeting rooms and beautiful customizable event spaces. Since 2014, their boutique design, hospitality experience and personalized level of service have been enhancing the way people work, innovate, connect and grow. ✨Together with Mindspace, we’re adding a new dimension to that promise. Because while FUTURE XPO will spark energy and creativity all day long… there may also be a place where time slows down. A moment to reset, recharge, and discover that the future of work isn’t just about what you do - but how you feel while doing it. Stay tuned. 👀 📍On December 4, 2025, Amsterdam’s Sugarfactory will transform into a space to connect, learn, and literally step into the future, combining 4,000+ innovators, entrepreneurs, and industry leaders together. 🎟️ Be there - Get your ticket now and use code MINDSPACE30 for a special discount: eu1.hubs.ly/H0nznmh0 #FutureXpo2025 #Mindspace #Coworking #Innovation #Entrepreneurship

We’re happy to welcome Qonto as an official sponsor of FUTURE XPO 2025! 🚀 Qonto is Europe’s #1 online finance management solution, trusted by over 600,000 SMEs and freelancers, and built with one mission in mind: to eliminate the headaches entrepreneurs face with traditional banking. 💸With Qonto, business finance becomes seamless: • Open an account in minutes • Built-in tools for invoicing, bookkeeping, expense management • Local and international transfers, physical & virtual cards, real-time notifications • Transparent pricing, no hidden fees, and 6-day customer support Powered by Qonto, our fintech track puts the spotlight on tools that help startups scale faster. It’s all about freeing founders to focus on what matters most - building a great future. 🎟️ Don’t miss out - get your ticket now and use code QONTO for a special discount - eu1.hubs.ly/H0nz1NC0 #FutureXPO2025 #Qonto #BusinessFinance #SMEs #Fintech #Entrepreneurship #Innovation

🚀 This year, at FUTURE XPO we’ll dive deep into five verticals - each designed to give our audience insights, opportunities, and connections that go beyond the event: - Finance & Cybersecurity 🔐 - Food & Health 🥗 - Deep Tech & Robotics 🤖 - Energy & Climate ⚡ - AI & Digital Reality 🧠 By joining FUTURE XPO, you’ll gain access to leaders and global innovators in each vertical, spot emerging trends that could reshape your industry, and build connections with startups, corporates, and investors driving impact worldwide. 👉 Be fast to secure your ticket: eu1.hubs.ly/H0ny00r0 📆December 4th 📍SugarFactory #FUTUREXPO #FX25 #Innovation #Startup #Finance #Cybersecurity #Food #Health #Deeptech #Robotics #Energy #Climate #AI