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Founded in Groningen

Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands • 8 Employees
Nonprofit Organization Management

Are you founded in Groningen?Groningen is bursting with innovative initiatives and companies. The unique economic ecosystem in the city of Groningen allows SME's, startups and initiative to grow thanks to the young talent, low cost of living and initiatives like startup weekends. The municipality of Groningen and Koen Atema, one of the founders of Founded in Groningen, identified the need to link companies, initiatives, and events in Groningen. And when Neelie Kroes said; "Groningen is a hidden pearl, but is just too modest to communicate its achievements", the concept of Founded in Groningen portal was born. Now, 1.5 years later, the portal is in use and the team is complete. The portal Founded in Groningen aims to link the vast network of startups, entrepreneurs, freelancers, SME-businesses and the corporates, in Groningen. They highlight the successes, showcase new technologies invented in Groningen and profile the city's talent, nationally and internationally. It is the website to discover innovation focussed events, whether startups in the city are hiring or to just get inspired by the stories of our city's talent. Besides a connecting and communicating role, the team has a supporting role too. To help initiatives and companies outperform themselves. We ask; "What do you need to make this the best initiative or event it can be? Where can we help?" Founded in Groningen also wants to broaden the perceptions of young and upcoming entrepreneurs. They organize day tours to visit and explore different clusters like agritech, water, medtech, security, etc, this facilitates relevant opportunity recognition. This way Founded in Groningen cultivates the ecosystem from the bottom up. Thanks to the financial support of the municipality of Groningen, Founded in Groningen can help increase employment opportunities by investing in talent, entrepreneurship, and innovation.