In our new ‘Industry Changemakers’ blog series we pick the hottest topics and the experts that can tell us all about them. One of the hottest topics at the moment is definitely blockchain technology. For those of you who still don’t know, blockchain is an…

Video Media Group (VMG) offers innovative and powerful proprietary video solutions that create video advertising inventory and monetization on all screens. At the moment, the VMG InPageVideo advertising format is their most successful video advertising format for web publishers and advertisers. Find out what problems…

Betsy Lindsey has been working with startups since 2000, in essence, she has been “accelerating” startups before that word was even associated with startups, and she has over 18 years of international business management and investment experience. Now, she works as a Managing Director of…

Prince Constantijn Van Oranje, the Netherlands’ startup ambassador, is helping shape the Dutch startup ecosystem with both StartupDelta, an initiative for fast-growing innovative startups with an international focus; and StartupFest, an event that connects European startups with providers of capital, business, and talent. We had…

Angel investors in the Netherlands tend to invest in companies they understand and where they can contribute to the management decision. Since Angel investing is based on personal preference they gravitate towards products they themselves might use. Find out about the different types of investors…

Simone, 27, is a director of Capital Tour XXL and she recently joined the Amsterdam Capital Week team. Her goal at Capital Tour XXL is to ‘demystify the world of funding’ in different cities in the world. Find out more about her background, what particularly…

Trunkrs is an innovative logistical delivery company with a strong focus on the end receiver. Because a perfect delivery is the start of recurring customers! With smart IT solutions, they create services that make life easier for both consumers and organizations. Their aim is to…

Leapfunder has grown into a leading Angel investor network in the Netherlands, but we are determined to take on bigger challenges and help even more start-ups to raise funding. In order to achieve our goal, from now on, we are also live in Germany! Find…

Almost two years ago Juriaan Karsten had to shut down his first startup due to lack of funding. In order to help other startups prevent the same thing, he created nlfunding.co, an online overview of all startup investors in the Netherlands. This directory is an…

ProctorExam, Clevergig and Progauntlet are just some of the startups that have decided on raising a second Leapfunder round. We had a chance to ask them about its benefits, if they expected a second round when they started the first one and whether the investors…