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Rise Programme

Join Rise, the strongest peer network in the Netherlands
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  • Scaling programme for serious players

    Rise is an exclusive programme designed to bring together the most promising Dutch tech leaders. In a trusted environment, share and discuss your growth challenges during tailor-made sessions with experienced entrepreneurs and scaling experts. Are you ready to Rise?

What our Rise alumni say

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  • Rick Schmitz, Founder & CEO at LTO Network

    "You need to do your homework first, but if you know what you need, the Rise programme is the best thing that could ever happen to your business."

  • Merel Boers, Co-founder & CEO at Nico.lab

    "The diversity of participants and experiences was what held the most value in the programme for me. Everyone runs into different things in their own space, but you can dilute them down to the same pure issues."

  • Koen Droste, Founder & CEO at Polarsteps

    "I really liked the idea of being able to learn through the experiences of others. 90% of the challenges you go through as an entrepreneur are being experienced by your peers as well."

  • Quinten Selhorst, Founder & CEO at Felyx

    "We have applied for the Rise programme because we believe it’s one of the strongest and most sought-after Tech Accelerator Programmes out there. Being selected acts as a massive validation to both ourselves and our external stakeholders that we are being seen as one of the Netherlands' highest potential scaleups!"

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Who is the programme for?

To join Rise, you must fit the following:

  • Currently raising or preparing to raise €10M+
  • Or revenue-focused and generating €1M+ (ARR)
  • 10+ FTE
  • Min. 50% year on year growth
  • Understanding of product/service and market fit
Are you ready to Rise?

Techleap.nl Rise journey

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  • Phase 1 - Scale scan

    Our Entrepreneur-in-Residence will lead a CEO to CEO conversation with you and use a data-driven tool to map the bottlenecks on your scaling journey. 

  • Phase 2 - Scale sessions

    Network, get inspired, and gather actionable insights via 6 scale sessions with our scale icons such as Pieter van der Does (Adyen), Michiel Muller (Picnic), or Steven Schuurman (Elastic).

  • Phase 3 - Connection Day

    Together we will curate an audience of top-tier contacts from the investor and corporate world to listen to your pitch and enable the right connections in days instead of months.

  • Phase 4 - Rise community

    The programme is actually never-ending. By joining Rise, you will be onboarded in the Rise community to stay in touch with other Dutch entrepreneurs. Networking (online) events, exclusive workshops, media partnerships, 1:1 meetings with scale experts is what you will get among other great initiatives created by the Rise team.

FAQ's

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    Also, we believe in the power of diversity and inclusion, and therefore encourage applications from founding teams with a wide array of backgrounds.

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  • We do not seek equity. There is no cost involved for the scaleups, besides travel expenses and/or accommodation.

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  • Final selection will be made by an independent selection committee. After the submission deadline, our scouting team will be in touch and ask you to submit a personal video of up to 2 minutes to brief the jury for Selection Day. Selection is based on the overall value proposition, traction, potential to scale, team and program fit. After approval, you get an invitation for Selection Day where you'll meet the jury for a Q&A style conversation.

    Ready to grow big?

  • Techleap.nl Rise Programme adds the most value for companies who: 

    > Significantly need to increase their team.
    > Want to expand their markets and rapidly grow internationally.
    > Need to attract serious growth capital.
    > Want to map their scaling journey. 
    > Aim to be a global force in their industry.

    Keep calm, join Rise.

Meet the Rise alumni

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  • Meet Batch #1

    Meet the very first batch of companies accepted into the programme after an intensive selection process: Easee, Floryn, LTO Network, Mapiq, Nico.Lab, Online Payment Platform, Polarsteps, Quicargo, Starred and Wizenoze. 

  • Meet Batch #2

    Tech companies are our biggest hope for solving some of the world's biggest problems, that’s why we picked for this batch the theme "Flattening the climate curve". Meet the 11 high potential tech scaleups helping flatten the climate curve: Sympower, Felyx, Overstory, Sensorfact, Lightyear, Hardt Hyperloop, Solarge, Dyecoo, Hello Energy, Physee and Excess Materials Exchange.

  • Meet Batch #3

    Techleap.nl Rise presents Batch #3. By joining Rise, these 10 Dutch companies will be part of an exclusive group of scaleups and the strongest peer network in the Netherlands.

Meet our scale icons

We constantly expand our group of iconic entrepreneurs who have scaled their companies to billion-dollar businesses. During Rise, you will get a chance to hear their story and sit at the same table to ask for advice on your toughest challenges.

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    Steven Schuurman

    Founder @Elastic
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    Corinne Vigreux

    Co-Founder @TomTom
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    Jitse Groen

    Founder & CEO @Takeaway.com
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    Gillian Tans

    Chairwoman @Booking.com
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    Ali Niknam

    Founder & CEO @bunq
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    Pieter van der Does

    Founder & CEO @Adyen
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    Chris Hall

    Founder@Bynder
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    Michiel Muller

    Founder & CEO @picnic
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    Derek Roos

    Co-Founder and CEO @Mendix

What does it look like?

Kick-off dinner

Once you are selected to join Rise, we kick-off the programme with a networking event. A great opportunity to meet your peers and entrepreneurs who've joined the programme before you. 

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Tailor-made sessions

Network, get inspired and gather actionable insights around Talent, Capital and Internationalisation via exclusive sessions with our scale icons and experts. 

Connection Day

We curate an audience of top-tier contacts from the investor and corporate world to listen to your pitch and enable the right connections in days instead of months.

Meet the Rise team

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    Tjarda Voorneman

    Lead Techeap.nl Rise Programme
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    Peter Jan Kok

    Batch Manager Rise Programme
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    Leonie Timmermans

    Batch Manager Rise programme
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    Frederick Rustler

    Relation Manager Scaleups
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Scale your company with Rise!

Rise is an exclusive scaling programme for serious players. Your one-time opportunity to connect with other entrepreneurs and discuss growth challenges and get deep insights from top entrepreneurs such as Pieter van der Does (Adyen) or Jitse Groen (Takeaway.com). 

Are you ready to Rise? Are you ready to Rise?
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