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  • What is Rise?

    Rise is an exclusive programme for serious tech players. In a trusted environment, scaleup founders share and discuss their growth challenges during tailor-made sessions with experienced entrepreneurs and scaling experts. Every quarter we select 10 companies to join the programme. It’s free, and we don’t seek equity. Check now if your company is eligible!

In short

Being an entrepreneur is a tough ride! With the Rise programme, we want to bring you the right connections and the actionable insights you need to take your company to the next level. Join Rise and build with us the strongest founders community in the Netherlands.

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Application for Rise Batch #6 is open!

Are you an ambitious scaleup operating out of the Netherlands? Accelerate your growth with Rise, join our Batch #6!

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Who is Rise for?

This time we select scaleups with a solution based on scalable technology. For Batch 6 we are looking for companies across all industries.

Rise adds most value to companies who are: 

  • looking to expand their headcount in next 12 months 
  • looking to raise significant capital to expand their operations 
  • scaling beyond NL
  • yearly experiencing significant growth in revenues
Are you ready to Rise?
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The Criteria

  • Currently raising or preparing to raise €10M+ (series A+)
  • Clear understanding of product/market fit 
  • Revenue-focused, generating over €3M
  • 20+ FTE
  • Min. 50% yoy growth in either employees or revenues 
Are you ready to 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 Batch #4

    We’re thrilled to reveal the latest group of participants enrolled in Techleap.nl’s Rise Programme: CodeSandbox, The Next Closet, Kaizo, Brenger, Relive, Wundermart, Studyportals, Fixico, Orderchamp, Lepaya. Batch #4 features an incredible collection of high-impact tech scaleups, each possessing endless potential within their respective industries. 

Programme overview

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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 - Kick-off

    Rise launches with an (online) event where you will meet your peers and the team of experts who will be supporting you. Together we will set our goals and determine our priorities for the programme ahead.

  • Phase 3 - Scaling 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 4 - 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 5 - Rise community

    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.

FAQs

  • Fill in the form via the button below and we will get in touch with you. 

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

    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.

  • Yes, and in the 4 programmes we run per year we alternate between open calls and theme calls. In a theme call we select companies from specific industries that have an impact in solving a certain problem such as climate change or covid-19. You can view an example of our Flattening the climate curve theme impact via the link below.

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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!"

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

Meet our entrepreneurs-in-residence

Being experts in scaling tech companies, they provide feedback, guidance and connections to the scaleups and their founders/CEOs involved in the Rise programme.

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    Joe Wilson

    Entrepreneur-in-residence @Techleap.nl
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    Frans Jonker

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    Daniel Gebler

    Entrepreneur-in-residence @Techleap.nl
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    Chris Zadeh

    Entrepreneur-in-residence @Techleap.nl

Meet the Rise team

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    Tjarda Voorneman

    Lead Techleap.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

    Scaleup Scout
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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). 

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