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Nov
28
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It’s our pleasure to announce the next and last VentureClass of 2019 on Thursday evening 28 November by Marc Wesselink, who will talk about funding, and the top 3 biggest mistakes you can make!
Date: Thursday, November 28, 2019
Time: 07.00-10.00 p.m.
Moderator: Aard Groen
Speaker: Marc Wesselink
Location: Startup City, Kadijk 4, Groningen
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Marc Wesselink
Marc is a serial entrepreneur who started 12 companies between 1994 and 2008 and invested in over 150 between 2004 and 2018. His purpose in life is to help as many entrepreneurs become successful founders of companies which can create an impact. He is active in Europe & Africa.
As one of the founding partners of Startupbootcamp, he was part of the global roll out and recruited over 160 companies for the Amsterdam & Cape Town programs and have helped them raised over 150 MIO EUR funding. He was responsible of managing the portfolio of Startupbootcamp with a value of over 500 MIO EUR.
Since October 2018 he started his next challenge since the investment landscape in Europe & Africa is still in need of one: How to improve investment in Pre-Seed, Seed & Early Stage companies. He has created an entire digital way of investing in early stage companies at large scale and de-risk it at the same time. The platform will be capable in investing > 150 companies a year by using automated processes and follow on investment based on real time data. The fund will also offer execution power with a network of experienced professionals who will help single founders, founder teams & corporates to start & scale a company.
Join us in November to hear more about Marc and the do’s and don’ts in funding – and the following networking drinks!
Program:
07:00 p.m.: Doors open
07:30 p.m.: Welcome & Introduction by Aard Groen
07:45 p.m.: VentureClass by Marc Wesselink
09:00 p.m.: Networking drinks:
07:30 p.m.: Welcome & Introduction by Aard Groen
07:45 p.m.: VentureClass by Marc Wesselink
09:00 p.m.: Networking drinks:
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Programme
VentureLab North offers a cohesive one year business development programme.
Important elements of VentureLab North are:
- Weekly training sessions on subjects as product development, marketing, strategy, finance, entrepreneurial skills
- Custom-made programme based on personal, team and business development needs (choose from > 60 trainings)
- Current specializations: Energy, Health, Water, ICT, Biobased
- 48 hours of intensive individual business coaching
- Expert coaching
- International network
- Soft Landing programme (NBIA accreditation)
- Investor Readiness programme, facilitating acces to finance, potential and launching customers
- Progress monitoring by 4-monthly business panel presentations
- Regular networking events
What We Do
In VentureLab you get regular trainings, support network and matching expert and process coaches
You become knowledgeable about, and competent in the functional roles, tasks and responsibilities during the process of business development
The Golden Egg Check
Golden Egg Check is an online “toolset” for entrepreneurs, investors and business accelerators. The tool-set is based on scientific research in collaboration with the University of Twente and has been validated by more than 850 entrepreneurs, investors, experts and business incubation and business acceleration professionals. The Golden Egg Check allows an entrepreneur to work on: building a sustainable business, value creation and become “’investor ready” and find investors.
VentureClasses
VentureClasses are free public lectures by inspirational speakers followed by networking evenings. Check our agenda for the upcoming talks!
Office Space
Flex-desks and permanent office-space is available at Start-up City Kadijk 2-4. For questions about flex-desks or meeting rooms please email to entrepreneurship@rug.nl. For permanent office-space please contact ondernemen@org.hanze.nl with the following text as email subject: bedrijfsruimte huren
EIT Health VentureLab
In collaboration with EIT Health we have offered the VentureLab Health programme in 2018.
EIT Health is supported by the EIT, a body of the European Union
In 2019 Health VentureLab will continue as part of the regular VentureLab North programme.
Alongside the regular training programme, special healthcare related training sessions will be organised.
Do you have a business idea related to healthy living, healthy ageing, healthcare, biotech, medtech, or medical devices?
Sign up now!
Energy VentureLab
The energy transition is crying out for new ideas and technologies. Technical, scientifical, societal. Got an idea? We know how to move you forward.
Energy VentureLab is powered by Gasunie, GasTerra, Engie, EnTranCe, Value050, Provincie Groningen, University of Groningen Centre of Entrepreneurship, and VentureLab North
Participation in VentureLab North
Who can participate
The VentureLab North programme is open for:
- Startups
- Existing companies with (international) growth ambitions
- SMe’s in Health, Energy, Water, Biobased, ICT
- Research & Development-teams from the large-scale industry
- Researchers such as Phd’s candidates
- Students, alumni
- Entrepreneurial minded people who have the ambition to start a business
Contact
General requests and information:
W: www.venturelabinternational.com
E: info@venturelabnorth.com
Want to participate?
Aniek Ouendag
P: +31 (0)6 2559 3717
E: aniek@venturelabinternational.com