ACADEMIC STARTUP COMPETITION
Accelerating your academic startup journey
Creating immediate impact from innovative innovations is hard. ASC helps academic startups from all disciplines to connect to a valuable network of investors, mentors, peers and just some really clever minds. Get in now and fasten your seatbelts!
Participation Criteria
The ASC is particularly looking for 1) being a promising startup, 2) level of academic integration/valorisation & 3) founder (and team) with potential. The more you showcase these, the bigger your chance to make the selection.
The participation criteria of the Academic Startup Competition 2022 were as following:
1
An academic startup with the ambition and potential to be disruptive and scale internationally within the coming 5 years
2
A successful transfer from science/technology developed at a Dutch University, University Medical Center, KNAW, NWO institute or TO
3
Maximum 5 years in incorporation
4
Registered at the Chamber of Commerce
5
Present at both the Inspiration Event & Grand Finale
Competition
But, there is a competition element to it as well. We’re after the 10 most promising Dutch academic startups. If you can convince us of your potential to change the world, you’ll access a whopping set of prizes.
USA Business Trip
A tailor-made USA business trip tailored to the needs and phase of your startup. You go to the most relevant hub in the USA for your startup. One promise: this is an absolute game changer for your startup.
Training from experts
Meet and get trained by experts in business development, impact, investing, and more.
Promotion
Get featured in the top-10 most promising academic enterprises in national outlets.
2022
Have a look at the Grand Finale of the Academic Startup Competition 2022.
2020
Curious what others gained out of it? Take a look at their stories and an impression of 2020 edition.
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ACADEMIC STARTUP COMPETITION
Take your chance now.
2022
Take look at the Grand Finale of this year’s edition, where academic and valorising Netherlands.
2020
Curious what others gained out of it? Take a look at their stories and an impression of 2020 edition.