The Tech Champions Manifesto has been launched!
On November 4th is the official presentation to Minister Beljaerts
About
We are 10 CEO/Founders of leading Dutch scale ups that mirror the 10 key technologies of the National Technology Strategy (NTS) that are essential for the future Dutch economy.
Scale-ups are crucial in the development of these technologies but find it difficult to grow to in The Netherlands to full commercial companies. We create a voice for Dutch scale-ups to provide a sounding board to government policy making with the aim to develop new sustainable industries to improve our economic competitiveness and secure our societal welfare.
Key Technologies
Leading Dutch Scale Ups
Launch of the Tech Champions Manifesto:
Collaborating for the Future of Dutch Technology
At the launch of the Tech Champions Manifesto, we hosted an inspiring event with a diverse and influential audience, including representatives from pension funds, the Ministry of Economic Affairs, and Members of Parliament from VVD, CDA, SGP, Volt, and PVV. Led by Constantijn van Oranje, our plans were met with enthusiasm, featuring powerful contributions from Ingrid Thijssen and a panel discussion with Tjark Tjin-A-Tsoi (TNO), Onno van de Stolpe (Galapagos), and Gert-Jan Vaessen (Invest-NL). Journalists from outlets like FD, BNR, and MT/Sprout amplified the message, while various VCs, scale-up CEOs, and entrepreneurs joined to support our vision.
The manifesto calls for a national strategy that enables the growth of deeptech companies, safeguarding prosperity for future generations. With the official presentation to Minister Beljaerts on November 4th, we are taking a critical step together toward a sustainable innovation climate in the Netherlands.
Our Ambition:
Build at least one ASML-like company based in The Netherlands in each of the 10 key technologies by 2038 (height of Dutch aging population).
Our Agenda:
Scale-ups are different to SME’s and have the following specific needs to grow.
01 CONSISTENT POLICY
Scale-ups have a long growth journey that requires consistent policy to develop supportive ecosystems.
It is imperative to embed the NTS in the Coalition Accord, give scale-ups a structural seat at the table of developing industry policy to secure long term policies that promote scale-up development.
02 SPEED
Scale-ups need to go fast to overcome the period of more cost than revenues.
We need a ‘fast lane’ for governmental approvals and priority access to public infrastructure.
03 RISK
Scale-up take on a lot of risk that pay-out to society only much later.
Government should share more in this risk by providing funding, stimulating scale-up products in public tenders and offering guarantees to allow scale-up to compete with corporates.
Our Commitment:
You can expect from us that we represent broad inclusive technology categories for current and future scale-up generations to create new Dutch based industries with positive societal impact.
Key Technology champions:
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