BRAINPORT FOR STARTUPS ACCELERATED START AND GROWTH BEEK EN DONK SON EN BREUGEL LIESHOUT OIRSCHOT BEST HELMOND NUENEN EINDHOVEN MIERLO VELDHOVEN GELDROP ASTEN AALST WAALRE HEEZE SOMEREN EERSEL BRAINPORT PROVIDES THE PERFECT BREEDING GROUND TO HELP STARTUPS GET OFF TO A FLYING START. FOR ENTREPRENEURS IN THE HIGH-TECH INDUSTRY, BRAINPORT, WITH EINDHOVEN AT ITS VERY HEART, IS THE PLACE WHERE YOU CAN BOOST YOUR REVENUE, IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF YOUR PRODUCT AND GET ACCESS TO EXPERT ENGINEERS AND GLOBAL INVESTORS. EINDHOVEN IS RANKED THIRD IN THE FINANCIAL TIMES S FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT INDEX AND IS THE MOST INVENTIVE PLACE IN THE WORLD BASED UPON PATENT DENSITY. IN SHORT, BRAINPORT IS THE PLACE TO ACCELERATE GROWTH.
Many leading international OEMs, such as ASML, Philips, NXP, DAF, VDL, FEI and the Technical University Eindhoven (TU/e) have led the way. Along with dozens of spin-offs and hundreds of startups. Did you know that in Brainport we register four patents a day? Inventors and entrepreneurs together with the collaborative chain of suppliers, renowned research institutions, investors, governments and designers, form a highly specialised open innovative community that develops and commercialises technological knowledge. That is why innovations in Brainport get to market rapidly and with more commercial success. BRAINPORT OFFERS AN INSPIRING BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT Mutual trust and a collaborative attitude lead the success of Brainport. High-tech and design go along with top quality manufacturing and open minded entrepreneurship. This unique business climate makes Brainport much more than the sum of its parts. It is a powerful formula that has evolved Brainport becoming one of the high-tech centres of Europe. An ecosystem that is known around the world and offers great opportunities for companies. If you establish your company in Brainport, you get access to valuable knowledge and a network in the high-tech industry that can generate new opportunities. Moreover, the ideal location and the high-quality infrastructure make Brainport the perfect operational base for the European distribution and sales market. CAMPUSES, HUBS AND CO-WORKING SPACES Brainport has various campuses where state-of-the-art facilities come within reach for every startup. The high-tech business centres, hubs and co-working spaces form the perfect springboard for entrepreneurs leading their companies to success. Here talent and creativity are nurtured. The special collaboration within these lively business complexes is a flywheel for unprecedented innovation platforms where new ideas, exciting products and wonderful companies are born. VELDHOVEN l g j EINDHOVEN t h AALST NUENEN GELDROP MIERLO z HELMOND x g Strijp-S h High Tech Campus Eindhoven j TU/e Science Park t Eindhoven & more l Health Innovation Campus & Máxima Medical Centre (MMC) z Automotive Campus x Food Tech Park BRAINPORT IS THE PLACE TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN INNOVATIVE BUSINESS
g STRIJP-S EINDHOVEN This urban Eindhoven development covering an area of 27 hectares is characterised by its industrial heritage and today s creative and cultural activities. Every day we build on Philips heritage, creating a bubbling, bold, creative, raw and carefree innovation district. WONDERLAB a startup community for makers Invent, develop and create new and smart concepts and products together with startups and entrepreneurs using a combination of design, technology and business skills. For startups there are several workplaces available. FOUNDED BY ALL a creative business hub seated on the 5th floor of the Klokgebouw where established members actively help to increase the success rate of starting members. In 3 years time the starting members grow strong enough to move out. VENTURE LAB a hub for the creative industry that offers a broad range of services for organisations that want to offer their management, employees or clients more innovation power, better cooperation, individual entrepreneurship or knowledge.
h HIGH TECH CAMPUS EINDHOVEN EINDHOVEN High Tech Campus Eindhoven is the smartest square kilometre in Europe. More than 10,000 researchers, developers and entrepreneurs are working at over 135 companies and institutes on developing future technologies and products. They are part of a unique and vibrant ecosystem of established global brands, leading research institutes, fast growth enterprises, high-tech startups and service companies. STARTUPBOOTCAMP HIGHTECHXL is a startup accelerator for high-tech startups and is part of the Startupbootcamp global accelerator network. With a strong partner network that includes companies such as Philips, NXP, EY and the High Tech Campus, this accelerator is able to bring high-tech hardware companies to the next level. ßÈTA is a business accelerator developed specifically to provide office space/facilities and services to SMEs whose activities focus on Research & Development. Mμ is a business accelerator developed specifically for small and medium-sized enterprises whose activities focus on Lifetec (medical technology & life sciences) and New Energy Research & Development. HOLST CENTRE is an open-innovation R&D centre that develops generic technologies for wireless autonomous sensors and flexible electronics. Holst Centre was set up by imec and TNO. EIT DIGITAL supports innovative companies in scaling up business to European level and beyond. It provides end-to-end support from turning research results into successful innovations, stimulating the birth and growth of companies. The Business Development Accelerator (BDA) by EIT Digital coaches the innovation funnel with a focus on access to market. BLUE ACCELERATOR is a platform of entrepreneurs who initiate and develop ideas and technologies based on the blue economy. The goal is to develop an ecosystem which delivers new innovations and new companies to create a healthy and happy planet with what you did not know we have!
j TU/E SCIENCE PARK EINDHOVEN The campus of Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) is a hotspot for engineering science and technology education and research, with lots of innovative activities. It is an attractive meeting place for students, researchers and entrepreneurs. STARTUP CAMPUS TU/e facilitates startups from a very early stage right up to market introduction, providing accommodation for very young companies, from simple workplaces for new entrepreneurs on a shared workfloor (Flexroom) to shared labs and workplaces for startups that are a little further down the line. TWINNING offers tailored, high-quality themed office spaces and facilities for growing companies whose activities focus on innovative products or services. The companies in Twinning form an energetic network. CATALYST offers tailored, high-quality office space and labs for growing companies whose activities focus on technological innovation of electrical engineering, physics, chemistry and (bio) chemistry. When you think of Catalyst, think of launching technological products, processes and services. BRIGHT MOVE helps new, innovative entrepreneurs to realise their ambitious dreams. It is the biggest valorisation programme in the Netherlands and offers financial support and supervision to startups in the pre-seed, seed and proof-of-concept phase in Brainport. Maximum financial support is 450k Euros. In Bright Move there are currently nearly 30 companies being financed with a leverage effect of almost 30 million Euros, the most well-known being Flowid, My Home Services, Effect Photonics, Smart Photonics, Emultech and Cordian. TU/E INNOVATIONLAB aims to offer innovative solutions for societal problems and works together with SMEs and industry to achieve this. Research results must be brought to the market. The business developers of TU/e Innovation Lab play an important part as they monitor the entire process: from idea protection, the start of companies to setting up contacts with external companies. KIC INNO ENERGY an European company dedicated to promoting innovation, entrepreneurship and education in the sustainable energy field by bringing together academics, businesses and research institutes. It provides acceleration services to startups.
t EINDHOVEN & MORE BRAINPORT DEVELOPMENT the economic development company offers free financial and business advice from independent advisors for innovative startups. Furthermore it encourages and develops regional and (inter) national projects and programmes, promotes Brainport at home and abroad, and facilitates regional industry through incubation facilities and business centres. EINDHOVEN STARTUPS FOUNDATION helps building a sustainable Startup City that drives economic and innovation growth and creates a positive, high-impact change for the local community. It is a network to support each other, get to know who is in the city, who are the startups and make enjoyable events together, regardless of the business area or stage. STARTUP WEEKEND is an event to help building an amazing startup during a weekend. BRAINPORT INDUSTRIES designs, develops and manufactures leading advanced, precise and intelligent high-tech equipment. Suppliers join forces to strengthen the professional character and competitive position of the high-tech supply chain. They can contribute to the continuity and growth of the high-tech industry and it enables them to increase their output and steadily grow into market leaders. NEXTOEM is a high-tech acceleration programme that provides networking, knowledge and financing support for high-tech businesses at an early stage of growth.
l HEALTH INNOVATION CAMPUS & MÁXIMA MEDICAL CENTRE (MMC) VELDHOVEN HEALTH INNOVATION CAMPUS is a medical-technological innovation hotspot that integrates clinical knowledge, technological sciences, applied research and medical-technical activities. MÁXIMA MEDICAL CENTRE (MMC) has developed the MMC Incubator for startups in the health sector. The MMC Incubator is a dynamic environment in the heart of healthcare practice in which startups can share knowledge and expertise. EIN VELDHOVEN l
z AUTOMOTIVE CAMPUS HELMOND AUTOMOTIVE CAMPUS is the national and international hotspot, meeting point and business venue in the field of automotive technology and smart mobility. The Automotive Campus offers an attractive learning and working environment, state-of-the-art technological testing facilities and flexible accommodation concepts. x FOOD TECH PARK HELMOND FOOD TECH PARK helps SME s turn technology into money. Technology for the processing of vegetable residual fuels and the sustainability of raw materials. HELMOND z x
THE BRAINPORT ECOSYSTEM COOPERATING ON ALL LEVELS In Brainport we all collaborate to achieve successes. Doors are open, investors are interested in good ideas, support is close by and never more than one Linkedin contact away. The Brainport principle of sharing = multiplying creates the specific high tech ecosystem which is important for the growth capacity of companies. It offers access to new customers, knowledge, personnel and financing. And, equally importantly, to fellow entrepreneurs with whom you can work to achieve success faster. FAST GROWING COMPANIES OEMs Shapeways, Sapiens, Liquavista, Coosto, Xeltis, Philips, ASML, FEI, DAF, Phenomworld, EFFECT Photonics, Silicon Hive, VDL, NXP, Océ Genkey etc., etc. SMEs IN A PARENTING ROLE Simac, Sioux, NTS-Group, Paradigit, Frencken group, KMWE, Neways, VanBerlo etc., etc. STARTUPS Smart Photonics, Intrinsic ID, Manus Machina, Event Bridge, CMNTY, Gociety, Ionica, Emultech, Segula, Star Engines, Ventinova, My home services, Spin Control Gearing, Avular, Zens, Ibis Power, Antenna Company, Cordian etc., etc. For more startups see map.eindhovenstartups.com and startupdelta.nl
CONTACT As an entrepreneur it is important to get to know companies, investors and the ecosystem in Brainport well. Brainport Development, the economic development company, helps you in getting to know your way around and gets you connected to all relevant parties. Brainport Development p.vdwielen@brainportdevelopment.nl +31 (0)40 751 24 24 Also for information about Mμ, ßèta, Catalyst and Twinning, NextOEM, BNF, etc. Find your way in the Brainport region via www.businesscompassbrainport.nl. High Tech Campus Eindhoven bert-jan.woertman@hightechcampus.com +31 (0)6 22 98 50 29 Startup Bootcamp HighTechXL broos@startupbootcamp.org Holst Centre contact@holstcentre.com +31 (0)40 40 20 400 EIT Digital +31 88 0009344 eindhoven@eitdigital.eu Bright Move info@brightmove.nl +31 (0)40-247 5952 Blue Accelerator info@blue-innovation-center.nl +31 (0)88 0115750 TU/e Innovation Lab h.w.m.v.hoeven@tue.nl kic-innoenergy.com +31 40 247 39 56 benelux@kic-innoenergy.com Eindhoven Startups Foundation victoria@eindhovenstartups.com Wonderlab info@wonderlab-s.com +31 (0)40-3030881 Founded by All info@foundedbyall.com Venture Lab stichting@eduventure.nl MMC Incubator h.brands@healthinnovationcampus.nl +31 (0)40 88 86 878 Automotive Campus info@automotivecampus.com +31 (0)6 29 00 74 77 Food Tech Park info@foodtechpark.nl BRAINPORT STANDS FOR OPEN INNOVATION AND COOPERATION. COMPANIES JOIN FORCES TO ENABLE THE DEVELOPMENT OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICES THAT HELP SOLVE SOCIETAL CHALLENGES. BOTH NOW AND IN THE FUTURE BRAINPORT INVENTS, MAKES AND SUPPLIES THE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES THE WORLD LONGS FOR. CO-CREATING THE FUTURE WWW.BRAINPORT.NL