February 24th | Leapfunder - Finance Academy (Online Workshop for Startup Founders) | 15:00

This online workshop, rated 4,7/5 , will give you all the financial knowledge you need. By joining the Finance Academy you will learn how to use convertibles, structure different equity, classes, set up debt safely (if you must), read a shareholders' agreement and/or an investment agreement.

February 25th | JLABS | Road to first-in-human trials for small molecules | 13:00 - 18:00 | Leiden & virtual *exact location to be announced

Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JLABS invites you for a program that takes an in-depth look into essential aspects of a CTA such as preclinical development, clinical trial design, regulatory strategy, drug metabolism pharmacokinetics, and chemistry, manufacturing & controls.

February 26th | AMS Institute - Startup Booster Final Pitches Batch #7 | AMS Institute | 15:00-19:30

Join us for Demo Day on Feb 26! Meet impactful startups, help drive their growth and network with the urban-tech startup ecosystem.

March 3rd | Leapfunder - Investor Readiness Session (Online Workshop for Startup Founders) | 15:00

This online workshop, rated 4,6/5 , is designed to help you prepare for investor meetings. By joining the Investor Readiness Session you will learn where to find investors, find out at which key moments you should pitch and how, and practice your company intro & get personalized feedback.

March 3rd - 27th | The Dutch Mission to MIT European Career Fair 2025

Join the Dutch Delegation to the largest Europe-focused career fair in the US. This is your chance to engage with 2,500+ ambitious STEM students from Harvard, MIT and other leading US universities. Schedule 1-on-1 interviews, exhibit at the Dutch Pavilion and join the side events.

March 7th | Quantum Delta - Quantum For Good Challenge - Microplastics & Quantum Sensing | 9:00-19:00

The Centre for Quantum and Society of Quantum Delta NL recently launched the Quantum for Good Student Challenge, focusing on leveraging quantum sensing to tackle the pressing issue of microplastic pollution.

Registration deadline on February 28, 2025.

March 10th | LeapFunder - Learn how to Build a Pitch Deck | Online | 15:00

This online workshop, rated 4,7/5, will teach you how to build an effective "conclusion chain" in a series of simple slides. By joining the Pitch Deck Clinic you will learn what a pitch deck is for & how to build an effective one, find out what investors check, and improve your 10-pager through a peer review exercise

March 12-14 | Hello Tomorrow Global Summit 2025 | Paris, France

The City of Amsterdam is looking for deeptech startups from the Amsterdam Metropolitan Area to join a trade mission to Hello Tomorrow Global Summit, taking place in Paris, France on March 12-14. Deadline to apply: February 10.

March 12-13 | Amsterdam AI + Amsterdam Medical Data Science Meetup | MF-FG1, VU Campus |

Explore the future of medical AI with visiting research and Spinoza Guest Professor Mihaela van der Schaar at Amsterdam UMC.  

March 14th | Monthly Community Drinks - Oxford Style Debate | Venture Studios, Startup Village Amsterdam | 17:00-20:00

Alongside our cohosts of the event ASIF Ventures and Tulip Ventures, we will host an Oxford-style debate with interesting speakers. Topics TBD, but get ready for an insightful night!

March 17th | Leapfunder - Investor Readiness Session (Online Workshop for Startup Founders) | 15:00

This online workshop, rated 4,6/5 , is designed to help you prepare for investor meetings. By joining the Investor Readiness Session you will learn where to find investors, find out at which key moments you should pitch and how, and practice your company intro & get personalized feedback.

March 17-21 | Control Theory and Reinforcement Learning: Connections and Challenges | Turing Hall, CWI, Science Park, Amsterdam

This Spring 2025 semester programme will bring together researchers in the control and reinforcement learning communities and familiarize students with methods across these inter-related fields.

March 24th | Leapfunder - Finance Academy (Online Workshop for Startup Founders) | 15:00

This online workshop, rated 4,7/5 , will give you all the financial knowledge you need. By joining the Finance Academy you will learn how to use convertibles, structure different equity, classes, set up debt safely (if you must), read a shareholders' agreement and/or an investment agreement.

March 27th | HIHR-16 | Deadline Submission pitch + Quickfire nominations

New Spin-off initiatives, actively seeking (pre)seed venture funding that want to pitch their initiative to our network of investors, entrepreneurs and corporates. The HIHR pitch event includes the scope of Therapeutics, Diagnostics, MedTech and Digital Health.

March 27th | Leapfunder - Foundations of Successful Angel Investing (Online Event) | 16:00

Are you interested in investing in the next generation of startups and growing the economy or involved with the startup ecosystem? You've come to the right place. The Foundations of Successful Angel Investing workshop helps rookie and potential angels master startup investing step-by-step.

March 27th | Responsible AI at the RAAIT Congress 2025 | Koepelgevangenis (dome prison) in Haarlem | 9:30 - 17:00

The Responsible AI Congress & Experience promises to be an invaluable event for anyone interested in the future of responsible AI. Don't miss out on the opportunity to be part of this exciting day of innovation and learning.

April 1-3 | Young Talents CyberSecurity | Forum InCyber | Lille, France

Are you a Master’s student or PhDer focusing on cybersecurity? Do you want to collaborate with fellow peers and experts from France and the Netherlands? Applications open until February 26, 2025 (12:00 PM CET)

April 3rd | Monthly Community Drinks - USA Night | Venture Studios, Startup Village Amsterdam | 17:00-20:00

Considering expanding to the US with your startup but not sure where to start? Join us alongside our partner Vectrix by joining the masterclass on the startup ecosystem in the US and how Dutch startups deal with the challenges and implications. 

April 4th | Caempus - Meet Your Co-Founder XL | 14:00 - 18:00 | The Bridge Roeterseilandcampus, Amsterdam

Whether you’re looking to join a promising startup or seeking a co-founder to complement your skills and help strengthen your existing company, this event is tailored for you!

April 7th | Leapfunder - Investor Readiness Session (Online Workshop for Startup Founders) | 15:00

This online workshop, rated 4,6/5 , is designed to help you prepare for investor meetings. By joining the Investor Readiness Session you will learn where to find investors, find out at which key moments you should pitch and how, and practice your company intro & get personalized feedback.

April 7th | AI020 Conference | Tobacco Theatre Amsterdam | 10:00 - 17:00

AI020 will present an engaging programme featuring keynote speeches by regional key players like Booking, multiple unconference sessions led by our participants, inspiring workshops, and wonderful networking opportunities.

April 8th | Nationaal Congres AI Governance & Compliance | 9:00 - 16:45 | Van der Valk Exclusief, Utrecht *this event is in Dutch

Met inspirerende keynotes, diepgaande paneldiscussies en hands-on breakouts biedt dit congres een unieke kans om te leren, te netwerken en samen te werken aan een veilige en innovatieve toekomst met AI.

April 10th | Masterclass AI Foundation Models | Amsterdam Science Park | 9:00 - 17:00 *exact location to be shared when registered

This masterclass will be taught by our scientific director, Prof. Dr. Cees Snoek, a leading AI expert and professor of computer science at the University of Amsterdam.

April 14th | LeapFunder - Learn how to Build a Pitch Deck | Online | 15:00

This online workshop, rated 4,7/5, will teach you how to build an effective "conclusion chain" in a series of simple slides. By joining the Pitch Deck Clinic you will learn what a pitch deck is for & how to build an effective one, find out what investors check, and improve your 10-pager through a peer review exercise

April 15th | Webinar HIHR - Resonating with investors | 12:00-13:00 | Online

Jeff Skinner, London Business School, offers new spin off team members and selected pitchers again a hands on training how to best prepare your pitch-presentation in another session of Resonating with investors.

April 17th | Webinar HIHR - IP management for Startups | 12:00-13:00 | Online

Arnold&Siedsma will continue the pitch preparation with a webinar on IP Management for Startups on Thursday April 17. They will cover issues such as the basics and costs of IP, how to communicate with your KTO on this, and how to present your IP position to investors.

April 21 - 25 | HIHR Quickfire sessions | *when you sign up, you will receive the location and time

If you’d like to talk once freely and openly about your ideas for a start up with investors and KTO experts, to ask them any question you want or get feedback on your first plans, then don’t wait and register your project for and intimate and constructive online session.

April 22 - 24 | Inside Quantum Technology | The Hague | The Postillion Convention Centre

The conference brings together corporate management, entrepreneurs, end users, technology providers, infrastructure partners, researchers and investors who are working on current developments.

April 24th | Leapfunder - Foundations of Successful Angel Investing (Online Event) | 16:00

Are you interested in investing in the next generation of startups and growing the economy or involved with the startup ecosystem? You've come to the right place. The Foundations of Successful Angel Investing workshop helps rookie and potential angels master startup investing step-by-step.

April 24-25 | EU-Startups Summit | Mediterranean Conference Centre in Valletta, Malta | 9:00-18:00

On April 24-25, we’ll be hosting the 2025 edition of our annual EU-Startups Summit! At this exclusive in-person event we’ll be showcasing many of Europe’s hottest startups and coming together to learn from some of the most successful European entrepreneurs of our time.

Also, EU Startups is giving away 10 tickets for Women in Tech to the EU-Startups Summit this April in Malta! Fit the criteria? Apply here.

April 28th | Leapfunder - Finance Academy (Online Workshop for Startup Founders) | 15:00

This online workshop, rated 4,7/5 , will give you all the financial knowledge you need. By joining the Finance Academy you will learn how to use convertibles, structure different equity, classes, set up debt safely (if you must), read a shareholders' agreement and/or an investment agreement.

May 2nd | Monthly Community Drinks | Venture Studios, Startup Village Amsterdam | 17:00-20:00

Enjoy drinks with your peers, meet our startups and likeminded entrepeneurs and get inspired

Save the date & more information soon.

May 7th | HIHR Live Pitch Event | Room with a Zoo, Antwerp

The programme of this 16th edition will be published first week of April, which is also the start of the event registration. HIHR-events are ‘invitation-only’. If you would like to join us and are not on our mailing list yet, you’re very welcome to send an email to claar-els@hihr.eu

May 12th | LeapFunder - Learn how to Build a Pitch Deck | Online | 15:00

This online workshop, rated 4,7/5, will teach you how to build an effective "conclusion chain" in a series of simple slides. By joining the Pitch Deck Clinic you will learn what a pitch deck is for & how to build an effective one, find out what investors check, and improve your 10-pager through a peer review exercise

May 13-16 | Quantum Meets Amsterdam 2025 | *exact location to be announced

Highlighting this year's lineup again are the second edition of the Q-Expo, a unique two-day event by the European Quantum Industry Consortium (QuIC) featuring a business expo day and a plenary day and the most awaited quantum community gathering Nodes.

May 14-15 | NKI Early Cancer Detection Conference 2025 | Location: Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam

This conference will unite experts and professionals dedicated to advancing early cancer detection and their practical implementation. It’s a unique opportunity to network and collaborate within the early cancer detection community.

May 14 & 15 | Q-Expo | Amsterdam | *exact location yet to be announced

Q-Expo is a two-day event by the European Quantum Industry Consortium (QuIC) featuring a business expo day and plenary day! Q-Expo is designed for everyone: from the domain experts to first-time users looking to grasp the potential of new quantum solutions.

May 20th | National AI in Healthcare Conference 2025: Discover the Future of AI in Healthcare | Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ, Amsterdam | 9:00 - 17:00

AI Coalitie 4 NL en IQVIA Nederland nodigen je van harte uit voor de allereerste editie van het Nationale AI in de Zorg Congres.

May 26th | Leapfunder - Finance Academy (Online Workshop for Startup Founders) | 15:00

This online workshop, rated 4,7/5 , will give you all the financial knowledge you need. By joining the Finance Academy you will learn how to use convertibles, structure different equity, classes, set up debt safely (if you must), read a shareholders' agreement and/or an investment agreement.

May 26th | Leapfunder - Foundations of Successful Angel Investing (Online Event) | 16:00

Are you interested in investing in the next generation of startups and growing the economy or involved with the startup ecosystem? You've come to the right place. The Foundations of Successful Angel Investing workshop helps rookie and potential angels master startup investing step-by-step.

June 6th | Monthly Community Drinks - Legal Night x Halsten Legal | Venture Studios, Startup Village Amsterdam | 17:00-20:00

What legal info do you need to know for opening a startup? In this event, learn from Halsten Legal, network and learn, and enjoy drinks with your peers!

June 9th | LeapFunder - Learn how to Build a Pitch Deck | Online | 15:00

This online workshop, rated 4,7/5, will teach you how to build an effective "conclusion chain" in a series of simple slides. By joining the Pitch Deck Clinic you will learn what a pitch deck is for & how to build an effective one, find out what investors check, and improve your 10-pager through a peer review exercise

June 26th | Leapfunder - Foundations of Successful Angel Investing (Online Event) | 16:00

Are you interested in investing in the next generation of startups and growing the economy or involved with the startup ecosystem? You've come to the right place. The Foundations of Successful Angel Investing workshop helps rookie and potential angels master startup investing step-by-step.

July 4th | Monthly Community Drinks | Business Club BBQ | Startup Village | 17:00 - 20:00

Enjoy drinks with your peers, meet our startups and likeminded entrepeneurs and get inspired

Save the date & more information soon.

July 8-11 | AI for Good Global Summit | Geneva, Switzerland

The United Nations’ leading platform on Artificial Intelligence for sustainable development

Smart Health Amsterdam
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Industry’s top healthcare, AI and data science

AI for Good
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Accelerate UN Sustainable Development Goals

Golden Egg Check
Startup Roulette
Monthly speeddates
Startup - investors

CWI | Calender Future Events
CWI serves as the Dutch national research institute for mathematics and computer science.

ELLIS SOCIETY
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European Lab for Learning & Intelligent Systems

Several Dates | Pitch Clinic Leapfunder

We will show you how to build an effective 'conclusion chain' for your Pitch Deck in a series of simple slides.

Several Dates | Leapfunder Investor Readiness Session
By joining the Investor Readiness Session you will: Learn how to talk to investors and where to find them; Find out which key moments you should pitch and Practice your 30-second pitch & get expert feedback.

Several Dates | Finance Academy (Online Workshop for Startup Founders)

By joining the Finance Academy you will learn how to: Use convertibles; Structure different equity classes; Set up debt safely (if you must); Read a shareholders' agreement and/or an investment agreement

CAEMPUS

As we step into this new academic year, we're committed to fostering a dynamic environment where creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurship are at the core.

Time commitment: 10-week program (part-time)

For whom: entrepreneurial (graduate) MSc students, researchers and academics that have an innovative tech or science business idea they aim to bring to market.