Letter of Recommendation of the Mayor of Haarlem

You’ve already heard it on the social media, nevertheless, we would like to share the letter with you!

We really adore the support the government provides us, we hope to get more help from the government organisations in the future. Please join us in our mission to make Haarlem a capital city, the suburb of Amsterdam where startups can get as much money as they like.

Please read the letter 2015-08-20 Aanbevelingsbrief Haarlemvalley, it’s in dutch and it is great.

Application deadline for PYS 2015 changed to September 12, 2015

Thanks to the letter of the mayor and more exposure on Haarlem.nl. We are able to reach more and more startups. For these startups, we provide the possibility to subscribe untill 12th of september. In the meanwhile please check out our Events page to see what events we planned.

Foreign investor in the Netherlands? The government provides you with a special arrangement

Anyone who invests more than 1.25 million euro in the Netherlands, is eligible for a residence permit. This financial injection must then provide jobs or have an ‘innovative character.

Read the latest newsarticle about this arrangement

New Networkpartner: SIDNfonds

Haarlemvalley and SIDNfonds had first meeting

What is the SIDNfonds?

SIDN Fund financially supports projects aimed at strengthening the Internet or the Internet in an innovative way bets. SIDN fund will thus contribute to strengthening the economic and social value of the Internet and thus provide an additional boost to the prosperity and wellbeing in the Netherlands. The starting power of the fund is approximately EUR 5 million. SIDN plans to support the fund to continue investing structurally.

How will the SIDNfonds contribute to Haarlemvalley?

In the first meeting we have decided to share information about the startups that apply at SIDNfonds and at Present Your Startup. In the picture you see Valerie Vallenduuk and Valerie Frissen at Startup Meeting Point, Haarlem.

Valérie Vallenduuk & Valerie Frissen

Meet Your Startup @ Het Veerkwartier

The summer is almost over, the next Meet Your Startup (MYS) is Friday, August 14th at 17:00. MYS offers you the opportunity to network informally with Startups, Investors and Partners in our Present Your Startup (PYS) network.

This time MYS find a special location location: The Veer away in the Veerplas. Ie Haarlem outside under the shadow of the city (A. Hofmanweg 62). The Spring Quarter is one of Startups who last year participated in PYS and even became semi-finalist.

Frank and Merel treat our appetizers and the first drink!

Are you coming Friday, August 14th networks at this beautiful location?