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to the most
connected
community for
tech scaleups.

Join these members

Michiel Roodenburg
Co-Founder & CFO
Crisp
Michiel is the co-founder and CFO of Crisp, an app-only supermarket focused on ultra-fresh food, with over €170 million in funding and 400+ employees.
Diane Janknegt
Founder
WizeNoze
Diane is the founder of WizeNoze, a women-led AI EdTech startup on a mission to give students access to relevant online information at their own reading level, from reliable websites.
Jorrit Steinz
Founder & CEO
ChannelEngine
Jorrit is the founder & CEO of ChannelEngine, a platform for retailers, brands, and wholesalers to automatically manage and grow sales on global marketplaces. It has €50+ million in funding and 200+ employees.
Nicola Ebmeyer
Co-Founder & Co-CEO
Gain.pro
Nicola is the co-founder & co-CEO of Gain.pro, a FinTech platform that specialises in private equity, advanced analytics, artificial intelligence, and investment banking.
Otto Verhage
Co-founder & COO
TestGorilla
Otto is the co-founder & COO of TestGorilla, an HR tech company offering pre-employment screening assessments. TestGorilla helps recruiters and hiring managers make more objective, data-driven hiring decisions, improving the quality and diversity of their hires.
Martine Rooth
Founder & CCO
Smiler.ai
Martine is the founder & CCO of Smiler.ai, a platform that captures valuable memories of visitors at iconic landmarks and beautiful locations all around the world. With 140 employees and €16 million raised.

Tackle your challenges to speed your growth

At Techleap for Scaleups, we’re devoted to supporting founders in navigating challenges, seizing opportunities, and unleashing their full potential.

We facilitate a safe space where founders and their C-Suite can break down challenges by sharing knowledge and supporting each other. This not only creates a competitive advantage but also serves as a collective voice in the ecosystem to bring about meaningful changes.

So what are you waiting for? Become a member and join our programmes and events, find your peers online, and get advice from leading experts. 

Highly curated community

This community is exclusively built for tech scaleups with a clear product-market fit and an ambition to make a real impact.

As the only tech community in the Netherlands with strict criteria for joining, we have fostered a highly-curated environment where scaleups exchange ideas, learn together, and grow faster collectively.

You’ll connect with peers tackling the same challenges, learn from serial entrepreneurs who have overcome similar hurdles, and gain valuable insights from leading experts.

What we offer

Programmes & Sessions

Rise
Shine
Boost
Our suite of programmes and sessions (Rise, Shine, and Boost) are designed to provide founders and their C-suites with the connections, insights, and resources necessary to overcome key challenges and reach sustainable growth.

Exclusive Founder Community

Events
Connect & Interact
Private Channels
Running a company can feel lonely. Meet and connect with like-minded community members facing the same challenges—and those who have already conquered them—through exclusive events, private community channels, and tailored 1-on-1 meeting opportunities.

Expert Network

Insights
Advice / Support
Direct Access
Gain access to Techleap's vast network of industry experts, top-tier founders, and leading investors. We provide direct access to valuable insights and advice on a broad range of relevant topics and challenges, ensuring you make the connections you need to succeed.

Join those who want to make it

500

+

Of the top Dutch scaleup founders.

85

%

Of our members double their revenue within a year.

9

+

The score of our flagship Rise programme.

What our members say about the community:

Julie Hotchkin
Founder & COO
WeAreEves
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Julie Hotchkin | Founder & COO at WeAreEves
Fabrizio Del Maffeo
Co-Founder & CEO
Axelera AI
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Fabrizio Del Maffeo | CEO & co-founder at Axelera AI
Merel van der Lei
CEO & CPO
Wyzetalk
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Merel van der Lei | CEO & CPO at Wyzetalk

Criteria for joining our community:

Hard criteria

  • Founder or CEO with a meaningful stake in the business

  • A (European) HQ in the Netherlands 

  • Product-market fit

  • €3M+ in funding raised or in ARR

  • Clear path towards internationalizing 

  • 20+ FTE

Tech criteria

  • Data, cloud, soft- or hardware tech as value creation

  • Technology as clear differentiator 

  • Employ 30%+ technical talent

Soft criteria

  • Looking to expand headcount in the next 12 months 

  • Seeking to raise significant capital to expand their business

  • Revenue growth of 50%+ YoY

  • Diverse leadership