Weekly Community Lunch
Every Wednesday | 12:30 - 13:30 | Startup Village Amsterdam
RSVP required

November; 5, 12, 19, 26.

We’ll be hosting a Community Lunch every Wednesday from 12:30 to 13:30 – a fresh, simple lunch to bring our community together.

€ 6 per person with a strippenkaart | € 8 per person walk-in (limited spots available) *Please note that prices may vary during special themed lunches

This lunch is all about connection – with fellow Villagers, the ecosystem, and our neighbors at Amsterdam Science Park. Come for the food, stay for the community. See you at the table!

Please contact Danielle for more information.

Life Science Health Capital Match | November 9 | Amsterdam

Join us for a dynamic matchmaking event connecting startups, scaleups, and investors in the Life Sciences & Health sector.

The goal of this event is to improve access to funding for health startups and scaleups in the Amsterdam Metropolitan Area and The Netherlands — enabling them to grow faster and develop, market, and scale their innovations. Are you ready to take the next step after pre-seed funding? Investor-ready or exploring (next) equity financing seed or series-A? This event brings together all relevant financing stakeholders and more than 3 investors: you'll gain valuable insights into the investment landscape and have the opportunity to connect directly with investors. Saving time building the perfect financing round. Together improving healthcare with breakthrough innovations.

More information here. 
Register here

November 13 | The Nursery presents; How-to-Hour | Crafting a Deck That Attracts Investors | 10:00-12:30 | Startup Village Amsterdam

A strong pitch and well-designed deck are essential tools for presenting your startup to potential clients and investors. Jorn will guide you through how to refine your narrative, structure your slides, and deliver a compelling message that highlights your startup’s growth potential. The focus will be on sharpening your investor-facing pitch.

Jorn Eitingvan Liempt, co-founder of SEENONS and Senior Business Developer at ROMInWest, will lead the session. With 20 years of experience in startups and scale-ups and a passion for digital sustainability, he'll share lessons on preparing a company for scale.

November 13 | From Algorithm to Alpha: The Female Founders' Playbook for Funding AI Panel | 18:00-21:00 | AI Foundry will feature an AI Founder, a Business Strategist and a VC Partner perspectives.

The objective is to provide actionable, multi-faceted insights, moving beyond inspiration to focus on execution and financial success for Women Founders. 

The Nursery presents: The basics of IP | Webinar powered by RVO | November 18 | 10:00-11:00

Which IP rights matter most for my business? How do I actually obtain these rights? What are the costs involved, or is it sometimes free? What kind of timeline should I expect? How can I find out what competitors are protecting?

Don’t miss this opportunity to get tailored advice and protect the future of your innovation.

Join this Free Webinar and get your questions answered.

Don’t forget to signup. Link below!

AI Salon | November 20 | ​​​​The Flow - Houthavens

The #1 networking event for everyone in the AI scene and those curious about the topic.
​Exciting News: Securing Your Spot at AI Salon Amsterdam! We love seeing your enthusiasm for AI Salon Amsterdam! To keep delivering inspiring events with engaging speakers, a vibrant pitching stage, and complimentary food and drinks, we're introducing paid tickets at just €10 per event.
Register here. 

Weekly Community Lunch | Every Wednesday | 12:30 - 13:30 | Startup Village Amsterdam

December 3, 10, 17
*Please note: No lunch will be served on Dec 24 & 31 due to the holidays.

We’ll be hosting a Community Lunch every Wednesday from 12:30 to 13:30 – a fresh, simple lunch to bring our community together.

€ 6 per person with a strippenkaart | € 8 per person walk-in (limited spots available) *Please note that prices may vary during special themed lunches

This lunch is all about connection – with fellow Villagers, the ecosystem, and our neighbors at Amsterdam Science Park. Come for the food, stay for the community. See you at the table!

Please contact Danielle for more information.

December 4 | The Nursery presents; How-to-Hour | Building a Funding Roadmap | 14:00-15:30 | Startup Village Amsterdam

During this workshop Dennis Huizing, entrepreneur and funding expert, will share lessons from his 95+ successful funding round, the strategies that improve your odds, the timing of when to raise, the types of investors to approach, and the terms to consider (valuation, preferred rights, etc.). He will also draft a first-pass funding roadmap you can use for your startup, with potential dilution factored in.

Weekly Community Lunch | Every Wednesday | 12:30 - 13:30 | Startup Village Amsterdam

January 7, 14, 21, 28
*Please note: No lunch will be served on Dec 24 & 31 due to the holidays.

We host a weekly Community Lunch; every Wednesday from 12:30 to 13:30 – a fresh, simple lunch to bring our community together.

Villagers will receive a calendar invite each week, and we’re introducing a strippenkaart system to make it easy and affordable:

€ 6 per person with a strippenkaart (prepaid & RSVP required) | € 8 per person walk-in (limited spots available) *Please note that prices may vary during special themed lunches

This lunch is all about connection – with fellow Villagers, the ecosystem, and our neighbors at Amsterdam Science Park. If it’s a hit, we may expand to more days. Come for the food, stay for the community. See you at the table!

Questions; hello@startupvillage.nl

28 January | Deep Tech Day @Faculty of Science 2026 | Lab42 - Science Park Amsterdam | 09:30-18:00

On Wednesday 28 January 2026, the Faculty of Science of the University of Amsterdam will host the first edition of Deep Tech Day: an interactive, high-energy event dedicated to deep technological research, innovation, and collaboration.

What to expect
A broad display of Deep Tech: from AI to Quantum, from Organs-on-Chips to Molecular & Material Design, from Green Tech to Health Tech

Access to our cutting-edge infrastructures, including advanced microscopy, 3D printing, mass spectrometry, mechanical testing, fieldwork, and computational facilities

Opportunities to connect with researchers, innovators, and technology transfer officers

A chance to build new partnerships across academia, industry, and government

Why attend?
The Deep Tech Day offers a unique opportunity to explore research at the Faculty of Science in a show-and-tell format: technology showcased, demonstrated, and discussed in context. Expect keynote speakers, an innovation market, thematic Deep Tech tours, pitching by young talent, and more.

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