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

May 6, 13, 20,27

We host the Community Lunch every Wednesday from 12:30 to 13:30 – a fresh, simple lunch to bring our community together. Come for the food, stay for the community. See you at the table!

€ 6 per person with a strippenkaart
€ 8 per person walk-in
RSVP required — same-day cancellations will be charged.

Please contact Danielle for more information.

29 May | Monthly Tech Drinks | The Social Hub, Amsterdam | 18:00-21:00

Join the Tech Makers’ for their fifth event of the year at a new location, The Social Hub Amsterdam City!

Tech Drinks + Pitching by Tech Makers, powered by Qonto is a regular meet-up for the tech and entrepreneurial community in the Netherlands.

Each month Tech Makers bring together tech start-ups and individuals to have drink, pitch ideas, swap stories, share failed experiments, and plot a bit of world domination.

If you are interested in pitching during the event, please apply via the link below.

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

June 3, 10, 17, 24

We host the Community Lunch every Wednesday from 12:30 to 13:30 – a fresh, simple lunch to bring our community together. Come for the food, stay for the community. See you at the table!

€ 6 per person with a strippenkaart
€ 8 per person walk-in
RSVP required — same-day cancellations will be charged.

Please contact Danielle for more information.

3 June | Branding Session by Victor Knaap [Media Monks] | 11:30 – 12:30 | Startup Village Amsterdam

Victor Knaap is a Dutch entrepreneur and co-founder of Media.Monks, a global creative production company that became part of S4 Capital. He is known for scaling Media.Monks into an international leader in digital content and marketing services. Knaap focuses on innovation at the intersection of technology, creativity, and brand building.

This session is brought to you by Amsterdam Science Park, Matrix IC, NWO, and Startup Village

3 June | Founders Lunch XL | 12:30 – 13:30 | Startup Village Amsterdam.

A free communal founders lunch XL bringing together founders from across Amsterdam Science Park. The setup uses shared tables to encourage interaction, idea exchange, and potential collaboration across startups and disciplines.

The lunch is part of a broader initiative by Amsterdam Science Park, Matrix IC, NWO, University of Amsterdam, and Startup Village to strengthen the local startup ecosystem.

Participation:

• For Founders or co-founders based at Amsterdam Science Park

• 50 participants

5 June | BOOSTER Demo Day at AMS Institute | 15:00-17:00 | Marine Terrein

Our AMS Startup Booster Demo Day is back, with Batch #8 ready to take the stage!

After 20 weeks of customer discovery, prototyping, testing, and refining their ventures, 10 startups tackling pressing urban challenges will present what they’ve been building at the AMS Startup Booster Demo Day.

𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫’𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬:
♻️ Circular economy & sustainable materials
🌍 Climate resilience & urban infrastructure
🏙️ Digital solutions for healthier, smarter cities
🤝 Social inclusion & accessibility

This Demo Day will be an interactive session bringing together different stakeholders from the private sector, academia, public sector, and entrepreneurial and innovation ecosystem to exchange perspectives, and help ventures unlock their next stage of growth.

10 June | Amsterdam Deep Tech Showcase | 10:00 - 17:00 | CRCL PARK, AMS Institute | Marine Terrein

For one curated day, on June 10th 2026, Amsterdam Deep Tech Showcase will bring together Amsterdam's founders, researchers, investors, builders, and the international crowd arriving for Hello Tomorrow.

Hello Tomorrow Summit - hosted in Amsterdam for the first time on June 11–12, 2026 - will gather the world's best deep tech minds in our city. We're taking the day before to show where Amsterdam has a right to play:

• Future of Compute: AI and quantum algorithms;

• Future of Sustainable Systems: Climate technologies and green chemistry;

• Future of Life Sciences & Health: Biotech and medtech

10 June | Startup World Cup '26: Benelux Regionals | AI House, Amsterdam

The Startup World Cup, is one of the world’s largest startup pitch competitions, connecting founders across 60+ countries with a chance to compete for a $1M investment prize at the 2026 Grand Finale in San Francisco.

On June 10, the Benelux regional finals will bring together founders, investors, and ecosystem leaders at the AI House in Amsterdam. Only ten startups will be selected to pitch live, with one advancing to the global finale in San Francisco.

Open to legally registered Benelux startups across all sectors, the competition will select ten teams to pitch live during the event. Each startup will deliver a 4 minute pitch followed by a 2 minute Q&A.

Follow the link below for further details and submissions.

11-12 June | Hello Tomorrow Global Summit | NDSM-wharf Amsterdam

The Global Deeptech Hub Just Got Bigger! this year, the Hello Tomorrow Global Summit makes its highly anticipated debut in Amsterdam. Moving from Paris to the dynamic NDSM-wharf, the event marks a new era for the Dutch innovation ecosystem. Don’t miss the chance to connect with the leaders shaping the future of technology in the heart of the Netherlands.

Daily passes are already available. Follow the link below.

15 June | 10:00 - 11:00 | The Nursery presents: Subsidies for startups | Startup Village Amsterdam

Sira will introduce their expertise in helping start-ups access public funding, explain which subsidies young companies may qualify for, and share case studies that show how others have successfully secured support.

Register by clicking below.

Tuesday | 16 June | Finder: Meet your Co-founder - Startup Career Event Amsterdam, AMS Institute | Marine Terrein | 15:00-19:00

​About Finder
Finder is a series of Meet your Co-founder events in Amsterdam, together with some of the city’s key valorisation partners.

​This third edition opens AMS Tech Week, so you can find your co-founder on day one and put the match to the test across the rest of the week at deep tech panels, investor breakfasts, AI demo nights and the many other side events happening across the city.

​Whether you already have a startup or you are looking for one to join, this is the event to find the right people and discover your next opportunity. 

When is Finder a good fit?

​Joiner: When you are looking for a 16+ hour role in an Amsterdam-based start-up as a co-founder or employee.

​Start-up: When you are looking for Business and/or Tech talent to join your startup as a co-founder or employee.

​Partners
Finder is proudly organized in collaboration with:
AMS Institute, Venture Centre HvA, Demonstrator Lab (DLAB), and Startup Village Amsterdam. Together, we’re connecting Amsterdam’s next generation of startups, turning entrepreneurial ambition into strong startup teams across Amsterdam.

‍16 June | 15:00-18:00 | J&J | Beyond remission: deep healing in autoimmune disease | Virtual ‍

J&J invites you to explore a next paradigm in immunology innovation: moving beyond symptom control toward “deep healing,” where tissue structure, barrier integrity, and immune homeostasis are durably restored.

J&J experts and guest speakers will highlight emerging science and therapeutic approaches that go beyond inflammation control, including complementary pathways such as neuro immune modulation and epithelial barrier restoration, and will foster discussion on how collaboration can help translate these advances into meaningful, long-term outcomes for patients.

Join the discussion in Brussels or virtually, as leaders from J&J’s immunology discovery team discuss this exciting field with experts in the field. Start-ups, early innovators and entrepreneurs are welcome to register.

18 June | TEKNOWLOGY 2026 Summit | DeFabrique, Utrecht

The annual innovation festival by NWO, brings together researchers, policymakers, businesses, and civil society to accelerate technological innovation for a future-proof Europe.

Europe faces pressing societal challenges in areas such as climate, energy, healthcare, and safety. TEKNOWLOGY 2026 focuses on how technological innovation, combined with strong collaboration across the knowledge chain, can help address these challenges and strengthen economic and societal resilience.

The program will feature inspiring keynotes, interactive sessions, and extensive networking opportunities. More details will follow soon.

To register follow the link below.

19–21 June | MEGAthon | The Hubb, Amsterdam

Europe’s biggest builder event bringing together 500+ vetted founders & developers for 45 hours of building, shipping and pitching.
Mentors, operators and investors from Codex, Mollie, Miro, Peak Capital, Visa, Wispr Flow, Tulip Ventures, BabyVC and more will be in the room.

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

July 1, 8, 15, 22, 29

We host the Community Lunch every Wednesday from 12:30 to 13:30 – a fresh, simple lunch to bring our community together. Come for the food, stay for the community. See you at the table!

€ 6 per person with a strippenkaart
€ 8 per person walk-in
RSVP required — same-day cancellations will be charged.

Please contact Danielle for more information.

17 July| 10:00-11:00 | The Nursery presents: Concept, banding and Storytelling | Startup Village Amsterdam

Our very own Danielle will guide us through how startups can craft a strong concept, build a distinctive brand, and use storytelling to engage both customers and investors.

In this hands on session, you will learn how to shape a narrative that truly sets you apart from the competition.

Bring your energy and sign up via the link below.

CWI

The Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica (CWI) is the national research institute for mathematics and computer science in the Netherlands. Through pioneering research in Data, Security, and Quantum Computing, they actively transfer new knowledge to benefit business and society.

Egg Check | Startup Roulette

Egg check hosts monthly, curated speed-dating events where startups, scale-ups, VCs, and angel investors meet one-on-one. This format is a great way to connect with investors active in different domains.

Ellis Society

The European Laboratory for Learning and Intelligent Systems (ELLIS) is a large network of top AI researchers across Europe. Its goal is to keep Europe at the forefront of AI by connecting top experts and creating shared research hubs.

Leapfunder

Leapfunder simplifies early-stage financing for startups, primarily through the widely adopted Leapfunder Convertible Note. The Leapfunder platform allows anyone to become an Angel Investor.

RVO

The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) is the government partner for entrepreneurs, offering comprehensive support to startups, SMEs, and large companies. They implement government policies and connect businesses with essential resources, including funding, grants and IP guidance.

KVK

The Netherlands Chamber of Commerce acts as an essential partner for all business owners in the Netherlands. Its core purpose is to help businesses run successfully, from the moment they start up to when they are engaging in international trade.

AI Salon

AI Salon is a global community that brings together AI founders and builders, investors, and partners to connect, collaborate, and learn. The community is decentralized and organized through local chapters around the world.