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  Rotterdam: Innovation Capital of Europe in 2026?

  Published on July 11, 2025

  Rotterdam is in the running to win the prestigious title of ‘European Capital of Innovation’ by the end of this year. This honorable award would not only be a great…

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  • Innovation

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  • News
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  These are Rotterdam’s powerhouse female entrepreneurs to watch in 2025

  Published on January 3, 2025

  Despite facing several challenges, such as financial obstacles, limited access to resources, and much more, women’s entrepreneurship is growing globally. According to the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) 2023/24 Women’s Entrepreneurship Report: Reshaping…

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  • Impact

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  • News
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  City of Rotterdam to develop a € 968.448 investment programme for energy scale-ups with support from the European Union

  Published on September 23, 2024

  The City of Rotterdam has joined 12 organisations in the BRAVE partnership, which is building seven flagship regional investment ecosystems for cleantech across Europe with support from the European Union.…

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  • Innovation

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  • News
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  Nearfield Instruments secures €135 million in landmark deep-tech funding round

  Published on July 19, 2024

  On July 18, it was announced that the American investment fund Walden Catalyst and Temasek from Singapore, along with a group of other investors, are investing 135 million euros in…

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  • Investment

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  • News
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  Andalusia and Rotterdam to work together on hydrogen

  Published on May 14, 2024

  The regional government of Andalusia and the City of Rotterdam have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), declaring their intent to work together on the development of hydrogen projects. The…

  Themes:

  • Maritime

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  • News
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  TechChill 2024

  Published on November 16, 2023

  TechChill 2024, Riga’s premier tech and startup event that serves as a nexus for knowledge, skills, and networking opportunities in the dynamic world of Baltic entrepreneurship. Organized by The TechChill…

  Themes:

  • Technology
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  Strong international interest in development of a new subsea data cable linking London and Rotterdam

  Published on September 14, 2023

  Fifteen global telecommunication companies recently converged at a market consultation conference in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Expressing strong interest in the commercial development and exploitation of a new subsea data cable…

  Themes:

  • Digital

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  • News
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  Rotterdam invests 2.6 million euros into investment fund for start-ups UNIIQ

  The province of South Holland, RVO and foundation HEID invest an additional 10 million euros for innovative start-ups. The municipality of Rotterdam has made 2.6 million euros available for proof-of-concept…

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  • Investment

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  • News
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  Upstream 2023: House of Capital exhibition with €12 billion in managed assets

  Published on May 11, 2023

  Upstream 2023 will take place from May 23-25, 2023. This three-day event will feature Capital Wednesday on May 24th, where the House of Capital will welcome top national and international…

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  • Investment

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  • News
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  Jos Maccabiani

  Published on April 11, 2023

  Senior Business Developer Digital Technology at InnovationQuarter, , Jos.Maccabiani@InnovationQuarter.nl

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  • Investment
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  Rotterdam scale-ups gather for Founder Deepdive to address funding challenges

  On November 28th, Up!Rotterdam hosted its first Founders Deepdive focusing on the topic of Capital. This Founders Capital Deepdive brought together the best and brightest scale-up founders from a variety…

  Themes:

  • Investment

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  • Story
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  Upstream 2023

  Published on December 8, 2022

  Upstream 2023, the must-attend annual event that brings together all those contributing to a future-proof economy, will take place in Rotterdam from May 23rd to May 25th, 2023. Changemakers from…

  Themes:

  • Innovation