5 things to know if you want to scale up in Boston

From 24-28 June 2019, we whisked away a delegation of 30 ecosystem builders for a 1-week mission to Boston, Massachusetts. Immersed in the local ecosystem, this bright group of serial entrepreneurs, investors and ecosystem representatives (from accelerators, incubators, innovation centres to local governments), took away insights about how to scale up a European startup in […]

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You are invited to our FINAL event: community gathering & interactive masterclass!

We are excited to announce that registration is now open for our FINAL event, which will be held on Tuesday, 1 October, at Google for Startups in Madrid (the day before South Summit)! This free, 2-part, interactive event (morning + afternoon) will be your chance to meet and mingle with our top startup community, as […]

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Alumni Olla Jongerius on our US missions: “Do it! You won’t regret it. It’s very well organised and you will make new connections easily”

Olla Jongerius joined our mission to the United States (Silicon Valley!) She is an Intercultural, diversity & inclusion trainer and founder of TCC Tribe – a network of over 2000+  self-employed trainers, coaches, and consultants in Berlin. She is passionate about bringing people together, creating inclusive environments and challenging people’s status quo when it comes […]

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Applications for the final round of Soft-Landing missions are now OPEN! (and we’re especially looking for female founders)

Join us for our final round of Soft-Landing missions! This time, we’ve added a new destination, New York, and we’re on a special lookout for female founders to join us and share their perspective with the group. We hope you are ready for a jam-packed, intensive agenda of scaling support in new destinations. As our […]

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“German business style – Be punctual, be polite, be reliable!” Read all about our mission to Berlin!

Just over a week ago, our partner (GTEC – German Tech Entrepreneurship Center) hosted the amazing Soft-Landing mission to Paris! The mission had a busy agenda of meetings and workshops with the German and Berlin ecosystem, from governmental players to VC’s and corporates that share their programs, challenges, and opportunities. Article developed by GTEC   Monday Welcome […]

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MEET THE NEW ‘SOFT-LANDERS’ GOING TO BERLIN, PARIS, NETHERLANDS AND VILNIUS IN 2019!

  Are you ready for the Soft-Landing Missions?   Soft-Landing gives startups, scaleups and ecosystem builders (local leaders, influencers, changemakers) the chance to dive into a foreign environment and see how to grow internationally. Missions are usually a week long, however startups also have the opportunity to extend their stay to one month (and receive […]

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Success story! HokoCloud tells us about their Soft-Landing Netherlands experience

HokoCloud joined our Soft-landing mission in October 2018 and found out that the Dutch startup ecosystem is a keeper. Currently they’re in the process of setting up a business in The Netherlands. We had the chance to talk to Anuj Sehgal, Co-Founder & CTO at HokoCloud, about his ‘Soft-Landing’ experience…   Article by Crosspring   […]

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Success story! NeoFinance gets €70K investment from the Soft-Landing mission to the Netherlands

One company that can tell you about their experiences with a Soft-Landing Mission is NEO Finance! We talked to this Lithuanian P2P lending platform operator, who participated in the first Soft-Landing in The Netherlands and eventually received investment from Crosspring.   Article by Crosspring & F6S   First of all, what made you decide to […]

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MultiSense: “In our Soft-Landing experience we met a local high-tech community…[&] colleagues from all over the world”

In this blog, we interview Multisense, startup that joined one of our free missions to learn about scaling in Paris. We talk to them about their success story having joined our programmes, and what benefits they experienced, such as gaining incubation services in IMT Starter as a result of the mission! Article by the team behind Soft-Landing: […]

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This is your chance to explore a new startup market in 2019!

The Soft-Landing open calls are now open! Join us for our 2019 missions, as we travel to Berlin, Paris, Zoetermeer, Vilnius and the United States for a jam-packed, intensive week of tailored scaling support, finding new clients, navigating local legal and tax challenges, and expanding your network. After a year of Soft-Landing missions, in which […]

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