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Discover the essentials of valuation with Sjoerd Klabbers from BDO during our workshop Company Valuation & legal issues of joint ventures with investors on January 14 at Noviotech Campus. Join Sjoerd Klabbers, an expert from BDO Nederland, as he guides you through the critical aspects of valuing your company. With his deep understanding of finance and experience working with startups, Sjoerd will demystify the valuation process, providing practical tools and strategies to determine your company’s worth. Workshop Details This interactive session is designed for startups and scale-ups at any growth stage. You’ll learn how to navigate valuation methods, prepare for investor negotiations by Björn Schaap, Oost NL, and set the right conditions to secure a deal by Emile Sahhar, Poelmann van den Broek advocaten. Whether you’re planning your first funding round or aiming to grow further, this workshop offers valuable insights to help you succeed. Don’t miss this chance to learn from a seasoned professional and set your business up for growth: https://lnkd.in/ejD8AhHj #investors #companyvaluation #legalissues #innovation #startup #funding #lifeport #growth #jointventures #capital

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Interessant nieuws van Siliconcanals: German climate-first VC firm Extantia Capital closes its Article 9 flagship fund at €204M https://lnkd.in/ga-djCjK #clearpath #startup #startupcoach #businesscoach #ondernemerscoach

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🚨 Participate in the pilot of SBR Nexus! 🚨 Are you tired of the cumbersome process of applying for a Standard Bank Statement (SBV)? Together with companies, accountants, software suppliers and banks, SBR Nexus started a project to digitise both the application process and the return of the Standard Bank Statement via Standard Business Reporting. 📝 Selection criterion for participation in the pilot ✔️Only customers of ING and Rabobank. ✔️Only companies with an independent authorised signatory (so not jointly authorised). ✔️Only single SBV applications (so not for multiple entities at the same time). 📲 3 Easy Steps to Digitally Request SBV: 1. Complete the SBV application form online by an accountant or administration office. 2. Digital approval for the SBV application by the company/authorised signatory 3. Send it to the bank. 🗓 Pilot Duration: The pilot runs until June 30, 2024, giving you time to join and share your feedback. Learn more? Check the page of SBR: https://lnkd.in/eSePpqct #BankingInnovation #DigitalTransformation #PilotProgram #SBVApplication

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Marktlink Exit Ready Belgium on the move! Welcome Guido to our team! #Marktlink #ExitReady #Belgium #MenA #Capital #DebtAdvisory #TransactionServices #gettingdealsdone #drivenbyentrepreneurs #flowersatthefinish

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⚡ Are you a CFO or financial leader at a fast-growing Dutch scaleup? If so, join us for the second edition of the CFO Meetup for Scaleups on 26 June, organized by KPMG Emerging Giants in collaboration with TNW. The goal of the CFO Meetup event series is to equip finance leaders with the tools they need to succeed, while forming a trusted peer group that can share and learn from one another along the way. For the second edition, we've invited Jules Deelen RA, Finance Lead at iconic Dutch scaleup Picnic Technologies, to share his story and experience. With a focus on the internal finance organisation, Jules will talk share tips and pitfalls to watch out for when preparing for compliance and international expansion. Following his talk, we'll go into roundtable discussions where you can dive further into this topic with the other CFOs present. ⚡ How to attend? We are committed to creating a valuable peer network for attendees which is why this event is by invitation only. However, if you're interested in joining, send an email to Izzy Sayers <sayers.izzy@kpmg.nl> and we'll be happy to review your application. To be eligible, your organization must be a Dutch scaleup with a dedicated CFO or finance leader, >25 employees, and a focus on scaling the business. #CFOmeetup #Scaleup #FinanceLeaders #KPMGEmergingGiants #TNW #Networking #PeerLearning #Picnic #DutchScaleups #Compliance #InternationalExpansions #FinanceOrganizationScaling #EmergingGiants

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➡️ Heading to SaaS Summit Benelux Wednesday? Let's talk! As financial advisor with a focus on scalable tech companies, this year's summit by We Love SaaS (Formerly SaaS Bazen) is pretty much as good as it gets. Let me know if you’d like to meet up and discuss torq.partners! 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐝𝐨 𝐰𝐞 𝐝𝐨? torq.partners is a leading and the fastest growing financial service provider with a laser focus on startups and scaleups. Today we are over 100 dedicated professionals across Germany and Netherlands, offering a true pan-European coverage. We've advised over 500 growth stage companies or VC's, from seed up to IPO, with their biggest challenges in terms of finance and strategy: 💰 Fractional finance: Hands-on finance support, cleanup and getting your finances scaling/VC/exit-ready 🌱 (Working) capital raising: equity and (alternative) debt 🤝 Mergers & acquisitions: exit or buy and build 📈 Deal readiness: identify value creation opportunities to ensure you get the best terms during a fund raise/exit 🔎 Financial due diligence: pragmatic risk assessment + recommendations by people who know startups (for investors/VC’s) 𝐈𝐧 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭, 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐭 𝐨𝐫 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 (𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐭𝐡) 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥? ☕ Be sure to reach out, and happy to have a coffee to see how torq.partners | Benelux can support. PS Johan de Wit really outdid himself this year, what a line up! Speakers include 🐶 Jacco van der Kooij, Joris Van Der Gucht, Job van der Voort, Chris Zadeh, Stefan Smulders and many more. It had to be said: bravo Johan 👏 #torqpartners #saassummit #welovesaas #saassummitbenelux #exit #mergersandacquisitions #fundraising #alternativedebt #torq

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A great article by Olivier Koolen and Dylan Dijksman, partners at IRIS Corporate Finance, discussing the recovery within the M&A market, the trends, and upcoming predictions.📈 Read the full piece via the link below!

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Next week we organise the workshop Company Valuation, on August 29 at Noviotech Campus. Together with Poelmann van den Broek advocaten, BDO Nederland and Oost NL. Investors and entrepreneurs both want a deal that makes them happy. In order to have fruitful discussions about the valuation of your company, it’s therefore important for both sides of the table to have a good understanding of each other’s perspective. What does an investor look for in a business case? What is expected from you as an entrepreneur? But also, what can you expect from an investor? Now during the deal making phase, but also later on as a shareholder in your company? Instead of looking for a bigger slice of the pie, the goal should be to make the pie bigger for everyone at the table. The workshop is meant for investment seeking start-ups/ scale-ups; entrepreneurs that are either in or approaching the phase to find and contract investors. There is a maximum of 16 participants. There are just 2 spots left, sign up quickly if you want to join: https://lnkd.in/eujrKkez #investment #investors #entrepreneurs #innovation #lifeport #companyvaluation #dealmaking #legalissues #startup #scaleup #funding #finance #jointventures 

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Founders: want to know what your company is worth? 📢 ➡️ Tomorrow torq.partners is giving a Valuation 101 workshop at Crossroads 2024 by Startup Utrecht Region at Dotslash Utrecht. At 13.00 at the Frontspace stage we will be giving founders (and other interested parties) a quick run through of how investors and acquirers value companies. So: 𝐀𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝: 💰 Planning a fund raising round? 🤝 Thinking about your exit roadmap and curious what your company would be worth? 📈 Wanting to offer key personnel shares and in need of a market valuation for your business? We will provide you with a very practical "how to" and easy-to-apply valuation methods. So you can ensure that you will approach your fund raising round or exit well-informed and with confidence. Yori May Mitch Karsten torq.partners | Benelux #startup #fundraising #valuation #entrepreneurship #founders #venturecapital #capitalraise #exit #mergersandacquisitions

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📢A New Forward Finance podcast is live! And what better day than International Podcast Day! In this episode of Forward Finance, Jeroen Beentjes is joined by Alwin Dooijeweerd to dive deep into the world of Margin Optimization. Why is margin optimization such an important topic? Who is involved in mastering this art? We're delving into these questions and more! Want to hear the full Episode? Episode 12 of Forward Finance is out now on all podcast platforms! #DigitalFinance #ForwardFinancePodcast #marginoptimization #Finext

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“𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘳𝘥 𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘦 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 ‘𝘚𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘚𝘭𝘶𝘴𝘩’,” - Tjarda Polderman | Founded MXT Conference is where cross-tech rebels, daring founders, and deal-hunting investors collide. Bonus? It all goes down during ESNS, so you can brainstorm by day and jam out by night. Innovation meets afterparty—what’s not to love? Among the standout sessions this year, the one and only Golden Egg Check is bringing their expertise with Thomas Mensink, showing how to turn wild ideas into investor-ready goldmines: • StartupRoulette speed date session – Because meeting your dream investor should feel like a thrilling first date, minus the sweaty palms. • 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗗𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿 – Co-hosted with NV NOM. Deals are sealed, connections are made, and startup energy is served with dessert. And that’s just the start. 🚀 MXT2025 is your chance to dive into the boldest ideas, build connections that matter, and maybe land the deal of a lifetime. 💪🏻😉 🎟️ Early birds, you know the drill! ➡️ https://mxtconference.com/ #MXT2025 #Innovationunleashed #techmeetscreativity #MXTConference #GoldenEggCheck

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Rene de Jong was kind enough to sit down and discuss some topics like where opportunity lies today and the need to fund more female entrepreneurs. Here are some quick thoughts on the article: - It´s important to share with founders what could go wrong without making any decisions for them. - Opportunities are where the general public sees problems. Think about how to improve tough situations. - Flexibility is key. Be ready to exploit opportunities. If needed, Rene has the ability to decide to invest in less than a day, an ability that has come in handy this past year. - Have a network, know in what markets you can help, and connect people. - There is a huge opportunity in funding female entrepreneurs; they are currently underfunded and have shown to have better results than male entrepreneurs.

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We celebrated 5 years of 4impact capital earlier this week 🌟. Time flies when you are having fun! It was late 2017 when Ali Najafbagy and I, inspired by our friends Alex Pitt and Henry Wigan at Mustard Seed , joined forces to use our network, experience and complimentary skills to contribute to a better world. Early adopters of the #moralambition you could say, with Ali and having met at Goldman Sachs. It's the best decision I made. We took 2018 to define strategy (impact 🌍 + digital tech 👩‍💻 = strong returns 🚀 ) and launched our Fund I in 2019. That's 5 years ago. We then 🍀 joined the impact journey of Envision , Solar Monkey, Carbon Equity, Satelligence, Equalture, Circularise, Quan - employee well-being, SkillsCV, The Fabricant, Green Story, Carbonfuture, InfoTiles Digital Water, TVARIT, Myrspoven AB, Deftpower, Coolgradient who continuously work on building a better future. 🙌 grew our team with inspiring, passionate and smart people and with serial founder, operator and high energy Victor Straatman joining us as full time partner earlier this year 🤠 🚀 launched Fund II last year, which is a multitude in size vs the previous fund already, allowing us to invest in more visionary founders in BNL, DACH, Nordics. Still fundraising until 3Q to further increase the € going to where it is needed - digital tech innovation for a better planet! I wouldn't be here without Ali's passion, grit and ambition, our early believers, investors, advisors, friends, family and supportive husband (Arjen Wink) 🙏 🙏 ! But this is only the beginning! $6Tr is needed annually to meet the UN SDGs and 70% can be accelerated by the use of software. As VCs we fund innovation and change. Small contributions can lead to big impact if adopted by many, so let's make a change together! If you are a digital tech4good early stage founder or want to learn more, reach out to us at 4impact capital! Yasmin Venema, Sven Meyer, Jessica Ollus, Jill Kuipers, Joep Helsen, Sam Labordus, Hermie S. #vc, #impact #tech4good #anniversary #timeflies #thankyou

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Did your startup or scaleup raise funding in Q3? Then it's time to celebrate! And of course meet fellow founders, investors and get to know more about the Dutch investment landscape. Secure your spot, all details below! #fundfest #quarterlystartupreport #funding

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Dutch Charities Face a Cybersecurity Reckoning: Essential Insights from The Trusted Third Party (TT3P)’s Latest Report Having broad and deep experience on supervisory boards of not-for-profits, I recommend The Trusted Third Party (TT3P)’s new Cybersecurity Report for Dutch Charities. It shines a spotlight on the current landscape, pinpointing key vulnerabilities and offering strategic recommendations for improvement. Dutch charities are embracing digital platforms for fundraising and service delivery like never before. But with this digital leap comes a critical concern: cybersecurity. Limited resources and a heavy reliance on volunteers leave these organizations vulnerable. Key Findings: - Insufficient Security Frameworks: Many charities need a structured approach to information security alignedwith standards like ISO 27001. - Low Executive and Supervisory Board Awareness: Cybersecurity often remains siloed within IT departments and is not recognized as an organizational priority at the board level. - Weak Incident Response Plans: Many lack clear protocols for responding to cyber incidents, exposing them during critical moments. Minimal Cyber Insurance Coverage: As Insiber.com’s research shows, there’s also a notably low adoption rate of cyber insurance, which increases financial risk in the event of a breach. Equip your organization against cyber threats. Access the full report here (Dutch Language):https://lnkd.in/eHXUfQZ8 or contact Patrick Jordens (For total transparency, The Trusted Third Party (TT3P) and Insiber.com are partners in delivering cyber resilience solutions to non-profit and commercial entities.)

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June 27: Tax opportunities for startups and scale-ups together with BDO Nederland at Noviotech Campus. We will address the following with Bernard de Vree: - What are the advantages and disadvantages of different business structures?  - How to gain and maintain control over complex issues with conflicting interests? A great tool for this is the Innovation Control Framework developed by BDO. What if an investor approaches you, will they participate in the entire company or just a part of it? How does that work? And what is their role? What if you need extra help, do you hire employees or work with freelancers? And last but not least: what are the tax consequences of an exit and what is being sold or not sold? Sign up here: https://lnkd.in/e4ANGE_S #taxopportunities #startup #scaleup #entrepreneurs #tax #taxconsequences #businessstructures #investors #employees #lifeport

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fundbuddy is excited to announce this year’s Fund Survey of Dutch AIFMD light managers. This market survey is presented by Fund Survey (www.fund-survey.com), an initiative of fundbuddy, LeadingMile Consulting and Van Campen Liem. We would like to invite Dutch AIFMD light managers to participate in the survey. If you are a Dutch AIFMD light manager, you may have already received a personal email invitation to participate in our survey. Otherwise, please use the link below to fill out the survey. https://lnkd.in/eEdirF6d The objective of the survey is to provide valuable insights on the future prospectives and challenges of the Dutch fund market. We will compare the results with a peer group of comparable fund managers and send out individual reports reflecting the outcome. Also, you will be invited to join our AIFMD event in the coming months where we will share market observations and provide updates on the developments within the AIFMD market. We are committed to making this an annual survey so we can measure developments within the funds market over time.

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