Innovate

Building your innovation for the world of tomorrow

For ROM inWest, innovation is the engine that drives everything

No matter how proud you are of your innovation, a business case that connects with your target group is what counts. Our business developers will help you with this issue. Together with you, they will investigate whether your innovation is really a solution for the market and they will examine your accounting, network and matters such as intellectual property - everything to make your company ready for the market and therefore 'ripe' for investors.

Our accelerator
programs

Do you have growth ambitions as a starting entrepreneur, but are you still unsure whether your innovation is really ready for the market? And are you ready to examine your innovation under the personal guidance of one of our business developers? Then our accelerator programs are probably interesting for you. 

Business Innovation Program Food (BIPF)

How do you turn your innovation as a starting agrifood entrepreneur into a solution that the market can really use? And how do you ensure that your company can grow healthily and consistently? To help you with this in a practical way, the Business Innovation Program Food (BIPF) organizes programs twice a year in which you receive individual guidance from experts for weeks. 


Stef Mellema
Business Developer


Future-proof construction (ATB)

Have you, as an innovative entrepreneur, come up with a solution for sustainability in construction and infrastructure? There is a good chance that you could use some help. For young companies in particular, entrepreneurship in this sector often involves considerable challenges. To support start-ups and scale-ups that are active in biobased and/or circular construction or data-driven management and maintenance of infrastructure, the national programme Future-proof Living Environment has set up the Acceleration Programme Future-proof Construction (ATB) together with various Dutch ROMs – including ROM InWest. 
Birgitta Kramer

Birgitta Kramer
Senior Business Developer



HealthTech Accelerator

Smart innovations for healthcare are crucial to reduce healthcare costs, reduce pressure on healthcare personnel and improve disease prevention. Have you developed a solution in e-health, digitalization, AI or medical devices as an entrepreneur, but are you struggling with, for example, required certifications and clinical studies that require new healthcare services and products? We are happy to help you develop your innovation, for example with our network, financing and critical discussions for the validation of your business plan. 

Lentil Rijswijk
Senior Business Developer



Leap jump
Amsterdam

Do you, as a European start-up or scale-up, have an innovation that can accelerate the transition in the Port of Amsterdam and/or the broader Amsterdam Metropolitan Area (AMA)? LeapSprong Amsterdam is an open innovation program that helps you as an entrepreneur to translate your ambitions into actions and challenges into opportunities – all with the aim of enabling you to enter the market with a solution faster.
Robin van Beijnum
Business Developer Energy Transition



Leap jump
Amsterdam

Do you, as a European start-up or scale-up, have an innovation that can accelerate the transition in the Port of Amsterdam and/or the broader Amsterdam Metropolitan Area (AMA)? LeapSprong Amsterdam is an open innovation program that helps you as an entrepreneur to translate your ambitions into actions and challenges into opportunities – all with the aim of enabling you to enter the market with a solution faster.
Robin van Beijnum
Business Developer Energy Transition

Green
Chemistry
Accelerator (GCA)

Werk jij als innovatieve ondernemer aan de verduurzaming van chemische processen in de
industrie? Wil jij bijdragen aan een circulaire economie, heb je de technologie,
grondstoffenketen en markt in beeld maar zoek je naar de volgende groeifase,
vervolgstappen of een uitgebreider netwerk om dit te realiseren? Dan is de Groene Chemie
Accelerator misschien jouw ‘ticket to growth’! In dit programma helpen wij je om uit te
zoomen en te onderzoeken of en hoe je innovatie een oplossing is voor je gekozen
marktsegment – een essentiële stap voor gedegen groei op de lange termijn. Na afloop weet
je onder meer hoe je de juiste financiers aantrekt.

Birgitta Kramer

Birgitta Kramer
Senior Business Developer

GO!-NH:
het acceleratieprogramma voor jouw
company

GO!-NH is hét versnellingsprogramma voor innovatieve ondernemers in Noord-Holland. Van duurzame start-ups tot gevestigde MKB’ers met een vernieuwend product, proces of dienst: GO!-NH helpt bedrijven groeien.


Stef Mellema
Business Developer

Your startup
make financeable

No matter how beautiful your mission and strong your innovation, investors first want to know whether they can 'safely' invest in your company. In other words: is your startup fundable? Our business developers will help you with that. Together with you, they will investigate whether your innovation is really a solution for the market and they will examine your accounting, network and matters such as intellectual property - everything to make your company ready for the market and thus 'ripe' for investors.

Subsidy
Arrangements

Are you looking for funding for the development of your sustainable innovation and/or the growth of your young company? Look next to which subsidy schemes you can currently apply for or click on the button below for an overview of all subsidies that may be relevant to you. 
Total €5,000,000
Deadline 30.09.2025
at 5:00 pm
Smart Solutions for Grid Congestion (URV SON 2025)

The province of Noord-Holland is reopening the subsidy scheme Smart Solutions for Grid Congestion (UVR SON). From 11 February to 1 October 2025, entrepreneurs can apply for a subsidy to gain insight into their electricity consumption. This helps them to save energy and spread their consumption more intelligently over the day. The subsidy amounts to a maximum of €15,000 per company, with a total budget of €500,000.

Totaal € 13 miljoen
Deadline 02.10.2025
at 12:00 o'clock
Subsidie Omschakeling Plasticverwerkers 2025 (SOPV)

Are you a plastics processor and do you make plastic products from polymers? Then this is your chance to process (more) recycled content or bio-based polymers in your products. With the Subsidy Switching Plastic Processors, officially the Temporary subsidy scheme Switching to processing circular plastics, you will receive 75% subsidy on the costs incurred, up to a maximum of € 25,000 per application for one or more production tests. You pay the remaining 25% yourself.

Total €8 billion
Open from 07.10.2025
Deadline 06.11.2025
at 5:00 pm
Stimulation of Sustainable Energy Production and Climate Transition (SDE++)

Draagt jouw innovatie bij aan de grootschalige opwekking van hernieuwbare energie of het terugdringen van de CO2-uitstoot? Dan is de Stimulering Duurzame Energieproductie en Klimaattransitie (SDE++) mogelijk interessant voor jou. De hoogte van deze subsidie hangt af van de marktprijs en de werkelijke hoeveelheid hernieuwbare energie die je opwekt of de effectieve CO2-besparing die je bereikt. SDE++ gaat op 7 oktober open: bereid je aanvraag alvast voor!

€700 - €1,500 per voucher
Deadline 05.12.2025
SME Fund

The SME Fund is relevant for you if you have incurred costs with your startup, scale-up or SME for a patent application to protect your intellectual property rights. With a so-called SME voucher you can submit a claim for a refund of part of those costs.

Total €15 million
Deadline 19.12.2025
at 12:00 o'clock
Subsidy scheme for Public Charging Infrastructure for Heavy Transport (SPULA)

Are you an entrepreneur and do you want to install public charging infrastructure for heavy electric vehicles? The Public Charging Infrastructure for Heavy Transport Subsidy Scheme (SPULA) helps companies to accelerate the roll-out of these charging locations. Tip! Prepare your concept application from 6 May.

Venture building
& Business
development

Research shows that only a small percentage of all startups succeed in growing into a scale-up. Are you struggling with this too? At ROM InWest, we help you invest your time and money in the milestones that are needed to grow sustainably. Because we also invest ourselves, we know what you need to raise funding. That is why we can help you set up your business development for this at an early stage. We help you test your business case for financial and technical feasibility, clarify market demand and give you advice to achieve a faster market introduction.

Innovate
game changers

DOPS transforms waste into new valuable raw materials without significant CO2 emissions.

Related
Inspiration

12 September 2025

Hoe is het nu met Merqato?

Interview
Merqato, deelnemer van Business Innovation Program Food (BIPF) in 2024, ontwikkelt slimme AI-software die groenten- en fruitgroothandels helpt verspilling terug...
4 September 2025

Acceleratie door focus: de ondernemersles van Kevin Bond (Echo Acoustic)

Interview
Ken je dat gevoel dat je vermoeid een ruimte uitloopt, zonder precies te weten waarom? Grote kans dat het aan...
10 July 2025

ROM InWest partner in vernieuwd GO!-NH versnellingsprogramma

News
Het GO!-NH programma van de provincie Noord-Holland is vernieuwd. Met een aangescherpte aanpak en nieuwe uitvoeringspartners biedt het programma innovatieve...
3 July 2025

ROM’s investeren € 1 miljard in innovatiekracht van Nederland

News
De negen regionale ontwikkelingsmaatschappijen (ROM’s) hebben de afgelopen jaren samen meer dan € 1 miljard bijgedragen aan innovatieprojecten en business...
1 July 2025

“Noord-Holland verdient technologiebeleid”

News
Wat hebben quantumsoftware, regenerative medicine en cybersecurity met elkaar gemeen? Het zijn drie van de tien gedefinieerde sleuteltechnologieën belangrijk voor...
April 15, 2025

Blog Janet: The success of a good ecosystem

Blog
I was with my fellow ROM Directors in Dublin - a notable hotspot for innovation for many years...
April 15, 2025

DOPS: the power of a well-functioning ecosystem

Interview
This spring, ROM InWest, together with InnovationQuarter (IQ) and other private partners, invested €5 million in DOPS Recycling Technologies. This...
April 2, 2025

SecFund launched: New fund for dual-use innovation

News
Dutch startups, scale-ups and innovative SMEs that develop technologies with both civil and defense applications (dual-use) can now apply for funding...
27 March 2025

DOPS Recycling Technologies raises €5 million for groundbreaking recycling technology

News
DOPS Recycling Technologies has raised €5 million to further develop its innovative DCI™ technology. This technology converts waste into...
17 March 2025

“Circular economy is the key to our livelihood”

News
Suppose waste is not the end of a process of waste, but the beginning of something new. Where sustainability once...

Get
inspired

12 September 2025

Hoe is het nu met Merqato?

Interview
Merqato, deelnemer van Business Innovation Program Food (BIPF) in 2024, ontwikkelt slimme AI-software die groenten- en fruitgroothandels helpt verspilling terug...
4 September 2025

Acceleratie door focus: de ondernemersles van Kevin Bond (Echo Acoustic)

Interview
Ken je dat gevoel dat je vermoeid een ruimte uitloopt, zonder precies te weten waarom? Grote kans dat het aan...
10 July 2025

ROM InWest partner in vernieuwd GO!-NH versnellingsprogramma

News
Het GO!-NH programma van de provincie Noord-Holland is vernieuwd. Met een aangescherpte aanpak en nieuwe uitvoeringspartners biedt het programma innovatieve...
3 July 2025

ROM’s investeren € 1 miljard in innovatiekracht van Nederland

News
De negen regionale ontwikkelingsmaatschappijen (ROM’s) hebben de afgelopen jaren samen meer dan € 1 miljard bijgedragen aan innovatieprojecten en business...
1 July 2025

“Noord-Holland verdient technologiebeleid”

News
Wat hebben quantumsoftware, regenerative medicine en cybersecurity met elkaar gemeen? Het zijn drie van de tien gedefinieerde sleuteltechnologieën belangrijk voor...
April 15, 2025

Blog Janet: The success of a good ecosystem

Blog
I was with my fellow ROM Directors in Dublin - a notable hotspot for innovation for many years...
April 15, 2025

DOPS: the power of a well-functioning ecosystem

Interview
This spring, ROM InWest, together with InnovationQuarter (IQ) and other private partners, invested €5 million in DOPS Recycling Technologies. This...
April 2, 2025

SecFund launched: New fund for dual-use innovation

News
Dutch startups, scale-ups and innovative SMEs that develop technologies with both civil and defense applications (dual-use) can now apply for funding...