Innovate

Building your innovation for the world of tomorrow

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

Health Tech Accelerator

Smart innovations for healthcare are crucial to reduce healthcare costs, reduce the pressure on healthcare personnel and improve disease prevention. Do you, as an entrepreneur, have a solution in e-health, digitalization, AI or medical devices developed, but are you struggling with 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 conversations 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) can accelerate? LeapSprong Amsterdam is an open
innovation program that helps you as an entrepreneur to translate your ambitions into actions and challenges
translates into opportunities – all with the aim of enabling you to enter the market with a solution more quickly.

Lentil Rijswijk
Senior 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. 

Max. €1 million
Deadline 31.12.2024
Circular Textile Subsidy

The Circular Textile Subsidy is a subsidy from the province of North Holland for initiatives that lead to less consumption and production of textiles, and that also focus on better reuse and repair. The maximum subsidy amount per project is €500,000, the minimum amount of eligible costs per project is €200,000. Does your innovation contribute to refuse, rethink and reduce? Then this subsidy may be perfect for you.

Total €15 million
Deadline 31.12.2024
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. Register for the webinar on September 10, 2024 and discover how your company can qualify for a subsidy.

Total €148 million
Deadline 31.01.2025
at 5:00 pm
Investment subsidy manufacturing industry climate-neutral economy (IMKE)

Are you as an entrepreneur ready to invest in production lines for electrolysers, batteries or components for solar panels? This is the time to make your ambitions come true with the subsidy for the manufacturing industry! And just a little more patience: for production lines for solar panels you can apply for subsidy from 2 December 2024.

Total €95 million
Deadline 16.04.2025
at 5:00 pm
Circular Battery Subsidy Scheme (SCB)

Are you working on innovative solutions for sustainable batteries? Or do you want to collaborate with a research organization on batteries with a longer lifespan or better recycling? With the new Circular Battery Subsidy Scheme (SCB) you can take your ideas to the next level. Go to the subsidy scheme and set your innovation in motion.

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.

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