Jacqueline van den Ende
- Carbon Equity
- Co-founder & CEO
Growth & Venture
Home for startups & investors
Break The Mold
The home for startups and investors at TNW Conference. Get ready to shake up the European startup ecosystem with expert insights into the latest trends, game-changing scaling strategies, and gritty lessons from failures.
We’ll discuss the current landscape for funding in Europe and smart tactics for navigating the path to Unicorn status. Let’s talk business, bold ideas, and breaking the mold.
Not Your Father’s Venture
Europe’s investment landscape needs a facelift. Join us to discuss the trends that are changing the face of European investors, including the impact of emerging technologies, the effect of fragmented funding environments, and the rise of purpose-driven funds.
Financing Your Runway
Runway collapse is one of the most common reasons that startups fail. In our Growth & Venture theme, you’ll explore scaling strategies from pioneering entrepreneurs to help you extend your startup runway, achieve sustainable growth and reduce cash burn.
GTM Blueprint
A carefully planned and refined go-to-market strategy is the key to unlocking success. In this pillar, we'll help you build your brand, map your customer base, and internationalize your products and services. Time to craft your company's winning formula!
The Inside Edge
Forget the ping pong table - an effective company culture is your ultimate competitive advantage to keep your best people engaged and thriving. Learn how to cultivate a culture of productivity, collaboration and innovation that drives success.
Who is this theme for?
This track is designed for startups who are working on getting their business off the ground, scaleups who want to learn how to scale sustainably and investors who are interested in current trends in the European funding landscape.
Growth & Venture Speakers
Michiel Kotting
- Northzone
- Partner
Julien Bek
- Sequoia Capital
- Partner
Vidya Peters
- Datasnipper
- CEO
Daniel Gebler
- Picnic
- CTO
Ali Niknam
- bunq
- Founder and CEO
Polly Barnes
- EQT Ventures
- Operating Partner
Dinika Mahtani
- Cherry Ventures
- Partner
Victoria Slivkoff
- Head of Ecosystem, Walden Catalyst Ventures
- Executive Managing Director, Extreme Tech Challenge
Latest News
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Dutch women tech leaders call for stronger support for female founders
Fairer funding for women in tech will benefit us all
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Big Tech’s quantum race is a golden opportunity for Dutch startup QuantWare
QuantWare claims its tech provides the fastest route to a 1-million qubit, megawatt-scale quantum computer
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€199B: The cost of overlooking European deep tech firms led by women
An EU-funded project has revealed shocking findings about gender inequity in tech
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‘I tell startups to leave Europe,’ says Dutch CEO of tech unicorn Remote
Job van der Voort has joined a growing list of tech leaders raising concerns about overregulation
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Dutch unicorn Bird flees ‘overregulated’ Europe for ‘global hubs’ — and a meditation retreat
Bird's CEO warned that the EU is "killing innovation"
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Surging European defence stocks signal ‘huge potential’ for military tech startups
Transatlantic tensions are driving record funds towards defence tech
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How VCs are killing climate tech — and how they can save it
Op-ed by Olena Petrosyuk, a partner at the VC consulting agency Waveup
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‘Worrying’ decline in Dutch startups sparks call for extra growth capital
A new report has sounded the alarm about Dutch tech
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European AI alliance unveils LLM alternative to Silicon Valley and DeepSeek
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