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Biobased entrepreneurship
www.start-life.nl
We need to makeenvironmental, health, and
social impact
– on a global level
$280 million growth fundingfrom Bill Gates & others
Undisclosed seed fundingthrough IndieBio
€6 million funding for pilot plant, from Rabobank a.o.
Winner New Venture Creation course at WUR
9 out of 10 startups fail
StartLife Mission
“Our mission is to foster entrepreneurship
in Food and Agri, supporting entrepreneurs
as they build their innovative business ideas
into leading enterprises with a lasting impact”
Science + entrepreneurship = impact
We do this by....
StartLife Incubation Program
*Funding consists of soft loans
Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3
Funding*: €10,000 €25,000 €50,000
Business coaching and mentoring
Gate 1(intake)
Gate 2 Gate 3Investorreadiness
Startup remainspart of community
Impact 2011-2016
200+Startups contracted
and supported
1015Jobs created
€68MTotal invested capital
Key success factors for biobased startups
1. Team evolution from start to growth
2. Scaling from lab-scale to pilot plant to full scale
3. Having investors with long horizons
Start small (local), experiment and learn.
We’re here to help!
Contact: [email protected]