More than funding, our network opens doors for you
Community drives growth, that’s why at Graduate Ventures we connect founders with each other and our network of 200+ alumni to overcome their challenges.
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200+ alumni supporting you with network & expertise
Tailored introductions with our network that accelerate your company. They provide specific advice for your unique challenges with targeted help for real issues.
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Connect with founders and the network at curated events
Meet fellow founders at Founders Forum - four professionally moderated sessions per year designed for honest conversations and shared learning. Meet supporters, donors, and investors at Graduate’s community events with targeted introductions and a community-first atmosphere.
Our network
Investing in your vision isn’t about predicting the future, but building it. Stay resilient, adaptable, and remember: the best returns come from the risks few dare to take.
Managing Partner at H2 Equity Partners
Dare to scale-up internationally and go abroad yourself to make it happen. Take really, really good care of your customers and employees.
Non-executie, former CEO
Gijs was also the co-founder of Greenwheels.
Founder Easy2Pay
Challenges, set-backs and disappointing feed-back is hard. Those are moments for open and honest reflection. If you are open to this, you have a good chance of success
Co-founder Xindao
If you can’t explain your idea clearly, keep quiet, and work on it until you can!
Founder Metrixlab
Persist and keep going, even if your friends don't believe in your business!
Founder HPE Growth
Keep It Simple. GTD. Tetris. Zero Budgetting.
Owner of ZEP Holding BV
Make sure you have fun and make profit.
Writer | Director | Producer
At some point in the process from Start-Up to 'Grown-Up you will most likely see black snow, but then... don't give up and sometimes listen to gray hair
Aarsen Holding / Transmare CirQlair
‘’Do what you like and like what you do” because any day, any time or anywhere there is a new challenge waiting to be approached with a smile and positive mood
Ex Johnson & Johnson and Akzonobel
In medtech and life science: do not trust that a great product sells itself, focus on getting to scale early on
Partner Health Venture Partners
Set your self ambitious growth targets and build an infrastructure that can support such (international) growth. Focus, focus focus
CEO and Founder Norman Health
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Successful connections
Previous matches between our portfolio companies and support network
Supporting alumni
“Supporting founders to succeed not only makes a real difference for the startup, but also allows me to enjoy working with innovators like Krijn, to give back, and to learn from conversations that challenge my thinking.”
Portfolio founder
"Job brings exceptional strategic insight. His guidance and contacts in the construction industry are very valuable to Iconic Works’ growth.”
Supporting alumni
"The ambition from BASH is great to see, being a part of their journey as they scale is something I’m already enjoying."
Portfolio founder
"Merlin was a great help! Thanks to her B2C-specific expertise from her time at Vinted, she quickly understood our challenges, which lead to substantial progress in just one meeting."
Supporting alumni
"It's truly inspiring to see these young entrepreneurs pursuing their dreams. I'm actively contributing to bring focus to their sales processes wherever I can."
Portfolio founder
"Tom has a strong B2B sales track record, he was able to quickly pinpoint improvements and missed opportunities in our sales approach."
