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
Experiment & focus. Make sure that all your efforts work in the same direction. And set up every initiative in a way that you can learn from the feedback.
Owner of 2iQ Management & Consultancy
Effective teamwork makes the dream work! Investing in "soft" skills is as important as the hard skills.
Partner at Perpetuum
Frank Slootman is the CEO known for leading tech companies like Snowflake, ServiceNow, and Data Domain.
CEO Snowflake
It begins with passion for an idea and guts. If you possess those you go to Graduate Entrepreneur!
Founder i4hi
1. Get the right people on your team 2. It's all about learning fast. 3. Customers, customers, customers!
CEO Philips
Take advise but make your own decisions
Founder and CEO
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
Keep It Simple. GTD. Tetris. Zero Budgetting.
Owner of ZEP Holding BV
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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."
