PROGRAMMES AND CHALLENGES
Structured support for startup growth.
Successful startups combine creativity, knowledge, and persistence. They need space to experiment, learn, and push through challenges. UPALMERE! provides structured programs and targeted challenges designed to accelerate your growth and connect you with the resources you need.
UP Validation Program
The UP Validation Program helps you systematically answer the questions that matter most in the early stages. Who exactly is your customer? Does your solution really solve their problem? Are they willing to pay for it? And can you replicate that? Through targeted master classes and a milestone-based approach, you move from assumptions to proof.
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Almere Innovation Challenge Program
Do you have an innovative issue or want to scale up internationally? Join the UPALMERE! Innovation Challenge Program and gain access to a global network of innovative partners in more than 50 countries. The opportunity to take your company forward with concrete solutions, new markets and valuable collaborations.
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Others have gone before you
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Tech-Startup Nomestic
Almere-based startup Nomestic develops smart technology to improve air quality insightfully and automatically. With support from UPALMERE! the company is now taking the step from innovative startup to international scale-up.
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Interview UPALMERE!
On a key strategic pillar of Almere, the action program UPALMERE! plays a crucial role. And helps Almere startups and scale-ups to develop and thus contribute to Almere's future.
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Interview Brothercoating
What started for brothers Boaz and Mica as a hobby in their shed has grown into Brothercoating, a unique, innovative startup in powder coating.
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Interview COTIT
Read Anthony Syams' story about COTIT, one of the startups that participated in UPALMERE's Startup Hero Journey, here!
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Interview Social Farmer
UPALMERE! asked Stijn Sprenkels of Wonderbit to tell something about participating in The Business Innovation Program Food.
Mentoring program
The right mentor can accelerate startup success. Our mentoring program pairs emerging startups with successful local entrepreneurs who provide guidance, insights, and strategic advice based on real experience.
Business Innovation Food Program
The Business Innovation Food Program supports food entrepreneurs with market-ready products who want to scale through community-driven growth. This specialized program connects you with fellow food innovators and provides targeted support for the unique challenges of the food industry.
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See also
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Events
View the calendar of upcoming events.
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Knowledge & Talent
View the overview of knowledge institutions and talent programmes.
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Capital
Looking for investments? Check out the overview and grow further!