Jenny Konings, Author at YES!Delft

Vacancy: Video Production Internship

Written by Jenny Konings on May 8, 2020. Posted in News, Startup Jobs, StartupJobsPage.

ARE YOU READY TO BUILD TOMORROW’S LEADING FIRMS? YES!Delft is hiring a Video Production intern!

Do you want to develop your video production skills and are you willing to learn fast? Don’t look any further because we offer a video production internship where you are able to develop your preferred skills and discover the different fields within the creation of videos (directing, writing, interviewing, editing, after effects etc.).

You’ll have professional guidance, from our marketing team with experience in video productions, and room to grow your skills. Your most important asset is your growth mindset: you’re always looking to learn with enthusiasm. And if you are interested in starting your career in an innovative, entrepreneurial environment then this is an all-round video production opportunity for you!

ABOUT YES!Delft

YES!Delft is the start-up incubator that supports entrepreneurs in building and growing technology companies in the Netherlands. Over the last 15 years YES!Delft has become one of the leading incubators in the world! YES!Delft offers guidance and support to graduates, scientists, engineers and corporate professionals in their entrepreneurial journey. Our services turn promising tech-ideas into solid startups and help them grow into successful companies. Entrepreneurs get access to mentors, experts, investors and corporate partners who share their know-how and experience. Basically, we support entrepreneurs and connect them to the world!

Our offer

The coolest office in the Netherlands, where you will become part of our young marketing team of 5 people, who are more than willing to share their knowledge with you.

Not to forget, the opportunity to work within our entire driven, ambitious and international YES!Delft team, who you will enjoy a fresh and free daily lunch and Friday afternoon drinks with.

Your main responsibilities

Brainstorm about potential video content;
Create this video content for our website and/or socials with Jenny, our Digital Marketing Coordinator (think about cross-channel videos, interviews with startups, aftermovies of events and more);
Write down how the end result should look like, including a script;
Find the right mix of framing, camera angles and composition;
Discuss and implement visitor data, see where we miss potential and try to improve our current situation;
Support the marketing team with branding and website content development.

About You

Education: You are currently enrolled in a MBO or HBO educational institution;
Ambition: You have a “growth mindset”, meaning that you don’t need to know everything (yet), but you are willing to proactively learn as you go;
You are able to speak English;
You are digitally savvy and use social media networks for yourself;
You have an interest in startups, entrepreneurship and technology.

Practical details & how to apply

The internship starts preferably in August or September 2020, preferably for 4+ months, 3+ days a week. Please send your CV and motivational letter to edoardo@yesdelft.nl before 31st May 2020. If you have any questions do not hesitate to contact us: Edoardo Repetti (Marketing Manager) via edoardo@yesdelft.nl.

Vacancy: Marketing Internship

Written by Jenny Konings on May 8, 2020. Posted in News, Startup Jobs, StartupJobsPage.

ARE YOU READY TO BUILD TOMORROW’S LEADING FIRMS? YES!Delft is hiring a Marketing intern!

Do you want to grow in marketing and are you willing to learn fast? Don’t look any further because we offer a Marketing internship where you are able to develop your preferred skills and discover the different fields within marketing (social media, content marketing, branding, copywriting and more).

You’ll have professional guidance and room to grow your skills. Your most important asset is your growth mindset: you’re always looking to learn with enthusiasm. And if you are interested in starting your career in an innovative, entrepreneurial environment then this is an all-round marketing opportunity for you!

ABOUT YES!Delft

YES!Delft is the start-up incubator that supports entrepreneurs in building and growing technology companies in the Netherlands. Over the last 15 years YES!Delft has become one of the leading incubators in the world! YES!Delft offers guidance and support to graduates, scientists, engineers and corporate professionals in their entrepreneurial journey. Our services turn promising tech-ideas into solid startups and help them grow into successful companies. Entrepreneurs get access to mentors, experts, investors and corporate partners who share their know-how and experience. Basically, we support entrepreneurs and connect them to the world!

OUR OFFER

The coolest office in the Netherlands: check out our workplace here, where you will become part of our young marketing team of 5 people, who are more than willing to share their knowledge with you. Not to forget, the opportunity to work within our entire driven, ambitious and international YES!Delft team, who you will enjoy a fresh and free daily lunch and Friday afternoon drinks with. To top this all off we offer you an internship allowance of 300 euro each month.

YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

Brainstorm and create content for our socials with Jenny, our Digital Marketing Coordinator (think cross-channel, interviews with experts, live coverage of events and more);
Guided by us you will write articles for our website and email newsletter;
Analyse visitor data to see where we miss potential and try to improve our current situation;
Support the marketing team with branding and website content development.

ABOUT YOU

Eduction: You are currently enrolled in an HBO or WO Bachelor;
Ambition: You have a “growth mindset”, meaning that you don’t need to know everything (yet), but are willing to proactively learn as you go;
Basic writing skills, and your English grammar is outstanding;
You are digitally savvy and use social media networks for yourself;
You have an interest in startups and entrepreneurship, but also in all that is digital. Also, Google is your number 1 “person” to ask for how to’s 🙂

PRACTICAL DETAILS

The internship starts preferably in August or September 2020, preferably for 4+ months, 4+ days a week. Please send you CV and motivational letter to edoardo@yesdelft.nl before the 31st of May. If you have any questions do not hesitate to contact us: Edoardo Repetti (Marketing Manager) via edoardo@yesdelft.nl.

We are looking forward to your application!

Vacancy: Graphic Design Internship

Written by Jenny Konings on May 8, 2020. Posted in News, Startup Jobs, StartupJobsPage.

ARE YOU READY TO BUILD TOMORROW’S LEADING FIRMS? YES!Delft is hiring a Graphic Design intern!

Do you want to grow in graphic design and branding and want to learn fast? We offer a Graphic Design internship where you are able to develop your skills and discover the different fields within marketing (UX/UI design, branding, graphic design & more).

You’ll have professional guidance and room to grow your skills. Your most important asset is your growth mindset: you’re always looking to learn with enthusiasm.

ABOUT YES!Delft

YES!Delft is the start-up incubator that supports entrepreneurs in building and growing technology companies in the Netherlands. Over the last 15 years YES!Delft has become one of the leading incubators in the world! YES!Delft offers guidance and support to graduates, scientists, engineers and corporate professionals in their entrepreneurial journey. Our services turn promising tech-ideas into solid startups and help them grow into successful companies. Entrepreneurs get access to mentors, experts, investors and corporate partners who share their know-how and experience. Basically, we support entrepreneurs and connect them to the world!

WHAT YOU WILL DO

Assist in producing artworks from concept to creation;
Help with producing graphics from concept to creation for social channels, ensuring accurate and timely completion;
Create and maintain a solid, consistent and high-quality visual message across all design;
Design and edit PowerPoint presentations, email campaign and print materials;
Support the marketing team with branding, web development and UX/UI project.

Requirements

Education: You are currently enrolled in an HBO or WO Bachelor;
Ambition: You have a “growth mindset”, meaning that you don’t need to know everything (yet), but are willing to proactively learn as you go;
Fluent with Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop (Premiere and After Effects are a plus!);
Familiar with UI prototyping tool like Adobe XD (or similar);
Interest in User Experience design and web development;
Good photography skills are a plus.

WHY YOU SHOULD APPLY FOR THIS INTERNSHIP

Coolest office in the Netherlands: check out our workplace here;
Freedom to develop: you will be part of the Marketing team of 5 people, who are experts in their field, and you can learn from them directly from day 1. Not to forget the opportunity to work within the YES!Delft team of 30+ entrepreneurial, passionate people;
Startups: discover the world of tech startups and innovation;
Afternoon drinks: every Friday, whenever you want!;
You will work with a driven and ambitious team that goes above and beyond to support startups and builds a thriving ecosystem, day-in-day-out. YES!Delft offers a truly unique opportunity to contribute, learn and grow in the world of tech entrepreneurship.

PRACTICAL DETAILS & HOW TO APPLY

The internship starts preferably in August or September 2020, preferably for 4+ months, 4+ days a week. Please send your CV and motivational letter to edoardo@yesdelft.nl before 31st May 2020. If you have any questions do not hesitate to contact us: Edoardo Repetti (Marketing Manager) via edoardo@yesdelft.nl.

Delft Circuits and YES!Funded: Matching the right startup with the right investor

Written by Jenny Konings on May 8, 2020. Posted in News, Online.

Collaboration is a key ingredient in every startup-advisor relationship out there. Especially in their early days, startups need specialized advice and support in order to steer their business in the right direction. Yet, what they also need is a strong business case to start with. The startups with the strongest product, service or technology are the ones that would make it all the way. Only then, in fact, can a startup-advisor relationship really thrive.

This is exactly the case with Delft Circuits, a young innovative company providing quantum hardware solutions, and YES!Funded, a service launched by YES!Delft to support startups with their funding needs.

Bringing startups and funding together

“If you want to be investor-ready and do things properly, you need to have the right knowledge and experience,” says Daan Kuitenbrouwer. As co-founder and COO of Delft Circuits, he knows what it takes to build a high-tech company and look for ways to make it financially sustainable. “You need guidance along the way and you need to always look ahead towards your next step.”

Founded in 2017, Delft Circuits provides hardware solutions for quantum engineers and, in particular, flexible cabling for cryogenic systems. They are specifically focused on making cables that enable quantum computing in low-temperature conditions. It is a complex technology solving a complex issue for quantum engineers.

The market potential for a niche solution like this is big, but potential alone is not enough to make it a success. Knowing this, the startup reached out to YES!Funded to help them find the right financing tools and connections, and eventually leverage that market potential.

“We started YES!Funded about a year ago and what we soon found out is that startups don’t have much knowledge in how to structure their company or make it financially viable,” says Jan Geert van Hall, Investment Director at YES!Delft. “To help them, we decided to launch a program that would support startups in financial lifecycle planning and securing the right funds.”

In essence, YES!Funded enables young companies to match up with the right investors, both public and private, and helps them apply for the funds that fit them best. The program is open to YES!Delft companies as well as to startups outside of the incubator’s network. The selection process, however, is strict and the startups that do make it into the program are the ones that (1) have a very strong business case and (2) are ready to look for an investor.

“Each company we select needs to have something special,” says Jan Geert. “It needs to have market potential, but also be ready to take the next step in developing itself. When it came to choosing Delft Circuits, we were convinced from the start because what they have is world class.”

So it shouldn’t come as a surprise then that soon after they started working together, the startup was selected for a project worth 2 million euros in a grant from the European Innovation Council to further develop their solution.

The importance of choosing the right type of funding

The way to look at YES!Funded is as an independent party for startups’ funding needs. They are the ones assessing the funding needs of each startup in their program and looking for the right funding instruments for them.

“For everybody who comes in, we make an initial funding plan and advise them on what to do,” says Jan Geert. “What most companies do when they come in is to ask us to find them an investor, but in reality most of them are not ready for that step. So what we try to do is, first, help raise their knowledge and expertise, and then start working with the ones that we think are ready and in need of a specific funding structure.”

The startups that are considered ready are usually the ones that have a solid business plan, know their product-market fit and have a strong team already assembled.

Perhaps one of the key unique selling points of YES!Funded is that they look at a wide range of financing instruments in order to find the most suitable for the startups in their network. “Most consultants tend to focus on one type of financing instrument, while for us it is crucial to do blended funding,” says Daan.

Leveraging both public and private funds can eventually help strengthen a startup’s position in the market. A lot of governmental funds want to see a private investor vouch for a company before they decide whether or not to provide a subsidy, and vice versa. Many private investors want to know that a certain innovation technology or solution is backed by public funding before they assume any risk of their own.

“We see that it’s possible to leverage a lot of instruments simultaneously and that it can bring a lot of benefits, especially for a young company,” says Daan. With the recent public funding, Delft Circuits is clearly on the right path. It is only a matter of time for them to reach their full market potential.

Online Pitches during the AI/Blockchain Validation Lab

Written by Jenny Konings on April 16, 2020. Posted in News, Online.

Online PITCHES during the AI/BLOCKCHAIN VALIDATION LAB

At the beginning of February of this year a new batch of 7 startups joined our incubator for a period of 10 weeks to validate their business idea, during the AI/Blockchain Validation Lab. In this period the corona virus hit The Netherlands, and we had to move our program activities to an online environment. Although this was a completely new way of working for us, it worked out, due to the flexibility and dedication of this batch. We would like to thank them for accepting this challenge with us and creating a new way of working.

Normally we end our programs with a final day, where startups pitch their ideas. In this case, we asked startups to sent in a video, which makes it possible for us to share this with everyone! So are you interested to see where this period brought them? Watch their online pitches below!

Birds.ai

At Birds.ai, we use artificial intelligence to convert images into meaningful figures and numbers. We do this in three simple steps (1) digitize: we collect the input: images or videos (2) make it smart: we tune a suitable A.I. engine, and (3) provide insights: we visualize the output in a meaningful overview. Our customers use our expertise for anomaly checks, statistics, and intelligent monitoring.

Bitprop

Bitprop enables large scale formal investment into small scale property development in the developing world, helping impoverished individuals validate land ownership and generate income while providing market returns to investors.

The Bitprop system enables this by managing and supporting the end-to-end process.

Onetwomodel

Have you always wanted to become a model? Many people do, but find it very hard to enter the scene. Few responses, little feedback and lack of trustworthy agencies all play a role in this process. OneTwoModel is a platform that matches models to the right agencies in a smart and automated manner, leveraging computer vision and machine learning. Solving problems for both sides, we introduce the next phase for model scouting.

Geronimo.ai

Geronimo.AI predicts when roads need to be maintained. This allows road managers at provinces and municipalities to plan road maintenance in a smart, data-driven way. This increases the ease of planning and prevents unexpected, expensive maintenance. Together, this results in better roads for lower costs.

Cybermundus

Cybermundus is a security company focusing on protecting cloud environments. Today most companies fail to identify breaches, which leaves hackers a long time to steal their data, IP or sabotage their systems. Our solution brings down the time to detect breaches from months to minutes by automatically detecting new methods of compromise and sharing the insights with all parties. We do that by combining the latest technologies like machine learning with our innovative modelling approach.

Jild Technologies

Armed with our technology, freshly developed at the TU, we entered the validation lab. We’ve spoken to dozen potential customer, large and small, learned invaluable lessons, and acquired a tremendous set of new skills. But the most important realization was, that way more people can benefit from our technology than we could ever cater. And in hindsight, it was obvious; who wouldn’t want a blockchain framework that scales infinitely, while ensuring sub-second transaction time. This is why we have an exciting announcement to make: We are going open-source, stay tuned!

Roseman Labs

Roseman Labs builds privacy technology with a strong focus on secure multi-party computation (MPC). MPC enables data analytics across multiple data sources without the need to see, own or transfer that data. We have built a scalable high-performance engine that leverages industry-grade implementations. Our focus markets include financial services, cyber security and location-based services. Can you help us build a scalable sales model as well?

Erasmus University Rotterdam and YES!Delft launch regional partnership

Written by Jenny Konings on February 21, 2020. Posted in News, Partners.

The Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) will collaborate with YES!Delft in a regional partnership. EUR believes that it can intensify its impact on society by encouraging entrepreneurship. The university’s Executive Board – represented by Rutger Engels – and the board of YES!Delft signed a Letter of Intent on Friday, 21 February, paving the way for EUR’s participation in YES!Delft. YES!Delft’s establishment of a programme in Rotterdam will be one of the initiatives for providing a boost to entrepreneurship among students and staff. This partnership will enhance up-and-running EUR initiatives with YES!Delft’s expertise.

“Signing the Letter of Intent with YES!Delft is a further step in achieving our ambitions. It enables us to combine our own expertise at RSM and the Erasmus Center for Entrepreneurship with YES!Delft’s expertise”, says Rutger Engels, Rector magnificus of the EUR.

“Successful start-ups always have a high degree of diversity in their founding teams. This partnership will lead to numerous new enterprises built on a foundation that combines the various talents of Delft University of Technology and EUR”, says Evert Jaap Lugt, managing director of YES!Delft.

Encouraging more entrepreneurship

YES!Delft was established by Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research, and the Municipality of Delft. “It’s the most successful incubator in the Netherlands, and its ambitions include further regional expansion. In YES!Delft, we’ve found a robust partner to give an additional boost to entrepreneurship at our university”, says Hans Smits, interim-Chair of EUR’s Executive Board. The partnership will bring the EUR’s Erasmus Center for Entrepreneurship closer to YES!Delft, and their interaction will create opportunities.

Combining business and technology

YES!Delft plays a key role on the Delft University of Technology Campus when it comes to supporting disruptive innovative ecosystems, both locally and at the regional level. “Delft University of Technology is proud of YES!Delft’s success. The university’s spin-offs were able to successfully develop there and over the past few years, multiple companies originating from the Rotterdam region have joined them. Combining our strengths with EUR is a promising next step towards giving entrepreneurship in our region a shot in the arm”, said Executive Board President Tim van der Hagen.

Incorporating entrepreneurship in education and research

The goal is to give shape to a sustainable partnership, one that generates synergy and benefits all the partners. Encouraging entrepreneurship offers EUR opportunities to strengthen ties with local and global stakeholders and contribute to addressing challenges facing society. One facet of this is social entrepreneurship that engages with society. Engels also stresses that “In this context, entrepreneurship is more than just establishing startups. It also means that entrepreneurship must be incorporated in education, for example, and ways have to be found to combine it with research. Creating a strong entrepreneurial mindset among our students and staff plays an important role in this process.”

Author: Jenny Konings

1. UV Smart

2. Medvice

3. Praxa Sense

4. Tradecloud

5. Villari

6. Supersola

7. Gerrard Street

8. Birds.ai & Geronimo.AI

9. Somnox

10. DeNoize

ARE YOU READY TO BUILD TOMORROW’S LEADING FIRMS? YES!Delft is hiring a Video Production intern!

ABOUT YES!Delft

Our offer

Your main responsibilities

About You

Practical details & how to apply

ARE YOU READY TO BUILD TOMORROW’S LEADING FIRMS? YES!Delft is hiring a Marketing intern!

ABOUT YES!Delft

OUR OFFER

YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

ABOUT YOU

PRACTICAL DETAILS

ARE YOU READY TO BUILD TOMORROW’S LEADING FIRMS? YES!Delft is hiring a Graphic Design intern!

ABOUT YES!Delft

WHAT YOU WILL DO

Requirements

WHY YOU SHOULD APPLY FOR THIS INTERNSHIP

PRACTICAL DETAILS & HOW TO APPLY

Bringing startups and funding together

The importance of choosing the right type of funding

Online PITCHES during the AI/BLOCKCHAIN VALIDATION LAB

Normally we end our programs with a final day, where startups pitch their ideas. In this case, we asked startups to sent in a video, which makes it possible for us to share this with everyone! So are you interested to see where this period brought them? Watch their online pitches below!

Birds.ai

Bitprop

Onetwomodel

Geronimo.ai

Cybermundus

Jild Technologies

Roseman Labs

1 VFA Solutions B.V.

7 Polytential

8 Physee & Somnox

9 Villari

10 Circularise

Encouraging more entrepreneurship

Combining business and technology

Incorporating entrepreneurship in education and research

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