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ZICHTBAAR
Residents know their neighbourhood better than the people who plan it. They see the dark underpass, the overflowing bins and the broken bench every day, but one email to the municipality reads as one person’s opinion. Complaints stay scattered, so planners cannot tell which problems affect many people and which affect a few. Without a shared, visible record of what residents want fixed, decisions about public space rest on guesses, and residents often see no result from reporting.
TriCup
Billions of to-go coffees rely on separate plastic lids, used for minutes but persisting for centuries. Tightening single-use regulations push for change, yet reusable deposit systems struggle with low consumer adoption and high operational friction. The industry remains stuck between unsustainable habits and impractical alternatives.
The Easy Loop
Students often need a projector for one movie night, speakers for an event, or camping gear for a weekend. Buying these items can strain a limited budget and take up valuable space, while borrowing depends on knowing someone who owns them. Meanwhile, useful equipment sits unused nearby. The missing link is a convenient, trusted way to access it. Students need confidence that an item will be available and as described, while owners need reassurance that their belongings will be returned in good condition. Without that trust, sharing remains difficult and unnecessary purchases continue.
BorderBloom
Thousands of students move abroad to study after being sold false hope. Many agents and consultancies earn commission per enrolment, so they push students towards whichever university pays most and promise easy jobs, high salaries and simple paths to residency. The reality is often different: students struggle to find work in their field, underestimate living costs, and end up in debt, while their families have invested their savings. Honest, independent information about study programmes, job prospects and real costs is hard to find, leaving students and parents to make one of the biggest decisions without the full picture.
Kolibair
When a large incident hits, the people leading the response in fire brigades, forestry, and coast guard need a continuous, current picture of what is happening. They don't have one. The tools available to them were built for other purposes, so the information that reaches command is late, fragmented, and incomplete.
Joint
Many students and newcomers in the Netherlands struggle to earn flexible income despite having valuable skills. Without formal qualifications, professional experience, or local connections, finding opportunities can be difficult. At the same time, people looking for affordable tutoring, coaching, creative lessons, or practical help often rely on scattered social media groups, personal referrals, or platforms designed for established professionals. The unmet need is an accessible, trustworthy local marketplace where people can easily find affordable help or earn money from their existing abilities, while also building connections within their community.
Witly
Online tutoring runs on chaos. A single lesson can mean juggling a video call, a whiteboard, homework docs, quizzes and a calendar, each in its own tab and on its own subscription. Tutors lose hours on admin and pay for tools that don't talk to each other. Worse, they only see final answers, not how a student got there. In a group of 15, nobody can watch every face. Who's lost, who's guessing, who has gone quiet? Those signals slip by, and students fall behind unnoticed.