illi Engineering aids the elderly
Enabling carers and nurses to retrieve the memories of people with dementia. That’s what the three HvA-engineering graduates from illi Engineering have achieved by developing their Magical Interactive...
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The football fairytale of Amsterdam-based startup Metrica Sports
The story of Amsterdam-based startup Metrica Sports reads like a fairytale: three students become friends over their shared love for football, and while watching their favourite sport together they re...
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Student Startup LegalBikes makes buying a bike cheap & easy
“Psst, Fiets kopen?” “Hey man, wanna buy a bike?” Everyone who has been in Amsterdam for longer than a few days has heard a shady person say these words to them at least once. But if the three student...
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Employee onboarding app Talmundo gets € 500K funding on board for 2017
Dutch-Belgian startup Talmundo has impressed todo el mundo by securing € 500K growth financing for its online employee onboarding platform. The new funding comes from TIIN TechFund 3, which is managed...
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Capital Tour XXL Rides into Rotterdam March 15th
After two successful Amsterdam editions, the Capital Tour XXL will wheel into Rotterdam for the first time on March 15th. During this bike tour, groups of founders will leisurely ride through the city...
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Students at Startups: Sarith Breedijk from Superhero Cheesecake
In this series we profile recent graduates who landed a job at a startup, either right after graduating or after a long and tough quest. This week we profile Sarith Breedijk, who is now a Web Develope...
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Lendahand leads the way to more transparency in crowdfunding
2016 was a record year for crowdfunding in the Netherlands, with € 170 million raised, up from last year’s previous record of € 126 million. While this is good news, several experts in the field are p...
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Our 12 most-read articles since switching to English in May
In late May of 2016, Silicon Canals switched from Dutch to English for multiple reasons. The change paid off as readership increased steadily throughout the year. We digged deep into our Google Analyt...
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A year in review: ParkEagle
With the end of the year in sight, it’s time to take a look back at what 2016 had to offer. What’s clear is that the startup industry is still flourishing, with many young entrepreneurs that have plen...
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Chordify strikes major chord with crowds as funding campaign hits € 180K target
Dutch startup Chordify is singing a happy tune right now, as its crowdfunding campaign reached its target of 180.000 €uro on December 20th. It took three weeks to reach the desired amount as the campa...
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