10 Dutch startups planning international expansion in 2019

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The Netherlands is a startup hotbed with an international focus. Eventually, the entrepreneurs in the country focus on expanding their presence into other international markets. To motivate these aspiring entrepreneurs and help them open their offices abroad, the Orange Trade Mission Fund was established in 2013 by initiators including ING, KLM, MKB-Nederland, evofenedex and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in collaboration with the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO.nl).

Each year, ten Dutch companies get a chance to support their international expansion as they do not get the scope to explore the outside world independently. Winning the fund accelerates their expansion and lets them.

For the past six years, the fund has supported over 60 entrepreneurs across industries and helped them get a foothold in the intended export country. Now, ten more companies have got a chance to explore the world and here we have listed these ten lucky winners of the Orange Trade Mission Fund 2019.

Baktec (Leiden)

Founded year: 1981
Target market: China

Baktec has been supplying water mixing and measurement equipment and water chillers. The company has developed a range of products offering various solutions for bakeries ranging from small artisanal bakeries to large industries bakeries. The equipment from Baktec is of high quality and rich in features despite being easy to operate.

Clockworks (Rotterdam)

Founders: Noëlle Fischer, Victor Westerwoudt
Funding: €300k
Founded year: 2017
Target market: Indonesia

Clockworks is a deep learning software startup that develops and offers high-tech software solutions with the intention to make administration of gas, electricity, and analogue water metres simple. These metres are error-free as these are developed with Artificial Intelligence and image recognition.

Easywalker (Amsterdam)

Founders: René Floore
Founded year: 1989
Target market: United States

Easywalker is a Dutch company involved in designing and selling stylish as well as affordable high-quality prams and buggies with innovative features. The company lets new parents bond with their children and create lifelong memories.

EGM Architects (Dordrecht)

Founded year: 1970
Target market: Germany

EGM is one of the most innovative and knowledgeable architects, research and consulting agencies in the Netherlands. The company is a pioneer to provide a proactive and sustainable approach to architecture. As a result, it has come up with a range of distinct buildings for government, healthcare, research, education, housing, society, and business.

Genap (‘s-Heerenberg)

Founders: Mrs. & Mr. Groenveld
Founded year: 1951
Target market: India

Genap is a specialist in water storage systems, customised foil constructions and applications in horticulture and agriculture for ground, road and hydraulic engineering. Its solutions for safe storage of drinking water guarantee superior quality. The company has its own design office and laboratory as well.

Graphileon (Wageningen)

Founders: Tom Zeppenfeldt
Founded year: 2016
Target market: Canada

Graphileon operates with the mission to become the supplier of the widely used toolset to manage data and develop applications on top of graph databases. The company believes that graph technology will become mainstream and be a part of the standard toolset of most organisations.

HRBS (Amsterdam)

Founders: Nina Sickenga, Tessa Duste, Philip Van Traa
Founded year: 2017
Target market: Denmark

Hrbs delivers fresh herbs and mini vegetables to your kitchen all through the year. You can select your herbs and vegetables of your choice from a variety of more than 30 types of crops and hardware that fits your surroundings. Its products are specially designed to provide the freshest and ready to harvest crops for daily use.

Leadax (Wapenveld)

CEO: Roeland van Delden
Founded year: 2016
Target market: United Kingdom

Leadax is one of the first lead alternatives in the world with similar properties as traditional lead. Leadax is not harmful to both the environment and human health. It is a new generation of lead alternative, which is easier to use and affordable as well. It is used and processed the same way as lead.

StoneCycling (Venlo)

Founders: Tom van Soest, Ward Massa
Founded year: 2012
Target market: United Kingdom

StoneCycling designs, develops and produces sustainable unique, and circular building materials from waste. The company operates with the mission to up-cycle 1 million kg of waste in a few years. It develops the next generation of building materials. StoneCycling is committed to prove that waste can be used in a range of surprising and beautiful textures, colours and forms.

Zolemba (Haaksbergen)

CEO: Richard Rensen
Founded year: 2014
Target market: United States

Zolemba is developing as one of the most innovative printing companies in Europe. With the combination of innovative software, super-fast machines, and a talented team, the company aims to become the largest and the best in the label industry in a decade.

Main image picture credits: HRBS

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