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The following climate tech start-ups have taken part in the BeStart accelerator programme in previous years. Take a look at the start-ups of this year’s programme.

Startups 2021 – 2022

CIRC

Founders: André van Leeuwen, René Schers and Spencer Schols (left to right)

Product: CIRC has developed an innovative anaerobic biodigester to convert biomass (green waste) as a residual product from households and (large) kitchens locally into new green gas that can be exploited locally. This local, affordable and scalable power plant replaces full natural gas with a sustainable alternative and closes the biomass cycle.

BeStart goals:

  • Accelerate CIRC’s circular ambitions
  • Support with our introduction to the market (investors, clients, development, et cetera)
  • Expanding our network to be able to scale up
  • Support in business development

Contact:
r.schers@circ.energy
06 17172152
www.circ.energy
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Circ founders
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Nicolas Höning
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FlexMeasures

Cofounders: Nicolas Höning en Felix Claessen

Product: In a world with renewable energy, flexibility is crucial and valuable. For example, being able to shift demand to a later time. Our FlexMeasures platform can optimise this with forecasting and scheduling. We create transparent win-win relationships through an open source approach.

BeStart goal: We work with a few interesting pilot customers, and through BeStart we hope to find some more. Also, it is time to increase focus on the product (find the best feature set from the pilots and learn how to communicate them) and our strategy (SaaS pricing, vision for the next 5 years).

Contact
nicolas@seita.nl
www.seita.nl
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Mobiele Stroom

Founder: Leen Schipper

Product: Mobile energy units using bio gas as fuel and turbines to vert fuel into energy. The used gasses can be of a great variety in quality without causing troubles to the turbines. We can use digester gas but also pure methane.

BeStart goal: Expanding of the possibilities and products by gaining investors.

Contact
info@mobielestroombv.eu
06-42741721
www.mobielestroombv.eu
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Rene
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Paques Biomaterials

Managing directors: René Rozendal en Joost Paques

Product: Paques Biomaterials produces biodegradable plastic from organic waste streams (such as wastewater) using naturally occurring microorganisms. This solves multipe problems (challenges):

1. The treatment of organic waste and industrial wastewater is still a cost centre. Our technology also treats the waste, but at the same time produces a valuable polymer which can be sold.
2. Reduction of CO2 emissions both during production and when used (mitigate climate change).
3. Reduction of the world plastic problem! PHA is a biodegradable plastic that will be “eaten” by bacteria if spilled in nature.

BeStart goals: We aim at keeping focus while speeding up the market introduction of our technology.

Contact
info@paquesbiomaterials.nl
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Pottle

Founders: Jeroen Dijkstra, Robin Alkema and Remco Krol

Product: Pottle is an innovative start-up from Friesland with a well-known mission: “to improve the world”. How? By creating value from waste. Pottle will upcycle empty wine bottles into an alternative to disposable plastic containers in the form of a jar. Pottle has plenty of ideas, but in the start-up phase, the focus is on the Pottle Jar: the first circular pot in the Netherlands.

BeStart goal: We want to bring our prototype to the market, reach customers and scale so that we can achieve more sustainable and social impact.

Contact
info@pottle.nl
06-14495664 (Jeroen Dijkstra)
www.pottle.nl
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Remco Krol, Jeroen Dijkstra en Robin Alkema
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Max Dijkstra
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ReefSystems

Founders: Max Dijkstra and Jesse de Bont

Product: ReefSystems provides innovative solutions to stimulate biodiversity. The Modular Sealife System or MOSES is a modular building system to create functional maritime objects such as scour protection, submerged breakwaters and anchoring for aquaculture. All of the objects will function as an artificial reef that stimulates local biodiversity.

BeStart goals: We’re looking to expand our network and collaboration partners in the ecosystem in the Northern part of the Netherlands. We want to refine our business model and reduce our carbon footprint by experimenting with bio-based alternative materials for the production of our products. Furthermore we want to validate the strength of our maritime constructions for the application of MOSES in different areas.

Contact
Max Dijkstra
06-38312765

Jesse de Bont
06-17270293

info@reefsystems.org
www.reefsystems.org

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Tapp.online

Founders: Niels Postma en Fabian Hijlkema

Product: Increasing digitization has a downside: e-waste. Electronic waste is one of the biggest challenges of the coming decades. What if we can add intelligence to sustainable materials? That is what we do. We make smart paper from agricultural waste by adding chips, sensors and printed circuits. In our cloud software platform Cnnct.cloud, we analyze and present the data in customizable dashboards.

BeStart goal: We are currently validating our products in the market. But data only becomes relevant when it is available to a significant extent! So, we are looking for organizations that want to scale up with us. And we love to work with real challenges. What would be a better starting point than this accelerator?

Contact
085 06 005 60
np@tapp.online
http://tapp.online
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Niels Postma
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Roel Bleumer
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Volta Energy

Founder: Roel Bleumer

Product: Volta Energy wants to enable reliable and clean energy in mobile locations. We believe that clean energy can become the heart of energy demand in locations with a power need. We do this by combining existing techniques in a smart way with optimization software and IoT modules (Internet of things). By combining energy generation from solarpower with energy storage in batteries, we create a sustainable and clean self-sufficient system that recharges itself.

BeStart goal: Getting more connected in the Northern ecosystem. Supplier, partnerships and potential buyers. In addition, we hope to learn a lot from the fellow participants, in knowledge and experience.

Contact
info@volta-energy.com
026-7853439
volta-energy.com
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OurKilO

Founders: Rodolfo Groenewoud van Vliet, Bastiaan de Nennie and Lija Groenewoud van Vliet

Product: OurkilO creates local micro-factories, where used plastic streams are captured, recycled and produced into new design products. In this way we contribute to a more sustainable Netherlands and Europe and we are part of a new wave of industrial innovation. We minimize transport and CO2 emissions, preserve materials and bring back traditional production. OurkilO does this by closing local, plastic mono-current loops for business customers who have the ambition to become circular. In doing so, we offer companies the opportunity to realize their sustainable innovation ambitions.

BeStart goal: Our vision is to be able to open micro-factories in regions and cities where we are close to the material loops we work with. In the BeStart program we want to work on preparing, developing specific business propositions and finding partners/potential customers in the Northern Netherlands with the ultimate goal of being able to realize the second micro-factory and first regional factory in the Northern Netherlands.

Contact
info@ourkilo.eu
06 83981339
www.ourkilo.eu

Startups 2020 – 2021

Dungse

Founders: Itika Gupta en Lindey Cafsia

Product: Dungse is a material design and innovation company that works with cow dung as its base raw material. The composites are not very different from their counterparts like concrete, wood and ceramics, but much lighter. They can be used for isolation, acoustics and hydrofobic applications.

BeStart goals: We’re looking at expanding our research and testing of the material, building a network of business that are eager to become more sustainable and refine our business model to help mainstream Dungse as a popular and sustainable building material.

Contact
lindeycafsia@gmail.com
06-15829833

itika@studiocarbon.in
+91 98860 41313

dungse.com

Vlog: Meet the Dungse team

Itika and Lindey
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Pitch DemoDay November 16th 2020

Jelte Steur
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Pitch DemoDay November 16th 2020

Eatcup

Founder: Jelte Steur

Product: Eatcup is a solution to enjoy your own spoonable food, on the go. E.g. enjoying your own muesli while driving. With Eatcup, taking a bite is as easy as taking a sip of coffee.

Eatcup is easy to clean in the dishwasher and therefore fully reusable. This prevents the use of single use packaging of granola bars and drink yoghurts.

BeStart goals: From working prototype to a first launch in the market. With the knowledge and network of Bestart the speed as well as the chances of a successful launch will increase.

Contact
jelte@myeatcup.com
06-19324020
myeatcup.com

Artikel: Eatcup klaar voor marktvalidatie

Fertipaq

Operational manager: Elise van der Linde

Product: Biological sustainable sulfur solution as a fertilizer that helps farmers with obtaining a greater yield and a resilient and better tasting crop.

BeStart goal: Within a year my goal is to have two flourishing social media accounts to reach my target groups consisting of farmers and distributors.

Contact
e.vanderlinde@fertipaq.com
06-13262669
fertipaq.com

Elise van der Linde
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Pitch DemoDay November 16th 2020

Matthijs Popken
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Popken Mechatronica

Founder: Mathijs Popken

Product: Sensortechnology for horticulture and agriculture.

Website: popkenmechatronica.nl

Powerchainger

Founders: Yang Soo Kloosterhof and Allart Veentjer

Product: Tokenized platform for sharing local generated energy. We believe that this platform can change the energy transition in a way that more people can participate.

Contact
yangsoo@powerchainger.nl
06-18685957
amir@powerchainger.nl
06-45981365

powerchainger.nl

Yang Soo Kloosterhof

Pitch DemoDay November 16th 2020

Pyrolyze: Peter Klaren en Raymundo Hooten
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Pitch DemoDay November 16th 2020

Pyrolyze

Founders: Peter Klaren and Raymundo Hooten

Product: Mobile pyrolysis installation to extract low sulfur diesel, nafta and gas from waste plastics.

BeStart goal: The coming year we want to execute a number of demonstration projects and sell several pyrolysis plants.

Contact
peter.klaren@pyrolyze.com
085-3033505
pyrolyze.nl

Sensoty

Founders: Ruben Deddens, Erik Schoenmaker and Tom Pals

Product: Provides insight into the influence of the climate and the surroundings on the quality of the green open space to let it recover efficiently after public events.

Contact
erik@secinnovate.nl
06-14032246
ruben@secgroep.nl
06-29567825

sensoty.nl

Founders Sensoty
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Pitch DemoDay November 16th 2020

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Pitch DemoDay November 16th 2020

Wasted

Cofounder: Elisha Weeber

Product: The WASTED app helps users who want to fight plastic pollution by rewarding plastic free actions with discounts on sustainable brands.

BeStart goals: our goal is to launch the WASTED app succesfully in the next year an to reach 10,000 users. Within 5 years we want to grow to a at least 810,000 users.

Contact
elisha@wastedlab.nl
06-15499815
wastedlab.nl

Startups 2019 – 2020

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CE-Line

Founder: Wilco Dijkstra

CE-Line automates water- and nutrient management in the greenhouse and vertical farming sector.

Goals for the BeStart programme: I hope to get help with the question: How do I set up a start-up properly and thoroughly? What do I focus on, when? Where do I find the right investors and make the right deals/sales?

Website: www.celine.frl

BeStart vlog (dutch): Think werksessie 1

EV Biotech

Founder: Linda Dijkshoorn

EV Biotech creates bacteria which can produce high-quality fabrics on a large scale.

Goal during the BeStart programme: in the coming year we wish to make our first sale and create great flow within the company.

Website: www.evbio.tech

BeStart vlog: Think werksessie 4

Fryslan Fungies
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Fryslân Fungies

Founders: Michiel de Groot en Wander Oele

Fryslân Fungies produces a mobile fungi farm which converts coffee grounds on site into oyster mushrooms.

Goal during the BeStart programme: To develop and scale up the Fungi farm.

Websites:

www.fryslanfungies.nl

www.facebook.com/fryslanfungies

www.instagram.com/fryslan_fungies

BeStart vlog (dutch): Think bootcamp

Greatwaves

Founder: Wouter Zijlstra

Greatwaves makes WiFi transmitters with integrated sensors to make business premises safer, healthier and more sustainable.

Goal during the BeStart programme: I would like to find a launching customer to further develop the product together. We measure everything to do with indoor air quality, light quality, occupancy and comfort, but which information solves the biggest problem?

Website: www.greatwaves.nl

BeStart vlog (dutch): Think werksessie 2

Wouter Zijlstra van Greatwaves
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Greencovery

Founder:  Carlos Cabrera

Greencovery converts waste flows into sustainable products.

Goal during the BeStart programme: With the help of the BeStart programme, we hope to gain access to new customers and applications for our technology. In a year we want to start with pilots for one or two of our products.

More info:

  • greencovery.com
  • Greencovery brochure

Vlog: Think werksessie 3

SG Papertronics

Founder: Maciej Grajewski

SG Papertronics develops on-site tools for chemical analysis, thus it brings the lab to you.

Goal during the BeStart programme: enlarge my network and build worthwhile relationships with potential cooperation partners and clients. Further, I think that BeStart is the right address to learn from experienced people about how to start a business.

Website: sgpapertronics.com

Vlog: BeStart Check worksession 18 november 2019: Agile, scrum and loads of passion

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Wokke Wijdeveld
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ViviMag

Founder: Wokke Wijdeveld

ViviMag extracts phosphates and iron from sewage sludge whereby paramagnetic vivianite (iron phosphate) is extracted.

Goal during the BeStart programme: in the coming year we want to prove the feasibility of our technology and to find a launching customer. We also hope that BeStart can help us with our business development and we would like to make use of the BeStart network..

Website: www.vivimag.nl

Water knight

Founder: Rahul Dahule

Water knight supplies an advanced oxidation reactor which uses the power of the vortex and controlled cavitation.

Goal during the BeStart programme: to have quick access to the BeStart network to generate extra momentum for our company and to find funding opportunities. Also, I hope to make use of the (international) experience of the coaches and to enter new markets, both here and abroad.

Website: www.waterknight.com

Rahul Dahule
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Start-ups 2018 – 2019

Rudy Dijkstra met Theo Vrieswijk
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Acquaint BV

Founder: Rudy Dijkstra

A smart monitoring system for sewer and water pipes to make maintenance easier.

Thanks to BeStart I went back to basics, got focused and then accelerated!

Website: www.acquaint.eu

Ecofalt

Founder: Charlotte Slotman

The sustainable alternative on asphalt.

BeStart gets me to look at Ecofalt from a different perspective. It forces you to think and helps you make good decisions and expand the network with interesting companies.

Website: www.ecofalt.nl

Interview (dutch): Less use of gas consumption and CO2 emissions due to the construction of Ecofalt in Groningen

Charlotte Slotman
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Reuben Moore bij DemoDay
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Sustainable Eyes

Founder: Reuben Moore

Makes sustainable drinking water from the air.

Website: www.sustainable-eyes.com

EcoZuil

Founder:Hylke van de Kamp

A 3D-printing column that creates awareness about the plastic waste problem.

Website: www.vandekamp-engineering.nl/3d-printing

Hylke van de Kamp bij DemoDay maart 2019
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Marissa de Boer bij DemoDay 2018
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SusPhos

Founder:  Marissa de Boer

Recovering phosphate from phosphate-rich waste streams.

Website: www.susphos.com

LocalWise

Founder: Fedde Jorritsma

A circular and stylish alternative to the Dixie toilets at festivals.

Website: www.localwise.nl

LocalWise - Fedde Jorritsma bij DemoDay 2019
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Loofy’s

Founder: Dorien Beijk

Supplies beauty products with a clear contribution to improving society and the environment.

Website: www.loofys.nl

Feedtuber

Founder: Jan-Dirk van der Tol

Flexible storage and processing of biomass.

Website: feedtuber.com

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Living Foods

Founder: Timo ter Voort

Large-scale and functional valorisation of fish residual flows to valuable applications.

Website: www.livingfoods.nl

Startups 2017 – 2018

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Hydrowashr

Founder: Jan Melein

Smart integration of hand washing and drying. The Hydrowashr uses no soap, no towels and uses only 10 ml of water for each handwash.

We found our business model through BeStart. Critical, a lot of focus, that was our question.

Website: www.hydrowashr.com

Waterfair

Founder: Dennis van der Herberg

WaterFair has more than 15 years of experience in wastewater and air purification techniques. We look for the most efficient way to treat water and air. The WF2 system is not only economically attractive but also good for the environment.

Website: www.waterfair.nl

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KNN Cellulose

Founder: Erik Pijlman

Cellulose is an essential raw material in the circular economy. KNN Cellulose unlocks the potential.

“Helping young entrepreneurs develop faster. With a very wide network, especially in the north.”

Website: www.knncellulose.nl

Foamplant

Founder: Martin Tietema

Foamplant develops and produces biodegradable foam with technical functionality. Thanks to our own production technology and patented foam materials, we supply sustainable alternatives to the furniture, construction and clothing industries. In addition, our foam offers unique solutions in the horticultural industry thanks to its biodegradable properties.

BeStart provides focus and strategy. Essential ingredients for every starting and advanced entrepreneur. Thanks to the BeStart course, Foamplant has been able to work at and shape the development from tech start-up to fully-fledged production company. Recommended.

Website: www.foamplant.nl

Interview (dutch): Foamplant gets investment of 2 million Euros

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EColoRO BV

Founder: Eric van Sonsbeek

EColoRO Watertreatment Solutions initiates innovative (waste) water purification solution. The main focus is to reuse the waste water stream to decrease the operational costs and decrease the environmental pollution.

BeStart is a very useful tool to share experiences with other start-ups from the region, but you can also make use of the relationships and the networks of large companies. Finally, the course forces you to think about and evaluate your own business. All in all, a very positive experience that can take every starter a step further in the development of his company.

Website: www.ecoloro.nl

Friesland boeit

Founder: Jeffrey Meijer

Friesland Boeit is an expert in achieving operating results through an escape room. With one mobile escape room, one fixed location and many educational escape rooms developed for interesting clients, it is the founder of the escape room as a training tool.

Website: www.frieslandboeit.nl

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Afmitech

Specialist in decentral wastewater treatment.

Website: www.afmitech.nl

Newana

Energy in water.

Website: www.energyinwater.eu/newana-bv/

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Metal Membranes

Metalmembranes has developed a revolutionary way of making membranes electrochemically from metal.

Website: www.metalmembranes.com

Startups 2016 – 2017

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Tecned

Founder: Hans Buitenhuis

Technology (for) Energy Conversion The Netherlands or TECNED is a technology company specialized in energy conversion.

We facilitate a circle in innovation – the quickest link between lab and market. BeStart is an important step between knowledge and the cash register.

Website: www.tecned.com

Newmarble

Founder: Daan Levy

The BeStart programme has taught us that we have become a real team in the past year. And that we have really learned to focus.

Website: www.newmarble.nl

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Sensileau Sensor Platform

Sensileau Sensor Platform

Founder: Corina Carpentier

With the Sensileau Sensor Platform we offer a kind of comparison platform, but in the field of sensor products. On the website you can download important knowledge about water quality monitoring and sensors, and share it and compare many different complex products.

From knowledge to business models, that is actually the basis, and the starter can easily join.

Website: www.sensileau.app

Interview (dutch): Without BeStart I would have stayed a traditional consultant

Partners en financiers

Uniek netwerk in de circulaire economie


Binnen BeStart zijn de krachten gebundeld van vier belangrijke aanjagers van innovatie, startups en business development in de circulaire sector van Noord-Nederland. Verder worden we door een aantal partijen in de publieke en private sector gefinancierd.

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