7 May 2026

Kickstart your Funding

Date

7 May 2026 16:30 - 20:00

Location

EindhovenFrederiklaan 10A5616 LX

From funding stress to funding success!

 

As a scale-up founder, raising capital is inevitable. But how do you make sure you’re truly prepared for your first serious funding round? What do investors expect? Which strategic decisions make the difference?

Join us at the Philips Stadium in Eindhoven for Kickstart Your Funding – an informal, inspiring session for founders ready to score their next growth goal. Learn from experienced entrepreneurs, investors, and experts, and leave with actionable insights you can put to work right away. We’ll close the evening with drinks, networking, and an exclusive stadium tour including a visit to PSV’s locker rooms. Because just like on the pitch, every victory starts with the right preparation.

 

Program

Time Session
4:30 PM Arrival & drinks
5:00 PM Welcome & stadiumtour
5:30 PM Panel discussion & Q&A
6:45 PM Drinks, food & networking
8:00 PM End

Program subject to minor changes


Who is this event for?

  • Founders in the Seed to Series A stage
  • You’re exploring funding options or already preparing for a round
  • You want to learn from entrepreneurs and experts who’ve been there before

Register your interest

Places for this event are limited. You can register your interest using the form below. We review each registration for relevance to the group and will confirm your spot within one week.

Register

 

Note: The event will be held in Dutch. Should the audience include non-Dutch speakers, we’ll seamlessly switch to English.

Kickstart Your Funding is also coming to Rotterdam and Amsterdam later this year. Keep an eye on our events page or subscribe to our newsletter.

Meet the speakers

Rein Westerdijk – Co-founder, Taylor
Rein co-founded Taylor, a TU/e spin-off that develops electronics making solar panels more efficient. In early 2024, the company raised €8 million from pension fund ABP. He’ll share the strategic choices that got him there, and what he’d do differently. Expect an honest account of what building a fundable company actually looks like from the inside.

Jan Theunissen — Senior Investment Manager, KIKK Capital
Jan invests in promising Dutch technology companies with international ambitions and knows from experience what it takes to get there. Before joining KIKK Capital, he built and scaled an innovative company in the aviation industry from the ground up. That combination of investor perspective and entrepreneurial track record makes him uniquely placed to share what it really takes to get a yes.

Bart Hesemans – Legal Counsel, Blatter Legal
Bart specializes in corporate law, venture capital, and intellectual property at Blatter Legal, a law firm advising tech and renewables entrepreneurs for over 20 years. He has extensive experience guiding founders through funding rounds, term sheets, and M&A transactions.

Tim Janssen – Scale-up CFO, Greyt
Tim is part of Greyt’s team of 60+ finance professionals supporting founders with financial strategy and funding processes. He’ll share his perspective on what makes a company truly investor-ready.

Rein Westerdijk

Rein Westerdijk

Jan Theunissen

Jan Theunissen

Bart Hesemans

Tim Janssen

Any questions or need more information?

Get in touch and we’ll be happy to assist you!