Each week, our Sunday newsletter looks back on the past seven days. We always do so at the initiative of our cartoonist, Albert Jan Rasker. He chooses a subject, draws a picture, and we take it from there.
It was about a lot of innovation-related stuff at the annual The Next Web Event this week, so we were there again. For example, talking to startups and scaleups expected to be the next “unicorn,” a company worth more than a billion euros. But yes, what is a unicorn actually, Albert Jan wondered. The fabled animal has many guises, we now know.
Our story on these promising startups gives a slightly different perspective: hard work, a bit of luck, and, above all, enduring for a very long time with a well-attuned team often distinguish successful startups from less successful ones. Read our editor-in-chief’s report here. The startups discussed were all four parts of TNW’s Shining Stars scaleup competition.
New event planned
A few weeks ago, we were able to announce – proudly! – announced that we made our very first acquisition: the event activities of Jakajima, specializing in conferences on high-tech topics such as photonics, wireless communication, and 3D printed body parts, are with us from now on. Well, in that context, we can already announce our first major event: the agrifood conference that will take place at the High Tech Campus in December. We’ll come up with more details soon.
Gerard & Anton Awards: sold out!
In just over a week, it will already be time for our annual Gerard & Anton Awards presentation. For the tenth time, we are putting ten startups from the Brainport region in the spotlight. These – now 100 – companies have in common that they use all their expertise to improve the world. The last tickets went out the door at the beginning of this week. Never before have we ‘sold out’ so quickly – and we had already raised the total to 300! Those who still want a chance to win a ticket can join the waitlist by clicking on the image above. In the coming days, we will regularly ask those who register whether they will come and, if not, whether they want to cancel their ticket. That way, there may still be room.
Below is the cover of our anniversary magazine: 64 pages crammed with information about the awards. Interviews with the ten new winners, an update on their 90 predecessors, a look at the ecosystem that makes it all possible, and much more. On July 3, a copy will be available for all winners, as well as a limited number for visitors. If you want to be sure of your copy (and help us a little with controlling costs…), order your own magazine now. You can do so by sending an email to [email protected]. Don’t forget to include the address where the magazine will go to and the number of copies you want. The costs are €7.50 plus shipping.
Order your copy now, and don’t miss a thing!
Here’s what else caught our eye this week:
- TU/e Contest gives students with market-worthy innovations a stage
- New blood test detects recurrent blood cancer earlier
- Circular food systems revolutionize sustainability
- A cybercriminal poses as your partner and steals money: this is social engineering
- Green Transition Drivers: ‘Why not start solving climate change now?’
- Students build ingenious houses to solve building problems
- Premature babies monitored with advanced tech
- Students make navigation a breeze, even for those with visual impairments
- How AI is taking (professional) soccer to the next level
- Merijn Luijkx helps farmers into a new reality
- 30% rule is essential for attracting expats – planned abolition is risky, says study
- Quantum computers are going to transform medicine through faster drug discovery
You can read the rest of the articles we wrote last week here. Have a great weekend!
