
Start to scale. Startup and Scale-up Founder Stories.
Showcasing the vibrant Dutch entrepreneurial ecosystem - and our journey to support the startup and scale-up founders responsible. Hosted by Lars Crama, edited by Lisette Braakenburg.
Podcasting since 2021 • 67 episodes
Start to scale. Startup and Scale-up Founder Stories.
Latest Episodes
Building hands-free charging solutions for the Autonomous Vehicle Revolution with ROCSYS CEO Crijn Bouman
Crijn Bouman is a pioneer in EV charging. In 2005 - long before EVs were a hype - he co-founded Epyon, one of Europe’s first fast-charging startups. That company later sold to ABB, where he grew their EV charging business in over 50 countries.<...
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Turning CO₂ into future-proof building materials - with Marta Sjögren from Paebbl
Marta spent over a decade backing startups as a VC. Now, she’s on the other side of the table, scaling Paebbl across Europe - balancing deep-tech innovation, manufacturing at scale, and a fast-growing team. She’s building a company that could c...
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Crafting safe digital habits for the next generation with Marjolein van Tilburg
Marjolein is a driving force for digital well-being and responsible tech. In 2022, she left a successful career as a lawyer, mediator, and privacy expert to launch ChatLicense, helping families navigate responsible use of smartphones.Wha...
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Episode 65
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Riding the Storm: Philip Hess (Senz Umbrellas) on Innovation and Resilience in Entrepreneurship
Philip co-founded Senz in 2005 with two fellow students. Together they created the 'original storm umbrella' that - pun intended - took the world by storm. Later on, Philip joined sleep startup Somnox and coached scale-up founders t...
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Season 4
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Episode 64
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Revolutionizing Nuclear Energy: Thorizons' Kiki Lauwers on Molten Salt Reactors and Sustainable Innovation
Kiki leads Thorizon, a revolutionary deeptech company backed by the EU, creating thorium-based molten salt reactors. Thorizon was founded by Lucas Pool and Sander de Groot as a spin-off from the national nuclear research institute of the Nether...
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Episode 63
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