Competition
Academic Startup Competition
Status to confirm
The Academic Startup Competition (ASC) is an annual competitive program for academic spinouts and ventures originating from Dutch research institutes and universities. Top winners join a ScaleNL mission to the United States to connect with investors and ecosystem leaders.
Key facts
- Organiser
- Techleap
- Deadline
- No fixed deadline
- Amount
- No cash
- Equity
- Not stated
- Entry fee
- Free to apply
- Open to
- Netherlands
- Stages
- Pre-seed, Seed
- Sectors
- Biotech, Climate and energy, Food and agriculture, Healthtech, Industry and manufacturing
- Format
- In person
- Location
- Netherlands
- Application languages
- English
Verified on September 28, 2026 against the official page.
Facts are summarised from the official page and can change without notice. Always confirm the rules and deadline there before you apply.