HighTechXL Plaza is something new & different for Western Europe in 2016. It is a hub that’s been fine-tuned to assist young tech companies in their first 5 years of existence – helping to start-up, through scale-up, and then “stay up” as an established international enterprise. That now includes permanent on-site, independent, affordable financial advice for preparing all-important Series A & B funding rounds.

Filling an important gap between scale-up and enterprise

Bert-Jan Woertman is one of the enthusiastic initiators. "We understand the unique challenges facing companies building breakthrough hardware technologies in Europe. Which is why we select mentors, partners and VC’s who offer relevant advice and services. And we bring them all to building HTC 12, a refurbished lab with a history of great inventions in the heart of High Tech Campus Eindhoven. It is part of our magic potion of business initiatives that are really working to accelerate this part of The Netherlands."

"Start-up accelerators like Startupbootcamp HighTechXL are excellent at helping you select a technology, validate the international product-market fit and find early stage investors. But what about after demo day? Companies need to build a larger customer base and work out how to effectively scale-up. That's why we've created HighTechXL Plaza which we think is the perfect next stage towards building a high-tech enterprise – at the point when your start-up starts to execute production of a robust design and market to customers."

Hans Meeske is the Director of HighTechXL Plaza as well as leading Holland Innovative. "This hub is a living lab running a continuous series of experiments - but then that's how we grow in this region. I think being entrepreneurs ourselves helps us understand the real stresses that start-ups go through on their journey to becoming an international enterprise. This newly opened location gives residents access to the best advice on supply chains, reliability design, human resource management, team dynamics, and growth hacking. They can also link to specialists in international media strategy, as well as tap into international expat expertise from 500+ internationals who are connected in the Brainport region. We believe it will grow into a leading innovation center for cross-fertilization and development of start-ups and breakthrough innovations. Come and see for yourself. Every first Wednesday of the month we have  Drinks & Demo’s. You can also sign-up for other start-up events coming up shortly.