During the first, successful edition of Groningen OPEN, four large companies took the challenge to get into contact with startups. The goal: a fruitful collaboration, and it worked! Participating companies Cloetta, Symeres (previously Syncom), FC Groningen and Krinkel BV all chose a startup to work on a specific challenge in their company. Check the aftermovie of this first edition below and find out why the participants are all very pleased with the challenge. Starring among others Paul de Rook (alderman municipality of Groningen), Leonard Bukenya (Aimforthemoon) and Vincent Coljé of FC Groningen.

Interested in joing the second edition?

We are now preparing for a second edition of Groningen OPEN. So are you working for a larger company and are you interested in participating with your company in the second edition? Please send an email to info@groningenopen.nl!

About Groningen OPEN

Startups and larger companies have a lot to offer each other. The challenge is to get in touch with each other and to actually work together. Groningen OPEN has been launched to facilitate this collaboration and to offer established companies in the Groningen region the opportunity to get in touch with startups in an accessible and effective way. This initiative by Founded in Groningen and Campus Groningen aims to connect larger companies and startups by means of challenges, in order to increase innovative strength, growth in employment and social impact.