During the online Groningen OPEN event on Wednesday November 18, three matches were announced: Cloetta starts a collaboration with LEF, FC Groningen continues with Rockfeather and MercachemSyncom with Gecco Biotech. During the event, the four larger companies presented themselves and the challenge they had formulated for Groningen OPEN. Subsequently, six selected startups were allowed to give a short pitch, in which they presented their solution (direction). The three start-ups that have a match with a larger company each receive 1500 euros and start a pilot project together with the company.