Shared mobility, sustainable energy, circular goods are just a few of the many examples in which urban startups are making a difference. Our research, educational activities and collaborations all create opportunities for innovative solutions. But they need support in turning an idea into action. We organize different programs that stimulate entrepreneurship and at the same time contribute to quality of life in the city of Amsterdam. For that purpose, we work closely with the CTO of the municipality, in particular the team of Startup In Residence.
AMS Startup Booster
At AMS Institute we see potential innovative ideas emerge from either our research portfolio, MSc MADE students & alumni or from our collaborations & partnerships. Startup ideas, that just need to see the light of day. To help develop and establish these new start-up ideas we have developed an incubation program, the AMS Startup Booster. The AMS Startup Booster provides an eco-system to grow businesses that make an impact on the cities and its citizens. We aim to help the next generation of early-stage ambitious urban startups to turn ideas into reality. Startups that find their origin within AMS Institute, as well as startups from outside our institute are welcome to boost their business!
EIT Urban Mobility Accelerator Program
AMS Institute is partner in the EIT Urban Mobility, which acts to accelerate positive change on mobility to make urban spaces more liveable. One of its activities is stimulating business creation, through their EIT Urban Mobility Accelerator program. AMS Institute, together with TU Eindhoven, City of Amsterdam and Brainport is responsible for the acceleration program for startups from the Benelux, the UK and North of France. The focus is on startups working on reducing congestion and increasing efficiency in the transport system. The 2nd batch of startups will run in the first half of 2021. A third batch will start around the summer of 2021.
Climate Launchpad @AMS Institute
ClimateLaunchpad is the largest global green business ideas competition, with over 55 participating countries. The mission is to unlock the world’s cleantech potential that addresses climate change. ClimateLaunchpad is part of the Entrepreneurship offerings of EIT Climate-KIC.
For the last two years AMS Institute collaborated with EIT Climate-KIC in organizing the ClimateLaunchpad. It is possible that a third ClimateLaunchpad in 2021 will be executed by AMS Institute. In this section we will keep you informed of program updates.
AMS Institute affiliated startups
In last couple of years AMS Institute has been involved with helping a number of startups that originate from our research portfolio & MSc MADE students & alumni.
2020
- City Analytics - This startup, with TU Delft researcher Dorine Duives and MADE Alumni Matt Bearden, stems from the Cityflows project on crowd monitoring. They are now involved in the AMS startup Booster.
- Container Collectief - For her thesis Lotte Geeraedts worked on a concept of a participatory design firm. She is now developing her startup on this concept together with three other MADE students in the Booster.
- Mublio - Two friends, one MADE-Alumni, who have been working together as contractors decided to join the Booster to commercialize their concept of tailor made solutions for tiny space.
Read more about these above startups in AMS Startup Booster Selected Teams
- Urban Young Engineers - This brand new young consultancy network focusses on multidisciplinary challenges in the urban environment. Within this environment, the consultancy network aims to fulfil a connecting role between companies, students of the MSc Metropolitan Analysis, Design & Engineering (MSc MADE), AMS institute and the City of Amsterdam. More soon!
2019
geoFluxus - Arnout Sabbe and Rusne Sileryte joined ClimateLaunchpad in 2019 to convert part of their research into a startup, called 'geoFluxus: we map waste'. After the ClimateLaunchpad they were selected for the Techstars-Arcadis program and are now a fully operational business.
2018
Boombrix - In 2018 Noelle The and Jakub Supera started Boombrix, while being students of the MADE program. They joined te Startup in Residence program of the City of Amsterdam. Currently they're finishing their thesis.
