Take-off Phase 2 — Early-Stage Loan (Vroegefasetraject)
Invests Netherlands firms in knowledge startups building commercialization-ready products through structured financing and growth-oriented milestones.
Take-off Phase 2 (Vroegefasetrajecten / Early-Stage Routes) provides an interest-bearing loan to Dutch start-ups that have just been initiated by researchers or entrepreneurs from academic, HBO, or TO2 institutions. The loan ranges from EUR 50,000 to EUR 450,000. The project may run up to 24 months, and the loan must be repaid within 8 years with interest.
Phase 2 funds the steps necessary to mak…
Dutch start-ups initiated by researchers or entrepreneurs from academic, HBO, or TO2 institutions, developing a knowledge innovation toward commercial viability. All scientific areas eligible.
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