Participants
Partner Recruitment Dinner
This year, we hosted our very first Partner Recruitment Dinner, where our Platinum Partners joined us for an exclusive evening dedicated to connecting with talented students and exploring recruitment opportunities.
Investor Day
Looking back on Investor Day 2025! Once again hosted at YES!Delft, this year’s edition brought together ambitious startups and a strong lineup of early-stage investors for an inspiring day of connection, funding strategy, and opportunity.
Through a series of curated speed dating sessions, startups had the chance to pitch their ideas and receive valuable feedback from investors including Slingshot, Rockstart, UNIIQ, InnovationQuarter, Graduate Entrepreneur, Rabobank, Tenzing Alpha, Shamrock, Innovatiefonds Noord-Holland, NextGen Ventures and Entrepreneurs’ Organization
It was a day full of energy, insights, and new beginnings for promising innovations!
Platinum Partner Dinner
To emphasize our gratitude for the partners who have joined the Philips Innovation Award, we hosted a Platinum Partner Dinner at Wolf Atelier this year. We were excited to welcome Google, NIBC, and Greenchoice as first-time Platinum Partners. Our Platinum Partners play a pivotal role in ensuring that the Philips Innovation Award has evolved from merely a pitch event to an accelerating journey, including numerous training days for our participating startups. It was an inspiring evening with individuals who share a passion for supporting innovation and making a difference.
Coaching Day
This year, the first training day of our trajectory took place at our new partner, Unknown Group, in de Titaan, The Hague. This vibrant hub for innovation proved to be the perfect setting for in-depth coaching sessions with our esteemed partners, including Philips, Google, NIBC, Equinix, KPMG, PGGM, and Arnold & Siedsma.
Kick-off event
To mark the start of the 2025 edition, all semi-finalists and business panel members were invited to our kick-off event at De Rooftop in Rotterdam. The evening provided the perfect opportunity to network while enjoying live music and drinks. In addition to building valuable connections, attendees were inspired by Kas Hogeboom, winner of Rough Diamond 2024 and founder of Lyla (formerly AlphaPace), who shared his insights and experiences.
