Value proposition

Startup in Residence is an innovative procurement incubation programme that brings together startups and governments

Startup in Residence (SIR) is an innovative procurement method and an incubation programme. It brings together startups and the City (government) by inviting startups to provide solutions for public sector challenges while applying to a European tender. It offers startups an extensive six-month training programme. The participating startups have the support of civil servants with regard to the content of the challenge, and of experienced entrepreneurs with regard to entrepreneurship (mentors). They are provided with the opportunity to conduct pilots, to validate and improve their products/services within this co-creation process. If the solutions are proven successful, it is the City's intention to act as their (launching) customer at the end of the programme
and to create a long-term, sustainable customer-challenge owner relationship.

startup, incubator, government, municipality, socialchallenges, innovation, scaleups, Small-Medium Sized Enterprises, MKB, publicprocurement, public-private partnerships, businessdevelopment, procurement, sustainability, circular economy, and social enterprise