MyStartUp
Successful entrepreneurship is very much about doing things consistently, at the right time. Verhaert’s MyStartUp program helps you to do those right things in the right way.
What?
Unique market focused solution dedicated to product ventures, providing a comprehensive framework of services, toolboxes and facilities to accelerate the development, launch and scale-up of your new service or product.
Why?
Too many start-ups and scale-ups fail due to poor product and service development, resulting in a weak market fit, bad cost control and quality problems.
Where to?
Make your start-up fly high. While introducing you into our ecosystem, you get access to subsidy schemes, launching customers, services and facilities at reduced rates.
“By receiving support and advice on how to access the right technologies, we could put our ideas into reality. The support combined with the funding opportunities really kick our start-up further.”
David, founder
Blueprint with services to accelerate your venture
We believe the core of a start-up is the product. MyStartUp is a program at European level dedicated to hard- and software product ventures. Thematic programs with different partners provide a unique ecosystem. Furthermore, selected start-ups get access to Verhaert’s innovation centers and world-class product development services, from idea to market.
Innoboard
Accelerate your business while addressing the right questions and tapping into others experience. An international network of business en innovation mentors acts as your innovation board. 
Talent
Being agile and resilient is key for young companies. Build your innovation and R&D team and inject relevant experience, methodology and tools with flexible staffing and interim management solutions.
Strategy
Roadmap your product or service strategy and business model, in an agile way and based on trend insights, benchmarking … Your place on the market will not be for granted.
First customer
Validate your idea and proposition as fast as possible to understand the true value drivers and willingness to pay. We do so by using validation tools, co-developing and addressing early customers in our international ecosystem.
Prototyping
Start-ups and scale-ups often fail in their ability to develop a professional product and hence on the delivery of their promise: an innovative product, at the right cost, quality and on time. MyStartUp gives you access to Verhaert’s world-class product development capabilities and infrastructure.
Funding
Having the right funding cocktail at every stage of your start-up and scale-up process is key to maintain your momentum and accelerate your venture. Get support to pitch and prepare for subsidy applications on regional, national and European level. Most of our acceleration programs provide seed money, often equity free.
As participant of MyStartUp you’re member of the Verhaert community for life. Since the start of this program we worked with hundreds of start-ups across Europe within a range of verticals from aerospace and healthcare to consumer appliances and mobility. They connect within a network of successful mentors and partners.
MyStartUp acceleration programs are based on Verhaert’s proprietary innovation methodology RICE.