PROGRAMS

From first idea to startup - we're with you every step.

Based in Utrecht, UtrechtInc offers free and paid programs for scientists, students, and founders at every stage: Ideation, Validation & Acceleration. Whether you’re a scientist exploring market potential or a founder ready to scale, we have a program tailored to your unique needs and background.

STAGE 1

Ideation

Not sure where to start? Before you build anything, make sure your idea is worth your time. Our Ideation program helps researchers and scientists understand what entrepreneurship actually involves – for free, online, at your own pace.

Ready to Start

→ Learn about creating impact with your research when starting a company
→ Free participation
→ 4-week online evening course - fits around your schedule
→ Designed for researchers at Utrecht institutes

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STAGE 1

Validation

For those ready to take action and launch, our Validation Programs provide guidance on market validation, helping you gain deeper insights into your user and customer base. Do real customers want what you’re building? Validation programs help you find out — through structured experiments, expert coaching, and honest market feedback — before you commit everything to scaling. This involves gathering evidence and feedback from potential customers to demonstrate that the business idea is viable and has the potential to succeed. Validation helps startups minimize risks and make informed decisions.

Student Validation

→ Start validating your scalable business idea in the market
→ A free, 10-week, part-time program
→ For bachelor and master students in Utrecht

Science Validation

→ Turn your scientific breakthrough into a validated business case
→ A free, 8-month, part-time program
→ For researchers, scientists and doctors in Utrecht

Life science Validation

→ Validate your life science innovation with real customers
→ A free, 8-month, part-time program
→ For researchers, scientists and doctors in Utrecht

Tech Validation

→ Validate your scalable tech idea with structured customer discovery
→ A paid, 10-week, part-time program
→ For non-academic entrepreneurs in Utrecht

STAGE 3

Acceleration

You’ve validated. Now it’s time to grow. The Foundership is a membership community for post-validation startups that are ready to make sales repeatable and prepare for investment. The Foundership provides a community of over 40 startups, a membership packed with services, where you can continue to build and grow based on your validated insights.

The Foundership

→ Start making your sales repeatable and become investor-ready
→ A vibrant community with all the perks from a startup program, but in a membership form.
→ For post-validation scalable startups in Utrecht

Not sure which program fits you?

Come to one of our open sessions or drop us a message – we’ll point you in the right direction.

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