Dutch Innovation Factory

What Dutch Innovation Factory does

Dutch Innovation Factory is the physical facility and operating brand of the Dutch Innovation Community, located at Bleiswijkseweg 37 in Zoetermeer, Netherlands, within the broader Dutch Innovation Park ecosystem. The organization runs a community of more than 75 companies and institutions collaborating on applied innovation across four named focus areas — cybersecurity, big data, smart mobility, and eHealth & care. Its core offering is the community membership, which gives members access to an Auditorium, innovation labs, and reservable meeting rooms, plus structured engagement with students and faculty from two educational partners: De Haagse Hogeschool (connecting four programs: HBO-ICT, Applied Data Science & Artificial Intelligence, Mediavormgeving, and Softwaredeveloper) and mboRijnland.

The underlying "technology" is primarily physical and relational rather than software-based: a venue, a curated member network, and a programming calendar of contact moments, challenges, guest lectures, minors, internships, and research collaborations orchestrated by a small (1–10 person) community team. Members gain a talent pipeline and a peer network; students gain real-world project exposure. There are no disclosed proprietary software products, APIs, or AI/ML systems — the platform is the community itself, with a website (community.dutchinnovationpark.nl) used primarily for member discovery, event listings, and meeting-room reservations.

The business model is a recurring community membership model, with direct-contact onboarding and undisclosed pricing. Revenue is supplemented by meeting-room and Auditorium hire that is available to both members and non-members. Go-to-market is community-led: existing members and the community team drive referrals, events, and direct outreach to prospective companies and institutions within and beyond Zoetermeer, primarily in the South Holland region of the Netherlands.

Name

Dutch Innovation Factory

Legal name

Dutch Innovation Factory

Website

https://dutchinnovationfactory.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Dutch Innovation Factory operates the Dutch Innovation Community, a Zoetermeer-based innovation hub connecting 75+ companies and institutions with students from De Haagse Hogeschool and mboRijnland for applied innovation projects in cybersecurity, big data, smart mobility, and eHealth & care, monetized via recurring membership and venue hire.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Zoetermeer

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Community Membership: Companies and institutions pay to become members of the Dutch Innovation Community, gaining access to the network, meeting facilities, labs, events, and collaboration opportunities with students and educational institutions. Meeting rooms are available for reservation by both members and non-members.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

The Dutch Innovation Factory operates as a physical innovation hub and community space within Dutch Innovation Park, providing meeting rooms, an Auditorium, and laboratories for member use. Its core offering is the Dutch Innovation Community membership, which connects 75+ companies and institutions with students from De Haagse Hogeschool and mboRijnland for collaborative applied innovation projects in cybersecurity, big data, smart mobility, and eHealth & care. Members can participate in challenges, host guest lectures, offer internships, and organize events at the facility.

Product overview

Dutch Innovation Factory operates as part of the Dutch Innovation Community, a collaborative ecosystem that connects businesses with educational institutions. The core offering is the community membership platform, which facilitates connections between more than 75 companies and institutions and students from De Haagse Hogeschool and mboRijnland. The portfolio includes community membership, event organization (in the Auditorium and innovation labs), meeting room reservations, and participation in educational programs and challenges.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Dutch Innovation Community Membership A subscription-based community membership for companies and institutions that provides access to a network of 75+ organizations, collaboration opportunities with students from De Haagse Hogeschool and mboRijnland, guest lecture and challenge hosting, and use of community facilities. Targeted at entrepreneurs and institutions seeking innovation partnerships and talent access.
• Meeting Room Reservations Reservation service for meeting rooms at the Dutch Innovation Factory facility (Bleiswijkseweg 37, 2712 PB Zoetermeer), available to both members and non-members of the community.
• Event Hosting in Auditorium and Labs Event hosting service at the Dutch Innovation Factory's Auditorium and innovation labs, enabling member companies, institutions, and community organizers to conduct events, workshops, and meetings at the facility.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• De Haagse Hogeschool (The Hague University of Applied Sciences)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational partner providing student talent and academic expertise. Community members can engage with students through challenges, innovation projects, guest lectures, minors, and research collaborations. Four programs are connected: HBO-ICT, Applied Data Science & Artificial Intelligence, Mediavormgeving, and Softwaredeveloper.
• mboRijnlandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational partner providing vocational education students to the community. Offers opportunities for internships, challenges, and collaboration on innovation projects with member companies.
• Dutch Innovation ParkflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent organization that encompasses the Dutch Innovation Community. The community team operates within the Dutch Innovation Park ecosystem, organizing events and managing the community of 75+ companies and institutions.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Utrecht Science Park: Utrecht Science Park is a Dutch innovation campus co-locating Utrecht University research groups, companies, and students to drive knowledge transfer and innovation. It is comparable to Dutch Innovation Factory in mission and operating model — fostering community, events, and applied collaboration between academia and industry.
• Amsterdam Science Park: Amsterdam Science Park is a Dutch innovation park combining research institutes, universities, and companies in a single physical ecosystem focused on science and technology. It is directly comparable to Dutch Innovation Factory as a Dutch hub linking academia and entrepreneurs around applied innovation themes.
• High Tech Campus Eindhoven: High Tech Campus Eindhoven is a Dutch innovation campus hosting hundreds of companies and R&D institutes with a strong focus on applied technology and corporate-startup collaboration. Like the Dutch Innovation Factory, it operates physical labs, meeting facilities, and a community connecting industry with research talent.
• YES!Delft: YES!Delft is a leading Dutch tech startup incubator and innovation hub at TU Delft, connecting entrepreneurs, students, researchers, and corporate partners. It mirrors the Dutch Innovation Factory's community-led model of bridging academia, students, and companies around applied innovation.

Broad incumbents

• IMEC: IMEC is a large Belgian research and innovation hub in nanoelectronics and digital technologies, hosting companies, researchers, and students in shared facilities. It is comparable in its role as a convening innovation ecosystem focused on applied technology, but operates at significantly larger scale and with proprietary R&D capabilities.
• CIC (Cambridge Innovation Center): CIC operates large-scale innovation campuses globally, providing coworking, labs, and curated communities that link startups, corporates, and academia. It is comparable to Dutch Innovation Factory as a multi-tenant innovation hub operator but operates at much greater scale and across multiple geographies.

Regional players

• Brainport Eindhoven: Brainport Eindhoven is the broader Dutch innovation ecosystem coordinator in the Eindhoven region, organizing industry-academia partnerships and community events. While broader in scope and not a single facility, it pursues a comparable mission of connecting companies, educational institutions, and applied innovation in the Netherlands.

Others

• Innovate UK Catapults: Innovate UK Catapults is a UK network of technology and innovation centers connecting businesses, researchers, and government to accelerate applied R&D. It is thematically comparable to Dutch Innovation Factory as a facilitator of industry-academia-innovation partnerships, but operates as a publicly funded network rather than a private community hub.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/DIF079

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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