Regiocampus

What Regiocampus does

Regiocampus is a Dutch societal cooperative (maatschappelijke coöperatie met gedeeld eigenaarschap) founded in 2013, originally as Zorgcampus, and rebranded to Regiocampus in 2019 to reflect a broader scope beyond healthcare. It operates as a physical collaboration hub in Zuidwest-Drenthe and Noordwest-Overijssel — most recently relocated on 1 September 2025 to the former Diaconessenhuis (Gesamenluk) at Hoogeveenseweg 38A in Meppel, with a second site under development as the Vitaliteitscampus in Frederiksoord. Its core function is to match students from WO, HBO, MBO and VO levels with regional businesses, healthcare organizations, municipalities, and government bodies for project work, applied research, and innovation pilots. Service lines include the Ondernemerspunt (single point of contact for matching students to business challenges), Business4Students (annual pitch competition during Global Entrepreneurship Week), an incubator program (START 2025, in development), proeftuinen and living labs (innovation pilots across healthcare, prevention, retail, nutrition), an Academisch Lab conducting university-level research in collaboration with HBO/MBO/VO institutions, and Leven Lang Ontwikkelen (lifelong learning programs). Approximately 800 students execute over 80 assignments annually for companies, care institutions and governments in the region.

Regiocampus has 15 anchor partners across healthcare (Isala, Zorggroep Noorderboog, De Zorgzaak, PGVZ, Zorgalliantie Meppel), higher and vocational education (Windesheim, Deltion College, Drenthe College, Viaa, NHL Stenden, Terra, CSG Dingstede, RSG Stad & Esch, Stichting Promes), banking (Rabobank), municipalities (Meppel, Westerveld, Steenwijkerland), and welfare organizations (Welzijn MensenWerk), plus academic alliances with Wageningen University & Research and the Aletta Jacobs School of Public Health (Rijksuniversiteit Groningen). The cooperative is governed by a board chaired (as of 2025) by Marijke Kompier (regiodirecteur of DCTerra), succeeding Victorine de Graaf-Peters of Windesheim; operational staff include a Programmamanager (Marieke Navarro) and the Ondernemerspunt coordinator (Rianne Staal).

The business model is non-commercial and subsidy-and-membership-driven. Regiocampus does not sell products or services at published prices; it is funded through unquantified cooperative membership contributions from its 15 partners, project-based partner co-financing, support from the Ondernemersfonds Meppel, and discrete public subsidies — most recently a €170,000 incidentele subsidie from Provincie Drenthe in 2025 for incubator and academic lab capacity expansion and to absorb rising costs. Revenue is not publicly disclosed. The go-to-market motion is community-led and event-driven: regional company engagement flows through the Ondernemerspunt and partner referrals, while student engagement is generated through Business4Students, hackathons, the Business Idea Generator (with Founded), and educational institution partnerships. The entity holds an official 'Dementievriendelijk' certification from Alzheimer Nederland for the Dementievriendelijk Meppel project and has no venture capital or private equity involvement.

Name

Regiocampus

Legal name

Regiocampus

Website

https://regiocampus.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Regiocampus is a Dutch societal cooperative (founded 2013) operating a physical collaboration hub in Zuidwest-Drenthe and Noordwest-Overijssel that matches ~800 students annually from WO, HBO, MBO and VO tiers with regional businesses, healthcare organizations, municipalities and governments for project work, innovation pilots and applied research through its Ondernemerspunt, living labs, incubator and Academisch Lab.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Regional Innovation Services

NAICS

Business Associations (813910), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Provider-Run International Internship Programs (Multi-Country/Multi-Industry) (EDAIAFAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Entrepreneurship, Business & Innovation Camps (EDAMALAL), Student Organizations & Club Administration (EDALAHAB)

Keywords

• Regional innovation hub
• Student business matching
• Living lab programs
• Cooperative entrepreneurship
• Applied academic research

Headquarters

HQ city

Meppel

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Cooperative membership contributions: Regiocampus is structured as a maatschappelijke coöperatie (societal cooperative) with shared ownership among partners. Members contribute financially to sustain operations. No formal membership fee structure is publicly disclosed.
2. Provincial and government subsidies: Regiocampus receives subsidies from public bodies. Provincie Drenthe granted an incidentele subsidie of €170,000 in 2025 for capacity expansion of the incubator program and academic lab, and to cover rising costs. Additional support from Ondernemersfonds Meppel.
3. Project-based funding from partners: Partners (educational institutions, healthcare organizations, municipalities, businesses) co-finance specific projects and programs within proeftuinen, living labs, and the academic lab. No direct revenue from customers for products/services.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Regiocampus operates a physical regional campus in Meppel, Netherlands, functioning as a societal cooperative that matches students (WO, HBO, MBO, VO) with regional businesses, healthcare institutions and governments to execute innovation assignments and research. It runs living labs, proeftuinen, an academic lab, a startup incubator (START 2025), the Business4Students pitch competition, the Ondernemerspunt matching desk, and lifelong learning programs in collaboration with 15 partner organizations.

Product overview

Regiocampus is a physical campus for learning, innovating and entrepreneurship, operating as a multi-service platform rather than a single product. The organization connects professionals, start-ups and students to work on initiatives contributing to a vital living, working and business environment in Zuidwest-Drenthe and Noordwest-Overijssel. Its core offerings include the Ondernemerspunt (matching students with business challenges), Business4Students (entrepreneurial pitch competition), Incubator (accelerating student startups), Proeftuinen en Living Labs (innovation testing grounds), Academisch Lab (university-level research collaboration), and Leven Lang Ontwikkelen (lifelong learning programs).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Ondernemerspunt Single point of contact that connects students from all educational levels (WO, HBO, MBO, VO) with regional companies, healthcare institutions and governments in Zuidwest-Drenthe and Noordwest-Overijssel that have business challenges, market research needs, marketing, product development or innovation questions.
• Business4Students / Business Meet Up Annual pitch competition held during Global Entrepreneurship Week (Regio Zwolle) in which student entrepreneurs develop startup ideas or sustainable innovations with support from experienced mentors, coaches and prizes (including a €500 prize from Rabobank).
• Incubator (START 2025) Incubator program stimulating accelerated growth of high-quality (student) startups into successful enterprises, providing coaching and mentorship to student entrepreneurs. Currently positioned with a START 2025 focus.
• Proeftuinen en Living Labs Innovation testing grounds and living labs deployed for residents and entrepreneurs in the region to promote social, economic and sustainable innovations across sectors including healthcare, retail, food/nutrition and youth wellbeing.
• Academisch Lab University-level research program conducted in collaboration with HBO, MBO and VO institutions across various sectors, bringing academic research capacity to regional partners.
• Leven Lang Ontwikkelen (Lifelong Learning) Flexible education and upskilling program aimed at the collaborating Regiocampus partners with the goal of retaining human capital in sectors facing labour shortages.

Quantifiable outcome

• 800 students execute 80+ assignments per year for regional companies and institutions
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

24 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• FoundedcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Founded is the organization supporting startups and scale-ups in Northern Netherlands. Regiocampus partnered with Founded to organize the Business Idea Generator event in Groningen, marking the start of collaboration with Rijksuniversiteit Groningen students.
• CSG DingstedeminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023CSG Dingstede joined as a partner in 2023, contributing VO students to Regiocampus projects.
• NHL Stenden HogeschoolminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023NHL Stenden Hogeschool joined as a partner in 2023, contributing HBO students. Participated in the January 2026 hackathon with Regiocampus and DCTerra.
• Stichting PromesminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Stichting Promes joined as a partner in 2023, contributing to the educational ecosystem of Regiocampus.
• DCTerraminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023DCTerra is a green sector company (regiodirecteur Marijke Kompier) that partnered with Regiocampus in 2023. Participated in the January 2026 hackathon alongside NHL Stenden and Regiocampus.
• Terra (Groen onderwijs)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Terra is a 'groen onderwijs' (green education) institution providing secondary vocational education. It joined Regiocampus to broaden the cooperative with green education offerings, enabling Regiocampus to fulfill green sector assignments for the Ondernemerspunt.
• Zorgalliantie Meppel e.o.minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Zorgalliantie Meppel e.o. is a cooperation of ten healthcare organizations that commissioned student research through the Ondernemerspunt on preventive interventions for smoking, problematic alcohol use and loneliness.
• Aletta Jacobs School of Public Health (Rijksuniversiteit Groningen)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Regiocampus collaborates with the Aletta Jacobs School of Public Health (part of Rijksuniversiteit Groningen) within the proeftuin Preventie (prevention pilot), bringing university-level public health expertise into the regional innovation ecosystem.
• Wageningen University & ResearchcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Wageningen University & Research leads the 'Club van Gezonde Eters' (Club of Healthy Eaters) nutritional research project in collaboration with Regiocampus, local municipalities, home care organizations and HBO institutions. This PPS project examines how home care workers can support healthy eating among elderly clients living independently.
• Ruud Slot / Vitaliteitscampus FrederiksoordminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Entrepreneur Ruud Slot, a Regiocampus partner, initiated the Vitaliteitscampus in Frederiksoord at the former horticulture school. The campus serves as a knowledge, training and experience centre for vital, healthy and happy living, inspired by the philosophy of Johannes van den Bosch.
• Isala (Diaconessenhuis/Ziekenhuis)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2013Isala is a major hospital partner in the Regiocampus cooperative. It contributes clinical expertise for living labs and proeftuinen, provides guest lectures on healthcare technology, and participates in circular economy and sustainability research. Isala is one of the founding/anchor partners of the cooperative.
• Hogeschool WindesheimcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2013Hogeschool Windesheim is a higher education institution that provides student talent and leads key programs including the Living Lab 'Goed Leven'. Director Victorine de Graaf-Peters serves as chair of the Regiocampus cooperative. Windesheim students (HBO) participate in Ondernemerspunt projects and academic lab research.
• Deltion CollegecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2013Deltion College is an MBO institution providing practical students through programs like the Facilitair Leerbedrijf, Helpende Handen neighbourhood learning company, and the Regiocampus Gilde. Simone van Ruth serves as a board member of the Regiocampus cooperative.
• Drenthe CollegecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2013Drenthe College provides MBO students for Regiocampus projects including the Business College, practical routes in healthcare (in partnership with Zorggroep Noorderboog), and the Regiocampus Gilde. Silvester Koehoorn (regiodirecteur Drenthe College) served as chair of Regiocampus.
• Hogeschool ViaacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2013Hogeschool Viaa provides HBO students (particularly nursing and communication) for Regiocampus projects. Students participate in Ondernemerspunt projects, academic lab research, and living lab activities.
• RSG Stad & EschcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2013RSG Stad & Esch is a VO (secondary education) institution that participates in Regiocampus projects. It hosted the 2022 Business4Students event and provides students for entrepreneurial projects. Was one of the founding educational partners.
• Zorggroep NoorderboogcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2013Zorggroep Noorderboog is an elderly care organization operating across 15 locations in Drenthe and Overijssel, with a new rehabilitation centre in Meppel. It participates in the Regiocampus Gilde, proeftuinen (Preventie, Dementievriendelijk, Samenredzaamheid), and leads Team Zorg & Technologie. Erwin Duits (chair of board) serves as board member of Regiocampus.
• Gemeente MeppelcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2013Municipality of Meppel is a founding government partner. It provides municipal challenges as student projects, supports the Living Lab, and actively participates in events like hackathons and Business4Students. Actively involved in the Dementievriendelijk Meppel initiative.
• Gemeente WesterveldcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2013Municipality of Westerveld joined as partner in 2019. It contributes to the Vitaliteitscampus in Frederiksoord, positive health research, and nutritional research with Wageningen University. Hosts Ondernemerspunt projects for local entrepreneurs.
• RabobankcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2013Rabobank is a financial partner in the cooperative. It provides the €500 prize for Business4Students winners and supports student entrepreneurship programs financially. Also a partner in the academic lab and proeftuinen.
• Welzijn MensenWerkcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2013Welzijn MensenWerk is a social welfare organization that collaborates on living lab projects, the Helpende Handen neighbourhood learning company, and preventive care initiatives. Contributes social work expertise to the Regiocampus ecosystem.
• De ZorgzaakcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2013De Zorgzaak is a home care (thuiszorg) organization participating in the 'Club van Gezonde Eters' nutritional research project with Wageningen University Research and student research on healthy aging.
• PGVZcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2013PGVZ is a home care (thuiszorg) organization partner in the 'Club van Gezonde Eters' nutritional research project with Wageningen University Research, the Regiocampus Gilde, and home care training programs.
• Gemeente SteenwijkerlandcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2013Municipality of Steenwijkerland is a government partner contributing to nutritional research, positive health research, and hospitality academy development projects.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Utrecht Science Park: Dutch science park combining university research, startups and corporate partners on a single campus — analogous model to Regiocampus's living labs and academic lab, though larger scale and Utrecht-anchored.
• Wageningen Campus: University-linked innovation campus focused on healthy food and living environment — comparable academic-partner-driven regional ecosystem, and direct research partner of Regiocampus via the 'Club van Gezonde Eters' project.
• Brightlands: Multi-location Dutch innovation campus (Maastricht, Heerlen, Venlo, Geleen) focused on health, agri-food, materials and sustainable mobility — similar multi-stakeholder model targeting regional brain-drain and innovation challenges.
• Brainport Industries: Cooperative of high-tech manufacturing companies in the Brainport Eindhoven region — comparable cooperative/partnership-driven regional economic development model, though focused on manufacturing rather than education.
• YES!Delft: Leading Dutch student startup incubator affiliated with TU Delft; comparable to Regiocampus's Business4Students and incubator (START 2025) programs for student entrepreneurs, though more tech-focused and less regionally anchored.
• Science Park Amsterdam: Amsterdam-based science park combining university research, startups and corporate tenants — analogous campus-as-ecosystem model to Regiocampus's physical hub approach.
• The Green Village: TU Delft's living lab for sustainable innovation, testing new technologies in a real-life environment — directly comparable to Regiocampus's 'proeftuinen en living labs' offerings.
• High Tech Campus Eindhoven: Major Dutch innovation campus hosting 300+ companies and research institutes — comparable physical campus for living labs and business-academia collaboration, though at substantially larger scale and tech-anchored.
• Novel-T (formerly Kennispark Twente): Dutch regional innovation hub in Twente connecting knowledge institutions, businesses, and students to drive regional innovation — directly comparable structure and mission to Regiocampus in Northern Netherlands.

Others

• Techleap.nl: Dutch national organization supporting tech startups and scale-ups — adjacent ecosystem enabler to Regiocampus's startup incubator, providing national-level programs that complement rather than compete with regional hubs.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ondernemerspunt
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/regiocampus
• Instagraminstagram.com/ondernemerspunt

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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