Startup mentality
Not much has changed in that either in those fifteen years. Ellen Ploeger: "And that will remain the case. We are proactive, we seek out people. We do a lot of networking, also per sector. We also run through awards, visit hotbeds like VentureLab, actively organize events and offer programming. We do this increasingly in cooperation with various parties from the ecosystem. We join forces and in this way ensure that we can serve more startups even better. As before, we have a permanent team that is fully focused on this.
Flinc's structure did change somewhat over the years. Whereas Flinc had its own money to invest during the first years, that role was taken over by NOM. That worked better, because the human resources in that area were already there. The provinces no longer paid Flinc specifically, but continued to contribute indirectly through NOM. Because about seven years ago, Flinc was already pushed under the big sister as a brand.'
And now the next, logical step has been taken. Flinc is NOM. Ploeger: "The permanent team with startup mentality remains, so does helping startups in an early phase. We make sure that they land better in the ecosystem, that they take steps in their development and that they can be better financed. That was so, that is so, that will remain so.'