The Dutch 4TU Tech Startups Podcast
Episodes
#23 | How to perfect your pitch: 10K Pitch Prize competition - with Gelion Care, CARAPAX and Thoughtful Oasis (from Enschede Slush'D 2025)
19 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sweaty palms, quivering voice... Pitching isn't always easy. So how do you go about it - especially when there's €10K at stake?Bekk Blando...
#22 | Participating in student challenges: 4TU Impact Challenge - with Vindi Biosystems, SimplyPill & Sea2Skin (from Enschede Slush'D 2025)
03 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What’s it like to participate in a student challenge? How does it work? And how does it feel to pitch your idea in front of a live audience and a pa...
#21 | Life after missions: how to get the most out of it - with Brilliance RGB & maxairea (from Enschede Slush'D 2025)
13 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
International missions can be overwhelming - even so much that you can't make it to a podcast recording session. Tim Tiek (Brilliance RGB - UT) &...
#20 | Valorisation of Deep Tech - with Techleap, UTwente & TU Delft (from Hello Tomorrow)
06 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What is necessary for successful deep tech transfer in The Netherlands? A big question with a lot of different answers. Vera Boertien is joined by Ro...
#19 | Deep Tech Deep Dive: the state of quantum - with Quix Quantum (from Hello Tomorrow)
13 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As technology evolves, we're inching closer to the day when quantum computers are part of our daily lives, in some way or another. But what&apos...
#18 | Female founders in deeptech: advantage or hurdle? - with ARTIC (from Hello Tomorrow)
10 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
During the mission to Hello Tomorrow, the majority of the delegation was male. Where are all the female founders in deeptech? Host Vera Boertien sits...
#17 | Say 'bonjour' to Hello Tomorrow: why you should join - with Superlight Photonics (from Hello Tomorrow)
24 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As of 2026, Hello Tomorrow's Global Summit will be organized in Amsterdam. During this final edition in Paris, host Vera Boertien sits down with ...
#16 | Bonus: alumni talk | Taking the step from Twente to the Bay Area - with Quirina de Ruiter (from the Bay Area mission)
03 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Senior Advisor of Alumni Relations Joe Laufer (UT) talks to Quirina de Ruiter (UT) about her journey from the city of Breda to University of Twente an...
#15 | Taking over the US market and tackling cultural differences - with Amplify & 4TU (from the Bay Area)
14 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Doing business in the Netherlands is one thing. But the US? That's a whole new ballgame. So how do you tackle the differences? And how do the US ...
#14 | What to expect at CES - with Superlight Photonics & Veridis (from CES)
29 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
CES is one of the biggest tech events in the world. Combined with the flashing lights of Las Vegas, it can be quite an overwhelming experience. So how...
#13 | The art of pitching: perfecting your pitch deck and nailing Slush - with Young Heroes (from Slush)
13 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If you want to crush it at Slush - or any other conference - a good pitch is essential. But how do you craft the perfect pitch and pitch deck? Host Jo...
#12 | Investing 101 for early-phase startups: do's and don'ts - with University of Twente Holding & Delft Enterprises (from Slush)
18 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Don't you wish you could look into an investor's mind sometimes? Well, that's why we had this chat with Albert-Jan de Croes and Joost M...
#11 | The challenges of tech transfer - with ScoutInScience (from TTT Team Up Day)
05 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Getting research off the shelves of universities is no easy feat. Of course, we have entrepreneurial researchers who spin out from the universities. B...
#10 | Collaborating with UMCs - with Maastricht UMC & Radboud UMC (from TTT Team Up Day)
21 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Collaboration is necessary to make sure MedTech innovations break out through the university walls. That's why host Vera Boertien had a conversat...
#09 | Working and living internationally - with Amplify, FlowBeams, and Liva Healthcare (from Enschede Slush'D 2024)
29 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What do you have to think about when you do take your business to another country? And when does it make sense to live there, too? Our host Vera Boer...
#08 | Defining impact and how to make it - with Novel-T and Lumo Labs (from Enschede Slush'D 2024)
15 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
There's a lot of talk about impact. But how do we define it and - more importantly - how do we make it? We decided to talk a little more about it...
#07 | Female Founders in Tech - with Trialflow and Managescape (from Enschede Slush'D 2023)
14 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this special episode, we sit down with two remarkable female tech founders, Leona Turner – Co-Founder of Trialflow, and Amalia Bălan - Co-Founde...
#06 | Why you need a co-founder - with CodeSandbox and Helloprint (from Enschede Slush'D 2023)
07 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join us in this special episode of Enschede Slush'D 2023 as we delve into the world of co-founding and teamwork. Bas Buursma, co-founder of CodeS...
#05 | What are the effects of Slush half a year later? - with wearM.AI
23 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We sat down again with Huawei Wang of WearM.AI, half a year after Slush. How did he experience his first time visiting the conference? What did he get...
#04 | Experiencing Slush for the first time - with MEMSYS, wearM.AI, and Konekti (from Slush 2023)
17 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this first episode of this two-part series, host Vera Boertien sits down with three startup founders on the first morning of Slush 2023. These foun...
#03 | The value of (international) alumni relations - with Heimdall Sensor Intelligence (from London)
11 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
During the 4TU alumni mission to London, Vera Boertien (Novel-T & UT) talks to Jeroen Sassen from Heimdall Sensor Intelligence (TU/e).What is the ...
#02 | Expanding to the UK - with RapAgra (from London)
14 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The 4TU went on a startup mission to riveting London after being invited by 4TU alumni. Ronald de Bruijn from RapAgra (WUR) joined the mission, as he&...
#01 | How to hack Slush - with Heimdall Sensor Intelligence, Flux Robotics, & InAtmos (Cryocop) (from Slush 2023)
03 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On the day before Slush 2023, host Vera Boertien (Novel-T & UTwente) sat down with three founders in Helsinki to find out how to hack Slush.From p...