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Meet the Young Scaler of 2025! 🏆

AMCO Solutions delivers end-to-end financial services and solutions. In their 4 years of operations,
they have grown to become one of the most trusted partners in finance and earned the Top 250
Young Scaler Award of 2025 for their consistent scaling journey!

💭 But what makes AMCO Solutions so powerful?
We talked to CEO Pascal Walk at the Top 250 Awards Ceremony about the company’s success
and the reasons behind it. He explained their luck in launching the company when they did in 2021.
As he put it, “the market circumstances have changed in the last decades”, adding that “[they]
were the first to get into this new market”.🥇

Pascal highlighted the advantage of being a “first mover”, but he also gave advice to those
interested in scaling up. “Listen very carefully to changing market circumstances, see where you
think you have to expand in, what is your growth possibility; and then try to make a plan,” he
advised the next generation of scaleup entrepreneurs. He emphasised the importance of a long-
term plan and staying on top, ensuring that you’re always on track to reach your goals. 📈

Scaling up is a mix of the current circumstances and your company’s reactions to them, but
ultimately it comes down to one important piece of advice from Pascal: “Enjoy what you do. It has
to be a passion, otherwise you cannot do it”. Or to put it bluntly “work hard, seek opportunities, go
for it”. ⚙️

Are you passionate about your company and looking for new growth opportunities? Sign your
company up for the 10th edition of the Top 250 for a chance to be featured on the list! (Link of the website in bio)

Just two weeks ago, we hosted the Top 250 Awards Ceremony in collaboration with , and we already miss it! But don’t you worry, the Top 250 aftermovie is here to let us relive the energy of November 4th. 🎉 A huge thank you to  for the videography! 📹

Couldn’t make it to the Top 250 Awards Ceremony? This is your chance to get a sneak peek into the highlights of the afternoon: Nieuwe ’s spotlight, the moment our guests realised they were the stars of this show, the revelation of our outstanding winners, or the sustainable bites during the networking drinks, all creating an atmosphere of innovation and inspiration. 🧩

What was your favourite highlight of the ceremony? Share it with us in the comments below!

Are you already excited for the Top 250 of 2026? You can already register your company for next year’s research to get the chance to be featured in our 10th anniversary edition! Find more information and stay updated on next year’s research and event on our website (link in bio)

Access to is one of the determining factors driving the success of an . Without knowing the right way to acquire (potential) customers and partners, startups and scaleups cannot grow and create impact 📈🚀

But how do you determine the right go-to-market strategy? How will you distribute your product? And how can an innovation ecosystem help innovative entrepreneurs make the best of out this?

In this episode of our podcast ‘’Innovation Ecosystems Unpacked’’, our director Martin Luxemburg engages in a critical discussion with Maarten Bosch, CEO of Mosa Meat, and Jonathan Teoh, Entrepreneurship at Foodvalley. Thanks to their expertise, we uncover the secrets behind the success of and when addressing new markets, by focusing on AgriFood, one of the Dutch most innovative sectors 🌱🌷🍅

Catch the full episode on:
: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6p0w3iGX8EXlTJ8IjTDYMO?si=caaf64e13a1241cd
: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvFQc4uajao

Curious about our other episodes? Check https://ece.nl/podcasts/

❓ What drives investors in the Netherlands to be more -focused, rather than ? How can startups gain access to tight networks of ? 💸

As the co-founder and CEO of Renoon, an Amsterdam-based founded in 2020 offering a smart tool for Conscious Fashion Shoppers, Iris Skrami noticed that angel investors in the Netherlands seem to have a big appetite for B2B startups rather startups with a B2C focus.

🎙️ Based on her experience in the capital landscape, Iris directly asked these questions to Rinke Zonneveld (Executive Director of InnovationQuarter) and Gianluca V. (VP Marketplace Operations at HousingAnywhere | Venture Advisor at EQT Ventures | Founding Partner of Great Stuff Ventures), the guest speakers from the “Access to Capital” episode of our Innovation Ecosystems Unpacked podcast series.

👀 Find out this how these experts in the Dutch capital landscape answered Iris' thought-provoking questions:

: https://open.spotify.com/show/2GxieWDqrZOjLgoxzEkCGC

: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0d8yat5qxI

We’re excited to announce that🎙️ Episode 2 of our Innovation Ecosystems Unpacked podcast series: 🔗 ACCESS TO CAPITAL 💶 is officially available! 🎧

Martin Luxemburg dives into the funding landscape within innovation ecosystems for and with Rinke Zonneveld (Executive Director of InnovationQuarter) and Gianluca V. (VP Marketplace Operations at HousingAnywhere | Venture Advisor at EQT Ventures | Founding Partner of Great Stuff Ventures)

The speakers engage in fascinating discussion about the importance of access to capital within an innovation ecosystem. How should startups and scaleups navigate through the complex capital landscape? We unpack these complexities in this episode and address not only the availability of capital in an innovation ecosystem, but also how accessible it really is. Machtelt Groothuis (founder of Rubio Impact Ventures) and Iris Skrami (founder of Renoon) also joined in with thought-provoking questions for the speakers 👀

Check out the full episode on:

: https://open.spotify.com/show/2GxieWDqrZOjLgoxzEkCGC

: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0d8yat5qxI

Missed the first episode and want to know more about innovation ecosystems in general? Find our other episodes here: https://ece.nl/podcasts/