Furnitly is a circular design platform giving overstock and showroom furniture from leading European brands a second life. Instead of being discarded, high-quality pieces from previous collections are carefully selected, quality-checked, and offered directly to consumers in the Netherlands and Belgium. By sourcing straight from trusted manufacturers, Furnitly eliminates unnecessary middlemen, reducing waste and emissions while keeping design accessible and affordable. Combini

Aestuarium is a biotech startup developing a bacteria-based, low-energy desalination system that transforms seawater into freshwater through biological processes. The technology aims to make desalination significantly more sustainable and cost-efficient compared to conventional methods. Founded in 2023 and based at in CHILL labs at the Brightlands Chemelot Campus, the team combines expertise in synthetic biology and biotech. Aestuarium has taken part in the Rockstart Accelera

Aetheria is a Dutch climate-tech startup tackling one of the most overlooked climate threats, the release of highly potent F-gases trapped inside insulation foams at end-of-life. These gases, thousands of times stronger than CO2, are currently released during incineration or landfilling, driving ozone depletion and climate change. MonoFoam ™ is a compact, mobile, on-site system that offers a practical, circular solution for recycling insulation foam while preventing the rele

Who? Sebastian Thinghøj Nyrup created Unshackled during his bachelor studies as an international business student at Maastricht...