Date: 2025-05-20
Congrats to the finalists and winners of the DLAB summer pitch event 2025!
What a celebration of bright founders, innovative ideas and the power of academic entrepreneurship at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU Amsterdam) last Thursday 15th of May.
Out of 40 pre-finalists, six finalists took the stage — each one delivering an excellent high quality pitch and each one a reminder of the incredible talent growing in our community.
And the winners are:
🌟 DOEdeal!
🌟 Capsule Photonics
🌟 HANGA Studios
Our other finalists absolutely crushed it too — a huge shoutout to:
🔥 Heart Harmona
🔥 Olivabot
🔥 Roomus
Thank you to our power house jury choosing amongst these 6 great pitches!
Thank you DLAB Dream Team 🫶 for organising Celinha Heinrichs, Marike van Oostveen, Bram Bark, Mark Laagland, Cayetana Antón García and the DLAB students ambassadors Bailey Steinmeyer, Marko Daraboš, Jan Ribas-Garriga, Marwa Afechkar
After the winners were announced, the audience walked out to the campus square and walked in a parade to the VU StartHub for drinks and an afterparty.
