UNIIQ

UNIIQ is a €28.8 million investment fund focused on the proof-of-concept phase. UNIIQ helps entrepreneurs in South Holland bring their unique innovation to the market faster. The organization offers entrepreneurs the seed capital to realize their plans and bridge the most risky phase from concept to promising company.

Through intensive cooperation with knowledge institutions and incubators, they can actively support entrepreneurs in their strategic development. The goal is to help young, innovative companies get their product to market with a convertible loan. They do this for both academic spin-offs, and innovative start-ups with no link to universities. The process is aimed at getting them to follow-on funding. They use a clear process with entrepreneur-friendly conditions.

UNIIQ was founded in 2016 by TU Delft, Erasmus MC, Leiden University and regional development company InnovationQuarter. UNIIQ is managed by a team of investment professionals in which the cooperation partners are represented. In 2021, Erasmus University joined the fund. Since 2021, Early Phase Financing (VFF) funds have been invested with UNIIQ, and an application for VFF joins the proven UNIIQ investment process.

UNIIQ is co-sponsored by the European Union. Want to learn more about ERDF, click here.