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Sprout

Have you just entered the market with your innovative product or service, or do you have a realistic plan for how you will do so in the near future? Then you’ve come to the right place at Sprout.

Sprout is PLNT’s community program with a physical workspace. During this program, you will receive feedback from fellow entrepreneurs and individual coaching to help you reach your commercial milestones. This program has no set training sessions. Instead, you will focus on raising funding and scaling up sales independently. Time to move from strategy to execution!

Here's what you can expect

Is sprout something for you?

To participate in Sprout, there are a few entry criteria:

  • You have a scalable product or service based on technological or scientific innovation (no consultancy or simple e-commerce businesses).
  • You have validated who your customers are, problem-solution fit and all other critical assumptions underlying your business model.*
  • You have a realistic go-to-market plan and are ready to execute.*
  • Your founder team has the technical skills needed to continue developing the product without reliance on external tech dev parties (single founders also welcome).*
  • Minimum weekly time commitment to the startup of 24 hours per cofounder, moving towards full-time.

*If you still need some help with any of these entry criteria, our program Venture Academy might be a better fit for you.

Costs

*Flex offices cost €135 per month, office rent depends on size and is subject to availability.

Sprout alumni

The nice thing about this program is that you are not alone. Yep, you just get free colleagues. Together with other Sprouters, you commit to achieving your commercial milestones throughout the year.

About the trainer

Micha

Micha works at PLNT The Hague and Leiden as Program Manager, as she likes to say herself, with “everything related to startup support.” From the initial idea to validation and scale-up, Micha guides startups as they navigate through the first years of their entrepreneurial journey.

 

Do you have a question about Sprout? Then please contact Micha!

Veelgestelde vragen over Sprout

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Sprout is here for startups just entering the market (or doing so very soon) with a scalable, technology- or science-driven product or service.

Sprout has no set training sessions. You set the pace and focus on achieving commercial milestones.

If you:

  • Have not yet validated your target audience or problem

  • Do not yet have a realistic go-to-market plan

Then Venture Academy probably fits better as a preliminary course.

Minimum of 24 hours per week per founder, with intent to grow to full-time commitment.

You can sign up for the Sprout program throughout the year.

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