Sweaty palms, quivering voice... Pitching isn't always easy. So how do you go about it - especially when there's €10K at stake?

Bekk Blando (Thoughtful Oasis, UT), Anne Vortkamp (CARAPAX), and Shahriar Mirpour (Gelion Care, TU/e) were among the lucky teams selected to pitch in the 10K Pitch Competition. The day after they delivered their pitch for the judges - and right before the start of Enschede Slush'D 2025 - we talked about their experience and what they did to nail their pitch.

After the recording, Shahriar and his team of Gelion Care took home the win.

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What’s it like to participate in a student challenge? How does it work? And how does it feel to pitch your idea in front of a live audience and a panel of judges? Three student teams from different universities talk about their experiences with the 4TU Impact Challenge.

Wouter van Amelsvoort (SimplyPill, UT), Jolke Beijnvoort (Vindi Biosystems, TU Delft), and Daniel Panigori Simanjuntak (Sea2Skin, WUR) share their experience with the 2025 edition of the 4TU Impact Challenge, right after they left the stage for the audience pitches. A few hours after recording the podcast, Jolke and his team won the jury award, and Wouter's team bagged the audience award.

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International missions can be overwhelming - even so much that you can't make it to a podcast recording session. Tim Tiek (Brilliance RGB - UT) & Rabih Hamid (maxairea - WUR) joined the mission to Hello Tomorrow in Paris. Now, several months later during Enschede Slush'D, they look back on the mission and the steps taken afterwards.

This episode was recorded during Enschede Slush'D 2025.

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What is necessary for successful deep tech transfer in The Netherlands? A big question with a lot of different answers.

Vera Boertien is joined by Roy Kolkman (UT), Kenneth Heijns (TU Delft) and Arjan Goudsblom (Techleap) to discuss the national valorisation landscape. Together, they look at what is going well and where there is room for improvement.

This episode was recorded during the Hello Tomorrow mission in Paris.

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As technology evolves, we're inching closer to the day when quantum computers are part of our daily lives, in some way or another.

But what's the current state of quantum? And what are the challenges entrepreneurs in this field face?

During Hello Tomorrow, host Vera Boertien invited Stefan Hengesbach, CEO of Quix Quantum, for a deep tech deep dive on quantum computing.

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During the mission to Hello Tomorrow, the majority of the delegation was male. Where are all the female founders in deeptech?

Host Vera Boertien sits down with Laure van der Sande (ARTIC) to talk about the position of women in deeptech. Does she see it as a hurdle? Or is it an advantage?

This episode was recorded during Hello Tomorrow.

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As of 2026, Hello Tomorrow's Global Summit will be organized in Amsterdam. During this final edition in Paris, host Vera Boertien sits down with Cees Links (Superlight Photonics) to talk about why it's worth joining Hello Tomorrow if you run a deeptech startup.

How is it different from other events, such as CES? What can you get out of it?

This episode was recorded during the Discover Dutch Deeptech mission to Hello Tomorrow in Paris.

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Senior Advisor of Alumni Relations Joe Laufer (UT) talks to Quirina de Ruiter (UT) about her journey from the city of Breda to University of Twente and her recent adventures as senior research scientist at Intuitive in San Francisco.

How did she decide to study Technical Medicine at the UT? And how did she end up as a senior research scientist at Intuitive, the global technology leader in minimally invasive care and the pioneer of robotic-assisted surgery? Find out in this episode.

This episode was recorded during the 4TU mission to CES and the Bay Area.

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