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!
What to expect
- You create a 1-year commercial milestone plan and execute it with the help of your scale-up coach.
- You participate in community reflection sessions every two weeks with the other Sprout startups to learn from and support each other.
- You rent an affordable flex workspace or office at PLNT and get access to all the facilities - including a large (partner) network of lawyers and investors, among others - and community events.
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
- A fixed amount of €100 per month per startup
- Variable costs for your preferred workspace at a greatly reduced rate.*
*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, it just gives you free colleagues. Together with other Sprouters, you commit to achieving your commercial milestones throughout the year.
About the trainer
Christian Ramakers
Program Manager
As Senior Program Manager at PLNT Leiden, Christian is responsible for the Venture Academy, PLNT’s pre-incubation program and unlock_, the incubation program for life sciences & health startups. He develops and coordinates programs and coaching, working with startups, the university and partners in the broader ecosystem.
Do you have a question about Sprout? Then please contact Christian!
FAQ
Don’t see your question listed here? Ask the program trainer!
Who is Sprout for
How much time will I spend on the program
When is Sprout nog suitable (yet)
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.
How much time should I invest?
Minimum of 24 hours per week per founder, with intent to grow to full-time commitment.
When can I join Sprout?
You can sign up for the Sprout program throughout the year.
