Value proposition

ACE supports students, researchers and academics to grow their business ideas into impactful companies of the future.

ACE is the university business incubator in Amsterdam, part of the Amsterdam-based knowledge insitutions: University of Amsterdam (UvA), Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU), Hogeschool van Amsterdam (HvA) and Amsterdam University Medical Cenre (Amsterdam UMC).

ACE stimulates entrepreneurship among (graduate) students, researchers, university professors and academics by offering training, support and access to an extensive network of mentors, entrepreneurs and business professionals. ACE thus empowers Amsterdam-based innovators to create high impact ventures of the future.

You can join the ACE program in different stages of developing your startup. Get a taste of entrepreneurship by joining our Explore Programs or sign up for our bi-annual Incubation Program; 10 weeks of expert sessions and intensive coaching to help you get started!

Entrepreneurial Education, Entrepreneurship Research, fundraising, venture mentoring, science-based start-ups, team building, market development, product development, pitching, investor readiness, and start-up network