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6 May 2024

Out or more than 100 entries, ChatLicense has been chosen as one of the sixteen startups that made it the finals of the NL Startup Competition.

The competition offers startups the opportunity to present their innovations and contribute to positive change in four crucial areas: Circular/Sustainable, Digital, Energy Transition and Social. ChatLicense is a finalist in the Social category.

We will give our pitch during the Upstream Festival on May 29. Please join us!

The first NL Startup Competition is organized by MT/Sprout, Upstream and Erasmus Enterprise, in collaboration with the Port of Rotterdam, V.O. Patents & Trademarks, Damen, Helloprint, Volkerwessels, Econsulate, Rabobank, Erasmus University and the municipality of Rotterdam.

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