GEC Capital Scaling Up Event

​On Friday 3 November, we will organize an event about scaling up tech companies.

​We personally invited 75 people from the tech ecosystem including our GEC Capital portfolio founders, other cool founders, angel investors, VCs, and connectors in the ecosystem. We aim for a diverse group of people. Roughly 50% will be founder and 50% investor.

​Scaling organizations, culture & tech

​Wendy van Ierschot, founder VIE People, angel investor and author of the book Scale-Ups & Downs will deliver keynote about growing pains for scale-up companies.

​In addition we will have some portfolio founders that will share insights about their scaling journey and areas of expertise.

​Networking drinks & dinner

​After the networking drinks, we booked a nice restaurant closeby that can accommodate us (if you cannot/won't attend dinner, please let us know!)

​Program

​The exact program and timelines are subject to changes, but this is what we have in mind so far:

• ​15.30h Walk-in + registration

• ​15.45h Welcome by Pim Adams (a.s.r. Doenpensioen) & Thomas Mensink (Golden Egg Check)

• ​16.00h Fireside chat: scaling across borders

  • ​Jalal Bouhdada (Applied Risk)

  • ​Gemma Bloemen (Creandum)

• ​16.25h Keynote Wendy van Ierschot: the art and pain of scaling up

• ​17.10h Networking break

• ​17.35h Fireside chat: scaling tech

  • ​Sohrab Hosseini (Orquesta)

  • ​Seun Owolabi (Propel)

• ​18.00-18.40h Networking drinks

• ​19.00h-21.30h dinner at Meneer Vink

​Partners

​We are grateful to the partners that make this event possible:

• ​a.s.r. DoenPensioen - Flexible pension solution for scale-ups

• ​re:cap - Alternative debt funding & benchmarking for SaaS & Software

• ​Emerging Giants KPMG Netherlands - Provides scale-ups with hands-on support when it comes to Tax, Finance, Operations & Risk

• ​bunch - The one-stop shop to set up & manage investment vehicles for founders, investors and funds

​We will introduce them to you during the event.

​Venue

​The event will be hosted by a.s.r., Archimedeslaan 10 Utrecht, Netherlands. Dinner will be at Meneer Vink (at 10 min walking distance from a.s.r.).

​If you would like to share a ride with another founder or investor that will come by car, we make use of Slinger’s app. Slinger is a Dutch shared mobility startup. You can easily offer rides or ride along via the widget on our website!