A picnic with Dnamo

Inspiring, high-level conference, world-class speakers, cutting-edge technology, innovative small and large group networking, unique, cool and friendly, these are the key elements for PICNIC 09. PICNIC is a unique three day festival and an inspiring conference complimented by a set of networking events and hands-on technology experiences for top creatives and innovation professionals in business, technology, new media, entertainment, science and the arts and of course Dnamo could not miss this event.

The festival will take place in Amsterdam from September 23 till September 25. The goal of the festival is to educate and connect people, industries, sectors and disciplines and stimulate creativity, innovation, inspirantion and business. PICNIC is desighned to evoke an emotional reaction through visual and auditory stimuli and surprises.

Dnamo selects first round of sustainable entrepreneurs

Dnamo, the incubator for sustainable start-ups, is already rolling. Last Tuesday (Sept. 8th), six entrepreneurs were invited to present their sustainable business ideas and aim to be selected to participate in the pre-incubation program. The selection committee, composed by Dnamo's management team (Lesley Fockema, Stephan van Dijk and Oriol Pascual), was impressed by the quality and potential of the ideas and candidates. Out of six candidates, four were selected.

The selected ideas include a portable water purification system, sustainable packaging for the flower industry, an autonomous lightning system for developing regions, and propulsion system for boats that improves the efficiency by 60%. The four candidates will start next week with the pre-incubation program, where they will receive an intensive program filled with coaching on issues like finances, business planning, intellectual property, technology and sustainability. The pre-incubation program lasts 100 days and will provide the necessary support to end up writing a solid businessplan. After this process, the entrepreneurs will have the opportunity to defend their ideas again and join the 3-year incubation program.

Dnamo has developed a unique pre-incubation program where entrepreneurs have the opportunity to go from purely an idea, to a solid business plan.