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.