The
community
for ambitious
founders & leaders
scaling tech.

A network that turns ambition into velocity.

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350+
Scale-ups in network
590+
Founders
€920M+
Raised by network
26K
Employees in network
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No 01 · Two problems

Some scaling problems are best solved together.

Founders & leaders who connect better, decide faster. We exist to get you closer to the people and insights that move you forward.

No 01 · Connections

Connecting the right people,
in the right room,
at the right moment.

Members don't network. They run into the eight people who can actually move them forward this quarter — at dinners, in Circles, on trips, on WhatsApp.

No 02 · Decisions

Better decisions,
faster — by hearing
from people who've made the call.

Ask me anything sessions with successful founders, deep sessions. No panels, no decks, no PR-checked statements. The numbers go on the table.

No 02 · Products

Three products to help you
reach your goals.

Start with Connect — the membership. Add Circles for the deep work, Cities for the trips abroad. Rise is the time-bound flagship to scale.

P · 01 Membership

Connect.

The community home. Start new relationships, keep the existing ones alive. Connect, decide, and build with people two steps ahead.

Explore Connect
P · 02 Premium

Circles.

Going deep, with the same eight. Same seat, quarter after quarter. Two tracks, twelve cohorts, no competitors in the room.

Explore Circles
P · 03 International

Cities.

We design international trips to help the best Dutch tech founders understand new markets and go global.

Explore Cities
No 03 · Rise

Our flagship programme. One cohort.
One deadline.

Rise is the time-bound part of the community. A start date, an end date, and a cohort that walks through it together.

PG · 01 Flagship

Rise.

Rise 3.0 Invite only

Tackle the problems that decide your next inflection point — sharper GTM and ICP, the next raise, product and pricing that hold up as you scale, and the hires that build the company.

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Challenges
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No 04 · The calendar

What's on
for the community.

AMAs, dinners, community gatherings, trips and awards. Members get early access and priority RSVP from the platform.

Upcoming · filter by category below
Week of 29 Jun
29 Jun – 5 Jul
02
Thu
COMMUNITY GATHERING · Community
Techleap Summer Community Gathering
number 5 Foundation, The Hague · An amazing opportunity to connect with other like-minded founders in the Techleap community!
No 05 · The platform

The network, at your fingertips.

01
CONNECT
Direct message
A private inbox for the founders you actually want to talk to. No DM requests, no follower games.
02
CONNECT
Find your peers
Filter by role, stage, sector, city. Find the founder already where you're going.
03
TRANSACT
Book events
Every dinner, Circle, clinic and trip in one place. RSVP in a tap, calendar synced.
04
TRANSACT
Marketplace
Real discounts on the tools members use. And a place to promote what you offer back.
No 06 · In their words

What members actually say.

Five founders, in their own words. On what the community is, and what it's done for them.

CONNECT · MEMBER
“Techleap's community is a unique space to connect openly with founders and operators at the same stage. It's a safe space, where rigour and challenge is encouraged and welcomed, and we benefit hugely from being part of this community as we scale.”
Clare Jones
CEO, Polarsteps
MEMBER · DEEPTECH
“Deeptech silicon is capital intensive and difficult to scale, requiring specialized knowledge, connections and a focus on the future. We are grateful for Techleap's support helping us navigate these complexities and boosting our visibility within the ecosystem.”
Fabrizio Del Maffeo
CEO & Co-founder, Axelera AI
MEMBER · CONTRIBUTOR
“To stay focused, I prioritise (just) three things: building Remote, spending time with my family, and contributing to the Techleap community. It's one of the few spaces where I find real ambition and impact — and where I can genuinely give back.”
Job van der Voort
CEO & Co-founder, Remote
RISE · ALUMNI
“After relocating back to the Netherlands, Techleap's Founder Community and its Scaling Programme gave me a sense of connection and direction. It's rare to find a founder community that combines ambition with genuine support.”
Marjella Lecourt
CEO & Co-founder, Datamaran
SHINE · LET AWARD
“Being part of the Techleap community — from the Shine sessions to receiving the LET Award — has been deeply meaningful. I've gained a lot from the connections and am committed to giving back wherever I can.”
Matthijs Welle
CEO & Co-founder, Mews
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The best answers already exist — in the heads of founders who solved the same problem six months ago.

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