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Young Business Award
The Young Business Award (YBA) is an annual competition in the Netherlands that supports promising young enterprises by providing them with a platform to showcase their innovations and connect with investors. The program culminates in a televised pitch event where participants present their business ideas to a jury.
Overview
What Young Business Award does
What Young Business Award is
The Young Business Award (YBA) is an annual competition in the Netherlands that supports promising young enterprises by providing them with a platform to showcase their innovations and connect with investors. The program culminates in a televised pitch event where participants present their business ideas to a jury.
How it participates in the startup ecosystem
The current public profile supports community and event host capabilities. Each capability below is shown separately so organization identity and role-specific information do not get conflated.
Operational profile
Organization status and context
Organization status describes the entity itself. Funding and program availability appear within the relevant capability profile.
- Operational status
- Active
- Organization type
- Event Organizer
- Founded
- Founded in 2013
- Approximate age
- About 13 years
- Structured capabilities
- Community · Event host
- Last reviewed
- April 2, 2026
Official channels
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Capability profile
Young Business Award as a community
Community overview
The Young Business Award (YBA) is an annual scale-up competition based in the Netherlands. It was established to recognize and support promising young companies, providing them with a platform to showcase their innovations and business models. The competition culminates in a televised event where participants pitch their businesses to a jury of experts.
Community focus
The Young Business Award focuses on startups and scale-ups in various sectors, particularly those that demonstrate high growth potential. The competition is open to companies that are up to eight years old and based in the Netherlands. The YBA aims to connect participants with venture capitalists and investors, facilitating opportunities for funding and growth.
Member value
Participants in the Young Business Award gain exposure to potential investors and venture capitalists, receive feedback from industry experts, and have the opportunity to win cash prizes and recognition as the 'Best Young Company in the Netherlands'.
Membership
- Pricing models
- free
Format and cadence
- Modality
- in-person
- Commitment
- light
Availability
- Membership state
- Accepting
Audience and fit
- Audience
- Founders · Students
- Benefits
- network-access and mentorship
- Program types
- community and bootcamp
- Selection criteria
- open
- Stages
- Seed · Seed+
- Regions
- The Netherlands
Community activity
Events and activity
The Young Business Award hosts several events, including annual pitch events held in various cities, allowing startups to present their business ideas to a jury and audience. The finale event is the culmination of the competition, where finalists pitch for the title and prizes in front of a live audience.
Notable members
Notable companies that have participated in the Young Business Award include BOTS, Amberscript, Chordify, GO Sharing, and SwipeGuide. Key team members include Niels Palmers (Founder & CEO), Wim de Jong (Founder of Young Venture Group), and Thomas Nauw (Founder & Creative Director).
Capability profile
Young Business Award as an event host
Event focus
The Young Business Award focuses on startups and scale-ups in various sectors, particularly those that demonstrate high growth potential. The competition is open to companies that are up to eight years old and based in the Netherlands. The YBA aims to connect participants with venture capitalists and investors, facilitating opportunities for funding and growth.
Format narrative
The Young Business Award includes an annual scale-up competition culminating in a televised event where participants pitch their businesses to a jury of experts. Additionally, there are various pitch events held in different cities and a bootcamp program for students.
Participant value
The Young Business Award provides a platform for young companies to showcase their innovations and business models, connect with investors, and gain recognition in the startup ecosystem.
Format and cadence
- Event types
- pitch-night
- Recurrence
- annual
- Modality
- in-person
- Startups can present
- Yes
Availability
- Registration state
- Accepting
Audience and fit
- Selection criteria
- open
- Stages
- Pre-seed · Seed · Seed+
- Audience
- Founders · Investors
- Regions
- The Netherlands
Speakers and past editions
Speakers
Key team members include Niels Palmers (Founder & CEO), Wim de Jong (Founder of Young Venture Group), and Thomas Nauw (Founder & Creative Director).
Past editions
Notable companies that have participated in the Young Business Award include BOTS, Amberscript, Chordify, GO Sharing, and SwipeGuide.
Common questions
What to know about Young Business Award
Upseed classifies Young Business Award under the Event Organizer organization type. Its current public profile includes community and event host capabilities.
Source and update disclosure
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Source basis
Public organization and program material, official websites, and structured Upseed records.
Last reviewed
April 2, 2026
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