Accelerates innovation. Strengthens Brabant

— from energy and health to sustainable food and key technologies

Catalyzing Change

Shaping Brabant’s future

Energy, health, food, and technology – major challenges demand bold action. The Brabant Development Agency (BOM) stands alongside startups and scale-ups that are making a difference. With capital. With expertise. With our network.

We accelerate growth. Strengthen the innovation climate. Open international doors. And we attract companies to Brabant that add real value. Together, we’re building a strong, sustainable, and leading Brabant.

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Developing

Breakthroughs emerge from strong ecosystems

  • Ecosystem Development
  • Access to networks
  • Innovation coalitions
  • Development programs
  • Projects
  • Grants
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Investing

Funding for innovative entrepreneurs

  • Financing up to €5 million
  • Patient capital
  • Investments in over 40 funds
  • Extensive network of more than 150 co-investors
  • Fund assets approaching €1 billion
  • Venture Development programs
  • Financial instruments tailored to each lifecycle stage
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Internationalising

International expansion and innnovation collaboration

  • Explore new growth markets and regions
  • Identify international customers, partners, and suppliers
  • Discover the power of international innovation clusters
  • Collaborate with foreign companies in your region
  • Leverage Brabant’s international promotion

Six focus areas

We’re building a strong Brabant across four key themes: Sustainable Food, A Healthy Future, Climate-Neutral Energy, and Promising Key Technologies. To maximize impact, we focus our efforts.

Results

  • 14 new development projects
  • 38 foreign companies chose Brabant

Investments

  • €41 million invested in 2024 (63 deals)
  • €417 million committed capital
  • €625 million foreign direct investments
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Smart AR glasses applications are rapidly growing. Thanks to funding from BOM and other partners, we’re strengthening our position as a market and technology leader, while expanding our impact across consumer electronics markets.

Jan Matthijs ter Meulen
Co-founder and CEO Morphotonics
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Growing raspberries under solar panels presented additional challenges due to dual land use. BOM supported me in getting this project off the ground.

Maarten van Hoof
Owner Van Hoof Zachtfruit & Asperges
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We’re very pleased with our investors, including BOM, whose confidence enabled us to grow rapidly and convert market traction into sales. Within just two years, we delivered our first machine to a major electronics company.

Rob Hendriks
Co-founder and CEO Fonontech
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Creating a research plan is quite different from building a company based on a scientific idea. With support from BOM and its network, we were able to turn our ideas into a business plan. That was incredibly helpful in valorizing our scientific concepts.

Allard Kaptein
Co-founder Acerta Pharma
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Dutch Game developer Twirlbound Secures Strategic Investment to Fuel Ambitious Growth

Breda, The Netherlands - September 19th - Twirlbound, a Dutch game development studio based in Breda, has successfully secured an equity investment deal with ForsVC and Brabant Development Agency (BOM). The investment will bolster the studio’s core team and accelerate development of their next generation of colourful open‑world action‑adventure experiences. Besides, the investment underlines the growing potential of the Breda gaming ecosystem.
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GE HealthCare Eindhoven: leading the way in diagnostics for neurodegenerative diseases—and beyond...

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VIDEO: BOM takes a smart step forward with hybrid food

How do we make hybrid food not only technically possible, but also socially accepted? And how can we accelerate the transition to hybrid solutions together? These questions were central during the 'Scale-up plant event' at the Brainport Industries Campus (BIC) in Eindhoven.
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French hydrogen pioneer Atawey expands to High Tech Campus Eindhoven

The French pioneer in hydrogen mobility, Atawey, is accelerating its European growth with a strategic location at the High Tech Campus Eindhoven (HTCE), the innovative heart of the Netherlands. This expansion was made possible through close collaboration with the Brabant Development Agency (BOM) and the Netherlands Foreign Investment Agency (NFIA).
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LiveDrop raises $2.5 million in defense-focused Seed Round

LiveDrop, a pioneer in secure offline data transfer, today announced the successful closing of an oversubscribed $2.5 million seed round. The round was led by Value Creation Capital, followed by the Dutch SecFund and UK-based Kadmos Capital.
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Team BOM

Our team supports entrepreneurs in realising their dreams. We’re working towards a strong innovation climate and a thriving economy in Brabant. Meet the entire team.