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The community to inspire, connect, and empower impactful entrepreneurs.

We're a group of Amsterdam founders & entrepreneurs who meet every two months. One startup gets showcased, everyone shares their burned pancakes, and nobody leaves hungry.

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12 sessions and counting
since 2024
The Startups & Pancakes community together at a session
A founder presenting to the group during a session
Members sharing pancakes around the breakfast table

A session, in four courses

01 Introductions Say hi over a fresh stack of pancakes.
02 Startup showcase One founder opens up their startup for a deep dive.
03 Burned pancakes Failures and lessons, served honestly.
04 Networking Drinks, snacks, and new connections.

Startups around the table

Every name is a member of the community who's shared their startup with the room.

Gaide Strategic AI partner guiding organizations from strategy to implementation. Remerce Recommerce and resale for Shopify & Bol sellers. Tenderbot AI that finds and screens EU public tenders. Applyfin AI recruitment: automated sourcing, screening & outreach. Speaklee AI speech-therapy assistant giving kids real-time feedback. LEA Presentation-intelligence infrastructure inside PowerPoint for top-tier consulting firms. Vitara Traceability software linking West African farmers to buyers. Bash Community-powered ticketing via personal invites & referrals.

“I go to S&P with great pleasure. It offers the chance to gain deep insights into the approaches, challenges, and solutions of other founders. I've also made many valuable connections. In short, absolutely recommended!”

Willem Huijzer

“I've really enjoyed attending Startups & Pancakes. Hearing stories from founders in completely different industries always gives me fresh ideas for my own startup. The relaxed Sunday atmosphere over pancakes makes it easy to meet interesting people and build real connections. Highly recommended for anyone building a startup.” — Tristan Slobben, Founder of Remerce

Next session: Sunday 13 September

Free, in Amsterdam, pancakes included. Speaker to be announced.

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