1. High civil servant Dick Schoof is the brand new prime minister candidate
Dick Schoof (67) is the stunning candidate prime minister for PVV, VVD, NSC and BBB. The Secretary Common of the Ministry of Justice and Safety has ‘quite a lot of related expertise’ and might ‘join’ properly, the 4 forming events mentioned on Tuesday in The Hague. Schoof was beforehand head of the AIVD intelligence service, Nationwide Coordinator for Counterterrorism and Safety (NCTV) and director of the Immigration and Naturalization Service (IND). For him, this step is “surprising, however not illogical,” he mentioned on the press convention.
2. New financial institution GoDutch focuses on beginning entrepreneurs
GoDutch is a brand new financial institution within the Netherlands. Founder Thomas Vles, who comes from former Rabo subsidiary Tellow, focuses his fintech on beginning entrepreneurs, freelancers, foundations and associations. He guarantees in it FD an trustworthy and clear financial institution. The startup needs to have related ten thousand prospects inside a yr. They can even be capable of share within the revenue. ‘The mega earnings of the key banks present that one thing has gone flawed. That cash doesn’t circulation again to the client, however is used for dividend funds to shareholders.’
3. Van Oord wins vital tender for a brand new wind farm
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4. Startup Supply.ag will increase in North America
Amsterdam-based Supply.ag will increase to North America, it introduced on Tuesday. The agtech startup helps greenhouse growers to run their greenhouses with synthetic intelligence extra effectively and sustainably. The most important classes – tomatoes, cucumbers and peppers – are already monitored with AI. The aim is to do that for all fruit and greens. Supply.ag is energetic on 4,400 hectares of business greenhouses worldwide. An workplace will open in Chicago after the summer season. Tomas Geurts will lead the American crew.
5. Philip Vorst arms over the baton from New York Pizza
Philip Vorst, founding father of New York Pizza, is handing over the baton after 32 years. From mid-August, Debbie Klein (Subsequent Management 50 in 2019) will succeed him as CEO. She additionally takes over the helm of wholesaler Euro Pizza Merchandise. Klein has in depth expertise in retail, with earlier roles at Nike, Adidas, V&D and Leen Bakker. New York Pizza has greater than 325 areas within the Netherlands and Germany and an annual turnover of 220 million euros. After ‘fourteen years of steady progress’, 2024 will once more be ‘a document yr’, Vorst mentioned within the press launch.
6. Delfts Q*Hen raises 2.5 million for quantum security
Delft startup Q*Hen has raised 2.5 million euros in funding. The funding spherical was led by QDNL Participations and Cottonwood Expertise Fund, with participation from InnovationQuarter. Q*hen is collaborating in a mission within the port of Rotterdam to permit freight ships and different site visitors to speak safely. The startup takes cybersecurity to the subsequent degree, in response to Techzine. Their expertise to encrypt communications may even face up to an assault from quantum computer systems.
What we additionally learn:
- Parliamentary debate factors to billions in help for greening Tata Metal (FD)
- Dutchman just isn’t allowed to promote self-built Lego trains (Nu.nl)
- Shell is making ready to chop jobs at offshore wind farms (Telegraph)
- Pension fund ABP needs to do away with all fossil investments (Bloomberg)
- Cartel watchdog ACM vital of the low financial savings rates of interest (Volkskrant)
- Brits remorse Brexit (Telegraph)
