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KickstartAI
About KickstartAI
AI can help society adapt and thrive. This is why at KickstartAI, we're driving the application of AI in the Netherlands where it adds the most value. Together with leading companies, we work on practical AI use cases that deliver measurable impact. From predicting emergency room patient influx to minimizing supermarket food waste and optimizing logistics operations, we apply AI where it makes a difference. Our projects, in partnership with key industry partners, bridge the gap between theory and real-world use. Simultaneously, we are building a thriving community of 7.500+ engineers, data scientists and AI experts connecting the brightest minds in AI. Our goal? To stimulate AI talent by helping them exchange ideas, best practices, and knowledge. Through these efforts, we're accelerating AI adoption in the Netherlands, ensuring the Dutch AI ecosystem not only survives but thrives in the rapidly evolving technological landscape.
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Signals from KickstartAI
11 published signals
Partnerships
KickstartAI is partnering with ING to launch a new KickstartAI x ING Challenge focused on AI-powered fraud coaches for the Netherlands.
Reported by KickstartAI
Sales & Marketing
KickstartAI achieved a 18% increase in sales and marketing over the previous year, driven by the collective support of over 100,000 Dutch customers and the collaboration with NPO Radio 2, VI, and Shownieuws.
Reported by Serge van Marion
Presence & Recognition
KickstartAI announced that early-bird tickets for TechDays 2026 are ending soon with attendees joining engineers, data scientists, and technical leaders at Circa Amsterdam on 15 October for a full day of applied AI.
Reported by KickstartAI
Presence & Recognition
KickstartAI CEO Erick Webbe and Global SVP AI & Change Management at Monks Sander Stomph attended a fireside chat moderated by Sabine Oskamp at the Hello Tomorrow conference in June.
Reported by KickstartAI
Presence & Recognition
KickstartAI is preparing the lineup for Techdays 2026 with Applied AI tracks and workshops.
Reported by Iris Visser
Presence & Recognition
KickstartAI featured Felicity Fan and the volunteer team at CorrelAid Nederland sharing how they embedded an AI assistant into an existing R Shiny application for SensingClues at TechDays 2026.
Reported by KickstartAI
People
KickstartAI appointed Serge van Marion as the new Head of Brand and Communications starting September 1st.
Reported by Erick Webbe
Research & Knowledge
KickstartAI ML engineer Sanne Wielinga is researching how to detect hallucinations in small, on-premise medical LLMs.
Reported by KickstartAI
Presence & Recognition
KickstartAI ML engineer Sanne Wielinga will present her research on detecting hallucinations in small, on-premise medical LLMs at AIES 2026 in Sweden in October.
Reported by KickstartAI
People
KickstartAI appointed Serge van Marion as Head of Brand & Comms.
Reported by Serge van Marion
People
KickstartAI appointed Marc Giard as Head of Ecosystems on September 1st.
Reported by Erick Webbe