On October 28, we celebrated the 5th edition of Haarlem2Harlem with a Present Your Startup New York competition online. The event presented 3 Startups from New York and 3 Startups from the Netherlands competing to win an extra point for Haarlem or Harlem and of course to meet investors and potential clients. The opening was made by Mayor Jos Wienen from Haarlem.

Best3Minutes was named as the winner of Present Your Startup New York 2020 on the Dutch side with a shared spot with Bloc Software on the New York side. The event was transmitted live from Haarlem in The Netherlands, and Harlem in New York.

Philip Schemmekes with startup Triple Threat won the Public Choice Award. For more information, read our article here.

New York based startup Lab141, pitched by Andrea Madho, is announced winner of Present Your Startup New York. The event took place on Monday April 8 at the headquarters of partner Silicon Harlem, the partner organization for Present Your Startup New York.

Winner Lab141 stood out because of its innovative solution for a process for consumers to purchase new designer women’s clothing in a made-to-fit format. The startup manufactures clothes in 48 hours for premium direct-to-consumer fashion brands with robotics, analytics and logistics so brands can sell to any body shape with no inventory commitment.

Haarlem2Harlem 2017

Dutch startup NoFoodWasted is the proud winner of the Haarlem2Harlem International Pitch Fest that took place on May 30th in Harlem, New York City. The event was hosted at the beautiful location of WeWork Harlem, a co-working office space in the heart of Harlem's bustling business district. 3 Dutch startups (NoFoodWasted, SwipeGuide & Mensken) & 3 American startups (Oweyaa, PriceCheck & Duro UAS) were given the opportunity to pitch in front of an enthusiastic audience and experienced judge panel. The evening started with an official moment: Mayor of the City of Haarlem Jos Wienen and Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer signed a Memorandum of Intent to strengthen the cooperation and develop closer ties between Haarlem, the Netherlands and Harlem, NY on an economical and cultural level, focusing specifically on areas as innovation & startups and education.

Haarlemvalley, known for the live pitch event Present Your Startup where startups on stage raise an average of 400,000 euros in funding annually, has now offered three Dutch startups an American platform. An enthusiastic audience of more than 150 people watched the pitches of the 3 Dutch startups Multisense, Bardoggy and Ticketzdeal and 3 American startups consisting of The C-Suite Coach, the 'U' with me and RecordGramm. The entire event was broadcast via a livestream, which provided these American startups with a Dutch stage. The investor panel consisting of Eric Boonstra (CEO Evoswitch), Doug Binette (founder DB Ventures), Jeroen de Vries (New Amsterdam Advisors), Varelie Croes (co-founder ATECH) and Melissa Oosterbroek (Haarlemvalley Capital) finally named Record Gramm the winner of the pitch event.

Record Gramm, the startup of Shawn Mims, (multiplatium music recording artist) and Erik Mendelson won the first Haarlem2Harlem pitch competition. Record Gramm offers an easy way for artists to make a music through an app. Due to the strong music culture in Haarlem and the price of Evoswitch for the use of an office space worth 10,000 euros, the American entrepreneurs are now considering opening a first branch in Europe.