Our mission

Mercator Launch is a pre-incubator for early phase entrepreneurship at the Heyendaal Campus in Nijmegen. And it doesn’t matter if you are a student, researcher or a teacher at the Heyendaal Campus, our mission is simple. 

We want to help develop and showcase your innovative business ideas and support the start-ups that emerge from these ideas. 

What we believe in

Mercator Launch helps students and researchers at the Heyendaal Campus realize and validate their business ideas. How we do this? These are our core values:

  • Empower
    We want to empower entrepreneurial minds and help you with your first steps in becoming a successful entrepreneur!
  • Room to fail
    No room for failure means no room for learning and growing. F.A.I.L. stands for: First Attempt In Learning. Something we definitely encourage!
  • Bringing ideas together
    We believe in bringing ideas and people together. There is no ‘i’ in team. And we believe that Together Everyone Achieves More (TEAM). So dare to share your ideas!

Want to know more about us and our expertise?

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What we do

We help starting entrepreneurs with innovative ideas on the Heyendaal campus to transform their business idea into a company with impact! Want to become an entrepreneur?

You can go to one of our workshops or events, talk to one of our business coaches, work at our lab & offices, get help with funding and join our business network and get connected.

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Our impact in numbers

460

Supported entrepreneurs

23000000

Funding raised by startups

100

Companies registered

Our founding story

Mercator Launch was founded in 2017 and was set up as an entrepreneurial programme for the entire Heyendaal Campus that aims to stimulate entrepreneurial spirit among employees, PhD students and students and wants to help starting entrepreneurs with their ideas.
Want to know more about our focus and our founding partners?

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3Dneuro
3Dneuro

3Dneuro answers the need for reliable, care-free and affordable tools for electro physiology. They provide custom accessories for silicon probes enabling your cutting-edge research.

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Crowdience

Do what you believe in, work passionately and be patient!

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De Lerende Mens

Start a test version of your product with your first customer as soon as possible and learn how to improve your product along the way.

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Mindtrace

Mindtrace technology turns a simple webcam into a mind reader. Using the newest advances in machine learning and computer vision, which allows them to track eye movements, facial expressions and heart rate of a test audience watching your ads.

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Plexuz

Plexuz makes studying fun, manageable and less stressful. The app supports medical students by giving them personal feedback on their learning behavior.

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Revealer

Revealer creates interactive customer experience products and video content for retail and promotional purposes.

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Sexual Healing

Sexual Healing uniquely enables enjoyable sex for women after sexual trauma. It offers you ways to explore, understand, and learn from your body and mind in the comfort of your own home.

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SME Bridge

SME Bridge was founded to enhance the abilities of industrial SMEs engaged in metallic part manufacture.

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Van Eigen Deeg

We want to make impact in the world of cookies by creating the best flavor combinations, using sustainable packaging, creating a unique cookie experience and we want to make our cookies available through different online and offline channels.

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Veganicious

Veganicious is an online platform where you can find everything you need to know about the vegan way of life.

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Volta Energy

With our company, Volta Energy, we want to counter climate change and disrupt the polluting diesel generators market by creating sustainable alternatives.

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