Up!Rotterdam helps front-runners of the next economy scale up. Rotterdam‘s thriving ecosystem offers the best home port for forward-thinking startups, scale-ups, innovative SMEs and corporations that dare to think big. Rotterdam provides the ideal innovation ecosystem for them to grow, and serves as a catalyst for change. We link and strengthen existing initiatives in partnerships and we work together with stakeholders to develop new activities. The action plan is divided into five pillars, each with different projects and activities: 1. Access to talent 2. Access to funding 3. Access to (international) markets 4. Strengthening the ecosystem 5. Positioning our region