Amsterdam, 19 June, 2025 – Techleap is proud to announce a new strategic partnership with Prosus, one of the world’s largest technology companies and the power behind leading lifestyle ecommerce brands in Europe, Latin America and India. This collaboration marks an exciting step forward in Techleap’s mission to accelerate the growth of the Dutch tech ecosystem and support the next generation of high-impact scaleups.

Through this partnership, Prosus will support the Techleap community by contributing its global expertise in artificial intelligence, proven track record in scaling tech companies, deep knowledge of emerging markets, and strong connections to high-growth tech ecosystems.

Nurturing Dutch founders 

For decades, Prosus has been backing founders who build technology businesses that empower people and enrich communities. The power of Prosus lies in its ability to build capabilities across its global ecosystem. From its central hub in Amsterdam, Prosus develops AI tools to deploy at scale, powering its companies with the industry expertise and AI capabilities to accelerate growth. Prosus believes Europe has the ingenuity and innovation to build the next‑generation of tech champions, starting close to home.

Partnering with Techleap is a great opportunity to create a new generation of Dutch AI-powered tech champions. We have developed our own unique technology ecosystem focused on driving innovation, knowledge sharing and growth. We will work to further strengthen the Dutch tech ecosystem and establish it as Europe’s leading technology hub.

Fabricio Bloisi, CEO of Prosus

Insights for scaleup success

This partnership equips tech founders of startups and scaleups and their leadership teams, with the strategies, tools and crucial insights needed to successfully scale globally.

Techleap is excited to collaborate with Prosus and draw on its expertise in multiple high-growth tech ecosystems to strengthen the Dutch scaleup community. 

“Prosus, as an investor, combines global reach with a long-term perspective. Its ability to think at scale, act with ambition, and champion transformative technologies like AI early on makes it a natural partner for founders navigating complex growth journeys.” – Maarten Cleeren, Managing Director, Techleap.

Leadership masterclasses for tech founders

Techleap and Prosus plan to run joint leadership masterclasses for tech founders who are ready to amplify their growth and drive innovation. These sessions will run in September and October 2025 and cover topics like how to leverage data and AI in ecommerce, international expansion, raising capital and digital regulation.

To learn more about these upcoming sessions visit the Techleap website or follow us on LinkedIn.

About Techleap

Techleap is a Dutch organization dedicated to empowering founders to accelerate their ventures, fostering economic growth and societal progress. Our mission is to position the Netherlands as a leading global hub for tech entrepreneurship across all critical sectors and technologies.

Founded with support from the Dutch government, Techleap recognizes the crucial role of technology in driving innovation. Over time, a vibrant grassroots community has emerged, where founders take ownership and actively support one another. This founder-to-founder network shares insights, resources, and experiences, showcasing the power of collective strength and shared knowledge in overcoming challenges and sustaining growth in the tech ecosystem.

From initial government support to a thriving independent community, Techleap helps create a self-sustaining Dutch entrepreneurial flywheel that continues to propel innovation and development.

About Prosus

Prosus is the power behind the world’s leading lifestyle ecommerce brands, across Europe, India, and Latin America, unlocking an AI-first world for its 2 billion customers.

The Prosus technology ecosystem spans food delivery, payments, classifieds, travel, events, and mobility. Its integrated approach enhances user engagement and creates the foundation for unprecedented AI capabilities through proprietary data and cross-service intelligence.

Through Prosus Ventures, it invests in companies which inspire and support the Prosus ecosystem. Prosus searches for new opportunities at the leading edge of AI and ecommerce, the digital AI workforce and in frontier technologies, such as robotics, drones and synbio.

The Prosus team actively backs exceptional entrepreneurs who are using technology to improve people’s everyday lives.

To find out more, please visit www.prosus.com.

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