Students collaborating in the Team Academy Amsterdam startup environment

Amsterdam Campus

The Entrepreneurial Laboratory.

Beyond the classroom. Team Academy is a high-velocity environment where theory meets immediate action. No professors, only business coaches. No exams, only market results.

Our Vibe

Our culture is defined by radical transparency, rapid iteration, and a bias towards taking action.

Our hub in Amsterdam

Featured story

“At Team Academy, your failures are just high-cost data points. We celebrate the pivot.”

Lucas Van den Berg

Class of ’24 / Founder of NexaPay

Network

150+ Founders

Connect with a global ecosystem of change-makers from Amsterdam to all 4 corners of the globe.

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Team Academy stats

Founders73% Profitable Startups

SME Impact15% Leading SMEs

Alumni Network500+ Global Members

Life at the Hub

Pitches, market days and working sessions — a look inside an ordinary week.

A speaker presenting to a packed room of students and founders — Community night

A student presenting the MoldBrothers venture to a visitor at a market day — Venture market day

A team laughing together in front of a whiteboard full of plans — Team session

Latest News

All insights

Students working through ideas with sticky notes and marker pens at a sprint table

METHODOLOGY

Why we killed the lecture hall.

Traditional education is too slow for the digital age. Learn why we've replaced desks with sprint stations and professors with industry-active coaches.

A student pitching to a wall of sticky notes while the team looks on

CULTURE

Radical Candor: Our only rule.

Growth happens in the friction. How our culture of direct feedback builds stronger founders and more resilient startups.

Two students presenting their venture timeline to a full room at the Amsterdam campus

COMMUNITY

The Amsterdam Edge.

Strategically located in Europe's most vibrant tech hub. From the canals to the boardroom, the city is our real classroom.

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