From Messi to Ronaldo, Mbappé, and Haaland. The biggest soccer stars on the planet are active on 433. This platform started out with a single Twitter account and has grown into the world’s largest online soccer community, with hundreds of millions of fans. The company is headquartered in the Netherlands—in Amsterdam, to be precise.
From Messi to Ronaldo, Mbappé, and Haaland. The biggest soccer stars on the planet are active on 433. This platform started out with a single Twitter account and has grown into the world’s largest online soccer community, with hundreds of millions of fans. The company is headquartered in the Netherlands—in Amsterdam, to be precise.
B. Amsterdam is an Amsterdam-based placemaker in the Schinkelkwartier, offering space for coworking, flexible offices, events, sports, and an active community calendar for more than 350 startups, scale-ups, and corporations. There’s always something happening at B. Amsterdam: from the coolest events and inspiring sessions to spontaneous encounters on the work floor. A place that’s never finished and always on the move. And one that keeps growing. With Alexa Lightner as the new Managing Director starting in April 2026.
“It’s the combination of a great office, top-notch facilities, and the flexibility it offers us.” — Larry from Consultancy.nl
The way we work has changed significantly in recent years. While a five-day workweek in the office was once the norm, more and more companies are opting for a hybrid work model. But what does that mean for your office space?
There is a lot of public procurement in the public sector, but this process can rarely be described as smooth and efficient. Mark Bottinga wants to change that. With Tenpu, he is developing software that replaces bureaucracy with brains and—above all—speed. The goal? To eliminate the frustrations that many buyers experience with public procurement.
Digitizing healthcare. It sounds like a logical step in an age when everything has to be smart, fast, and online. In practice, however, things turn out to be a lot more challenging, with protocols and outdated systems that don’t communicate with each other. Still, Tim Wolbrink and Derk Rietveld are taking on the challenge. Their CoryCare is a new platform designed to finally enable healthcare professionals to truly collaborate.
From a vacant IBM office to a bustling entrepreneurial hub. Over the past eleven years, B. Amsterdam has grown into one of the largest incubators for startups and scaleups in Europe. Next year, residential units will be added to the complex. “You’ll soon be able to offer employees not only an inspiring workplace, but also a place to live.”
Entrepreneur Viet Nguyen of the scale-up XLINQ has a clear mission: to make reliable software accessible and affordable. Together with his team, he helps more and more clients move forward. “Our toolkit is constantly growing—case by case, client by client.”
Dutch startup Marvia is having success as a marketing software company in one of the world's most competitive markets: the United States. Entrepreneur Joep Donders shares his lessons. "If we haven't made mistakes, we haven't learned anything.
Work culture is changing. We are more flexible, more aware, and increasingly looking for work that fits
The B. community is bursting with energy. New members are joining all the time, surprising collaborations are taking shape, and inspiring events are organized regularly. We’re happy to share that with you.
On this page, you'll find the latest updates from our community. These include interviews with members in which they share how they got started, the challenges they faced, and what they learned along the way. You can also read about the events we organize, recent press releases, and stories from the inside.
We’ll also keep you updated on all the changes and new developments happening in our offices, coworking spaces, and facilities. Whether you’re part of B. or just curious about what’s going on here, this is the place to discover what drives B.
