Brabant Development Agency
BOM, the Brabant Development Agency, is the regional development agency for North Brabant in the Netherlands. It works with entrepreneurs, startups, scale-ups, knowledge institutions, investors, and public partners to strengthen the Brabant economy through innovation, ecosystem building, financing, and international expansion. The organization focuses on major societal and economic transitions, including energy, health, food, and key technologies. It supports companies from early validation through growth and scale-up, while also helping foreign companies establish themselves in Brabant and helping Brabant-based companies grow abroad. BOM positions itself as a practical catalyst: it combines capital, knowledge, networks, and programmatic support to accelerate innovation and help promising ventures move from idea to market impact. Core Values Innovation with impact : BOM focuses on technologies and business models that address major societal challenges while creating economic value for Brabant. Collaboration : The organization emphasizes ecosystem thinking and cross-sector cooperation, bringing together entrepreneurs, researchers, investors, and public stakeholders. Long-term growth : BOM supports ventures with patient capital, strategic guidance, and sustained involvement so they can build durable businesses. Regional strength : A central goal is to strengthen Brabant as a competitive, future-proof region with strong innovation capacity and international reach. Unique Aspects Three integrated roles : BOM combines developing ecosystems, investing in ventures, and supporting internationalization under one roof, allowing it to support companies across multiple growth stages. Broad Brabant platform : It operates across several focus areas, including decarbonized energy, medtech and lifesciences, plantbased food, deep tech, AI-tech, and defense-related dual-use innovation. Strong network position : BOM works with more than 150 co-investors and connects companies to test facilities, knowledge partners, and international clusters. Regional development mandate : BOM is rooted in Brabant and explicitly aims to attract companies that add value to the region while helping local firms scale beyond the Netherlands.