With their innovative character and accompanying dynamics, start-ups are innovators of our economy. In the Northern Netherlands start-up and scale-up ecosystem, numerous initiatives and organisations have been active for several years. Problems identified are: fragmentation due to the multitude of initiatives, lack of direction and leadership and the lack of a common goal for the Northern Netherlands, with the result that the growth of new start-ups is not optimal and few start-ups grow to scale-up compared to (inter)national standards. Through a data-driven approach, Founded in the North organizes a network of support around life stages and milestones that start-ups go through on their way to growth. We build on the experience gained, existing initiatives and make use of (inter)national best practices. The plan for strengthening the northern start-up and scale-up ecosystem is an innovative plan for 4.25 years and serves as a starting point for a structural anchoring ...