Hello research founder,

We work closely with founders and funding teams every day.
We share what we see: recurring questions, patterns, and the challenges founders often underestimate.

Enjoy the read and the insights.

nathalie sintobin 4/9/26 nathalie sintobin 4/9/26

You can’t shortcut trust

nathalie sintobin 4/9/26 nathalie sintobin 4/9/26

Research + experience = lift off

nathalie sintobin 7/28/25 nathalie sintobin 7/28/25

Uneven Progress: Understanding the Geography of University Tech Transfer in Europe

Technology transfer (TT), the process of translating academic research into commercial innovation is becoming an increasingly important pillar in Europe's knowledge economy

nathalie sintobin 6/14/25 nathalie sintobin 6/14/25

How the Heirloom Principle Applies to Research too

As researchers, our greatest impact may not be what we discover, but what we enable the next generation to discover after us That’s what it means to think like Heirloom.

nathalie sintobin 3/11/19 nathalie sintobin 3/11/19

Core Values: A Startup’s Secret Weapon

Values are the ideals that a society or organization considers worth striving for.