YES!Delft and Sentyron have entered into a strategic partnership to accelerate the development of cybersecurity, dual-use and deep-tech startups in the Netherlands, giving founders direct access to high-assurance expertise, as security standards once reserved for defence and intelligence are fast becoming the baseline across industry and critical infrastructure.
The partnership connects one of Europe's leading startup ecosystems with a Dutch specialist in secure communications and high-assurance technology for government, defence and critical infrastructure.
As geopolitical tensions rise and Europe accelerates its focus on digital sovereignty and resilience, the need for trusted innovation is growing rapidly. Through this collaboration, YES!Delft and Sentyron aim to help startups and scale-ups develop technologies that are secure and ready for real-world application.
What startups gain
Through its structured incubation and acceleration programs, YES!Delft guides founders from initial idea to international scale-up. Programs in Cybersecurity, Dual-Use, Maritime and MedTech offer hands-on support in business model development, market validation and go-to-market strategy, alongside access to experienced mentors, investors and a broad network of corporate and institutional partners.
Through this partnership, Sentyron adds a layer of domain expertise in secure communications and cybersecurity that startups and scale-ups can access independently. Startups and scale-ups within the YES!Delft ecosystem will gain access to practical insights, mentorship and strategic guidance on topics such as secure-by-design development, cryptography implementation, post-quantum resilience, compliance and the operational realities of working in high-security environments, from a team that operates in those environments daily.
Bridging startups and strategic sectors
The collaboration is designed to create stronger connections between startups, scale ups and sectors where the bar for trust and reliability is highest: government, defence and critical infrastructure. By combining entrepreneurial drive with high-assurance expertise, YES!Delft and Sentyron want to accelerate the development of technologies that contribute to Europe’s digital resilience and strategic autonomy.
"By partnering with YES!Delft, we want to help ambitious startups and scale-ups build technologies that contribute to a secure and resilient digital future for Europe; protecting the information societies depend on.” — Christian Prickaerts, CEO, Sentyron
“Security is no longer a final checklist item; it is becoming a core condition for building technologies that can scale into strategic sectors. Through our partnership with Sentyron, we can help founders embed trust, resilience and high-assurance thinking from the start.” — Moshe Sijben, Head of partnerships YES!Delft
About YES!Delft
YES!Delft is one of Europe's leading tech incubators, based in Delft, the Netherlands. Since 2005, YES!Delft has supported over 300 startups and scale-ups across deep-tech domains including cybersecurity, dual-use, maritime and medtech.
About Sentyron
Sentyron is a Dutch specialist in high-assurance secure communications and cryptographic solutions for government, defence and critical infrastructure. Sentyron helps organisations protect their most sensitive communications, where failure is not an option.