Our Team

Inqubator is run by a team of enthusiastic professionals with a spirit for entrepreneurship. Please see below for more about who we are and who the best person for you to contact is.

Rinze Bos

Having started as an incubatee in August 2018, Rinze was soon hired by the BDF foundation, another foundation of the same founder.

As of July 2024, Rinze is now the director of the Inqubator foundation and can pass on what he has learned to the new generation of incubatees.

E-mail Rinze


Mardjantie Stienstra

Mardjantie is the newest face at Inqubator. Together with her boyfriend and dog she lives on a beautiful farm in Idaerd. She is also involved in what happens in the village, as secretary of the local interest and enjoys playing tennis.

With her enthusiasm and humor she works on the international projects, travelling to partners in different European countries and supporting her colleagues where necessary.

E-mail Mardjantie


Lotte Duursma

Lotte has been working full-time with us as assistant project manager since 2022. Meanwhile, she works on several international projects and enjoys traveling to partners in European countries. This also fits well with her background in International Relations. The variation in work means she can always dive into a new topic. She also enjoys swimming, cycling and watching soccer with her boyfriend.

Besides sports, she also loves the “burgundian” life and likes to go out for dinner with a nice glass of wine.

E-mail Lotte


Douwe Hooijenga

Douwe Hooijenga is an experienced entrepreneur with a passion for innovation and startups. As program leader of the BOOST Accelerator program, he helps startups and innovations focused on healthcare. In addition to BOOST, Douwe is active at Inqubator as a coach for the startups within Inqubator. His network and experience make him a valuable sparring partner. In addition, he fulfills various administrative, supervisory and advisory functions and is politically active. Douwe believes in the power of collaboration and always continues to look for new opportunities, possibilities and initiatives to make an impact.

E-mail Douwe


Wiekie van der Geest

Since 2018, Wiekie has been working with us on beautiful international projects and is responsible for the company’s accounting. But that’s not the only thing that keeps her busy. In fact, she also runs the company Handelsgeest in Grou, which builds boats and rents out light and sound installations.

She is always there for you with a warm welcome and brings a lot of fun and humor to the team!

E-mail Wiekie


Lennard Drogendijk

Lennard is the founder and head coach at Inqubator. With his years of experience as an entrepreneur himself, he has an enormous range of skills to draw upon. He will happily share his knowledge with you during the monthly knowledge sharing event and the monthly coaching sessions you will have.

When it comes to registering your company, determining sales figures, writing business plans or applying for grants; Lennard has done it all and is delighted to help.

E-mail Lennard


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