The Take-off program provides funding for loans in the early phase ('vroege fase financiering') of innovative, new businesses. This funding is for a proof-of-concept period, focusing on the validation of a commercial application of innovative knowledge from NWO-acknowledges research organisations (WO, TO2, HBO). This can be an innovative product/ platform/ service in the broadest sense, based on research results from any field, applied in any market (segment).