Hi everyone,

I’ve been trying to read up on this but I have not found an answer to my issue so I hope someone with experience can guide me.

I am based in the Netherlands and have had a small consultancy firm for a few years. A few months ago I decided to stop that and to continue work on an AI based education route. That means my company is still the same legal entity but with a brand new registered (legal) trade name at the local chamber of commerce. Only the legal name and registration stay the same. Funding is therefor also in the bootstrapping stage since I am currently funding the new route myself.

Anyway:

Most startup programs have a requirement to be less than 5 years old or received funding in the last 2.

Google has a requirement for less than 2 years old in bootstrapping or received funding if over 5 years.

When filling the startups form I can not fill in any free form To explain the situation and I do not want to lie about it.

Legally my company age is too old. Practically is brand new.…