23 July 2025 
12 minutes 
Entrepreneurial stories
Why founder Nils Vermeulen chose collaboration over consolidation
Score Utica joined Your.Cloud in 2021. After joining Your.Cloud Score Utica continued to grow and managed to make several add-on acquisitions to accelerate that growth and become one of the leading one-stop-shops in telecom & ICT.
When Nils Vermeulen started Score Telecom, later merging it with Utica, he knew the time would eventually come to think about the next phase. That phase arrived in 2021, when he began exploring what joining a larger group could mean for both the company—and his people.
After considering several options, Nils chose to join Your.Cloud.
“That feeling with Your.Cloud was good, it clicked. That was how it felt.”
Now General Manager at Your.Cloud, Nils reflects on why he made the choice, what’s changed since, and how the partnership has impacted both leadership and the team.
When Nils began the process of exploring next steps, he turned to an advisor who helped him define the landscape.
“We had a good advisor, with whom we still collaborate quite often,” he says. “But he essentially said, ‘We can have a hundred conversations, but it all comes down to two things: private equity, or a family office. Do a few conversations and go with what feels right.’”
For Nils, that clarity came quickly.
“I think that in the first conversation, based on gut feeling, you’ve already made a decision within 10 minutes. But for me, it was even faster—within a few minutes.”
That intuition, combined with Your.Cloud’s model, led to the merger in 2021.
Since joining the group, Score Utica has seen growth—but not just in revenue or reach. There’s been a shift inside the company as well.
“We noticed two distinct groups,” Nils explains. “One group of people said, ‘I hope nothing changes, I just want to do my job, and I want to keep doing it forever.’”
But the second group, he says, was hungry for more.
“There was a group of ambitious people who had hit a ceiling because they were the only ones in their role or function. And for that group, suddenly, they had many colleagues and companions who spoke the same language.”
For Nils, one of the biggest advantages of joining Your.Cloud has been the balance between autonomy and support.
His team hasn’t lost independence, but they’ve gained access to ideas and solutions that would have taken much longer to discover alone.
“You remain responsible for your work, so nothing has really changed in that regard,” he says. “But now, it’s like a candy store, and all the problems you might face have already been faced by other companies.”
“When you hit roadblocks, you can now find solutions or ideas much faster. But you still make the decisions yourself.”
Q: How do I choose the right buyer or partner?
A: Talk to different types of organisations—private equity, family office, etc.—and trust your instincts. As Nils said, “based on gut feeling, you’ve already made a decision within 10 minutes.”
Q: What happens to the people in my company?
A: Those who want stability can keep doing what they love. Ambitious team members gain access to new peers, growth paths, and a wider network.
Q: Will I still run my business?
A: Yes. You keep decision-making power and operational control, while benefiting from shared solutions and experience.
Q: Is it just financial, or is there a culture fit?
A: Your.Cloud is built on mutual trust and real conversations. It’s about collaboration, not control.
Q: Will joining limit or expand our options?
A: It expands them. Challenges become easier to solve. Growth becomes faster. But your autonomy stays intact.
Score Utica is a Netherlands-based IT and telecom services provider, formed from the merger of Score Telecom and Utica. Known for its customer-first approach and technical expertise, the company joined the Your.Cloud group in 2021 to accelerate growth while maintaining entrepreneurial leadership. Score Utica continues to operate independently, supported by a decentralised network of peer companies and shared innovation.
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