Dutch startup ecosystem grows 26% but falls to 6th in Europe

The Dutch startup ecosystem has slipped to 10th place globally and sixth in Europe, according to the newly released Global Startup Ecosystem Index 2025. The annual report, compiled by research platform StartupBlink, benchmarks the startup strength of over 1,400 cities...

May 20, 2025

Meet the Dutch tech stars speaking at TNW Conference

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Meet the Dutch tech stars speaking at TNW Conference

As our favourite Dutch holiday approaches, TNW is celebrating the tech titans shaping the future in the Netherlands. Our beloved home country is the proud parent of a prodigious brood of digital talent. It’s given birth to cultivated meat, raised...

April 24, 2025

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Dutch startup Sympower secures €21M to balance out the energy grid

Amsterdam-based startup Sympower has secured €21mn as it looks to scale its grid-balancing technology. Sympower partners with businesses that use a large amount of electricity. It gains access to some of their energy assets and can turn them on and...

November 13, 2024

Dutch carbon capture startup Skytree opens offices in US, Canada

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Dutch carbon capture startup Skytree opens offices in US, Canada

Dutch startup Skytree has opened a new HQ in Toronto, Canada and a new office in Nashville, Tennessee, as it looks to cash-in on attractive government incentives for direct carbon capture (DAC) technologies. Engineer-turned-entrepreneur Max Beaumont founded Skytree in 2014,...

October 18, 2024

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EU backs Dutch scaleup Lumicks to fast-track discovery of cancer treatments

Amsterdam-based scaleup Lumicks has secured €20mn from the European Investment Bank (EIB) to accelerate the discovery of immunotherapy drugs for cancer. The venture debt funding will help Lumicks further develop and market its cell avidity analyser, a machine with the...

October 11, 2024

Dutch startup targets remote patient monitoring with its smart stethoscope

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Dutch startup targets remote patient monitoring with its smart stethoscope

Amsterdam-based Lapsi Health is looking to firmly position itself in the rapidly-evolving market of smart medical devices. The startup announced yesterday the US launch of its first clinical support tool, a digital stethoscope, after receiving clearance from the Food and...

October 2, 2024

Dutch hotel tech unicorn Mews bags $100M to fuel acquisition spree

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Dutch hotel tech unicorn Mews bags $100M to fuel acquisition spree

Amsterdam-based scaleup Mews has bagged $100mn in credit financing as it looks to swallow up competitors and become a market leader in SaaS software for the hospitality industry. Vista Credit Partners, the credit-investing arm of tech-focused private equity firm Vista...

September 26, 2024

New €2M fund launches for Dutch early-stage tech startups

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New €2M fund launches for Dutch early-stage tech startups

A group of sixentrepreneurs and angel investors have announced today the launch of their first fund, aiming to support Dutch early-stage tech startups. Named the Dutch Operator Fund I, it has raised €2mn in capital. The amount is backed by...

August 26, 2024

Dutch founder raises $1M for app he built for his deaf parents

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Dutch founder raises $1M for app he built for his deaf parents

Growing up, Jari Hazelebach was a full-time interpreter. Both of his parents are deaf, and from a young age he helped them communicate in a world largely oblivious to the struggles of the 430 million people suffering from disabling hearing...

July 22, 2024

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PhotonDelta’s new Silicon Valley hub to merge Dutch and US photonic chip expertise

PhotonDelta, a photonic chip accelerator in the Netherlands, has opened an office in Silicon Valley — marking a milestone moment for the Dutch semiconductor sector. The move is part of PhotonDelta’s goal to create a unified photonic chip industry that...

July 10, 2024

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