Recently Funded Startups in the Netherlands
Updated Sep 2026
There are 740 funded startups in the Netherlands in the FundedIQ database, each with its funding rounds, amounts, investors, industries, locations and company details. This page provides an overview of the startup funding landscape in the Netherlands, along with the 100 most recently funded startups in the country.
Startups in the Netherlands closed 245 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 63 of them in the last 12 months, and raised $6.7B in disclosed capital. The median disclosed round is $5.0M, with the middle half of rounds falling between $1.7M and $21M. Artificial Intelligence, Commerce and Shopping and Biotechnology hold the most companies by sector. Amsterdam and Rotterdam hold the deepest concentrations of funded startups in the country.
Amsterdam leads a market dominated by Artificial Intelligence and Commerce startups. These companies typically fall into early stages with small teams, making them ideal for vendors selling foundational tools. The concentration in cities like Rotterdam and Delft creates clusters of lean operations that favor agile procurement over corporate bureaucracy.
Netherlands funded startup statistics
Most recent funding round on record: Aug 2026. Investors appearing most often across the Netherlands funding rounds: European Innovation Council, Invest-NL.
100 most recently funded startups in the Netherlands
100 of 740Ordered by the date of the latest funding round. Each row gives the company, its location and industry, what it does, the stage and date of that round, and the disclosed amount.
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Netherlands startup funding trends
Funding activity
Startups in the Netherlands closed 245 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 63 of them in the last 12, adding up to $6.7B in disclosed capital.
Round sizes
The median disclosed round is $5.0M, with the middle half running from $1.7M to $21M. 198 of 245 rounds disclosed an amount.
Sectors
Artificial Intelligence, Commerce and Shopping and Biotechnology hold the most companies, led by Artificial Intelligence at 81. The most common headcount band across the segment is 11-50.
Industries with the most funded startups in the Netherlands
Sector counts across all 740 tracked companies in the Netherlands. A company assigned more than one industry is counted in each.
Where are funded startups located in the Netherlands?
Where funded startups in the Netherlands are based, by the city on the company record.
Funding stages in the Netherlands
How the last 24 months of funding rounds for funded startups in the Netherlands break down by stage.
A further 102 rounds in this period were announced without a stage label and are not ranked above.
About the FundedIQ Netherlands startup funding data
FundedIQ tracks announced startup funding rounds and organises them by company, funding date, stage, amount, industry, location and investor. The dataset is refreshed weekly, and new rounds are normalised and de-duplicated before they are published, so the same round reported twice on different dates is recorded once.
Figures on this page cover the 740 funded startups in the Netherlands currently tracked. Round counts, capital totals and the median round are computed over a trailing 24 months. Rounds whose amount was not disclosed (47 of 245 in that period) are counted as rounds but excluded from capital totals and from the median. The most recent round on record for funded startups in the Netherlands is dated Aug 2026.
The table above shows the 100 most recently funded companies. Full funding histories, investor lists and founder contacts across the whole dataset open on a FundedIQ plan.
Frequently asked questions
How many funded startups are there in the Netherlands?
FundedIQ tracks 740 funded startups in the Netherlands. This page lists the 100 most recently funded of them, ordered by the date of their latest round, and the full set is available on a FundedIQ plan.
How much funding have startups in the Netherlands raised?
Startups in the Netherlands tracked by FundedIQ have raised $6.7B in disclosed capital across 245 funding rounds over the last 24 months, including 63 rounds in the last 12 months. 198 of those 245 rounds disclosed an amount; undisclosed rounds are excluded from the capital total.
What industries have the most funded startups in the Netherlands?
Artificial Intelligence has the most, with 81 companies, followed by Commerce and Shopping (64), Biotechnology (55) and Information Technology (52). Sector counts include every company assigned that industry, and a company can carry more than one.
Which cities have the most funded startups in the Netherlands?
Amsterdam leads with 343 companies, then Rotterdam (58), Delft (46) and Eindhoven (44).
What is a typical funding round size for startups in the Netherlands?
The median disclosed round over the last 24 months is $5.0M, and the middle half of rounds fall between $1.7M and $21M. Round sizes vary widely by stage, so the seed and later-stage bands sit well either side of that figure.
What is the most common funding stage for startups in the Netherlands?
Seed is the most common labelled stage, with 72 rounds in the last 24 months, ahead of Series A (21) and Pre-Seed (20). A further 102 rounds were announced without a stage label and are not counted here.
How often is the Netherlands startup funding data updated?
The dataset is refreshed weekly. New rounds are normalised and de-duplicated before they are published, and the most recent round currently on record for funded startups in the Netherlands is dated Aug 2026. Counts and totals on this page are recomputed on every refresh.
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