Netherlands
European tech funding profile
Total funding
€37B
disclosed, € normalized
Funding rounds
2,664
Companies
2,251
Named investors
2,418
Exits
624
Funding over time
2010–2026 · 2026 YTD — € raised vs roundsAI analysis mentioning Netherlands
AI-generated · every figure citedPulse2026-06-23
Semiconductors dominate 7-day funding with €346M across just 2 deals
In the past 7 days, Semiconductors attracted €346M — 35% of the week's total €987M — from only 2 deals, implying an average round size of €173M. The standout is Nearfield Instruments (Netherlands), wh…
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Pulse2026-06-22
Nearfield Instruments raises €329M today, dominating this week's semiconductor funding
Nearfield Instruments (Netherlands) closed a €329M Series D+ round on 2026-06-22, accounting for 38% of all European funding in the 7-day window (€874M across 60 deals) and representing the sole semic…
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Geography90 days to 2026-06-22
France and the Netherlands Lose Ground as Capital Retreats
France saw funding fall from €3,106M to €2,234M (−28%) while deal count actually rose from 50 to 66, indicating smaller average deal sizes in the recent period. The Netherlands declined from €1,113M t…
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Top performing sectors
by € raised| Software | €6.0B | |
| Healthtech | €5.4B | |
| Fintech | €3.9B | |
| Energy | €3.2B | |
| E-commerce | €3.1B | |
| Foodtech | €2.3B |
Fastest growing sectors
2025 vs 2024 by € raised| Software | ▲ +368.9% |
| Semiconductors | ▲ +324.4% |
| Energy | ▲ +236.0% |
| Foodtech | ▲ +156.0% |
| Healthtech | ▲ +80.9% |
| Deeptech | ▲ +78.0% |
Top sectors
by deal countStage mix
by € raisedTop deals
largest disclosed rounds| Company | Stage | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philips | Other | Aug 2023 | €2.6B |
| Just Eat Takeaway | Growth/Late | Feb 2021 | €1.1B |
| NXP Semiconductors | Debt | Jan 2025 | €1.0B |
| Nebius | Debt | Jun 2025 | €876M |
| Your.World | Other | Feb 2025 | €800M |
| Nebius | Other | Dec 2024 | €666M |
| Mollie | Series C | Jun 2021 | €665M |
| MessageBird | Series C | Apr 2021 | €663M |
| Picnic | Series D+ | Sep 2021 | €600M |
| O3b Networks | Debt | Oct 2010 | €556M |
Top investors
named, by deal count| Invest-NL | 68 |
| Rabobank | 45 |
| Oost NL | 40 |
| InnovationQuarter | 39 |
| Innovation Industries | 37 |
| INKEF Capital | 35 |
| Graduate Entrepreneur Fund | 35 |
| Peak Capital | 33 |
| Antler | 31 |
| Newion | 30 |
Top cities
by € raised| Amsterdam | €23B | 1,327 | |
| Eindhoven | €2.9B | 149 | |
| Utrecht | €1.6B | 162 | |
| Den Haag | €1.5B | 24 | |
| Delft | €893M | 144 | |
| Rotterdam | €730M | 137 | |
| Leiden | €556M | 39 | |
| Wormer | €500M | 1 |