Netherlands startup funding in H1 2011

European tech funding raised by Netherlands startups during H1 2011.

In H1 2011, 19 startups in the Netherlands closed 19 funding rounds and raised €64M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 33.1% versus H1 2010. Software was the most active sector, and Atomico was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€64M

+33.1% vs H1 2010 · excl. debt & grants

Funding rounds

+26.7% vs H1 2010

Companies

Top sector

Software

Rank in Europe

4.2% of European funding

Top-10 round share

98.1%

of disclosed capital

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Data table

	Funding	Rounds
Jan	€5.7M	8
Feb	€17M	3
Mar	€4.0M	1
Apr	€528k	2
May	€320k	1
Jun	€38M	4

Top sectors

by € raised

Data table

	Netherlands — top sectors by capital, H1 2011
Cleantech	€32M
Telecom	€17M
Software	€13M
Marketing	€8.1M
Fintech	€4.0M
Healthtech	€1.7M
Transportation	€1.6M
Media	€1.0M

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	Netherlands — stage mix, H1 2011
Growth/Late	€47M
Early VC	€7.0M
Series A	€5.9M
Seed	€2.5M
Grant	€1.8M
Series B	€1.1M

Exits & M&A

1 Buyout

1 exit.

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in H1 2011

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
Avantium Technologies	Growth/Late	Jun 2011	€31M
ElephantTalk Communications	Growth/Late	Feb 2011	€17M
Service2Media	Early VC	Jun 2011	€7.0M
Avangate	Series A	Mar 2011	€4.0M
Bioceros	Grant	Jan 2011	€1.7M
The New Motion	Series A	Jan 2011	€1.6M
CWR Mobility	Series B	Jan 2011	€1.1M
Usabilla	Seed	Jun 2011	€695k
Hatch	Seed	Apr 2011	€500k
Savision	Seed	Jan 2011	€450k
SEOshop	Series A	Jan 2011	€374k
Fashiolista	Seed	Jan 2011	€374k
Silk	Seed	May 2011	€320k
SyndicatePlus	Seed	Feb 2011	€110k
Giaura	Grant	Jan 2011	€50k

View all 19 Netherlands deals in H1 2011 →

Top investors

most active in H1 2011, by deal count

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