Netherlands startup funding in H1 2012

European tech funding raised by Netherlands startups during H1 2012.

In H1 2012, 24 startups in the Netherlands closed 24 funding rounds and raised €91M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 41.5% versus H1 2011. Software was the most active sector, and Prime Ventures was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€91M

+41.5% vs H1 2011 · excl. debt & grants

Funding rounds

+26.3% vs H1 2011

Companies

Top sector

Software

Rank in Europe

5.0% of European funding

Top-10 round share

97.2%

of disclosed capital

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Data table

	Funding	Rounds
Jan	€22M	11
Feb	€3.9M	2
Mar	€1.7M	5
Apr	€5.0M	1
May	€49M	2
Jun	€8.1M	3

Top sectors

by € raised

Data table

	Netherlands — top sectors by capital, H1 2012
Healthtech	€52M
E-commerce	€13M
Foodtech	€13M
Software	€11M
Transportation	€6.9M
Cybersecurity	€5.0M
Cleantech	€3.2M
Media	€1.0M

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	Netherlands — stage mix, H1 2012
Series D+	€49M
Series A	€14M
Early VC	€12M
Other	€7.7M
Seed	€4.5M
Series B	€3.1M

Exits & M&A

3 Acquisition

3 exits · €284M disclosed.

Eyeworks	Acquisition	Jan 2012	€248M
Distimo	Acquisition	Jun 2012	€35M

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in H1 2012

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
Agendia	Series D+	May 2012	€49M
Takeaway.com	Series A	Jan 2012	€13M
XebiaLabs	Other	Jun 2012	€7.7M
Intrinsic-ID	Early VC	Apr 2012	€5.0M
XCOR	Early VC	Feb 2012	€3.8M
The New Motion	Series B	Jan 2012	€3.1M
myTomorrows	Early VC	Jan 2012	€2.9M
FlxOne	Seed	Mar 2012	€1.5M
Senority	Seed	Jan 2012	€1.0M
Springest	Seed	Jan 2012	€850k
Olery	Series A	Jan 2012	€773k
Peecho	Early VC	Jan 2012	€618k
Surfly	Seed	Jun 2012	€443k
Plot Projects	Seed	May 2012	€303k
SellanApp	Seed	Jan 2012	€193k

View all 24 Netherlands deals in H1 2012 →

Top investors

most active in H1 2012, by deal count

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