Netherlands startup funding in H1 2013

European tech funding raised by Netherlands startups during H1 2013.

In H1 2013, 37 startups in the Netherlands closed 38 funding rounds and raised €33M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), down 64.0% versus H1 2012. Software was the most active sector, and Linden Mobile Ventures was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€33M

-64.0% vs H1 2012 · excl. debt & grants

Funding rounds

+58.3% vs H1 2012

Companies

Top sector

Software

Rank in Europe

#13

1.5% of European funding

Top-10 round share

87.9%

of disclosed capital

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Data table

	Funding	Rounds
Jan	€15M	10
Feb	€1.0M	3
Mar	€11M	8
Apr	€0	3
May	€1.7M	5
Jun	€4.4M	9

Top sectors

by € raised

Data table

	Netherlands — top sectors by capital, H1 2013
Software	€13M
Cleantech	€9.2M
Transportation	€8.8M
Healthtech	€4.0M
Edtech	€2.0M
Fintech	€1.4M
E-commerce	€1.1M
Media	€1.0M

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	Netherlands — stage mix, H1 2013
Series A	€14M
Series C	€8.5M
Seed	€7.9M
Early VC	€2.2M
Grant	€70k

Exits & M&A

4 Acquisition

4 exits · €820M disclosed.

GlobalCollect BV

Acquisition

Feb 2013

€820M

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in H1 2013

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
Pyramid Analytics	Series A	Mar 2013	€8.8M
The New Motion	Series C	Jan 2013	€8.5M
FF Pharma	Series A	Jan 2013	€4.0M
Easygenerator	Seed	Jun 2013	€1.5M
BackupAgent	Early VC	Mar 2013	€1.5M
SEOshop	Series A	Jun 2013	€1.2M
InvoiceSharing	Seed	May 2013	€1.1M
Wercker	Seed	Jan 2013	€758k
Virtuagym	Early VC	Jan 2013	€682k
ZEEF	Seed	Jan 2013	€606k
StudyTube	Seed	Feb 2013	€500k
OPNT	Seed	Feb 2013	€500k
Vigour	Seed	May 2013	€492k
Alive shoes	Seed	Jun 2013	€461k
iLost	Seed	Jun 2013	€450k

View all 38 Netherlands deals in H1 2013 →

Top investors

most active in H1 2013, by deal count

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