Netherlands startup funding in H2 2013
European tech funding raised by Netherlands startups during H2 2013.
In H2 2013, 48 startups in the Netherlands closed 49 funding rounds and raised €107M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 779.0% versus H2 2012. Debt rounds added €73k. Marketing was the most active sector, and Startupbootcamp was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.
Equity funding
€107M
+779.0% vs H2 2012 · excl. debt & grants · +€73k debt
Funding rounds
49
+276.9% vs H2 2012
Companies
48
Top sector
Marketing
Rank in Europe
#7
4.1% of European funding
Debt financing
€73k
0.1% of total
Top-10 round share
92.1%
of disclosed capital
Funding by month
€ raised vs rounds, by monthNetherlands — funding by month, H2 2013 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Funding | Rounds | |
|---|---|---|
| Jul | €3.1M | 8 |
| Aug | €1.4M | 6 |
| Sep | €10M | 7 |
| Oct | €37M | 8 |
| Nov | €44M | 12 |
| Dec | €12M | 8 |
Top sectors
by € raisedNetherlands — top sectors by capital, H2 2013 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Netherlands — top sectors by capital, H2 2013 | |
|---|---|
| Telecom | €50M |
| Healthtech | €31M |
| Marketing | €13M |
| Software | €10M |
| Gaming | €4.8M |
| E-commerce | €3.2M |
| Cloud | €2.2M |
| Media | €1.7M |
Stage mix
by € raisedNetherlands — stage mix, H2 2013 — interactive chart.
Data table
| Netherlands — stage mix, H2 2013 | |
|---|---|
| Growth/Late | €41M |
| Series B | €31M |
| Seed | €17M |
| Series A | €12M |
| Early VC | €4.3M |
| Other | €2.1M |
| Debt | €73k |
Exits & M&A
3 Acquisition3 exits · €8.8B disclosed.
| E-Plus Gruppe | Acquisition | Jul 2013 | €8.6B |
| Nimbuzz | Acquisition | Sep 2013 | €159M |
| Geldvoorelkaar.nl | Acquisition | Jul 2013 | €11M |
Top deals
largest disclosed rounds in H2 2013| Company | Stage | Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afrimax | Growth/Late | Nov 2013 | €41M |
| Merus | Series B | Oct 2013 | €31M |
| Fairphone | Seed | Dec 2013 | €8.1M |
| Yieldr | Series A | Sep 2013 | €4.6M |
| 161 MEDIA | Early VC | Oct 2013 | €4.3M |
| BoosterMedia | Series A | Sep 2013 | €3.8M |
| Freenom | Series A | Dec 2013 | €2.2M |
| Overstappen.nl | Seed | Nov 2013 | €1.8M |
| Silk | Seed | Oct 2013 | €1.2M |
| Waste4ME BV | Other | Jul 2013 | €1.0M |
| Speakap | Series A | Sep 2013 | €900k |
| AdviceGames | Seed | Dec 2013 | €808k |
| GetSocial.im | Seed | Nov 2013 | €607k |
| RingCredible | Other | Jul 2013 | €600k |
| Adcrowd | Seed | Aug 2013 | €550k |
Top investors
most active in H2 2013, by deal count- Startupbootcamp7 deals
- SanomaVentures5 deals
- BOM Capital - Brabantse Ontwikkelings Maatschappij1 deals
- Clever Clover1 deals
- DOEN Foundation1 deals
- Greenhouse Group1 deals
- International Finance Corporation1 deals
- Kima Ventures1 deals
- Kreos Capital1 deals
- Leon Yohai1 deals