Netherlands startup funding in Q4 2013

European tech funding raised by Netherlands startups during Q4 2013.

In Q4 2013, 28 startups in the Netherlands closed 28 funding rounds and raised €93M in equity funding (excluding debt and grants), up 764.7% versus Q4 2012. Debt rounds added €73k. Software was the most active sector, and Startupbootcamp was the most active investor. Data as of 6 Nov 2026.

Equity funding

€93M

+764.7% vs Q4 2012 · excl. debt & grants · +€73k debt

Funding rounds

+250.0% vs Q4 2012

Companies

Top sector

Software

Rank in Europe

6.3% of European funding

Debt financing

€73k

0.1% of total

Top-10 round share

98.8%

of disclosed capital

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Data table

	Funding	Rounds
Oct	€37M	8
Nov	€44M	12
Dec	€12M	8

Top sectors

by € raised

Data table

	Netherlands — top sectors by capital, Q4 2013
Telecom	€49M
Healthtech	€31M
Software	€8.9M
Marketing	€7.4M
E-commerce	€3.0M
Cloud	€2.2M
Media	€1.2M
Fintech	€1.1M

Stage mix

by € raised

Data table

	Netherlands — stage mix, Q4 2013
Growth/Late	€41M
Series B	€31M
Seed	€13M
Early VC	€4.3M
Series A	€2.8M
Debt	€73k

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in Q4 2013

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
Afrimax	Growth/Late	Nov 2013	€41M
Merus	Series B	Oct 2013	€31M
Fairphone	Seed	Dec 2013	€8.1M
161 MEDIA	Early VC	Oct 2013	€4.3M
Freenom	Series A	Dec 2013	€2.2M
Overstappen.nl	Seed	Nov 2013	€1.8M
Silk	Seed	Oct 2013	€1.2M
AdviceGames	Seed	Dec 2013	€808k
GetSocial.im	Seed	Nov 2013	€607k
Flinders.nl	Series A	Dec 2013	€550k
Buzzoek	Seed	Oct 2013	€200k
dealroom.co	Seed	Dec 2013	€200k
Sinq	Seed	Dec 2013	€184k
Eccentrade	Seed	Oct 2013	€100k
Proxible	Seed	Nov 2013	€100k

View all 28 Netherlands deals in Q4 2013 →

Top investors

most active in Q4 2013, by deal count

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