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Netherlands startup funding in 2026

European tech funding raised by Netherlands startups during 2026.

In 2026, 94 startups in Netherlands raised a combined €3.3B across 95 funding rounds. Healthtech was the most active sector, and Invest-NL was the most active investor. Data as of 7 Oct 2026.

Total funding

€3.3B

disclosed, € normalized

Funding rounds

Companies

Top sector

Healthtech

Break down 2026 by period

Half-year

H1 H2

Quarters

Q1 Q2 Q3

Months

Jan

in progress — period is still running

Rank in Europe

4.3% of European funding

Debt financing

€452M

13.8% of total

Top-10 round share

71.3%

of disclosed capital

Rounds ≥ €100M

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Top sectors

by € raised

Stage mix

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in 2026

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
Wonderful	Series C	Sep 2026	€475M
Bird	Debt	Sep 2026	€394M
Nearfield Instruments	Series D+	Jun 2026	€332M
Mews	Series D+	Jan 2026

View all 95 Netherlands deals in 2026 →

Top investors

most active in 2026, by deal count

Invest-NL11 deals
Innovation Industries9 deals
Graduate Ventures6 deals
LUMO labs4 deals
FORWARD.one4 deals
Brabant Development Agency (BOM)4 deals
imec.xpand3 deals
High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF)3 deals
InnovationQuarter3 deals
Brabantse Ontwikkelings Maatschappij (BOM)3 deals

← All-time Netherlands funding