Netherlands startup funding in Q3 2026

European tech funding raised by Netherlands startups during Q3 2026.

In Q3 2026, 29 startups in Netherlands raised a combined €1.3B across 29 funding rounds, up 29.7% versus Q3 2025. AI was the most active sector, and Invest-NL was the most active investor. Data as of 7 Oct 2026.

Total funding

€1.3B

+29.7% vs Q3 2025

Funding rounds

-67.8% vs Q3 2025

Companies

Top sector

Rank in Europe

4.9% of European funding

Debt financing

€394M

29.3% of total

Top-10 round share

93.5%

of disclosed capital

Rounds ≥ €100M

Funding by month

€ raised vs rounds, by month

Top sectors

by € raised

Stage mix

by € raised

Top deals

largest disclosed rounds in Q3 2026

Company	Stage	Date	Amount
Wonderful	Series C	Sep 2026	€475M
Bird	Debt	Sep 2026	€394M
EUCLYD	Series A	Sep 2026	€200M
Morphotonics	Series B	Sep 2026

View all 29 Netherlands deals in Q3 2026 →

Top investors

most active in Q3 2026, by deal count

Invest-NL4 deals
Innovation Industries3 deals
Plural2 deals
Arches Capital2 deals
Brightlands Venture Partners (BVP)2 deals
BOM2 deals
Curiosity VC2 deals
ROM InWest2 deals
Graduate Ventures2 deals
Blum Ventures1 deals

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