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As Q1 comes to a close and we mark a year since the onset of the pandemic, we’ve put together our regular health check on the Amsterdam startup ecosystem in partnership Startup Amsterdam and presented at Amsterdam Capital House. In such an uncertain year, what went down for startups and venture capital, and how do Amsterdam startups stack up compared to other major European tech hubs? Centibillionaires Q1…

European angel investing has increased sharply in the first quarter of 2017, Dealroom data shows, in a 9-page report published jointly with Angel Academy. Funding rounds with at least one angel participating reached a value of €700 million, compared with €180 million in the first quarter of 2016. The number of such rounds quadrupled during the same period. Growth was strongest in the UK, France, Spain, and Sweden.