Amsterdam
Metro area · Netherlands · Pop. 2.5M · #20 city by EV
Enterprise value
How much Amsterdam’s VC-backed companies are worth
Combined enterprise value of VC-backed companies headquartered in Amsterdam, founded since 1990 and still operating, at the end of each year. Companies stay in the total after they list or are acquired.
VC investment
How much venture capital flows into Amsterdam
VC investment into Amsterdam-headquartered, VC-backed companies, broken down by round size, company location, sector and funding stage.
Startup funnel
Amsterdam's startup funnel
Companies headquartered in Amsterdam at each stage today, by total VC raised. Hover a bar for the split.
Source: Dealroom.co
Quarterly report
Amsterdam's latest quarter in venture capital
VC raised by Amsterdam-headquartered companies in the quarter shown, against the quarter before and the same quarter a year earlier.
Latest complete quarter
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Largest rounds
Largest funding rounds in Amsterdam
A live treemap of the largest VC rounds. Each cell is one round into Amsterdam-headquartered companies, grouped by Dealroom sector.
Largest rounds in Amsterdam - 2026
Academia
Amsterdam's academic flywheel
Companies founded by university alumni or spun out of research, plus the institutions producing the most founders tied to Amsterdam.
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🇳🇱 University of Amsterdam Amsterdam · 21 alumni unicorns
Location comparison
How Amsterdam stacks up
Compare Amsterdam with peers from the same country (Netherlands) — switch between combined EV, EV growth, and a growth × size view. Expand the table for the full ranking.
Combined enterprise value of each ecosystem.
Top cities in Netherlands ranked by combined EV. Amsterdam's row is highlighted (#1).
| # | Ecosystem | Combined EV | EV growth | Unicorns | VC invested | Tracked startups |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amsterdam | $307B | 3.2× | 29 | $1.9B | 1,689 |
| 2 | Utrecht | $13.5B | 9.2× | 1 | $182.2M | 360 |
| 3 | Rotterdam - The Hague | $13.1B | 4.5× | 3 | $270.6M | 657 |
| 4 | Leiden | $8.5B | 2.5× | 2 | $354.5M | 78 |
| 5 | Rotterdam | $8B | 3.9× | 3 | $95M | 277 |
| 6 | Eindhoven | $7.9B | 6.1× | 2 | $233.6M | 252 |
| 7 | Delft | $2.5B | 11.8× | 0 | $152.8M | 159 |
| 8 | The Hague | $2B | 3.4× | 0 | $8.9M | 179 |
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