Amsterdam
Metro area · Netherlands · Pop. 2.5M · #24 city by EV
Largest rounds
Largest funding rounds in Amsterdam
A live treemap of $100M+ rounds from the Dealroom API. Each cell is one round into Amsterdam-headquartered companies, grouped by Dealroom sector.
Largest rounds in Amsterdam - 2026
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. Live from the Dealroom Next Gen API.
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, 5-year 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 | 5-yr EV growth | Unicorns | VC invested | Tracked startups |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amsterdam | $257B | 2.7× | 25 | $1.6B | 1,714 |
| 2 | Utrecht | $13.1B | 8.9× | 1 | $202M | 357 |
| 3 | Rotterdam - The Hague | $12.9B | 4.7× | 3 | $249.7M | 637 |
| 4 | Leiden | $8.5B | 2.5× | 2 | $354.5M | 78 |
| 5 | Rotterdam | $8B | 4.0× | 3 | $95M | 271 |
| 6 | Eindhoven | $7.9B | 6.1× | 3 | $233.6M | 252 |
| 7 | Delft | $2.4B | 11.5× | 0 | $139M | 150 |
| 8 | The Hague | $1.8B | 4.3× | 0 | $9M | 174 |
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