Rotterdam
Metro area · Netherlands · Pop. 671K
Largest rounds
Largest funding rounds in Rotterdam
A live treemap of $100M+ rounds from the Dealroom API. Each cell is one round into Rotterdam-headquartered companies, grouped by Dealroom sector.
Largest rounds in Rotterdam - 2026
Startup funnel
Rotterdam's power-law funnel
From the first cheque written to a $10B+ outcome. Each arrow shows what fraction of companies at one stage graduate to the next, tracked by founding cohort.
* C→Unicorn and Unicorn→Decacorn rates are derived from current counts (no founding-cohort data); the four mid-funnel rates use Dealroom's cohort tracking.
VC investment
How much venture capital flows into Rotterdam
VC investment into Rotterdam-headquartered, VC-backed companies, broken down by round size, company location, sector and funding stage. Live from the Dealroom Next Gen API.
Notable companies
Top private companies in Rotterdam
Up to 20 names per tier from Dealroom's tracked dataset. Decacorns are valued $10B+, unicorns $1B+, thoroughbreds have crossed $100M in revenue.
Academia
Rotterdam's academic flywheel
Companies founded by university alumni or spun out of research, plus the institutions producing the most founders tied to Rotterdam.
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🇳🇱 Erasmus University Rotterdam Rotterdam · 9 alumni unicorns
Location comparison
How Rotterdam stacks up
Compare Rotterdam 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. Rotterdam's row is highlighted (#5).
| # | 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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