Utrecht
Metro area · Netherlands · Pop. 700K
Enterprise value · 2015–2025
Utrecht grew 11.3× since 2015
Combined enterprise value of every tracked startup headquartered in Utrecht that's still operating today — public and private companies combined, totalled by founding-year cohort.
Adjacent cities by EV
Startup funnel
Utrecht'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.
Notable companies
Top private companies in Utrecht
Up to 20 names per tier from Dealroom's tracked dataset. Decacorns are valued $10B+, unicorns $1B+, thoroughbreds have crossed $100M in revenue.
Academia
Utrecht's academic flywheel
Companies founded by university alumni or spun out of research, plus the institutions producing the most founders tied to Utrecht.
Vs. similarly-sized ecosystems
How Utrecht stacks up
Peers chosen from the same country (Netherlands), sized closest to Utrecht by combined EV. The scatter plots growth × current size — outliers in the upper-right are ecosystems compounding fastest.
Top overview
Netherlands — top cities
Top cities in Netherlands ranked by combined EV. Utrecht's row is highlighted.
| # | Ecosystem | Combined EV | 5-yr EV growth | Unicorns | VC invested | Tracked startups |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amsterdam | $279B | 2.6× | 25 | $1.6B | 1,702 |
| 2 | Rotterdam - The Hague | $13.5B | 5.0× | 1 | $249.3M | 635 |
| 3 | Utrecht | $13.1B | 8.9× | 1 | $201.4M | 351 |
| 4 | Leiden | $8.5B | 2.5× | 2 | $354.5M | 77 |
| 5 | Eindhoven | $7.7B | 5.9× | 1 | $233.6M | 251 |
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