NetherlandsPlatform
Europe · Pop. 18M · #10 startup ecosystem by EV
1 Overview
* 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.
2 Largest rounds
Largest funding rounds in Netherlands
A live treemap of $40M+ rounds from the Dealroom API. Each cell is one round into a Netherlands-headquartered company, grouped by Dealroom sector.
Largest rounds in Netherlands - 2026
3 Startup hubs
Inside Netherlands: top 8 startup hubs
Sub-national ecosystems ranked by combined enterprise value, paired with their 5-year growth multiplier.
4 VC investment
How much venture capital flows into Netherlands
VC investment into Netherlands-headquartered, VC-backed companies, broken down by round size, company location, sector and funding stage.
5 Academia
Netherlands's academic flywheel
Companies founded by university alumni or spun out of research, plus the institutions producing the most founders tied to Netherlands.
| # | University | City | Founders | Companies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Amsterdam | Amsterdam | 2,025 | 2,318 |
| 2 | TU Delft | Delft | 1,728 | 1,793 |
| 3 | VU Amsterdam | Amsterdam | 1,337 | 1,501 |
6 Location comparison
How Netherlands stacks up
Compare Netherlands with similarly sized ecosystems in Europe — 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 ecosystems in Europe ranked by combined EV. Netherlands's row is highlighted (#4).
| # | Ecosystem | Combined EV | EV growth | Unicorns | VC invested | Tracked startups |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Kingdom | $1.1T | 4.6× | 226 | $29.8B | 20.3K |
| 2 | Germany | $404B | 4.1× | 94 | $8.2B | 8,804 |
| 3 | France | $399B | 5.4× | 66 | $8.4B | 9,172 |
| 4 | Netherlands | $325B | 2.8× | 44 | $3.5B | 3,946 |
| 5 | Sweden | $278B | 5.7× | 56 | $3.5B | 3,272 |
| 6 | Switzerland | $222B | 3.7× | 49 | $4.2B | 3,043 |
| 7 | Denmark | $142B | 4.3× | 24 | $1.8B | 1,674 |
| 8 | Belgium | $108B | 7.2× | 12 | $902.7M | 1,905 |
| 9 | Ireland | $105B | 4.7× | 26 | $1.2B | 1,985 |
| 10 | Spain | $98.2B | 5.4× | 18 | $3.3B | 4,606 |
| 11 | Finland | $79.1B | 3.9× | 10 | $2.2B | 1,761 |
| 12 | Italy | $66B | 4.9× | 17 | $1.8B | 2,994 |
7 Patent intelligence
Netherlands startup IP portfolio: 95.1K patent families
Granted patent families assigned to startups headquartered in Netherlands. Aggregated across the country's hub-level filings — Bay Area, Boston, etc. roll up under the United States row, the same way Tokyo and Osaka roll up under Japan.
8 Premium analytics
What we don't show on this page (yet)
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Live company-by-company deal flow, full cap tables, founder pedigrees, hiring signals and revenue trajectories.