Netherlands startup ecosystem
The Netherlands punches well above its weight in European tech. Amsterdam's English-speaking, internationally minded workforce and progressive regulation have fostered leadership in sustainable tech, fintech, and marketplace platforms. Strong connectivity, a high quality of life, and government support for R&D make it a magnet for both founders and global talent. The directory currently lists 124 organisations across 16 cities.
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Dutch Precision Week 2026
A week-long programme powered by the Dutch Society for Precision Engineering, spanning the System Engineering Conference, the Dutch International Precision Conference, and the Precision Fair. Relevant for hardware and deeptech founders in precision engineering and photonics.
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EIT InnoEnergy
Established 2010. EU-backed accelerator and investor driving sustainable energy transition with funding, IP support, and industry partnerships; 248 investments and 8 exits, including early backing of Northvolt. Scope: International (EU).
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Emerce EDAY 2026
A one-day conference at Kromhouthal Amsterdam drawing 2,000+ professionals across tech, media, e-business, and marketing. Relevant for e-commerce, martech, and digital-media founders targeting the Dutch market.
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Emma Johnson
Emma Johnson is Senior Principal at M Ventures, the corporate venture capital arm of Merck KGaA, one of the world's leading science and technology companies. Based in the Netherlands, M Ventures invests globally in life sciences, healthcare, and biotechnology, and Emma focuses on identifying and supporting early- to mid-stage biotech companies across Europe and beyond. She is an active participant in the European life science VC ecosystem.
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Endeit Capital
Endeit Capital is a growth-stage venture capital firm founded in 2006 and headquartered in Amsterdam, with additional offices in Hamburg and Stockholm. It manages a €303 million fund focused on AI-enabled fintech, climate tech, future of work, and security companies across the DACH, Benelux, Nordic, and UK markets, investing €7–15 million at late Series A to early Series B. The firm has made 64 investments and 25 exits, including the $330 million acquisition of 3D Hubs by Protolabs.
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Energyworx
Cloud-native time series platform for energy data management and smart grid analytics, automating ingestion, processing and visualization for DSOs and utilities like E-REDES. Acquired by Gridspertise in 2025.
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Exolumen
A Radboudumc spin-off developing a patented AR projector that overlays anatomical data — blood vessels, muscles, nerves — directly onto a patient's skin during surgery, without screens or headsets. Used in 400+ surgeries.
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Fashion for Good
Fashion for Good is an Amsterdam-based innovation platform and accelerator dedicated to making the fashion industry more sustainable and circular. Launched in 2017 with backing from founding partner Laudes Foundation (formerly C&A Foundation), Fashion for Good runs a 9-month accelerator program for startups developing technologies or business models that improve fashion’s environmental or social impact. Focus areas include innovative materials (e.g. bio-based fibers, textile recycling), new dyeing and finishing processes, circular business models (rental, resale), and supply chain traceability solutions. Each batch (around 10 companies) receives coaching, pilot opportunities, and a small grant; uniquely, the program is venture client-oriented: Fashion for Good’s corporate partners – which include Adidas, Kering, PVH, Stella McCartney, C&A and other major brands – collaborate with the startups to test and implement their innovations. For example, early cohort member Ambercycle (USA) has partnered with Adidas on textile recycling pilots, and Pili Bio (France) worked with brands on microbial dyes. In addition to the accelerator, Fashion for Good runs Scaling Programs for more mature innovators to facilitate larger deals (often joint ventures or first-of-a-kind factory deployments). It also operates a public Experience Museum in Amsterdam showcasing sustainable fashion and educating consumers. By 2022, Fashion for Good had accelerated over 125 startups, helping many secure follow-on funding – alumni have collectively raised hundreds of millions. Notable graduates include Renewcell (Sweden, textile recycling, IPO’d), Natural Fiber Welding (US, plant-based leather, now partnering with Ralph Lauren) and Circular.Fashion (Germany, circular design SaaS acquired by Zalando). Fashion for Good’s success lies in its consortium approach: besides brands, it engages manufacturers and investors (like AccelR8, a fashion-focused VC) to ensure innovations can actually be adopted at scale. Its impact is tangible – alumni like Orange Fiber (Italy, citrus-based silk) have seen their materials used in collections by H&M and Ferragamo. As the fashion industry faces pressure to reduce waste and emissions, Fashion for Good has positioned Amsterdam as a key nexus of fashion tech and sustainability, proving that collaboration across the value chain can accelerate the transition to a Good Fashion future.
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Finch Capital
Finch Capital is an Amsterdam-based venture capital firm founded in 2013, specialising in early-stage investments in European fintech, insurtech, and financial infrastructure. The firm manages approximately $400 million across three funds, with its third European fund targeting €150 million. Finch has invested in 51 companies across the UK, Netherlands, and wider Europe, focusing on seed and Series A rounds in companies applying technology to financial services including payments, lending, insurance, and wealth management. Notable portfolio companies include BUX (European retail investing), with the firm also backing Grab in Asia, and exits including 12 acquisitions from its portfolio.
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Finom
Finom is an Amsterdam-based fintech company offering digital financial services for small and medium-sized enterprises, freelancers, and entrepreneurs across Europe. Its platform combines a business account with local IBANs, invoicing, business debit cards with cashback, payment processing, expense tracking, and accounting software integrations. The company operates in markets including Germany, France, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, Belgium, Poland, Portugal, and Austria. In 2025 Finom raised a €115 million Series C round led by AVP, in addition to non-dilutive growth capital from General Catalyst's Customer Value Fund.
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Fintech Week & Expo 2026
Expo and conference in Amsterdam focused on the latest trends and innovations in financial technology. Covers payments infrastructure, open banking, embedded finance, and crypto regulation. Attracts fintech founders, banking executives, and investors. Valuable for fintech startups seeking partnerships and market expansion in the Benelux region.
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Floor van Eijk
Chief Information Security Officer at NN Group, the Dutch insurance and asset management company, responsible for cyber security strategy across the group. She is a confirmed speaker at TechEx Europe 2026 in Amsterdam on enterprise cyber resilience.
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Foleon
Enterprise content creation platform founded in Amsterdam in 2013, enabling teams to build interactive digital documents and microsites at scale with brand governance and analytics.
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Forbion
Forbion is a leading European life sciences venture capital firm headquartered in Naarden, Netherlands, managing approximately €5 billion across multiple fund strategies covering all stages of biopharmaceutical drug development. The firm has a team of over 30 investment professionals and a track record of more than 130 investments across 11 funds, resulting in numerous approved therapies and successful public exits. Its newest funds—Forbion Growth Opportunities III (€1.2 billion) and Forbion Ventures VII (€890 million)—represent its largest capital raise to date.
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Fourthline
Fourthline is an Amsterdam-based regtech founded in 2018 that provides identity verification, know-your-customer (KYC) and anti-money-laundering compliance software using proprietary AI. It serves banks, fintechs and regulated financial institutions across Europe, running high-accuracy identity checks to onboard customers and detect fraud.
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Framer
Framer is a Dutch no-code platform for designing, building, and publishing professional websites, used widely by designers and teams. Founded in Amsterdam by Koen Bok and Jorn van Dijk, who had previously sold their design studio Sofa to Facebook in 2011, Framer originally launched as an interactive design and prototyping tool before pivoting to full website creation. The product now spans design, CMS, SEO, hosting, and enterprise features. In August 2025, Framer raised a $100 million round at a $2 billion valuation, led by Meritech and Atomico.
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Future of Utilities: Energy Transition Summit 2026
Senior-level utility summit focused on net-zero transition. Price: about EUR 1800-2500. Great for grid tech, smart metering, and energy analytics startups.
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Future of Utilities: Energy Transition Summit 2027
Future of Utilities: Energy Transition Summit 2027 runs 21-22 April in Amsterdam, organised by Marketforce. Billed as Europe's most significant energy conference with 1,600 attendees, the summit targets decision-makers accelerating Europe's transition to a renewable energy ecosystem, covering international cooperation, policy and regulation, and breakthrough energy technologies.
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Hello Tomorrow
A global deep tech innovation platform known for its annual Global Summit in Paris and Deep Tech Pioneers program. Founded in 2011, Hello Tomorrow has built a community of 15,000+ researchers, founders, and investors, identifying and supporting science-driven startups across biotech, energy, AI, and new materials through competitions and mentoring.
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Hello Tomorrow Deep Tech Pioneers 2026
Selection process for deep-tech startups seeking curated access to Investor Day matchmaking during Amsterdam Deep Tech Days. Deadlines for Pioneer status typically close in early spring 2026 ahead of June programming.
