"Alarming decline" in Dutch startup numbers, Techleap warns
1 month, 1 week ago

"Alarming decline" in Dutch startup numbers, Techleap warns

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Growth in the Dutch tech sector has stalled, and there is an “alarming decline” in the number of startups, according to sector association Techleap in its latest report on the state of the domestic technology industry. The number of Dutch startups successfully scaling up to become larger companies also remains low, Techleap said in the report, published on Wednesday. Our tech companies are suffering from regulatory pressure and need more growth capital, better access to talent, and global markets.” Venture capital In total, Dutch tech companies raised €3.1 billion in venture capital over the past year, a 47% increase compared to 2023, putting the Netherlands in fourth place after Britain, Germany, and France. However, European investors played a more prominent role in larger funding rounds, with Dutch investors contributing just 15% of venture capital raised.

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The Netherlands falls behind in global tech race, new initiative aims to close gap
1 week, 2 days ago

The Netherlands falls behind in global tech race, new initiative aims to close gap

NL Times  

The Netherlands is falling behind in global tech competition, with too few start-ups successfully scaling into international players. According to TNO, Techleap, and Invest-NL, the Netherlands lacks a strategic focus on creating the right conditions for tech businesses to expand internationally. While the country’s scale-up ratio—the percentage of start-ups that grow to at least 10 million euros in financing—has improved …

Dutch tech climate leaves innovation in the cold, experts warn
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Dutch tech climate leaves innovation in the cold, experts warn

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The Netherlands is losing its attraction as a hot spot for tech companies, including home-grown ones, the Parool reported on Friday. Many big and medium-sized tech companies are already operating outside the Netherlands where they can profit from more advantageous tax deals, tech analyst Thomas Mensink of Golden Egg Check told the paper. The government is not stimulating tech, Mensink …

"Idiotic regulations" drowning innovation, Dutch tech entrepreneurs say
1 month, 1 week ago

"Idiotic regulations" drowning innovation, Dutch tech entrepreneurs say

NL Times  

Innovative tech companies are dying as startups in the Netherlands due to a flood of “idiotic” rules and regulations, according to tech entrepreneurs. “We hardly play a role in the biggest technological development, AI,” Prince Constantijn told Nieuwsuur as the special envoy of startup organization TechLeap. In advice to the European Commission last year, Mario Draghi, the CEO of the …

Fewer fast-growing startups in the Netherlands
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Fewer fast-growing startups in the Netherlands

NL Times  

The number of startups in the 250 fastest-growing companies in the Netherlands ranking has halved. Fewer companies are able to scale up and grow quickly, mainly due to the circumstances in the financial markets, professor Justin Jansen of the Erasmus Center for Entrepreneurship told Telegraaf. The ECE’s annual survey of the 250 fastest-growing companies shows an increasing trend in the …

Investments in Dutch startups fell over economy concerns, military conflicts
1 year, 2 months ago

Investments in Dutch startups fell over economy concerns, military conflicts

NL Times  

The amount invested in Dutch startups fell by a massive 27 percent to 1.9 billion euros last year, the Dutch Startup Association reported. Uncertain times, particularly the high interest rates and multiple wars, made investors hesitant, Lucien Burm of the dSa told NOS. Despite the drop in the investment amount, the number of investments increased last year, as it has …

Green startups in Netherlands now employ 135,000 people; Up 7.6%
2 years, 3 months ago

Green startups in Netherlands now employ 135,000 people; Up 7.6%

NL Times  

While tech giants like Meta and Twitter are implementing mass layoffs, Dutch startups focused on innovation in sustainability and energy are taking on more people. The number of jobs at green tech startups in the Netherlands increased by 7.6 percent to 135,000 in the past year, NRC reports based on the Dutch Startup Employment Report 2022. Despite a looming economic …

More entrepreneurs quitting, fewer starting new businesses
2 years, 11 months ago

More entrepreneurs quitting, fewer starting new businesses

NL Times  

The number of entrepreneurs starting a new business decreased by 8 percent last month compared to a year earlier, the Chamber of Commerce reported. The number of startups was still much higher than the number of quitters, so the total number of companies in the Netherlands increased. According to Joris Knoben, professor of business economics at Radboud University, the figures …

Dutch start-ups attracted €5.3 billion in investment in 2021, tripling 2020 total
3 years, 1 month ago

Dutch start-ups attracted €5.3 billion in investment in 2021, tripling 2020 total

NL Times  

Investments in Dutch start-ups are increasing, mainly because larger financial deals are taking place more frequently. According to research by the Dutch Startup Association and Techleap.nl, a total of 5.3 billion euros in venture capital went to fast-growing start-up companies last year. Some of the benefitting companies include the Amsterdam payment service provider Mollie, software company Messagebird, and online supermarket …

Fast-growing tech sector generates 11% of jobs in Amsterdam
7 years, 3 months ago

Fast-growing tech sector generates 11% of jobs in Amsterdam

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The technology sector in Amsterdam is responsible for roughly 60,000 jobs, or 11% of the total, according to a survey by corporate analysis bureau Dealroom, and commissioned by the city’s Startup Amsterdam organisation. Of the 1,000 plus companies represented in the report, 33 are identified as grownups, 263 as scale-ups and a ‘whopping’ 756 companies were identified as startups, Startup …

Fast-growing tech sector generates 11% of jobs in Amsterdam
7 years, 3 months ago

Fast-growing tech sector generates 11% of jobs in Amsterdam

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The technology sector in Amsterdam is responsible for roughly 60,000 jobs, or 11% of the total, according to a survey by corporate analysis bureau Dealroom, and commissioned by the city’s Startup Amsterdam organisation. Of the 1,000 plus companies represented in the report, 33 are identified as grownups, 263 as scale-ups and a ‘whopping’ 756 companies were identified as startups, Startup …

Over 3,200 Dutch startups hit scale-up phase
7 years, 4 months ago

Over 3,200 Dutch startups hit scale-up phase

NL Times  

The Netherlands is seeing a significant increase in the number of startup companies hitting their scale-up phase, according to researchers at Erasmus University Rotterdam. The Netherlands now counts 3,200 such companies, a five percent increase compared to last year, BNR reports. These fast gowning companies created almost 39 thousand jobs in the Netherlands over the past three years, Justin Jansen, …

Big shortage of technology sector staff predicted in ING report
7 years, 4 months ago

Big shortage of technology sector staff predicted in ING report

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The Dutch technology sector needs 120,000 workers over the next 12 years if it is to maintain current growth trends, according to a report by ING carried out for employers organisation FME. ‘Partnership between education and the industry will have to be intensified, certainly now that ageing is affecting the sector,’ FME chairman Ineke Dezentjé Hamming told the paper. ING …

Big shortage of technology sector staff predicted in ING report
7 years, 4 months ago

Big shortage of technology sector staff predicted in ING report

Dutch News  

The Dutch technology sector needs 120,000 workers over the next 12 years if it is to maintain current growth trends, according to a report by ING carried out for employers organisation FME. ‘Partnership between education and the industry will have to be intensified, certainly now that ageing is affecting the sector,’ FME chairman Ineke Dezentjé Hamming told the paper. ING …

Research: Netherlands should boost growing firms, not just startups
9 years, 4 months ago

Research: Netherlands should boost growing firms, not just startups

NL Times  

Researchers at Erasmus University think that the government should focus more on fast-growing businesses, instead of only on startups. The ScaleUp Dashboard is a new yearly study into fast growing companies in the Netherlands. According to the ScaleUp Dashboard, the fast-growing companies in the Netherlands managed an average sales growth of 119 percent and employment growth of 125 percent between …

'Big companies could do more to put Dutch start-ups on the map'
9 years, 11 months ago

'Big companies could do more to put Dutch start-ups on the map'

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Big companies don’t have the guts to work with ambitious newcomers, nor do enough venture capitalists to invest in start-ups, writes entrepreneur Roebyem Anders. It’s the big companies who could do more to put start-ups on the map. Interruption risks or reputational damage in case things go wrong is keeping many big companies from entering into business with start-ups. The …

'Big companies could do more to put Dutch start-ups on the map'
9 years, 11 months ago

'Big companies could do more to put Dutch start-ups on the map'

Dutch News  

Big companies don’t have the guts to work with ambitious newcomers, nor do enough venture capitalists to invest in start-ups, writes entrepreneur Roebyem Anders. It’s the big companies who could do more to put start-ups on the map. Interruption risks or reputational damage in case things go wrong is keeping many big companies from entering into business with start-ups. The …

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