Startup Amsterdam

Created in 2015, StartupAmsterdam is an action programme run by the City of Amsterdam that brings the public and private sectors together to support the startups, scale-ups, entrepreneurs and other players in the local ecosystem. By taking part in dozens of projects and initiatives promoting innovative and sustainable entrepreneurship, it’s helped the Dutch capital become a major player in the global scene.

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24.12.21 StartupAmsterdam’s 2021 in review: new synergies and steps towards a stronger ecosystem

As the world weathered a second pandemic year, the Amsterdam startup ecosystem kept impressively active and appropriately reactive. As the seventh year of StartupAmsterdam is drawing to a close, we wanted to take a beat and look back at our biggest highlights: the projects and initiatives that we were proud to start and/or support in 2021.
23.12.21 Top funding rounds and acquisitions, zebras and notable bootstrappers of 2021

It’s been a record year for the Dutch tech scene, with billions of euros raised in funding. There have been ingenious new approaches and impact successes, too. See our lowdown of 2021’s biggest movers and shakers – from big-ticket funding rounds to quieter, sustainable successes.
22.12.21 Amsterdam startup funding news, December 2021

Time for StartupAmsterdam’s last funding roundup of 2021. Get to know the Amsterdam region-based companies that made headlines by raising capital or getting acquired in December.

#FoundersFridays

#FoundersFridays: Meet Ruben Halfhide

Meet Ruben Halfhide, founder of Gymspaces. Founded in 2020, Gymspaces gives anyone on-demand access to indoor workout spaces.

#FoundersFridays: meet Marieke van Iperen

Meet Marieke van Iperen, CEO and co-founder of Settly. Founded in 2019, Settly is a digital relocation solution that enables companies to attract and ...

#FoundersFridays: meet Melissa Wijngaarden

Meet Melissa Wijngaarden, co-founder of Project CeCe. Founded in 2017, Project CeCe fights for fair fashion by making it easier to shop consciously.

#FoundersFridays: meet Layla Li

Meet Layla Li, co-founder of KOSA. Founded in 2020, KOSA’s automated responsible AI system helps businesses ensure equality in their Artificial ...

#FoundersFridays: Meet Jurriaan Vollebregt

Meet Jurriaan Vollebregt, co-founder of Floepp. Founded in 2020, Floepp identifies structural damage in buildings and infrastructure.

#FoundersFridays: meet Pavel Timofeev

Meet Pavel Timofeev, co-founder of Cooper Pet Care. Founded in 2020, Cooper Pet Care is an innovative pet insurance company that provides you with ins...

#FoundersFridays: meet Koen Droste

Meet Koen Droste, co-founder of Polarsteps. Founded in 2015, Polarsteps is the all-in-one travel app to plan, track and relive your travels in a smart...

#FoundersFridays: Meet Micky Chen

Meet Micky Chen, co-founder of Minite. Founded in 2020, Minite.works aims to connect companies with high-skilled students through its innovative platf...

#FoundersFridays: Meet Gabriel Poltorak

Meet Gabriel Poltorak, founder of LegalCrowd. Founded in 2021, LegalCrowd provides a platform to create crowdfunding campaigns for legal proceedings.

#FoundersFridays: meet Alvise Sembenico

Meet Alvise Sembenice, co-founder of Intrical AI. Founded in 2020, Intrical AI is using the latest technology to transform text and financial data int...

#FoundersFridays: meet Michael Musandu

Meet Michael Musandu, co-founder of Lalaland. Founded in 2019, Lalaland is on a mission to make the web a more diverse place through artificial intell...

#FoundersFridays: meet Kirsty Sharman

Meet Kirsty Sharman, founder of Referral Factory. Founded in 2019, Referral Factory offers companies the ability to build their own referral programs ...

#FoundersFridays: meet Benjamin Webster

Meet Benjamin Webster, co-founder of Troopl. Founded in 2020, Troopl is a platform for web developers to showcase work and be discovered by companies ...

#FoundersFridays: meet Bibi Schmidt

Meet Bibi Schmidt, founder of Blue Feniks. Founded in 2020, the company has created an innovative software that aims to provide safe and inclusive wor...

#FoundersFridays: meet Ling Lin

Meet Ling Lin, co-founder of Grip. Started in March 2020, Grip tests and tracks your hormones so you can proactively understand your hormonal health &...

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Your startup has been blooming. Now you’re wondering if the ground is fertile enough to do some more growing and perhaps also let your roots run...

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Scaling and going abroad

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Startup FAQ

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