The growth of the growth of the Dutch technological sector has caused urgent calls for new financing flows.
The new data published today reveal that the number of new companies in the Netherlands is decreasing. The country also suffers a serious lack of local investors.
The findings arose in the Dutch technology status Techleap report, a non -profit organization that admits new companies and scales in the Netherlands.
The report raises concerns about the financial panorama of the Nation. In 2024, only 104 new companies raised more than € 100,000, a 23% decrease compared to the previous year. The number of agreements, meanwhile, fell by 20%.
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Myrthe Hooijman, director of Techleap Ecosystem Change and Government Affairs, said the starting struggles were a “worrying signal.”
“We need new companies to build scales that can grow unicorns,” Hooijman told TNW. “The potentially weakens decrease our future potential. We must accelerate the transition from research to companies and learn from expert ecosystems, along with addressing the need to expand access to capital in the initial stage. “
Fortuna for Financing of Dutch technology
In the midst of sadness, the report also presented positive signs for Dutch technology.
Collectively, the sector raised 3,100 million euros in risk capital during the past year, a 47% increase over 2023. The country’s VC market remains the largest room in Europe, behind the United Kingdom, Germany and France.
Dutch Deep Tech has been a great goal for financing. The sector attracted € 1.1bn last year and now represents 35% of the ecosystem. Techleap attributes success to government initiatives such as Brainport Eindhoven. The Netherlands also raised two new unicorns in 2024: Mews and Datanipper.
DataSnipper, an automation platform for audit and finance equipment, reached the valuation of $ 1 billion (€ 965mn) in February after collecting $ 100 million ($ 97mn) in a round of series B. The company’s CEO. The CEO of the company will share its story this year TNW conference.
MEWS, a hospitality management scale based on TNW Cityapproved the milestone a month later. The company reached an assessment of $ 1.2bn (€ 1.1bn) after ensuring $ 110mn (€ 101mn).
In general, the Dutch scale ratio has increased from 13% to 21.5% in the last five years. However, this growth is still the European average (23%), and is left behind the United States (54%).
Dutch investors have also slowed down. In 2024, national investment collapsed from 61% to 15%.
Hooijman urged them to expand their expenses in growth phases.
“We need to continue our work to unlock capital in late stage through institutional investors,” he said.
Together with the new fund transmissions, Techleap is pressing to improve access to technological talent. The non -profit organization has also requested greater European collaboration through a starting entity that covers the entire continent.
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