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September 3, 2019

Why is Dutch VC investment lagging?

The Netherlands has produced 15 unicorns and the pace is accelerating. But someone seems to have forgotten to tell the VCs about the party.


Maija Palmer

5 min read

"There are still two things we need to fix in Dutch tech: hiring and VC investment," says Prince Constantijn van Oranje,  who has been working since 2016 to turn the Netherlands into 'unicorn country'.

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Dealroom VC investment data by country
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Dealroom data on VC funds raised per country
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