In a country where no one minces words, Prince Constantijn van Oranje had this to say on Dutch tech recently: “The overall mood, unfortunately, should be one of concern about stagnation; we are not in a position to compete.”
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July 31, 2025
Spotlight on Dutch tech: AI catchup or 'stagnation'?
Amsterdam tech heads say 2025 funding ‘looks good on paper’ but many sectors struggling
Éanna Kelly and Ruggero Di Spigna
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Éanna Kelly is a contributing editor at Sifted, and writes Startup Life , a weekly newsletter on what it takes to build a startup. Follow him on X and LinkedIn
Ruggero Di Spigna is a Senior Insights & Product Associate at Sifted. Find him on LinkedIn

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