# Netherlands

E-magy raises €15m for tech which could improve battery efficiency by 40%
News
April 19, 2023
E-magy raises €15m for tech which could improve battery efficiency by 40%
E-magy says its silicon variant can avoid the pitfalls of other silicon anodes.
Freya Pratty
QDNL Participations launches €15m quantum fund to help spinouts scale
News
March 2, 2023
QDNL Participations launches €15m quantum fund to help spinouts scale
It’s one of Europe’s first quantum dedicated funds
Kai Nicol-Schwarz
GitLab and Remote backer Inkef loses its sole LP
News
February 28, 2023
GitLab and Remote backer Inkef loses its sole LP
One of Europe’s largest pension funds drastically changed its investment strategy
Mimi Billing
Sunset for the solar-powered car? Lightyear files for bankruptcy
News
January 31, 2023
Sunset for the solar-powered car? Lightyear files for bankruptcy
Lightyear was set to be the world's first production-ready solar car
Freya Pratty
How Creative Fabrica raised $61m from ‘live, laugh, love’ posters and generative AI
News
January 10, 2023
How Creative Fabrica raised $61m from ‘live, laugh, love’ posters and generative AI
Take a look at the pitch deck the Dutch startup used to bag its new round
Zosia Wanat
Dutch tech hammered hardest by the downturn
Analysis
December 20, 2022
Dutch tech hammered hardest by the downturn
The Dutch startup scene has seen the largest dip in funding out of all Europe
Eleanor Warnock, Freya Pratty and Miriam Partington
I got an invite to witness the next industrial revolution. Here’s what went down
Analysis
December 15, 2022
I got an invite to witness the next industrial revolution. Here’s what went down
The revolution will be led by Finnish men in hard hats
Freya Pratty
Cradle raises €5.5m to ‘reverse engineer’ biology with machine learning
News
November 17, 2022
Cradle raises €5.5m to ‘reverse engineer’ biology with machine learning
The startup founders want to increase the success rate of biology experiments and enable a more sustainable manufacturing of food, clothes, chemicals and medicines
Clara Rodríguez Fernández
19 Dutch startups to watch, according to VCs
Analysis
November 7, 2022
19 Dutch startups to watch, according to VCs
From gene therapy to cybersecurity built by hackers, here are the early-stage Dutch companies VCs have got their eye on
Sadia Nowshin
Carbon storage startup Paebbl raises €8m seed round
News
October 25, 2022
Carbon storage startup Paebbl raises €8m seed round
Why put captured carbon into storage when you can make new materials out of it instead?
Mimi Billing
Timberhub raises €5.8m to digitise the timber trade
News
September 27, 2022
Timberhub raises €5.8m to digitise the timber trade
With its digital timber marketplace, the Dutch startup is looking to bring the sector into the 21st century
Freya Pratty
Bootstrap or take VC money? Here are 6 key questions to ask before deciding
Opinion
September 5, 2022
Bootstrap or take VC money? Here are 6 key questions to ask before deciding
These are the questions we came back to every time we were "tempted".
Marieke van Iperen
Zapp in talks to leave Amsterdam, the city fast becoming the grave of speedy grocery
News
June 22, 2022
Zapp in talks to leave Amsterdam, the city fast becoming the grave of speedy grocery
Amsterdam has proven a particularly tricky place for speedy grocery companies like Zapp to operate
Freya Pratty
The top early-stage investors in the Netherlands
Analysis
June 20, 2022
The top early-stage investors in the Netherlands
Sifted and Dealroom have ranked the top early-stage investors in the Netherlands, highlighting some of the most notable deals
Sophie Zhang
TestGorilla raises a $70m Series A to help companies eliminate hiring bias
News
June 14, 2022
TestGorilla raises a $70m Series A to help companies eliminate hiring bias
TestGorilla is promoting skills-based tests over traditional resumes that can lead to biased hiring decisions
Miriam Partington in Berlin
Exclusive: Crypto payments startup Fung raises $2.7m to help Europe’s SMEs accept digital assets
News
June 6, 2022
Exclusive: Crypto payments startup Fung raises $2.7m to help Europe’s SMEs accept digital assets
Fung is taking on the likes of Stripe, MoonPay and Ramp with its promise of imminent regulation
Amy O'Brien
The state of European corporate venturing in 6 charts
Analysis
March 29, 2022
The state of European corporate venturing in 6 charts
European corporates are worried their businesses will be disrupted but are not happy with current efforts to innovate.
Maija Palmer
Tackling gender diversity: How the Netherlands is doing it
Analysis
March 15, 2022
Tackling gender diversity: How the Netherlands is doing it
The Netherlands, like the rest of Europe, is a bit of a brotopia, where women-led tech teams still struggle to get funding
In partnership with: Techleap.nl
Why Europe is speeding ahead in autonomous shuttles
Analysis
February 16, 2022
Why Europe is speeding ahead in autonomous shuttles
Autonomous shuttles may not make your heart beat fast, but they have emerged as the most practical form of self-driving vehicles. And a handful of European companies are in the driver's seat
Chris O’Brien
While Dutch tech sizzles, it’s a cold winter for the country’s deeptech founders
Analysis
February 10, 2022
While Dutch tech sizzles, it’s a cold winter for the country’s deeptech founders
In our latest Sifted Report, we found out how investors are tripping over themselves to fund new startups in the Netherlands but deeptech founders would love a bigger piece of the action
Éanna Kelly
Mosa Meat reveals the secret to no-kill lab-grown meat that cuts costs by 80%
News
January 20, 2022
Mosa Meat reveals the secret to no-kill lab-grown meat that cuts costs by 80%
The Dutch startup's move could inspire increasing investor confidence in the sector.
Freya Pratty
Right company, wrong place: why I moved my startup from Prague to Amsterdam
Opinion
December 27, 2021
Right company, wrong place: why I moved my startup from Prague to Amsterdam
We were founded in Prague. But it wasn't until we moved our HQ to Amsterdam that we found the money and momentum we wanted.
Matt Welle
Speedy grocery’s eco-credentials are questionable. Meet the startup bringing green grocery instead
News
December 7, 2021
Speedy grocery’s eco-credentials are questionable. Meet the startup bringing green grocery instead
Give the people chocolate sprinkles
Freya Pratty
14 up-and-coming Dutch startups to watch, according to VCs
Analysis
November 24, 2021
14 up-and-coming Dutch startups to watch, according to VCs
Investors from Peak, Eight Roads, Finch Capital and Life Sciences Partners give us the inside intel on the startups they’re paying attention to.
Kai Nicol-Schwarz

# Netherlands

E-magy raises €15m for tech which could improve battery efficiency by 40%

QDNL Participations launches €15m quantum fund to help spinouts scale

GitLab and Remote backer Inkef loses its sole LP

Sunset for the solar-powered car? Lightyear files for bankruptcy

How Creative Fabrica raised $61m from ‘live, laugh, love’ posters and generative AI

Dutch tech hammered hardest by the downturn

I got an invite to witness the next industrial revolution. Here’s what went down

Cradle raises €5.5m to ‘reverse engineer’ biology with machine learning

19 Dutch startups to watch, according to VCs

Carbon storage startup Paebbl raises €8m seed round

Timberhub raises €5.8m to digitise the timber trade

Bootstrap or take VC money? Here are 6 key questions to ask before deciding

Zapp in talks to leave Amsterdam, the city fast becoming the grave of speedy grocery

The top early-stage investors in the Netherlands

TestGorilla raises a $70m Series A to help companies eliminate hiring bias

Exclusive: Crypto payments startup Fung raises $2.7m to help Europe’s SMEs accept digital assets

The state of European corporate venturing in 6 charts

Tackling gender diversity: How the Netherlands is doing it

Why Europe is speeding ahead in autonomous shuttles

While Dutch tech sizzles, it’s a cold winter for the country’s deeptech founders

Mosa Meat reveals the secret to no-kill lab-grown meat ​that cuts costs by 80%

Right company, wrong place: why I moved my startup from Prague to Amsterdam

Speedy grocery’s eco-credentials are questionable. Meet the startup bringing green grocery instead

14 up-and-coming Dutch startups to watch, according to VCs

Mosa Meat reveals the secret to no-kill lab-grown meat that cuts costs by 80%