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There’s no doubt that the startup scene in The Netherlands is unique.

Dozens of successful startups have been incubated or accelerated there over the years.

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1) Rockstart

1) Rockstart

Rockstart is an early-stage investor that supports innovators with a social mission in the energy, agrifood, and emerging technology sectors.

Details of the startup:

  • City: Amsterdam
  • Started in: 2011
  • Founders: Bjorn Brekel, Don Ritzen, James Digby, Koen Wagemakers, Oscar Kneppers, Rune Theill, Susana Arévalo
  • Industries: Agriculture, AgTech, Clean Energy, Food Processing, Information Technology, Renewable Energy
  • Number of investments: 175
  • Number of exits: 12
  • Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 24

You can find their website here.

2) InnoEnergy

2) InnoEnergy

InnoEnergy is the European innovation engine for sustainable energy.

Details of the startup:

  • City: Eindhoven
  • Started in: 2010
  • Founders: Diego Pavía
  • Industries: Clean Energy, Energy, Energy Efficiency, Energy Management, Energy Storage, Impact Investing, Power Grid, Smart Building, Smart Cities, Smart Home
  • Number of investments: 127
  • Number of exits: 2
  • Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 5

You can find their website here.

3) One planetcrowd

3) One planetcrowd

Oneplanetcrowd is Europe's first and only sustainable crowdfunding platform.

Details of the startup:

  • City: Amsterdam
  • Started in: 2012
  • Founders: Coenraad de Vries, Laura Rooseboom, Maarten de Jong
  • Industries: Venture Capital
  • Number of investments: 1

You can find their website here.

4) UtrechtInc

4) UtrechtInc

You'll discover all you need for this business experience at UtrechtInc.

Details of the startup:

  • City: Utrecht
  • Started in: 2009
  • Founders: Bart Verhulst
  • Industries: Incubators
  • Number of investments: 2

You can find their website here.

5) Fashion For Good

5) Fashion For Good

Fashion For Good is a global effort that aims to improve the quality of all fashion.

Details of the startup:

  • City: Amsterdam
  • Started in: 2016
  • Industries: Angel Investment, Fashion, Impact Investing, Incubators, Training, Venture Capital
  • Number of investments: 18
  • Number of exits: 1
  • Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 12

You can find their website here.

6) NLC

6) NLC

NLC is a European healthtech venture builder that develops science-based healthtech innovations.

Details of the startup:

  • City: Amsterdam
  • Started in: 2014
  • Founders: Bert-Arjan Millenaar
  • Industries: Biopharma, Health Care, Health Diagnostics, Innovation Management, Medical, Medical Device, mHealth, Personal Health, Venture Capital
  • Number of investments: 33

You can find their website here.

7) StartLife

7) StartLife

More than 300 entrepreneurs have received funding from StartLife to create technological advances in the fields of Foodtech and Agtech.

Details of the startup:

  • City: Wageningen
  • Started in: 2010
  • Industries: Agriculture, Food and Beverage
  • Number of investments: 20
  • Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 12

You can find their website here.

8) World Startup Factory

8) World Startup Factory

World Startup Factory (WSF) is a program that helps startups with impactful solutions and compelling business models accelerate their growth.

Details of the startup:

  • City: The Hague
  • Started in: 2014
  • Industries: Business Development, Social Entrepreneurship
  • Number of investments: 30

You can find their website here.

9) LUMO labs

9) LUMO labs

LUMO Labs is a two-year venture building program with an impact-driven multi-stage (pre-seed to series A) capital fund.

Details of the startup:

  • City: Eindhoven
  • Started in: 2016
  • Founders: Andy Lürling, Sven Bakkes
  • Industries: Business Development, Incubators, Venture Capital
  • Number of investments: 8

You can find their website here.

10) Crosspring

10) Crosspring

Crosspring makes seed investments in Fintech, AR, Security, SAAS solutions, B2B, and Edtech firms.

Details of the startup:

  • City: Zoetermeer
  • Started in: 2006
  • Founders: Maurice Beckand Verwee
  • Industries: Incubators
  • Number of investments: 14
  • Number of exits: 1
  • Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 72

You can find their website here.

11) ACE Incubator

11) ACE Incubator

ACE Incubator is a scientific and high-tech business incubator situated in Amsterdam.

Details of the startup:

  • City: Amsterdam
  • Started in: 2013
  • Founders: Erik Boer, Peter Krijnsen
  • Industries: Incubators
  • Number of investments: 29
  • Number of exits: 1
  • Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 12

You can find their website here.

12) HealthInc

12) HealthInc

HealthInc is a health tech accelerator situated at the AHTC in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Details of the startup:

  • City: Amsterdam
  • Started in: 2014
  • Founders: Laurens van Hoorn
  • Industries: Health Care
  • Number of investments: 5
  • Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 12

You can find their website here.

13) ABN AMRO & Techstars Future of Finance Accelerator

13) ABN AMRO & Techstars Future of Finance Accelerator

The Future of Finance Accelerator by ABN AMRO and Techstars is a program that focuses on entrepreneurs in all sectors of FinTech.

Details of the startup:

  • City: Amsterdam
  • Industries: Financial Services, FinTech, Impact Investing
  • Number of investments: 10

You can find their website here.

14) PortXL

14) PortXL

PortXL is the world's first port acceleration program for disruptive port ideas that will help define the future of maritime.

Details of the startup:

  • City: Rotterdam
  • Started in: 2015
  • Industries: Finance
  • Number of investments: 1
  • Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 15

You can find their website here.

15) Tiger Accelerator

15) Tiger Accelerator

For European and East Asian startups, a healthcare-focused accelerator.

Details of the startup:

  • City: Utrecht
  • Number of investments: 1

You can find their website here.

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16) Clever Clover

16) Clever Clover

Clever Clover is an Amsterdam-based Startup Accelerator.

Details of the startup:

  • City: Amsterdam
  • Started in: 2012
  • Founders: Heinrich Prokop, Loes Voermans
  • Industries: Manufacturing
  • Number of investments: 1

You can find their website here.

17) Aimforthemoon

17) Aimforthemoon

Aimforthemoon is an entrepreneur and corporate innovator-led startup studio. We collaborate to develop innovative goods, services, and businesses.

Details of the startup:

  • City: Amsterdam
  • Started in: 2012

You can find their website here.

18) InnoLeaps

18) InnoLeaps

The corporate accelerator and innovator

Details of the startup:

  • City: Amsterdam
  • Started in: 2014

You can find their website here.

19) HiiL Justice Accelerator

19) HiiL Justice Accelerator

We are the world's only accelerator dedicated to innovating justice and achieving SDG16.

Details of the startup:

  • City: The Hague
  • Started in: 2005
  • Industries: Fraud Detection, Impact Investing, Information Services, Law Enforcement, Legal, Legal Tech, Mobile Payments
  • Number of investments: 3

You can find their website here.

20) HighTechXL

20) HighTechXL

HighTechXL is Europe's premier high-tech startup incubator.

Details of the startup:

  • City: Eindhoven
  • Started in: 2016
  • Founders: Guus Frericks, Patrick Gabriels
  • Industries: Finance, Impact Investing, Venture Capital
  • Number of investments: 2
  • Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 12

You can find their website here.

21) WorldStartup

21) WorldStartup

WorldStartup helps ventures focus on future solutions that have a positive impact grow faster.

Details of the startup:

  • City: Den Haag
  • Industries: Business Development, Business Intelligence, Corporate Training, Impact Investing
  • Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 48

You can find their website here.

22) Firmhouse Venture Lab

22) Firmhouse Venture Lab

Firmhouse Venture Lab's mission is to create healthy, revenue-generating enterprises and to assist others in doing the same.

Details of the startup:

  • City: Rotterdam
  • Founders: Bob Jansen

You can find their website here.

23) Startupbootcamp Smart City & IoT Amsterdam

23) Startupbootcamp Smart City & IoT Amsterdam

We have a vertical program that focuses on Smart City and Internet of Things solutions.

Details of the startup:

  • City: Amsterdam
  • Started in: 2015
  • Founders: Marc Wesselink, Patrick Zeeuw, Ruud Hendriks
  • Industries: Banking, Finance, Venture Capital
  • Number of investments: 34
  • Number of exits: 2

You can find their website here.

24) Startupbootcamp HighTechXL

24) Startupbootcamp HighTechXL

HighTechXL, Europe's business accelerator for hardware entrepreneurs, is a startup bootcamp.

Details of the startup:

  • City: Eindhoven
  • Started in: 2013
  • Founders: Eric Van Den Eijnden, Guus Frericks
  • Industries: 3D Printing, Advanced Materials, Energy, Hardware, Health Care, Incubators, Internet of Things, Robotics
  • Number of investments: 27
  • Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 12

You can find their website here.

25) The Leadership Vanguard

25) The Leadership Vanguard

To help entrepreneurs scale their impact, the Leadership Vanguard brings together senior leaders from significant global enterprises.

Details of the startup:

  • City: Utrecht
  • Industries: Business Development, Consulting, Finance, Financial Exchanges, Financial Services, Management Consulting

You can find their website here.

26) Startup in Residence

26) Startup in Residence

The city of Amsterdam is interested in investing in businesses who want to grow their business into the public sector.

Details of the startup:

  • City: Amsterdam
  • Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 24

You can find their website here.

27) Space Business Innovation Centre Noordwijk

27) Space Business Innovation Centre Noordwijk

Supporting space-related start-ups by providing access to an international network, resources, knowledge, and funding.

Details of the startup:

  • City: Noordwijk
  • Industries: Aerospace, Agriculture, Drones, Health Care, Information Technology, Logistics, Mining, Navigation, Oil and Gas, Satellite Communication, Sports
  • Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 104

You can find their website here.

28) Arcadis City of 2030 Accelerator, Powered by Techstars

28) Arcadis City of 2030 Accelerator, Powered by Techstars

The Arcadis City of 2030 Accelerator is looking for teams that are developing cutting-edge technologies that will change the way people live, work, and travel in cities.

Details of the startup:

  • City: Amsterdam
  • Industries: Finance, Financial Services
  • Number of investments: 21
  • Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 13

You can find their website here.

29) X-Europe for Investors - HealthTech

29) X-Europe for Investors - HealthTech

Through events, media, training, and acceleration, X-Europe connects regions and IT firms across Europe.

Details of the startup:

  • City: Amsterdam
  • Industries: Information Technology, Internet
  • Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 20

You can find their website here.

30) Unicornify

30) Unicornify

Unicornify helps businesses scale with technology while also instilling a tech culture.

Details of the startup:

  • City: Bussum
  • Started in: 2015
  • Founders: Paul van Eijden, Rutger Beumer
  • Number of investments: 1

You can find their website here.

31) Startupbootcamp Smart Materials

31) Startupbootcamp Smart Materials

Startupbootcamp Smart Materials is Europe's materials-focused business accelerator.

Details of the startup:

  • City: Geleen
  • Started in: 2015
  • Industries: Electronics, Manufacturing, Venture Capital
  • Number of investments: 10
  • Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 13

You can find their website here.

32) Startupbootcamp Commerce Amsterdam

32) Startupbootcamp Commerce Amsterdam

A vertical program focusing on Commerce and Retail solutions is operated by us.

Details of the startup:

  • City: Amsterdam
  • Started in: 2010
  • Founders: Marc Wesselink, Patrick Zeeuw, Ruud Hendriks
  • Industries: Internet, Mobile, Venture Capital
  • Number of investments: 35
  • Number of exits: 3

You can find their website here.

33) Bright Ventures

33) Bright Ventures

Bright Light Ventures is an innovation and entrepreneurship incubator focused on everyday sustainable solutions.

Details of the startup:

  • City: Amsterdam
  • Number of investments: 4
  • Number of exits: 1

You can find their website here.

34) MediaMatters

34) MediaMatters

The goal of MediaMatters is to help start-ups and scale-ups grow faster.

Details of the startup:

  • City: Hilversum

You can find their website here.

35) InvestInFuture

35) InvestInFuture

InvestInFuture is a private investment fund that focuses on entrepreneur and investee development and growth.

Details of the startup:

  • City: Den Haag
  • Started in: 2010
  • Number of investments: 2

You can find their website here.

36) Starthub Wageningen

36) Starthub Wageningen

Wageningen University & Research's StartHub Wageningen is a startup incubator and educator for students, PhDs, and recent graduates.

Details of the startup:

  • City: Wageningen
  • Number of investments: 1

You can find their website here.

37) FoodStars

37) FoodStars

Food Innovation, Hortitech, Agritech, Feeding, Sustainability, Vertical Farming, Climate Change

Details of the startup:

  • City: The Hague
  • Started in: 2017
  • Industries: Agriculture, Farming, Food and Beverage, Food Processing, Green Building, GreenTech, Horticulture, Organic Food, Sustainability

You can find their website here.

38) STARTUP/eindhoven

38) STARTUP/eindhoven

The Eindhoven University of Technology's student incubator

Details of the startup:

  • City: Eindhoven
  • Started in: 2014

You can find their website here.

39) DELITELABS

39) DELITELABS

DELITELABS is a non-profit pre-accelerator that allows participants to learn about starting a business.

Details of the startup:

  • City: Amsterdam
  • Started in: 2015
  • Industries: Non Profit

You can find their website here.

40) Travel Impact Lab

40) Travel Impact Lab

The Travel Impact Lab assists new and existing travel groups in getting off the ground.

Details of the startup:

  • City: Utrecht
  • Industries: Transportation, Travel, Travel Accommodations
  • Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 12

You can find their website here.

41) Present Your Startup

41) Present Your Startup

Present Your Startup is a startup accelerator.

Details of the startup:

  • City: Haarlem
  • Started in: 2014

You can find their website here.

42) Greenhouse Cleantech Incubator

42) Greenhouse Cleantech Incubator

Greenhouse Foundation is a cleantech-focused incubator.

Details of the startup:

  • City: Arnhem
  • Number of investments: 1

You can find their website here.

43) Sport eXperience

43) Sport eXperience

The Netherlands is home to an early-stage sports accelerator.

Details of the startup:

  • City: Eindhoven

You can find their website here.

44) Prama Investments BV

44) Prama Investments BV

In exponential technological industries, we invest in start-ups and scale-ups.

Details of the startup:

  • City: Amersfoort
  • Started in: 2016

You can find their website here.

45) X-Europe for corporates - HealthTech

45) X-Europe for corporates - HealthTech

HealthTech bridges regions and tech businesses in X-Europe for corporates.

Details of the startup:

  • City: Amsterdam
  • Industries: Biotechnology, Health Care, Information Technology
  • Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 20

You can find their website here.

46) Soft-Landing Zoetermeer

46) Soft-Landing Zoetermeer

Soft-Landing connects startup communities and helps European scaleups thrive through a variety of missions.

Details of the startup:

  • City: Zoetermeer
  • Industries: Finance, Financial Services
  • Accelerator Duration (in weeks): 1

You can find their website here.

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