Who invests in startups in the Netherlands
111 investors back startups in the Netherlands: funds, accelerators and angel networks with at least two portfolio companies there, 538 portfolio startups in all. The most active here are LIOF (76), YES!Delft (62) and Antler (31). 16 of them are accelerators.
Investors by their portfolio companiesRebuilt 8 Nov 2026
investors
111
portfolio startups
538
of them raised in 12 months
3
accelerators
16
Investors backing startups in the Netherlands
| Investor | Startups here | Portfolio rounds, 12 mo | Latest activity |
|---|---|---|---|
 LIOFCorporate VC · Netherlands · 8vance, Cadac Group, Lightyear | 76 | 1 | Nov 2025 |
 YES!DelftAccelerator · Netherlands · Nexperia, FeedbackFruits, Philips | 62 | 3 | Jun 2026 |
 AntlerAccelerator · Singapore · Claridy.ai, ツklickie, Sixminute | 31 | 52 | Nov 2026 |
 TechstarsAccelerator · United States · Overstory, Peerby, We Make Change Global Limited | 19 | 98 | Nov 2026 |
 Peak CapitalVenture capital · Netherlands · Trengo, Catawiki, Recruitee | 19 | 5 | Oct 2026 |
 Shift InvestVenture capital · Netherlands · Whiffle, 30MHz, Vandebron | 18 | 2 | Feb 2026 |
 StartLifeAccelerator · Netherlands · Orbisk, Source.ag, Odd.Bot | 16 | 12 | Sep 2026 |
 Gilde Equity ManagementPrivate equity · Netherlands · Conclusion, EVBox, Excluton | 14 | – | – |
 Y CombinatorAccelerator · United States · Caveman, Quest, ReJot | 13 | 256 | Oct 2026 |
 Innovation IndustriesVenture capital · Netherlands · Axelera AI, SMART Photonics, EFFECT Photonics | 13 | 7 | Oct 2026 |
 NPM CapitalPrivate equity · Netherlands · Picnic, UltiMaker, Conclusion | 12 | – | – |
 NewionVenture capital · Netherlands · Viktor, Churned, Dexter Energy | 11 | 6 | Jul 2026 |
 InkefVenture capital · Netherlands · Castor, Silverflow, Blendle | 11 | 3 | Jul 2026 |
 ROM Utrecht RegionVenture capital · Netherlands · Tranzer, Withthegrid, Shift Invest | 11 | – | – |
 ImpactVCVenture capital · SET Ventures, Rockstart, Carbon Equity | 9 | – | – |
 Egeria Capital Management B.V.Private equity · ilionx, Feadship, Hanneke de Boer Nieuws Spinnen Datum di | 9 | – | – |
 SpeedinvestVenture capital · Austria · Mews, Factris, Firsty | 8 | 30 | Nov 2026 |
 InnovationQuarterVenture capital · Netherlands · Orange Quantum Systems, Manometric, Lobster Robotics | 8 | 2 | Jun 2026 |
 Karmijn KapitaalPrivate equity · Netherlands · Business Art Service, Voigt Travel, Gielissen | 8 | – | – |
 AccelVenture capital · United States · Nebius, Polars, Qogita | 7 | 83 | Oct 2026 |
 Index VenturesVenture capital · United Kingdom · Tebi, Otrium, DataSnipper | 7 | 70 | Oct 2026 |
 Balderton CapitalVenture capital · United Kingdom · Testgorilla, Reson8, Mambu | 7 | 32 | Oct 2026 |
 Point NineVenture capital · Germany · Mambu, Dott, Vev | 7 | 14 | Oct 2026 |
 LUMO LabsAccelerator · Netherlands · Link Sight, Chunkx, Roboat | 7 | 6 | Sep 2026 |
 Keen Venture PartnersVenture capital · Netherlands · Studyportals, Send, Crisp | 7 | 4 | Apr 2026 |
 PhotonVenturesVenture capital · SMART Photonics, EFFECT Photonics, QuiX Quantum | 7 | 3 | Mar 2026 |
 Volta venturesVenture capital · AxonIQ, Churned, LangWatch | 7 | 1 | Mar 2026 |
 Holland CapitalVenture capital · Netherlands · iO Digital, Esdec, Eshgro | 7 | – | – |
 Battery VenturesVenture capital · United States · Mews, Weaviate, Mendix | 6 | 36 | Nov 2026 |
 North ZoneVenture capital · United Kingdom · Catawiki, Finom, Solvimon | 6 | 24 | Oct 2026 |
 Finch CapitalVenture capital · Netherlands · Fourthline, BUX, Fixico | 6 | 4 | Jun 2026 |
 4impact capitalVenture capital · Netherlands · Equalture, ETPA, The Fabricant | 6 | 2 | Jun 2026 |
 NLC Health VenturesAccelerator · Netherlands · Genorare, Nico.lab, MindAffect | 6 | 2 | Feb 2026 |
 Endeit CapitalVenture capital · Netherlands · Finst, Floryn, Lepaya | 6 | 1 | Jun 2026 |
 Insight PartnersVenture capital · United States · ScreenPoint Medical, DataSnipper, Trengo | 5 | 82 | Nov 2026 |
 500 GlobalAccelerator · United States · Harver, Publishizer, Evreka | 5 | 35 | Oct 2026 |
 PartechVenture capital · France · Testgorilla, TerraPay, Kaizo | 5 | 28 | Oct 2026 |
 SET VenturesVenture capital · Netherlands · Sensorfact, ETPA, GreenFlux | 5 | 6 | Jul 2026 |
 Target GlobalVenture capital · Germany · Docplanner, Finom, Crisp | 5 | 5 | Sep 2026 |
 PymwymicVenture capital · Netherlands · Fairphone, Connecterra, TRACT | 5 | 5 | Jul 2026 |
The most backed startups in the Netherlands
| Startup | Investors in this list |
|---|---|
 Dott | 8 |
 Finom | 5 |
 Docplanner | 5 |
 Zerion | 4 |
 Mambu | 4 |
 Qogita | 4 |
 Mews | 4 |
 Catawiki | 4 |
 Baserow | 4 |
 Silverflow | 4 |
 Velora | 3 |
 Testgorilla | 3 |
 Fiberplane | 3 |
 Viktor | 3 |
 Insify | 3 |
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Who invests in startups in the Netherlands?
111 investors back startups in the Netherlands: funds, accelerators and angel networks with at least two portfolio companies there, 538 portfolio startups in all. The most active here are LIOF (76), YES!Delft (62) and Antler (31). 16 of them are accelerators.
How is this list built?
From what each investor holds: the portfolio page it publishes, the Y Combinator directory and the announced rounds that name it. An investor counts for Netherlands when at least two of its portfolio companies are based there; the list is rebuilt every night from 2,417 portfolios.
Source: investors' portfolio pages and announced rounds, 2,417 portfoliosUpdated 8 Nov 2026MethodologyJSONCC BY-SA 4.0