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The startup scene in Amsterdam has come a long way in recent years. With the city’s economy rapidly evolving and technology becoming more commonplace, there is no turning back for the capital city of the Netherlands.
According to Dealroom, Amsterdam-based startups have raised €698M so far in 2022, their second-highest H1 on record. While this is a 75 per cent decrease YoY, H1 2022 is already the second highest H1 for Amsterdam VC Investment, adds the report.
Currently, we are into the seventh month of 2022 now, and several Amsterdam-based startups have raised funding and are actively hiring.
Do take a look at the list we have created:
Cooper Pet care
Founder/s: Michael Fisher and Pavel Timofeev
Fund raised in July 2022: €900K
Hiring: Yes
Cooper Pet Care provides online veterinarian services to modern pet owners. Through its platform, users can book a video consultation with certified veterinarians to discuss their pet’s symptoms and get advice on pet healthcare, nutrition, or behavioural topics.
Earlier this month, the Amsterdam company secured €900K in a fresh round of funding from Singapore-based global early-stage venture capital firm Antler, London-based VC firm Flyer One Ventures, and other VCs and business angels.
Right now, the company is hiring for three positions. Click here to check.
Viqal
Founder/s: Bram Haenraets, Daniel Formolo and Marcelo Resmini
Fund raised in July 2022: €500K
Hiring: No
Viqal aims to address the challenge of staff shortages and unfair online reviews. The Dutch company provides hospitality organisations real-time, effortless, and privacy-friendly customer sentiment data. This is powered by smart acoustic sensors and AI.
A couple of weeks back, the Amsterdam company raised €500K in a pre-seed round of funding from Rabobank, Holland Startup, and two angel investors.
FlexiDAO
Founder/s: Joan Collell and Simone Accornero
Fund raised in July 2022: €6.1M
Hiring: Yes
FlexiDAO’s software platform uses blockchain technology to certify and trace electricity from production to consumption.
Active in 13 countries, the Amsterdam-based platform enables customers to understand the origin and carbon footprint of the energy they consume, and take action to procure cleaner electricity and drive decarbonisation of their operations.
FlexiDAO raised €6.1M in a Series A round of funding led by SET Ventures. Currently, the company is hiring for IT, Marketing, Products, and Sales. You can check the open positions here.
Thalex
Founder/s:
Fund raised in July 2022: €7.5M
Hiring: No
Thalex is a trading platform offering stablecoin-settled crypto options and futures. The trading platform is now available for public testing and will go live soon. The company is in the process of being authorised as a regulated DLT provider by the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission.
Earlier this month, the Amsterdam company raised €7.5M in a Series A round of funding.
BIYU
Founder/s: Martijn Tjho and Frans Biegstraaten
Fund raised in July 2022: €1.9M
Hiring: Yes
BIYU offers rental equipment services for gardening, parties, cleaning, and the kitchen. The company provides access to several products from leading brands for a fixed monthly fee. It includes products such as power tools from Festool, DJ sets from Pioneer, gardening tools from STIHL, high-pressure washers from Kärcher, and more.
Earlier this month, Amsterdam’s BIYU secured €1.9M in a Seed round of funding from impact investor Urban Impact Ventures and tech-for-good investor Arket Ventures.
The company is hiring for Junior Product Manager and Business Controller positions. Click here to apply.
Qu&Co
Founder/s: Benno Broer, Vincent Elfving
Fund raised in July 2022: €7.5M
Hiring: Yes
Qu&Co is a developer of quantum computational algorithms and software that enables its clients to solve practical problems in chemistry, materials science, fluid dynamics, and computational finance with unprecedented speed and accuracy.
The Amsterdam company’s SaaS products include unique and patented quantum algorithms distributed as a backend integration to leading conventional software packages.
Its clients include Covestro, BMW, Airbus, Johnson & Johnson, and LG, while its partners include Siemens, Schrödinger Inc., and Amazon Web Services.
The company also received a grant from the EIC Accelerator to accelerate the development of its quantum application platforms for chemistry, multiphysics, and finance.
Check out their vacancies here.
JetLearn
Founder/s: Abhishek Bahl
Fund raised in July 2022: €1.2M
Hiring: Yes
JetLearn connects children between 6 and 16 to the top 1 per cent of educators experienced in teaching Web 3.0, AI, and robotics. Every child has a personalised learning pathway, powered by the company’s AI technology and based on the learner’s starting level, the pace of learning, and interests. This month, the Amsterdam company secured €1.2M in a Seed round of funding led by INSEAD Angel Group.
You can explore their vacancies here.
Greener Power Solutions
Founder/s: €45M
Fund raised in July 2022: €45M
Hiring: Yes
Greener Power Solutions provides services to the temporary energy industry. They offer mobile batteries with their software for leasing to various sectors, including construction, grid reinforcement, events, and EV charging.
A few days back, the company raised €45M in a fresh round of funding from DIF Capital Partners. At present, the company has four vacancies. Click here to explore.
Carbon Equity
Founder/s: Jacqueline van den Ende, Tim Molendijk, Lara Koole, Jeff Gomez, and Liza Rubinsten
Fund raised in July 2022: €1.8M
Hiring: Yes
Carbon Equity allows regular investors to invest, along with experts, in top climate venture capital and private equity funds, with a minimum as low as €100,000 and soon €10,000. The fintech company aims to democratise access to impact private equity. The company secured €1.8M in an oversubscribed Seed round of funding led by 4Impact, The Hague-based VC.
Currently, the company has four vacancies. Explore the options here.
Gen 25
Founder/s: Gijs Martens
Fund raised in July 2022: NA
Hiring: Yes
Gen25 provides strategy consulting and software development on the Salesforce platform. In addition, it has developed apps, such as Booker25, Checkin25, Social25, Subscription25, and Tickets25, that help a business benefit from high IT efficiency.
Last week, Gen25 raised new funds after extending its collaboration with investment partner MGF. Gen25 is currently hiring across departments. Click here to know more.
Sympower
Founder/s: Simon Bushell
Fund raised in July 2022: €22M
Hiring: Yes
Sympower aims to accelerate the global transition towards net-zero by helping build smarter, cleaner renewable energy systems. The company balances the supply and demand of power across international energy grids using its in-house developed software platform. Last week, the company raised €22M in a fresh round of funding led by Silicon Valley-based Activate Capital.
Currently, Sympower is hiring for various positions in the Netherlands, Sweden, Israel, and Hungary. Check them out here.
Welectric
Founder/s: Rogier Eg, Wouter Klaase, and Ivo Brandsma
Fund raised in July 2022: €500K
Hiring: No
WELECTRIC, based in Amsterdam, provides a fragmented range of e-mobility accessible with a collection of light electric vehicles (LEVs) – from e-step and fat bikes to cargo bikes and microcars.
A few days back, the company raised €500K from Bloomit Ventures, an Amsterdam-based active investor and Light Electric Vehicles (LEV) accelerator.
Rodeo
Founder/s: Pieter Vos, Rodeo
Fund raised in July 2022: NA
Hiring: Yes
Rodeo is a SaaS software company that offers all-in-one project management software focusing on creative service customers. The company’s solution helps customers to optimise their workflows by harmonising planning, administration, and reporting processes.
Through Rodeo, users can cover the entire project lifecycle, connecting each process step – from the budget to estimate, planning, time-tracking, invoicing and reporting.
A couple of days back, Rodeo raised strategic growth investment from PSG. The amount of investment remains undisclosed.
Rodeo is hiring! Click here to explore the vacancies.
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