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Amsterdam’s startup ecosystem has been growing steadily over the last decade. The influx of new entrepreneurs, tech companies, and investors makes the capital city of the Netherlands a hotbed for startups.
The amount of money pouring into the startup ecosystem in Amsterdam has been growing at a significant rate over the last decade. And this trend seems to be continuing in line with government plans to support startups in the Netherlands.
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According to a report by Dealroom, Amsterdam-based startups have raised €698M so far in H1 2022. While this is a 75 per cent decrease year on year, the first half of 2022 is already the second-highest H1 for Amsterdam VC Investment, adds the report.
Amsterdam ranks 3rd for new funds raised in 2022 so far, second only to London and Berlin.
In another report by Startup Genome, Amsterdam Delta has emerged as the major startup ecosystem in the European Union. The 2022 Global Startup Ecosystem Report (GSER) shows that the Netherlands is now home to some of Europe’s biggest tech companies and startups.
We have listed Amsterdam-based startups that have raised funding in June, 2022. Some of them are also hiring.
WE.VESTR
Founder/s: Floris van Hoogenhuyze and Maarten Graven
Fundraised in June 2022: €2.2M
Hiring: No
WE.VESTR wants to help founders spend less time on paperwork around capitalisation tables and focus more on their business. The Amsterdam-based platform aims to make it easier for founders and investors to manage information on share distributions, legal documents, and KPIs.
WE.VESTR also enables companies to implement new compensation schemes without involving a notary. A couple of days back, the company raised €2.2M in a fresh round of funding.
Hadrian
Founder/s: Olivier Beg, Rogier Fischer, Tijl van Vliet, and Maurice Clin
Fundraised in June 2022: €10.5M
Hiring: Yes
Amsterdam-based cybersecurity startup Hadrian offers automated security insights through its AI-driven testing SaaS platform. The company enables detailed attack surface management and risk prioritisation.
Hadrian claims to continuously scan and analyse businesses’ IT infrastructures using cloud-native technologies and ML modules to deliver quick, accurate, and comprehensive insights. The Dutch company raised €10.5M in a Seed round of funding led by HV Capital.
At present, the company has vacancies in various departments. Click here to explore.
Fashion Potluck
Founder/s: Julia Mitereva, Luis Galdamez Echeverria
Fundraised in June 2022: €500k
Hiring: No
Fashion Potluck is a platform for content sharing between women with a marketplace. In late 2021, the company reported over 65,000 monthly active users and says it is soon to become the first NFT-powered ecosystem for women to share and monetise content, learn, grow, and network in a safe and straightforward environment.
The Amsterdam company raised $500,000 from Fair Capital Partners and Goeie Grutten Impact Fonds.
Factris
Founder/s: Brian Reaves
Fundraised in June 2022: €10M
Hiring: Yes
Factris is on a mission to provide quick, low-cost working capital to European SMEs through financial technology with personalised guidance. The company helps SMEs by turning their invoices into cash in just 24 hours.
The company has developed the FAB (Finance Automation for Business) platform, which automates tasks for employees to focus on personalised customer care.
The FAB platform lets clients upload their invoices, request credit limits, monitor payments, and receive same-day capital for invoices that are factored in.
Want to join Factris? Check vacancies here.
NoWatch
Founder/s: Hylke Muntinga, Timothee Manschot
Fundraised in June 2022: €8.33M
Hiring: Yes
NOWATCH is a healthtech company with a mission to provide the tools to navigate the world of tech. The company offers a wearable device to measure and predict stress by inferring cortisol levels through EDA sensors developed in partnership with Philips.
It is a screenless watch with a customisable gemstone face that measures a variety of health metrics such as temperature, heart rate, movement, and sleep.
It is also a predictive technology, learning about its wearer and alerting them to potential stress triggers and problems 60 minutes before they occur. The goal is to restore balance for whole mental and physical well-being.
A few days back, the company raised €8.33M in a Series A round of funding led by angel investor Chris Hall. Currently, the company has four vacant positions. Check them out here.
Lazy Vegan
Founder/s: Vincent Bosgraaf, Bas Dijkstra
Fundraised in June 2022
Hiring: Yes
Lazy Vegan is an Amsterdam-based brand that offers frozen ready-to-cook vegan meals. The company aims to become the most impactful vegan meal brand in the world.
A few days back, the company received a €500K investment from impact investors Goeie Grutten Impact Fonds and Fair Capital Partners. It is the second funding for the Amsterdam startup, which also received €500K in growth funding in April, 2021.
Right now, the company has three vacancies. Click here to explore.
Perpetual Next
Founder/s: Martijn van Rheenen
Fundraised in June 2022: €320M
Hiring: Yes
Perpetual Next’s aim is to reduce CO2 emissions and harvest CO2 from the atmosphere for its clients to prevent future climate change. The Amsterdam-based company does this by reusing residual flows and upgrading organic residual flows into high-quality raw materials and products, all while contributing to the circular economy.
The UN Sustainable Development Goals, the ESG standards, and the EU Green Deal are all part of Perpetual Next’s goal. The company’s production facilities are located in the Netherlands, Belgium, the UK, and Estonia. The company raised €320M in a Series A round of funding from majority shareholder and investor Momentum Capital.
Do you want to contribute to a cleaner world for our generation and future generations to come? Click here to check vacancies.
The KUGI Company
Founder/s: Christopher Van Der Made
Fundraised in June 2022: €100K
Hiring: No
Based out of Amsterdam, The KUGI company creates and distributes alcoholic drinks made from natural, organic juices and herbs without the use of any flavours or artificial sweeteners. A few days back, the company raised €100,000 in a new round of funding.
Bits of Stock
Founder/s: Arash Asady, Colin Kuntz, and Ryan Gary
Fundraised in June 2022: €4.2M
Hiring: Yes
Bits of Stock is a loyalty and rewarding platform that rewards shoppers with Stock Rewards through fractional shares when they shop in-store or online.
Customers need to link their bank accounts and shop in-store or online at any of Bits of Stock’s partner brands, like Zara, Five Guys, Popeyes, and plenty more, to earn stocks in those brands. With this move, the company aims to replace the traditional methods, including points, loyalty cards, and cashback programmes, with assets that grow over time.
The Amsterdam company raised €4.2M in a Seed round of funding from Keen Venture Partners and Yellow Accelerator by Snap Inc.
You can check out their vacancies here.
TestGorilla
Founder/s: Wouter Durville and Otto Verhage
Fundraised in June 2022: €66.83M
Hiring: Yes
TestGorilla is a pre-employment testing software platform that helps companies hire the right talent by assessing all factors relating to job success for the candidate, including cognitive abilities, soft skills, specific job skills, and more.
Around 1,500 businesses, including the NHS, Sony, PepsiCo, and Bain & Company, use TestGorilla tests to hire better and diverse talent. A couple of weeks back, the Amsterdam company raised €66.83M in its Series A round of funding co-led by the London-based venture capital firms Atomico and Balderton Capital.
Click here to check out their vacancies.
Lalaland
Founder/s: Michael Musandu and Ugnius Rimsa
Fundraised in June 2022
Hiring: Yes
Lalaland.ai uses artificial intelligence (AI) to develop highly realistic digital photo models for e-commerce applications for clothing and fashion brands. The Dutch company uses neural networks to generate images of artificial humans.
Recently, the company launched Genesis Meta Model Creator at CES 2022. It helps fashion brands and retailers create a highly personalised and inclusive shopping experience by generating a virtual fashion model of different body types, sizes, hair types, and skin complexions closest to the shopper’s preference.
Earlier this month, the Amsterdam startup raised €2.1M in a new pre-Series-A round of funding led by Orange Wings and Unknown Group.
Click here to explore the vacancies.
Instant Commerce
Founder/s: Coen van Hees, Sam Van Hees, Doeke Leeuwis
Fundraised in June 2022: €2M
Hiring: Yes
Instant Commerce is the next-gen frontend-as-a-service platform for e-commerce companies.
The startup is on a mission to redefine how e-commerce brands build and manage headless storefronts by enabling a no-code solution for faster-site speeds, higher conversion ratios, and eliminating developer dependencies. Instant Commerce’s platform integrates with different systems like Shopify, Storyblok, Algolia, and more using APIs.
Earlier this month, the company raised €2M in its pre-Seed round of funding led by London-based venture capital firm firstminute capital.
Currently, the company is looking for talents. Explore open positions here.
Anywyse
Founder/s: Julien Jukema
Fundraised in June 2022
Hiring: No
Anywyse is an Amsterdam-based audio learning platform where everyone can become a creator. Anywyse’s platform provides students audio modules (‘Wysers’) of 10-15 minutes. These modules are written and voiced by selected students and voice actors.
The Wysers are built on a format that was created primarily for memorising material rather than the more “linear listening” found in podcasts.
The company was formed during the acceleration programme of the Humanities Lab – University of Amsterdam. The company has successfully launched its platform at the Erasmus University, the University of Amsterdam, The Radboud University, and the University of Utrecht. The company is also planning to launch its product in four more places in the upcoming weeks.
Earlier this month, the company raised fresh funds, but the amount remains undisclosed.
Omnimap
Founder/s: Aelwyn Hettinga, Johan van Kampen
Fundraised in June 2022: €3M
Hiring: Yes
Omnimap is an online platform that offers low-code integrated business technology and business process automation.
The platform, which is based on a shared software foundation, blends old with new cloud technology, allowing for “state-of-the-art” technological solutions.
The company claims to save customers time and money by providing them with a low-code innovation that enables them to harmonise technology and streamline business processes across the value chain.
Omnimap raised €3M in a fresh round of funding led by Secondstage Ventures. Right now, the company is hiring for a couple of positions. Click here to apply.
KeyWI.io
Founder/s: Daan Vermunt, Donald Martens, Sam van Houten
Fundraised in June 2022: Undisclosed
Hiring: No
KeyWI offers AI-based digital marketing assistant tools for SMEs, globally.
The startup claims to directly grow businesses by creating content and advertisements, both organic and paid visibility, in search engines.
With KeyWI’s Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) tool, a business can create content directly with ‘bite-sized’ weekly personalised tasks and measure its performance.
Earlier this month, the company raised an undisclosed amount in a pre-Seed round of funding from Rotterdam-based Graduate Entrepreneur Fund.
Wakuli
Founder/s: Lukas Grosfeld and Yorick Bruins
Fundraised in June 2022: Undisclosed
Hiring: Yes
Wakuli offers fresh, lighter roasted coffee that is delivered directly from the coffee farmer to home. The platform aims to make specialty coffee a household staple, therefore expanding the market for smallholder coffee producers and bolstering their standing among the global coffee giants.
A few days back, Wakuli raised fresh funding from ABN AMRO Sustainable Impact Fund (SIF). The funding amount has not been disclosed.
Currently, the company is looking out for interns and talents to join their organisation. Click here to check.
Backbase
Founder/s: Jouk Pleiter, Gerbert Kaandorp
Fundraised in June 2022
Hiring: Yes
Backbase is an engagement banking platform that empowers financial institutions to accelerate their digital transformation. The fintech company is on a mission to re-architect banking around the customer. The company has over 150 customers around the world, including Advanzia, Banco Caja Social, Banco de la Nacion Peru, and more.
Earlier this month, Backbase raised €120M in a growth equity round of funding, reaching the coveted ‘unicorn’ status at a valuation of €2.5B. Currently, Backbase is hiring. Check out the vacancies here.
LoopingOne
Founder/s: Bob Voermans, Mark van der Sluis, Freek Dix
Fundraised in June 2022: €800K
Hiring: No
LoopingOne is a Know-Your-Customer (KYC) and payments platform for marketplaces and platforms. The company offers a unified solution for ID verification (KYC) of buyers and sellers, organises split payments and payouts to merchants and consumers, and allows for full compliance with PSD2/ EMI regulations.
This month, the Amsterdam company raised €800,000 in funding in its first Seed round from Ebury.
Quicargo
Founder/s: Avishai Trabelsi, Roni Liberman
Fundraised in June 2022: €2.7M
Hiring: Yes
Quicargo aims to tackle inefficiency in the road freight industry. The Dutch company provides an online marketplace for shippers and carriers to benefit from unutilised truck loading spaces.
The company’s solution monitors available trucks with space from multiple sources, analyses it in real-time, detects shippers’ needs, and creates a database with essential information to instigate business transactions.
Earlier this month, the Amsterdam company raised €2.7M in funding led by ROM InWest, a regional development agency in North Holland.
Are you ready to join Quicargo? Check out the opportunities here.
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