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Meet the startups from Rotterdam and South Holland region that raised funding in Q3 2024; 14 are hiring
- Dutch tech hub South Holland has become a hotspot for emerging technical businesses, with many of the start-ups in the area focusing on deep-tech solutions and impact-driven business models.
- Five South Holland campuses have received subsidies to develop research and innovation capacity and promote advanced technologies.
- According to the latest Quarterly Startup Report, €424m was invested in Dutch start-ups during Q3 2024, with cleantech and high-tech businesses driving growth.
- Nearfield Instruments, a Rotterdam-based developer of metrology and inspection solutions for the semiconductor manufacturing industry, raised €135m during the quarter, making it one of the largest semi-conductor fabrication equipment fundraisers in Europe and the US in the past five years.
- Other firms from the region attracting investor funds during Q3 include climate-tech start-up Paebbl, clean energy firm Equinox Ocean Turbines, and agriculture-focused tech firm Blue Radix.
- South Holland accounts for 29% of all Dutch deep-tech start-ups, and is home to 21% of all startups and scale-ups in the Netherlands.
- Several start-ups highlighted in the report, including Engaige, Shipping Technology, and Speaksee, are currently recruiting.
- The Rotterdam-The Hague metropolitan area is emerging as a key hub for Netherlands start-ups, thanks to programmes such as lending platform Up!Rotterdam, which provides businesses with access to programmes from leading organisations.
- Other start-ups listed in the Quarterly Startup Report include medtech firm Deepbreath and Turff, which develops expense management software.
- Overall, Q3 2024 saw no slowdown in the amount of investment flowing into Dutch start-ups, which was on a par with Q3 2023.
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