{"id":670294,"date":"2025-05-20T10:55:16","date_gmt":"2025-05-20T07:55:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/dutch-startup-ecosystem-grows-26-but-falls-to-6th-in-europe\/"},"modified":"2025-05-20T10:55:16","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T07:55:16","slug":"dutch-startup-ecosystem-grows-26-but-falls-to-6th-in-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/dutch-startup-ecosystem-grows-26-but-falls-to-6th-in-europe\/","title":{"rendered":"Dutch startup ecosystem grows 26% but falls to 6th in Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a41282a1c000\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a41282a1c000\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/dutch-startup-ecosystem-grows-26-but-falls-to-6th-in-europe\/#Amsterdam_holds_steady\" >Amsterdam holds steady<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div id=\"article-main-content\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Dutch startup ecosystem has slipped to 10th place globally and sixth in Europe, according to the newly released <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Global Startup Ecosystem Index 2025.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The annual report, compiled by research platform StartupBlink, benchmarks the startup strength of over 1,400 cities and 110 countries worldwide.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The US took the top spot globally, with the UK coming in second. Among the European nations, Britain was followed by Sweden (sixth), Germany (seventh), and France (eighth). Switzerland claimed ninth place,\u00a0 pushing the Netherlands down one spot.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, it\u2019s not all bad <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> for the Dutch startup ecosystem, which saw an above-average growth rate of over 26% this year.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"inarticle-wrapper latest channel-cta hs-embed-tnw\">\n<div id=\"hs-embed-tnw\" class=\"channel-cta-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"channel-cta-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"js-lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/tnw.events\/hardfork-2018\/uploads\/visuals\/tnw-newsletter.png\"\/><\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/tnw.events\/hardfork-2018\/uploads\/visuals\/tnw-newsletter.png\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"channel-cta-input\">\n<p class=\"channel-cta-title\">The \ud83d\udc9c of EU tech<\/p>\n<p class=\"channel-cta-tagline\">The latest rumblings from the EU tech scene, a story from our wise ol&#8217; founder Boris, and some questionable AI art. It&#8217;s free, every week, in your inbox. Sign up now!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The country\u2019s top-performing sector was ecommerce and retail, where it ranks fifth globally and first in the EU. Prominent startups in this space include grocery delivery <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">unicorn Picnic<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, designer brand marketplace Otrium, and fresh food platform Crisp.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, the Netherlands\u2019 overall growth was outpaced in Europe by France, Sweden, and Switzerland \u2014 all of which grew by over 30% this year.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Amsterdam_holds_steady\"><\/span><b>Amsterdam holds steady<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the city scale, Amsterdam remains the undisputed engine of the Dutch tech scene. The capital rose two global spots to 26th and held firm at fifth in Europe \u2014 trailing only London, Paris, Berlin, and Stockholm. It performed best in fintech, where it now ranks 15th worldwide and third in the EU, with scaleups like neobank <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bunq<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and payments platform Mollie playing a central role.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cA key trend we observe in the Netherlands is Amsterdam\u2019s rapid growth, with its startup ecosystem expanding by over 30% in 2025,\u201d Eli David Rokah, CEO at StartupBlink, told TNW. \u201cWhile the city remains fifth in Europe and fourth in the EU, this strong momentum is helping it close the gap with top-tier European ecosystems like Stockholm and Berlin.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Outside the capital, the national picture is more mixed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While Amsterdam remains the standout Dutch ecosystem globally, four more cities in the Netherlands entered the top 1000 this year (up from 20 the previous year ). That\u2019s the highest-ever city count in this index.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rotterdam is the big riser, overtaking Utrecht to claim the number four spot among Dutch cities. It also scored the highest growth rate in the country (over 50%) and climbed 30 positions globally in just two years.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eindhoven, meanwhile, slipped two spots to 106th globally but posted a standout result in sustainability, ranking 10th worldwide.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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