Amsterdam— A Leading European Startup Hub

Executive Summary

This is the fourth report in our series on European startup capitals. Amsterdam is a leading startup hub globally and one of the top European centers for startup development. The main factors that make Amsterdam a leading hub include:

• Access to capital: Amsterdam-based technology startups have ample access to early-stage funding, crowdfunding and business angel funding.
• Mentoring and entrepreneurial culture: Amsterdam ranks high in Europe in terms of the number of networking and mentoring events it hosts and in terms of access to accelerators.
• Market reach: The international orientation of Amsterdam-based startups facilitates their overseas reach.