Techleap, a government initiative, and Mckinsey, a consultancy firm, have teamed up to create an interesting report about the Dutch startup ecosystem. The main gist of the report, called “Building a world-class Dutch start-up ecosystem” is that we can be proud that there is a Dutch startup ecosystem, but more should be done to build global champions. The Netherlands and Europe risk losing out if no actions are taken. It is a nice macro view on the impact of all startups on the wider economy with four important recommendations. About the report The report was created by consultants Tobias Henz ..read more

ISO 27001 is an international standard for information security. Due to the emergence of ransomware threats and due to the GDPR introduction, many large companies have adopted the standard ISO 27001 and are asking/forcing their suppliers to become certified against this standard. This puts B2B startups in a difficult position: should they spend money on certification, or risk losing larger customers? In this article we discuss whether it is possible and valuable for startups and scaleups to implement ISO 27001. ISO 27001 and other standards ISO 27001 is a standard for an information security m ..read more

Even though 2020 was a challenging year due to Covid-19, many Dutch scale-ups have obtained funding in 2020. We used data from data platform Dealroom to make an overview of 68 Dutch scale-ups (early-VC or series A) who raised more than 400 million euros in funding in 2020. Why this funding overview When StartupJuncture was founded, the Dutch startup sector was much smaller and also intransparent and not visible from abroad: only a few deals took place and the deals that happened were not recorded in English media. This gave the false impression that The Netherlands was not a viable place to la ..read more

There are many succes stories of startups, but studies show that most new businesses fail in their first years. One of the top reasons for this failure is conflict in startup teams. It is damaging for a startup company when the founders are involved. In this blog we provide you with some topics to discuss with a co-founder, based on a free startup contract template from the University of Pennsylvania Law School. Startup contract for founders Hans Klis already wrote an article here at Startupjuncture on how to find the right co-founder. In order to prevent co-founder conflict, it is wise t ..read more

At least 20 Dutch scaleups managed to raise € 10 million or more in 2019. In this overview we list the largest Dutch funding rounds in 2019. The list below shows the largest funding rounds of 2019. Picnic, the Dutch delivery supermarket raised € 250 million. Via Silicon Canals. Gitlab, the source code and software development platform raised € 239 mln. Via techcrunch. If you want to know more about their succes, see this public strategy page. AM-Pharma raises € 116 mln for treating acute kidney injuries. Medical startup Pharvaris from Leiden raised € 55 mln. See this press release S ..read more