Deloitte, a management consultancy company, has announced the winners of its 26th edition of Deloitte Technology Fast 50 2025.
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London-based Deloitte, a management consultancy company, organised its 26th edition of Deloitte Technology Fast 50 2025.
The annual competition was organised in close collaboration with ABN AMRO, Euronext, Google Cloud, and Kennedy Van der Laan.
This yearly competition is all about recognising fast-growing technology startups in the Netherlands for their exceptional growth performance in the short term.
In 2025, Zander Labs, a developer of brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) that enable human intelligence to seamlessly integrate with technology, was awarded first place.
With a 9,950 per cent revenue growth, Zander Labs takes the throne.
Based out of Delft, Zander Labs is a deep-tech company that develops passive brain-computer interfaces (BCI) and neuroadaptive technologies to transform the interaction between humans and computers.
“Our goal is to develop a powerful platform that provides universal classifiers and insights into mental states, unlocks the full potential of computer interaction, enables human-compatible AI and facilitates AI learning to increase productivity, contribute to the development of a smarter world and improve efficiency,” says the company.
#2 Aquablu
Founder/s: Marnix Stokvis and Marc van Zuylen
HQ: Amsterdam
Amsterdam-based Aquablu, a company focused on workplace hydration through tech-enabled dispensers, came in second with a revenue growth of 2,162 per cent.
Founded in 2018 by Marnix Stokvis and Marc van Zuylen, Aquablu is a company operating in the health and wellness sector.
It offers a water dispensing system called REFILL+, which delivers still, sparkling, and flavoured water from filtered tap sources.
The system is used in offices, hotels, and public spaces. Flavour options contain vitamins and electrolytes.
#3 8Vance
Founder/s: Han Stoffels and Peter van Marwyk
HQ: Venlo
8vance is a Dutch-German high-tech scale-up that has developed the first autonomous matching technology for talents and recruiters. This year, it ranked third with a revenue growth of 1,741 per cent. Last year, it was in second place with a growth rate of 5,819 per cent. The company claims to have trained its matching algorithms on more than 70 million profiles.
Besides the Fast 50 ranking, Deloitte has also announced the winners of four more awards — Rising Star, Deep Tech Awards, Diverse & Inclusive Leadership Award and Sustainability Pioneer Award.
Rising Star Award: Q*Bird
HQ: Delft
Founder/s: Joshua Slater, Ingrid Romijin, and Remon Berrevoets
Founded in 2022 by Joshua Slater, Ingrid Romijin, and Remon Berrevoets as a spin-off of Delft University of Technology, Q*Bird has developed a unique quantum cryptography (QKD) product called Falqon.
The Rising Star Award recognises promising tech startups with the potential to become future Technology Fast 50 winners.
Neople won the Rising Star Audience Award
Founded in 2023 and led by Hans de Penning, Neople solves this problem by offering a digital co-worker. The company provides AI colleagues for customer service teams in e-commerce.
Deep-Tech Award: Nearfield Instruments
HQ: Rotterdam
Founder/s: Roland van Vliet and Hamed Sadeghian
Nearfield Instruments specialises in semiconductor metrology equipment, providing advanced solutions for precise process control in semiconductor manufacturing. Founded in 2016 as a spin-off from TNO, the company addresses the challenges of the nanoelectronics industry.
The Deep-Tech Award recognises startups that use scientific innovations and proprietary technology to solve complex problems, acknowledging the significant investment and time (8-12 years) required for scaling up.
Diverse & Inclusive Leadership Award: Mews
HQ: Amsterdam
CEO: Matt Welle
Mews has developed Mews Hospitality Cloud to streamline operations for modern hoteliers, transform the guest experience, and create more profitable businesses.
The Diverse & Inclusive Leadership Award is for companies that structurally embed diversity and inclusion in their culture.
The company received this recognition for its systematic, values-driven approach to DEI, which embeds this topic in internal and external processes.
Sustainability Pioneer Award: LeydenJar
HQ: Leiden
Founder/s: Christian Rood and Gabriel de Scheemaker
LeydenJar Technologies develops a Silicon anode that boosts the energy density of Li-ion batteries for application in consumer electronics, automotive, and niche applications.
It also allows batteries to store 70 per cent more energy than the currently common graphite anode foil, while also being extremely thin. The company also claims that the application reduces CO2 emissions of anode production by 85 per cent.
This award honours scale-ups that are making a significant impact on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by addressing important issues like climate change.
“Dutch tech startups and scale-ups are at a crucial crossroads: innovative solutions are increasingly facing a lack of capital and talent, increasing regulations, and vulnerable supply chains. Only by bringing the government, investors, and corporates together to improve financing, develop skills, and scale internationally can we maintain our competitiveness. The Technology Fast 50 offers a platform for innovation and entrepreneurship by bringing together key players in the Dutch tech scene,” says Rob de Leeuw, partner at Deloitte.
Amsterdam startups in the list
Here is the list of Amsterdam-based startups that have made it into the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 2025:
DataSnipper
Rank: #4
Growth rate: 1650%
Founder/s: Maarten Alblas and Jonas Ruyter,
DataSnipper provides auditors with an intelligent automation platform that increases the quality and efficiency of common audit procedures. Last year, the Dutch unicorn was crowned as the winner.
TRANSFERZ
Rank: #5
Growth rate: 1595%
Founder/s: Johan van Vulpen
Transferz is a B2B technology company that operates a global marketplace for ground transportation, mainly from and to airports.
Workwize
Rank: #6
Growth rate: 1075%
Founder/s: Michiel Meyer, Victor Dik, Sebastiaan Scholten, and Dirk Kranendijk
Workwize simplifies IT hardware management for globally distributed teams, automating procurement, deployment, retrieval, and disposal.
GNX
Rank: #7
Growth rate: 962%
Founder/s: Rutger Bevaart and Rick Mur
GNX is a provider of global connectivity solutions. The company develops and operates LARA, a data platform that lets users take charge of their own worldwide connectivity requirements.
Polarsteps
Rank: #8
Growth rate: 925%
Polarsteps is a travel planner and tracker app that aims to build a go-to place for travellers who want to plan, track, and remember their trips
Dexter Energy
Rank: #9
Growth rate: 864%
Founder/s: Luuk Veeken
Dexter Energy offers advanced machine learning and optimisation solutions for short-term power trading.
GoCredible
Rank: #10
Growth rate: 842%
Founder/s: Jeannot Bos, Teun Lammers, Tjerk Geersing, Wim Krechting
GoCredible was created to provide a smart and secure payment solution. Its platform includes two main services: Rabo Safe2Pay and ViaRabo, both aimed at improving customer service.
Road
Rank: #14
Growth rate: 682%
CEO: Vincent van Vaalen
Road provides innovative solutions for managing electric vehicle charging stations, connecting installers with end-users seamlessly. The company’s offerings include E-Flux, an all-in-one management solution, and Road Private Label, a customizable platform for branded charging solutions.
OMRT
Rank: #15
Growth rate: 665%
Founder/s: Andreja Andrejevic, Jasper Spiegeler
OMRT builds a deep tech design platform for real estate development. The company aims to reduce a building’s environmental impact and speed up financial returns by cutting the design process from 16 to just two months.
mijn.host
Rank: #16
Growth rate: 663%
mijn.host is a hosting provider specialised in the field of webhosting, domain registrations, virtual private servers, dedicated servers and cloud services.
Trustoo
Rank: #19
Growth rate: 663%
Founder/s: Lars Freriks and Pieter Westerhuis
Trustoo links high-quality local businesses with potential customers by presenting over 80,000 businesses with clear details and contact information. It streamlines the process of finding local services for visitors, benefiting both consumers and local players.
Shoparize
Rank: #21
Growth rate: 528%
Shoparize is a smart e-commerce advertising platform designed to help businesses grow. The platform uses advanced techniques in product feeds, omnichannel marketing, Performance Max (Pmax), and Local Inventory Ads (LIA) to enhance online performance without risk.
BridgeFund
Rank: #22
Growth rate: 516%
BridgeFund is an online business platform that offers fast business credit to SMEs without the intervention of a bank. The company offers credits up to €250K at an interest of 1.3 per cent per month.
Gain.pro
Rank: #27
Growth rate: 431%
Founder/s: Frister Haveman and Nicola Ebmeyer
Gain.pro aims to provide investors with accurate and critical insights into private companies and their markets. The company’s solution uses automation to remove the tedious work required to collate and analyse data from various sources.
Chargetrip
Rank: #34
Growth rate: 328%
Founder/s: Gideon van Dijk and Pieter Waller
Chargetrip offers smart navigation for Electric Vehicles as an API based SaaS platform.
myTomorrows
Rank: #36
Growth rate: 312%
Founder/s: Ronald Brus
The Amsterdam-based startup connects patients with unmet medical needs to treatments in development around the world. The company is on a mission to ensure that patients and doctors don’t miss out on treatment options due to a lack of information, understanding, and administrative hurdles.
Refinery89
Rank #41
Growth rate: 276%
Founder/s: Hugo Welkers, Rob Ottens
Refinery89 was founded to address the need for an adtech partner focused on the interests of publishers rather than advertisers. As publishers themselves, the founders built Refinery89 to create ad monetisation solutions aimed at improving revenue for digital publishers. The company operates with a focus on enhancing the quality, quantity, innovation, and distribution of ad inventory.
Resumedia
Rank: #43
Growth rate: 266%
Resumedia is a software company that designs, develops, and launches tools for job seekers on websites, including the creation of a CV.
Soverin
Rank: #45
Growth rate: 261%
Soverin offers free, secure email services that protect personal communications online. Their platform ensures confidentiality and allows users to manage their own email independently, promoting a safer online experience.
