These Amsterdam-based startups raised funding in April 2023; 10 of them are hiring right now

Amsterdam has emerged as a hotbed for startups, with a thriving ecosystem that has seen many young and innovative companies take root and grow rapidly. 

There are a number of factors that contribute to this growth, including the city’s strategic location, its vibrant and diverse culture, and its supportive business environment.

More importantly, Amsterdam is also known for its open and progressive society, which values creativity and innovation. 

This culture has attracted a wide range of entrepreneurs, including those from traditionally underrepresented groups, and has helped to foster a more inclusive startup community.

Consequently, in recent years, there has been an increase in investment in Amsterdam startups. 

We have compiled a list of Amsterdam startups that raised funding in April. Some of them are hiring right now. 

Check out the list: 

Dexter Energy Services

Founder/s: Luuk Veeken

Funding in April 2023: €10.5M

Hiring status: Yes| Apply Here

Dexter Energy leverages advanced machine learning algorithms and big data analytics to help energy companies manage their short-term trading activities for a 100 per cent renewable energy portfolio. 

The company’s algorithms analyse large amounts of data, including historical energy consumption patterns, weather forecasts, and market prices. 

By doing so, they can accurately predict short-term energy demand and supply, which helps energy companies optimise their energy portfolios and reduce their balancing costs.

Last month, the company raised €10.5M in a Series B round of funding led by ETF Partners and Astelia with participation from existing investors Newion, PDENH, and Rockstart. 

AGRI3 Fund

Founder/s: NA

Funding in April 2023: €12.25M

Hiring status: No

AGRI3 Fund aims to support projects that actively stop deforestation, encourage reforestation, contribute to effective sustainable agricultural production and value chains, lower carbon emissions, and enhance rural livelihoods.

Additionally, it also provides credit enhancement tools and technical assistance to these projects. It secured €12.25M equity investment from The Global Environment Facility last month. 

Seenons

Founder/s: Joost Kamermans, Jorn Eiting van Liempt, and Martin Kayser

Funding in April 2023: €10M

Hiring status: Yes| Apply Here

Seenons has built a circular waste management platform that aims to ensure that residual waste does not end up in a landfill, or the ocean, or is being burned.

To solve this waste challenge, Seenons aims to “ensure minimum recycling and raw materials are either reused or even refused.

With its platform, the startup wants to prevent material from reaching the state of waste while promoting transparency in the industry.

The Amsterdam company does this by connecting waste disposers with logistics companies and logistics companies with waste processors in the most transparent way possible.

Last month, the company raised €10M from Invest-NL, Swiss Post and Shamrock Ventures invest alongside early backers CapitalT and Tablomonto Ventures.

Cargoroo

Founder/s: Jaron Borensztajn, Erik de Winter, and Jelle Maije

Funding in April 2023: €421K

Hiring status: Yes| Apply Here

Cargoroo offers e-cargo sharing bikes that are safe, affordable, environmentally friendly, and convenient. 

The company focuses on those who need a cargo bike from time to time, such as parents who want to make an excursion with their kids, people looking to move heavy or large objects, or students moving into student accommodation. 

Last month, the Amsterdam firm launched a crowdfunding campaign on the Oneplanetcrowd platform with a target of raising €2M. However, it ended up collecting €421K in funding. 

Finst

Founder/s: Julien Vallet and Marcel Putina

Funding in April 2023: €4M

Hiring status: Yes| Apply Here

Finst aims to offer a cryptocurrency investment platform with the lowest trading fees in the Netherlands. 

Through the startup’s platform, investors can diversify their wealth across 30 popular digital assets, trade 24/7 in EUR (€), and monitor the market with real-time news. 

Amsterdam-based Finst is already registered as a Crypto Service Provider with De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB).

Last month, the company raised €4M in an oversubscribed Seed round of funding.

Bringly

Founder/s: Rajiv Laigsingh and Anton Liulichev

Funding in April 2023: €1.5M

Hiring status: Yes| Apply Here

Bringly offers a scalable solution for same-day and sustainable delivery to retailers and web shops. 

The Amsterdam-based platform optimises the available delivery capacity of couriers at the urban level and delivers parcels quickly and sustainably from shops, hubs, dark stores, and central distribution centres.

Last month, the company raised €1.5M in a Seed round of funding.

Dealsuite

Founder/s: Floyd Plettenberg

Funding in April 2023: €3.5M

Hiring status: Yes| Apply Here

Dealsuite is a secure online marketplace where M&A professionals can purchase, trade, and make real-time investments in businesses. It is offered as a plug-and-play SaaS solution.

The Amsterdam company has raised nearly €3.5M in growth funding from publicly listed investment firm Value8.

Fourthline

Founder/s: Krik Gunning and Chris van Straeten

Funding in April 2023: €50M

Hiring status: Yes| Apply here

Fourthline, with a top-level end-to-end KYC solution, helps banks and regulated financial institutions in Europe with digital KYC checks.

The Amsterdam company provides a complete suite of proprietary tech products that adhere to local KYC, AML, and GDPR requirements in Europe and beyond.

Last month, Fourthline raised €50M from Finch Capital and other new and existing investors. 

Weaviate

Founder/s: Bob van Luijt, Micha Verhagen and Etienne Dilocker,

Funding in April 2023: €45.65M

Hiring status: Yes| Apply Here

Weaviate (previously SeMI technologies) is an open-source vector database.

It is a low-latency vector database that supports many media formats (text, graphics, etc.). It includes features like Semantic Search, Question-Answer Extraction, Classification, and Customisable Models (PyTorch/TensorFlow/Keras). 

Weaviate stores both objects and vectors, allowing for the combination of vector search with structured filtering and the failure tolerance of a cloud-native database. All of this is available via GraphQL, REST, and a variety of client-side programming languages.

Last month, the company raised €45.65M in a Series B round of funding led by Index Ventures.

Syntilio

Founder/s: Rimon Hanna

Funding in April 2023: Undisclosed

Hiring status: No

Syntilio is a health technology company that focuses on optimising remote care across segments.

The platform collects patient data and provides AI-assisted, real-time insights, allowing healthcare practitioners to make better decisions, organise the correct type of follow-up, and give better treatment.

Last month,  Syntilio raised an undisclosed amount in fresh funding from healthcare investor NextGen Ventures 2 and a group of informal investors. 

Plumery

Founder/s: Ben Goldin

Funding in April 2023: €4M

Hiring status: Yes| Apply Here

Plumery offers a complete digital engagement platform to empower banks to develop great mobile and online experiences for their clients and provide them with the groundwork for success beyond fast-time-to-market.

A few days back, the Amsterdam company raised €4M in a fresh round of funding to help banks stay competitive.

Madglove

Founder/s: Madalina Rîurean, Cara Knott, Jeremiah Makinde, David Gotti, and Sitah Heijnen

Funding in April 2023: Undisclosed

Hiring status: No

Madglove is creating an accessible and innovative home-based rehabilitation solution to improve hand dexterity in individuals suffering from spasticity.

The company’s solution is a simple, easy-to-use glove that stabilises the wrist, extends the fingers, and improves hand function during daily activities. By using this glove, individuals can regain their independence and improve their quality of life.

The Amsterdam company has secured a new investment from Amsterdam Academic Angel Fund. 

Ginoa

Founder/s: Samet Duman, Batıkan Cetin, Erdem Akdemi and Bartu Utku 

Funding in April 2023: Undisclosed

Hiring status: Yes| Apply Here

GinoaGPT is an AI-powered chatbot that helps users make informed decisions about their investments.

GinoaGPT, powered by ChatGPT, enables users to ask about NFTs, NFT collections, and Ginoa-related information, delivering up-to-the-minute data on collections, sales figures, transaction volume, pricing, valuable traits, royalty fees, and more.

The company’s flagship product ‘Barterplace’ is a one-stop shop for swapping and trading multiple NFTs and cryptocurrencies at once. 

Last month, the Amsterdam company raised funding from TechOne Venture Capital, DOMiNO Ventures, Aegean Ventures, and Lima Ventures.