Amsterdam-based startups that raised funding in February 2024; 7 of them are hiring right now

In the vibrant ecosystem of Amsterdam’s startup scene, innovation knows no bounds. 

One of the key drivers of Amsterdam’s startup success is its supportive ecosystem. 

The city boasts a diverse network of incubators, accelerators, co-working spaces, and startup hubs, providing entrepreneurs with mentorship, funding, and resources. 

Additionally, numerous organisations, like StartupAmsterdam and ACE Incubator, play pivotal roles in nurturing early-stage startups and fostering collaboration within the ecosystem.

February 2024 witnessed a surge of momentum as a handful of Amsterdam startups secured funding to fuel their ambitious ventures. 

In addition to funding, several startups have opened doors for talents to join their ranks.

We have compiled a list of startups based in Amsterdam that secured funding in February 2024. Currently, all of them are hiring.

DataSnipper

Founder(s): Jonas Ruyter, Kai Bakker, Maarten Alblas

Latest funding: €92.53M

Hiring Status: Yes| Apply here 

DataSnipper provides auditors with an “intelligent” automation platform that increases the quality and efficiency of common audit procedures. The company claims that its automation features, embedded into Excel, empower external auditors to do their work quickly and accurately. 

The platform is also starting to be used by financial professionals in other domains, including internal audit, financial control, accountancy, and tax.

DataSnipper has serviced more than 400,000 auditors in 125 countries and has customers including known companies like Deloitte, KPMG, EY, RSM, and BDO.

Funda

CEO: Joost Dop

Latest funding: NA

Hiring Status: Yes| Apply here

Funda offers an extensive array of residential and commercial property listings. Boasting the Netherlands’ comprehensive housing selection, the Amsterdam-based platform attracts approximately 5.3 million unique visitors each month. The platform connects over 5,300 brokers with potential homebuyers, enhancing their reach and impact in the market.

Finom

Founder(s): Andrey Petrov, Kos Stiskin, Oleg Laguta, and Yakov Novikov

Latest funding: €50M

Hiring Status: Yes| Apply here

FINOM is a digital banking solution for SMEs and entrepreneurs that provides banking tools to businesses to quickly open an account, streamlining online banking, payment processing, invoicing, and expense management. 

The company does it by developing its proprietary core banking system that powers its broad suite of products and services. The company holds an Electronic Money Institution (EMI) licence operational across Europe.

Monumental

Founder(s): Salar al Khafaji and Sebastiaan Visser

Latest funding: €23.2M

Hiring Status: Yes| Apply here

Monumental is a robotic startup that aims to solve labour, cost, and sustainability challenges in the global construction industry. 

The company produces small, electric, agile, autonomous ground vehicles (AGVs) that move freely around building sites to assist with bricklaying and address labour shortages and rising costs.

Powered by Monumental’s AI-powered software — Atrium, Monumental robots are compact enough to navigate through tight corners and doorways or fit inside a van – anywhere a human can go. 

Sparqle

Founder(s): Tim van Alphen, Ruurd Tjeerdema and Maurice Stam

Latest funding: €1.2M

Hiring Status: Yes| Apply here

Sparqle is a sustainable delivery platform that believes last-mile delivery can be made more sustainable. 

The company has developed innovative solutions to accurately predict customer demand, addressing the challenge faced by many delivery companies. They have created a single app that combines orders and riders, leading to streamlined deliveries and significant cost savings.

By consolidating orders from different sectors like logistics, retail, food, and e-commerce, the Amsterdam company ensures a consistent workflow for delivery riders, prioritising their well-being while enhancing overall delivery efficiency.

Rototip

CEO: Galip Okan Ozturk

Latest funding: €1.2M

Hiring Status: Yes| Apply here

Rototip focuses on digitising supply chain operations, implementing intelligent machinery allocation systems, and using computer vision applications for automated quality control. 

The Amsterdam company allows businesses to source mechanical parts crafted from metal or thermoplastics, employing various manufacturing techniques such as CNC machining, laser-cutting, injection molding, die casting, welding, and assembly services.

Billy Grace

Founder(s): Robin Friend, Mitch Voskuilen, Tjadi Peeters

Funding: NA

Hiring Status: Yes| Apply here

Billy Grace is a platform that lets companies collaborate with self-learning algorithms (AI), where marketers can better track, attribute, analyse, automate, and optimise online marketing within and across channels.

Several companies, including Vanilia, Intersport, Twinsport, TrainMore, and Patta, use the platform to manage digital ads.

Recently, Alex Stil (GroupM President) and Rob van Nuenen (CEO and founder of Channable) joined the company as new angel investors. The company plans to leverage the angel investors network to accelerate international expansion. 

EstateX

Founder(s): Bart de Bruijn and Thomas Onel

Funding: NA

Hiring Status: No

EstateX is a real-estate tokenisation platform to make real estate simple, affordable and accessible to everyone. 

The company provides investors with an easy-to-use platform that offers Real Estate investment options with high returns, a 24/7 tradable secondary marketplace, instant loans, and liquidity to the assets.

Brock Pierce, the founder of Tether, EOS, and Blockchain Capital, has invested in EstateX. However, the exact amount of his investment was not disclosed. Additionally, Pierce is expected to become an advisor to the company.