Amsterdam is reinforcing its role as a major startup hub in Europe, hosting about 1,219 startups, which accounts for nearly 45 per cent of the Netherlands’ total.

Although the city saw a slight drop in the 2025 Global Startup Ecosystem Index, it continues to attract both talent and investment. The city aims to remain central to the growth of the Dutch tech sector, ranking 26th worldwide and leading nationally in areas such as fintech.

In August 2025, several Amsterdam-based startups secured new funding rounds, underscoring this ongoing activity. These companies span multiple sectors, including digital finance, sustainable infrastructure, defence, artificial intelligence, and biotechnology. 

In this article, we have highlighted the startups that secured capital in August 2025, some of which are currently expanding their teams.

Check them out below!

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Note: Certain details of these startups, such as founders’ names and the funding amount, have been sourced from Dealroom.

Framer

Founders: Koen Bok, Jorn van Dijk

Funds raised: $100M (approximately €85.6M) in a Series D round 

Hiring: Yes, apply here

Framer is a tool designed for startups, scaleups, freelancers, agencies, and enterprise teams that integrates design and web building into a single process. 

Unlike traditional builders, the Dutch platform provides a flexible design canvas and a modern content management system (CMS). It includes tools for on-page editing, animations, forms, analytics, A/B testing, and live collaboration, enabling companies to create and manage high-performance websites.

Amdax

Founders: Lucas Wensing

Funds raised: €20M in an initial financing round

Hiring: Yes, apply here

Amdax is a crypto-asset service provider offering custody, transfer, trading, staking, and asset management services for digital assets.

As of 26 June 2025, Amdax holds a MiCAR license and serves private, corporate, and institutional clients.

Vox AI

Founders: Maurice Kroon, Luis Nuñez

Funds raised: $8.7M (approximately €7.5M)

Hiring: No

VOX AI is a multilingual voice assistant designed for quick-service restaurants (QSRs). It allows customers to place drive-thru and mobile orders independently and provides staff with real-time guidance and alerts from restaurant systems.

Vox AI supports over 90 languages and dialects, imitating human speech and adapting to different accents, menu terms, background noise, and specific locations in real time. The platform offers “Employee Assist,” which helps staff manage inventory and operational tasks

Toppi

Founders: Will Everingham, Lars van Tilburg, Emiel van Dongen

Funds raised: Amount undisclosed, closes first investment round

Hiring: Looking for a Product Engineer, apply here

Toppi enhances local marketing for restaurants, cafés, bars, and hotels. The company focuses on connecting online impressions with real-world customers, helping hospitality operators increase visibility, drive foot traffic, streamline operations, and achieve sustainable growth in a fast-evolving digital landscape. 

Toppi’s AI-driven tools automate online tasks, manage reputation, and boost local marketing effectiveness, enabling businesses to thrive in a competitive environment.

ReadLer

Founders: Quint Wiersma, Francisco Blasques, Pascal Koot

Funds raised: €350K convertible loan

Hiring: Looking for a junior sales representative

ReadLer is developing Speaklee, an AI-powered speech assistant that supports children in practising pronunciation and vocabulary. The tool gives immediate feedback and integrates with speech therapy exercises, allowing continued practice between sessions. 

It is aimed at children with a provisional or confirmed diagnosis of language development disorder and is being developed in collaboration with speech therapists, healthcare institutions, and special education schools through a business-to-business-to-consumer model.

Labfresh

Founders: Kasper Brandi Petersen, Lotte Vink

Funds raised: €1M through crowdfunding

Hiring: Yes, apply here

Labfresh is on a mission to fight overconsumption by developing intelligent apparel that repels stains and odour. Developed in Switzerland, produced in Portugal, and designed in Amsterdam, these smart t-shirts from Labfresh are made of 100 per cent long-staple cotton.

The Dutch company uses FreshCore technology, a treatment mix that combines three performance-enhancing technologies in one – hydrophobic, antibacterial, and easy care. The combination of these three properties allows the products to be stain, wrinkle, and odour-repellent.

BRAVR Technologies

Founders: Thijs Doornbos, Ken Koontz, Peter Barker

Funds raised: €130K in pre-seed funding

Hiring: No

BRAVR Technologies is developing VR-based mental resilience training for military and civilian personnel. The system uses VR to activate the body’s stress response while measuring heart rate variability in real time. This biofeedback is integrated into gameplay to help users monitor and train their physiological response to stress. 

Wupdoc

Founders: Umutcan Karaok

Funds raised: €250,000

Hiring: No

Wupdoc is a health platform that helps patients compare doctors, clinics, hospitals, and treatments across different countries. The platform allows users to find clinics or doctors based on budget, schedule, consultation, and procedures. On wupdoc.com, patients can access information about verified doctors, clinics, and hospitals, compare options, consult with medical professionals, and obtain pricing details.