Amsterdam, the capital of the Netherlands, is a city of innovation and creativity where technology startups are thriving. Many young entrepreneurs are attracted to the city because of its vibrant culture and abundance of opportunities to scale their businesses.
Amsterdam also offers plenty of support for startups through government initiatives, incubators, accelerators, venture capitalists, and other resources.
In recent years, there has also been an increase in investment in Amsterdam startups.
We have compiled a list of Amsterdam startups that raised funding in January. Some of them are hiring right now.
Check out the list:
Creative Fabrica
Fund raised in January 2023: €56.85M
Founder/s: Anca Stefan, Roemie Hillenaar
Hiring status: Yes
Creative Fabrica is a marketplace for fonts, graphics, crafts designs, and premium content for crafters through subscriptions.
The Amsterdam-based company recently launched CF Spark, a set of tools that uses generative AI to assist designers and producers in accelerating their creative processes by enabling them to generate text-to-image content.
Earlier this month, the Dutch company raised €56.85M led by Alven and was joined by LionTree and TriplePoint. Creative Fabrica is hiring for various roles. Click here to apply.
not8
Fund raised in January 2023: Undisclosed
Founder/s: Yaroslav Medvedev, Vladislav Dekhano
Hiring status: No
not8 is a B2B startup that aims to standardise the product development review process.
Product managers and other officials typically waste tens of hours per week making unnecessary calls, marking screenshots, and sending long-written explanations on needed fixes.
The company’s feedback tool lets the product team comment on any web-based product, streamlining the development process. It also reduces the risk of information loss and minimises the number of review cycles required.
A week back, the company raised an undisclosed amount from Antler.
Lapsi Health
Fund raised in January 2023: €3.25M
Founder/s: Jhonatan Bringas Dimitriades, Diana van Stijn, Seamus Holohan, Rodrigo Alvez
Hiring status: Yes
Lapsi Health is a medtech company aiming to change how auscultatory sounds are used in medicine and pharma-biotech.
The medical definition of auscultation is listening to the sounds of the heart, lungs, arteries, and belly (acquired from stethoscopes).
Lapsi Health’s products are built for doctors, patients, and researchers. The company raised €3.25M in an oversubscribed Seed round of funding.
The company is hiring Software Architect and Sound Engineer. Click here to apply.
HirePort
Fund raised in January 2023: €1M
Founder/s: Remco van de Ruit, Bram Medema, Alexander Leenaers
Hiring status: Yes
HirePort is a platform for hiring tech employees via vetted recruiters.
The platform provides a candidate-based matching tool that automatically links companies to the recruiter that proposes the right candidate without having to deal with the usual onboarding, management, and contract negotiation process.
It allows companies to access an endless pool of candidates from multiple suppliers, managing the process efficiently.
The Amsterdam-based firm raised €1M in a Seed round of funding led by Powerloom.
HirePort is hiring for a Business Development Manager position. Click here to apply.
Mithra-Ai Solutions
Fund raised in January 2023: €300K
Founder/s: Arash Saberi, Christophe Frère, Rasa Raoufi, Dennis van den Brand
Hiring status: Yes
Mithra AI is an Amsterdam-based AI startup that helps procurement teams to make data-driven decisions by providing them continuous visibility and insights into their spending data through its cognitive spend intelligence solution.
The company raised €300K convertible loan from Innovatiefonds Noord-Holland.
Mithra AI is hiring now. Take a look at the vacancies here.
Sprinque
Fund raised in January 2023: €6M
Founder/s: Juan Espinosa, Manoj Tutika, Mark Holleman
Hiring status: Yes
Sprinque is a B2B payments technology platform that enables retailers and marketplaces to provide ‘Pay by Invoice’ with net payment terms to customers online without assuming additional risk or raising operating costs.
It is a white-labelled solution and can be incorporated through the merchants’ APIs, Magento, Prestashop, and WooCommerce plugins, or used offline using the company’s Merchant Control Centre.
The Amsterdam platform raised €6M in a Seed round of funding.
The company is hiring across departments in Berlin and Amsterdam. Click here to explore opportunities.
Triple Solar
Fund raised in January 2023: €10M
Founder/s: Cees Mager, Terence van Buuren
Hiring status: Yes
Triple Solar is a designer and manufacturer of PVT heat pumps and PVT heat pump panels, which can sustainably supply a home with heat, hot water, and electricity 24/7, throughout the year.
The Amsterdam startup aims to achieve maximum impact in reducing CO2 emissions from heating homes.
A few days back, Triple Solar raised €10M in growth funding.
Do you have a passion for sustainable systems? If yes, Triple Solar is hiring. Click here to check out the vacancies.
Authic Labs
Fund raised in January 2023: Undisclosed
Founder/s: Lemar Bachtiar, Tat Nguyen, Wouter Kloosterman
Hiring status: Yes
Authic Labs aims to make Web3 accessible for all organisations and change how they engage with their clients through unique marketing experiences using NFTs.
The Dutch marketplace offers a no-code platform, Authic Suites, for brands and organisations from various industries like art, fashion, gaming, or sports to create and sell digital collectibles on their website.
Authic Labs raised funding in a pre-seed round from Rockstart and Graduate Entrepreneur.
The company is hiring for a Product Owner position. Click here to apply.
Vylo
Fund raised in January 2023: Undisclosed
Founder/s: Tyler Reynolds, Daniel Lippert
Hiring status: No
Vylo is a social media app that offers short-form video and audio hosting services and a social networking app for news commentary.
The app offers a platform for users to make and explore video and audio comments to news stories of interest and curated news from top news sources.
Last week, the company raised pre-Seed funding backed by Kleiner Perkins’ Fairchild Fund IV.
Hadrian
Fund raised in January 2023: Undisclosed
Founder/s: Olivier Beg, Rogier Fischer, Tijl van Vliet, Maurice Clin
Hiring status: Yes
Hadrian is a cybersecurity startup that offers real-time exposure management and automated security testing.
The Amsterdam-based cybersecurity startup offers automated security insights through its AI-driven testing SaaS platform.
In addition, the company enables detailed attack surface management and risk prioritisation.
The company raised fresh funding from ABN AMRO Ventures.
Click here to check out the opportunities at Hadrian.
ViaLuxury
Fund raised in January 2023: Undisclosed
Founder/s: Jan Wegenaar
Hiring status: No
ViaLuxury.com is an overcapacity booking solution for luxury hotels that provides customers with tailor-made luxury experiences.
Using AI, the Amsterdam platform forecasts how much money hotels can make by selling their excess capacity to customers.
With a fair price and a complete package that includes extras like meals and health, ViaLuxury delivers that overcapacity. This way, the website provides the finest discounts for stays at luxurious hotels.
ViaLuxury raised fresh funds from new investors Limburg Technology Investment Fund and Genzai.
Stippl
Fund raised in January 2023: €400K
Founder/s: Luuk Verhoeven, Omar Sheshtawy, Robin van Rijn
Hiring status: No
Stippl offers travellers a platform via a website and as an app for iOS and Android to create, organise, and change travel itineraries easily.
The Dutch company says users can start by selecting the travel dates and associated destinations in a ‘drag & drop’ planner, which can be shared and synced with others when multiple people plan trips.
The Amsterdam company secured €400K to accelerate global expansion.
