2025-02-24
Dutch unicorn Bird flees ‘overregulated’ Europe for ‘global hubs’ — and a meditation retreat
Dutch software firm Bird is moving most of its operations out of the Netherlands and opening new global hubs as it seeks a reprieve from “overregulation” in Europe, said co-founder and CEO Robert Vis. “The AI Act, financing, compensation, taxes, employment law — starting and running a company [in Europe] is hard,” Vis told TNW, adding that there are “too many disparate markets that are overregulated with no clear vision for the future while the world around us is changing.” Bird (formerly MessageBi [...]
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2025-03-17
Dutch unicorn Mews mulls IPO in US amid concerns over support for startups
Dutch unicorn Mews will most likely list in the US instead of in Europe if the hospitality management company goes public, its CEO and co-founder Matthijs Welle told TNW. “An IPO is one of the opt [...]
2025-05-19
Dutch startup ecosystem grows 26% but falls to 6th in Europe
The Dutch startup ecosystem has slipped to 10th place globally and sixth in Europe, according to the newly released Global Startup Ecosystem Index 2025. The annual report, compiled by research platf [...]
2024-12-17
Dutch startups raised $3.5B in 2024. Here are the 10 largest funding rounds
It’s been a great year for the Dutch startup ecosystem. Venture capitalists have, so far, invested $3.5bn into Netherlands-based early-stage companies, according to Dealroom data. That makes 2024 [...]
2025-05-06
European AI drone startups hit unicorn milestones amid rising defense funding
Quantum Systems, a drone company based in Bavaria, is now officially a unicorn—a milestone that reflects a broader surge of investment in Europe’s defense tech sector.<br /> The article Euro [...]
2025-05-14
Appeals court confirms that tracking-based online advertising is illegal in Europe
The Belgian Court of Appeal ruled today that the Transparency and Consent Framework (TCF) currently used as the foundation for most online advertising is illegal in the EU. This decision upholds the f [...]
2025-04-09
Mews leads top 10 funding rounds in rough quarter for Dutch tech
Hospitality software firm Mews raised Dutch tech’s biggest funding round in the first quarter of 2025, in what was a tough start to the year for the sector. Dutch startups raised around €460mn in [...]