SignalbaseUpdated 18 Jul 2026

Top recently funded startups in The Netherlands, week of 2021-09-20

The Netherlands logged 5 verified funding rounds in the week ending 19 Sept 2021, totalling ≈$902.0M. Picnic anchors the week with a ≈$648.0M Series C in Grocery Retail.

Week of 2021-09-20The Netherlands5 deals≈$902.0M raised

Country	The Netherlands
Deals this week	5
Total raised	≈$902.0M
Top sector	EdTech (1)
Most common round	Series C (2)
Sources tracked	24

The biggest 5 deals this week

#	Company	Amount	Round	Sector	Announced
1	Picnic	€600.0M	Series C	Grocery Retail	13 Sept 2021
2	Sendcloud	$177.0M	Series C	Holding Companies	15 Sept 2021
3	Studocu	$50.0M	Series B	EdTech	09 May 2021
4	BOTS Capital	€13.0M	Series A	Financial Services	13 Sept 2021
5	Axelera AI	€12.0M	Seed	Semiconductor Manufacturing	14 Sept 2021

Closer look at the top 3

Picnic

Announced 13 Sept 2021

€600.0M · Series C · Grocery Retail · The Netherlands

“Picnic Works, Inc., a Pioneer in Food Production Automation, Secures $5M to Scale Production and Growth Across North America Accessibility Statement Skip Navigation Resources Investor Relations Journalists Agencies Client Login Send a Release News Products Contact Search Search When typing in this field, a list of search results will appear and be”
From the announcement · 13 Sept 2021

5 more sources tracked. Read the full press release and reporter coverage.

Investors: The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Trust (lead), NPM Capital (lead), De Hoge Dennen Capital, Hoyberg, Finch Capital, Hummingbird Ventures.

Sendcloud

Announced 15 Sept 2021

$177.0M · Series C · Holding Companies · The Netherlands

Sendcloud is Europe’s leading shipping platform that empowers e-commerce merchants to scale their shipping operations effortlessly and deliver a customer-first experience.

Most active investors this week

#	Investor	Deals
1	Airbridge Equity Partners	1
2	Bitfury	1
3	De Hoge Dennen Capital	1
4	Finch Capital	1
5	henQ	1
6	Hoyberg	1
7	HPE Growth	1
8	Hummingbird Ventures	1
9	imec	1
10	imec.xpand	1

What this week tells us

EdTech accounted for 1 of 5 verified deals in The Netherlands this week. The stage mix was 1 early-stage (pre-seed to seed) against 4 Series A or later.

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Built from 5 verified funding signals tracked by Signalbase. Window: 13 Sept – 19 Sept 2021. Last refresh: 18 Jul 2026.