The first half of 2025 is about to end! Amsterdam is solidifying its reputation as one of Europe’s most dynamic startup hubs.
With a vibrant ecosystem that fosters innovation, the city is attracting significant investor attention.
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In Q1 2025, approximately €429M was invested in Dutch startups. Based on estimates of unpublished amounts, the total amount is around €460M, according to the Quarterly Startup Report.
In Q1 this year, €58.4M was invested in seed deals, more than 15 per cent more than in Q1 2024 with €50.6M. Seed deals now account for almost half (47 per cent) of all investments.
In May 2025, several Amsterdam-based startups secured substantial funding.
These companies are not only pushing the boundaries of technology and business models but are also actively expanding their teams to support their growth trajectories.
From AI-driven platforms to fibre-optic sensor technology, these startups are addressing diverse market needs with cutting-edge approaches.
Check out the Amsterdam companies that have raised funding in May, and most of them are hiring.
Twindo
Funding in May 2025: €1M
Founder/s: Jules Shertser, Frank van Luijn, and Guilherme Marinho
Hiring: No
Twindo is a platform for field operations and digital inspections in the wind energy sector, supporting over 6 GW of assets in Benelux and the UK.
The platform focuses on the needs of technicians and field managers, converting their feedback into useful automation and insights.
The company integrates user-friendly design with reliable performance to improve planning and execution while aiming to reduce asset downtime and costs. The platform is also expanding into utility-scale solar operations, applying its workflows to new asset classes.
Finom
Funding in May 2025: €92M
Founder/s: Andrey Petrov, Kos Stiskin, Oleg Laguta, and Yakov Novikov
Hiring: Yes| Apply here
FINOM is a digital banking solution for SMEs and entrepreneurs. The company’s banking tools enable businesses to quickly open accounts, 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, including rapid account setup, online banking, payment processing, invoicing, FX, and expense management.
Firsty
Funding in May 2025: €6.6M
Founder/s: Vince Vissers and Gauthier Thierens,
Hiring: Yes| Apply here
Firsty aims to disrupt the telecom industry by eliminating the complexity, high costs, and intransparency associated with international mobile data.
The company’s app provides free access to top global networks on land, sea, and air, positioning mobile data as a basic human right.
The Amsterdam-based startup has expanded into over 150 markets across Europe, North America, Latin America, APAC, and Africa within months of its launch. Its app has attracted over 400,000 users.
BASH
Funding in May 2025: €1.3M
Founder/s: Joris Oudejans and Elise Mol
Hiring: Yes| Apply here
BASH helps organisers convert past attendees into returning visitors by centralising all guest interactions on one page. This includes event details, tickets, media, guest lists, and user responses.
Organisers can reconnect with past guests through targeted invites or limited ticket offers based on previous attendance. Communication continues through lineup announcements, ticket updates, and other messages sent by email or push notification.
GoDutch
Funding in May 2025: €1.2M
Founder/s: Thomas Vles
Hiring: Yes| Apply here
GoDutch offers online smart business accounts with a Dutch IBAN.
Users easily manage their accounts through the app, add employees or directors with different permissions, and automate administrative processes such as expense management, invoicing, and payments.
Since its launch, GoDutch has grown to over 5,000 users and processes over €50M in monthly transactions.
Voyc
Funding in May 2025: €1.78M
Founder/s: Matthew Westaway and Lethabo Motsoaledi
Hiring: Yes| Apply here
Voyc is a platform that uses AI for conversation intelligence and compliance monitoring. Its platform enables operations and quality assurance managers to monitor all customer interactions, helping with risk identification and process efficiency.
Voyc supports over 80 financial services firms, monitoring three million customer conversations and reviewing 40,000 calls each month to improve customer outcomes and operations.
MarvelX AI
Funding in May 2025: €5.3M
Founder/s: Ali el Hassouni
Hiring: No
MarvelX specialises in building AI agents to manage claims, compliance, and support insurance. The company is here to help with AI agents that make insurance workflows more efficient, starting with claims management.
The platform’s AI agents can automate up to 90 per cent of operational tasks, helping clients streamline their processes, cut costs, and improve customer service.
Optics11
Funding in May 2025: €17M
CEO: Paul Heiden
Hiring: Yes| Apply here
Optics11 develops fibre-optic sensor technology designed to detect threats and mechanical faults across submarine cables, transformer stations, and other hard-to-reach infrastructure assets.
In the energy sector, Optics11’s sensors help identify early signs of wear in Europe’s old transformer network. There are more than 90,000 transformer stations in Europe, and almost half are over 40 years old. This makes preventative maintenance essential.
MX3D
Funding in May 2025: €7M
CEO: Gijs van der Velden
Hiring: Yes| Apply here
MX3D specialised in 3D metal printing known as WAAM or arc-DED, focused on advancing manufacturing capabilities through additive manufacturing technology.
The company’s advanced Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing (WAAM) technology offers a breakthrough alternative to traditional casting and forging methods for complex, high-value metal parts. The process cuts material waste by more than 80 per cent, delivering significant economic and environmental benefits.
Lleverage
Funding in May 2025: €3M
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