{
  "id": 5312094,
  "title": "The Netherlands' top-funded tech companies in H1 2026",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/the-netherlands-top-funded-tech-companies-in-h1-2026",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-03T11:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Tech.eu",
    "slug": "tech-eu",
    "url": "https://tech.eu/2026/09/03/the-netherlands-top-funded-tech-companies-in-h1-2026/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In the first half of 2026, Dutch tech companies raised a total of approximately €1.9 billion, with the largest deals accounting for about 44% of the total. Semiconductor companies attracted the most funding, with €570.5 million raised, while healthtech recorded the highest number of deals. Six companies raised over €100 million during the period, with Nearfield Instruments leading the pack by raising $380 million. Mews and Axelera AI also raised significant sums, with $300 million and $250 million respectively. The remaining funds were distributed across various sectors, indicating broad sector activity despite the concentration of capital in a few industries. Later-stage rounds accounted for a significant share of the total funding, while earlier-stage activity was more fragmented.",
  "summary": "Dutch tech companies raised approximately €1.9 billion in H1 2026, with funding concentrated among the largest deals. The three largestrounds alone accounted for approximately 44 per cent of the total...",
  "key_points": [],
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}