Firmhouse Venture Lab

Yes!Delft

PortXL

Regus - Capelle Aan Den Ijssel, Rotterdam Braingate

The Office Operators - Rotterdam, Engels Conference Center

The Office Operators - Delftse Poort

Nearfield Instruments

Oneteam

Staffyou

HousingAnywhere

The Ocean Cleanup

Beequip

ImpactHub Rotterdam

Regus - Rotterdam, The Mark

Rotterdam has 228 startups in our sample database. This represents about 8% of The Netherlands’s startups. Rotterdam is the 5th best startup ecosystem in The Netherlands.

In 2024, the startup scene of Rotterdam shows much promise after advancing in the Global Ecosystem Index by 11 spots.

Explore Rotterdam’s startup ecosystem which ranks 5th in The Netherlands and 182nd globally. Discover startups, unicorns, and exits in Rotterdam. Dive into Hardware & IoT, which is the best startup industry in Rotterdam.

Startup Ecosystem of Rotterdam | StartupBlink

Startups in Rotterdam excel in Hardware & IoT, Edtech, and and Fintech.
    There are some notable success stories contributing to the city’s growing Hardware & IoT
    industry. One of the most promising startups in Rotterdam in 2024 is
    HousingAnywhere, The Ocean Cleanup, and Beequip.

With a large variety of initiatives, Rotterdam's startup ecosystem stands out from other cities in Western Europe. Rotterdam offers a number of funding opportunities for entrepreneurs and startups.
  Below is a list of Rotterdam's most prominent support initiatives:

Within Rotterdam there is an increased attraction for entrepreneurs
  to set up their startups in industries such as Hardware & IoT, Edtech, Fintech. These three industries represent about 26% of the startups
represented on the Startup Ecosystem Map of Rotterdam. 

Rotterdam is The Netherlands' 5th best startup
  ecosystem and is ranked 52nd in Western Europe. With a population of 1M - 2M people,
   Rotterdam is ranked 182nd in the world. The city has some notable startup success stories
   including HousingAnywhere.

An inspiring ecosystem that is steadily due to its growing use of digital technologies, rapid urbanization and planned investments

WADAAG TECHNOLOGIES

Sostec

FGS Bill Tracker

Zaad

Wadaag Investment

A growing regional and global startup leader 

bitget.com

AscendEX

DeBank

Trip.com

Viki

A vibrant and strong startup hub attracting international recognition and investment

Cámara de Comercio de Bogotá

Founder Institute (FI) Bogota

RockStart Latam 

Calle 127a # 53a-45

Carrera 19 # 100 - 45

WeWork

Toastmasters Bogota

Picap

Autolab

Cubbo

Rappi

Addi

Bold

Calle 26 # 92-32

Carrera 11B # 99 - 25

A leading regional startup hub owing its succes to the creative and innovative spirit of its people 

MiraKle Lab

VentureSquare

TIPS

Staion Neo

Samseong Station II

Gangnam Station

Seoul Business Agency

SK Hynix

Toss Lab

AIV 

OP.GG

Bithumb

Fastfive Seocho 2

LocalStitch Yeongdeungpo

An innovative city with a global startup ecosystem

Nikkei

LIP. Yokohama (Life Innovation Platform Yokohama)

Project Ninja

THE BAYS

Hanzomon PREX North

Iceberg

Keio University, Hiyoshi Campus

RIKEN Yokohama Campus

YNU Yokohama National University

Locoguide

C Channel

note

PayPay

DM2C Studio

Timee

Regus - Tokyo, Kanda

OpenOffice - Tokyo, Nihonbashi Hakozaki (Open Office)

Regus - Tokyo, Ginza 3-Chome

One of the fastest growing ecosystems in Australia 

River City Labs

Buderim Meeting Rooms

The Boarding Office

INVEST Sunshine Coast

Delorean Project

Inform Ag

Coyo

NutWorks

Zitcha

Servatus

WOTSO

Inbox Workspace

A growing startup ecosystem owing to its workforce and industries.

Build2Scale Health

Queen's Startup Runway Incubation Program

Makerspace of Queen's University

Rose Innovation Hub

Queen’s University Rose Innovation Hub

Queen's Office of Partnerships and Innovation

Queen's University Smith School Of Business

Dunin-Deshpande Queen's Innovation Centre

Sparq Systems

FireRein

Green Graphite

IPG Photonics Canada

CMC Microsystems

Mosaic Manufacturing

Alon MedTech Ventures

Open Valley

Colab Square

Yokneam Municipality 

Startup Village Yokneam

Augmedics

ForSight Robotics

Rapid Medical

Chain Reaction

K2View

Pitch

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