Best Aerospace, Maritime and Defense Companies in Netherlands
The 152 best Aerospace, Maritime and Defense companies in Netherlands in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Onodrim Industries.
Tracking the strongest Aerospace, Maritime and Defense companies in Netherlands by disclosed equity funding and recent momentum, this directory covers 152 ventures with $95M in total disclosed capital. That's a tighter pool than you'd expect, and Onodrim Industries accounts for nearly half of it at $47M, with Damen pulling $29M and Maeve Aerospace adding $16M. No unicorns yet, but the concentration at the top tells you where conviction is sitting.
The sector itself isn't standing still. The global Aerospace, Maritime and Defense market is tracking toward a projected $1076.6B by 2027 at a 5.9% CAGR, driven by growing defense investments and tightening geopolitical alliances, themes I'm seeing surface constantly in coverage right now. Median app installs across maritime, defense and aerospace tools grew roughly 15% year-over-year across 68 tracked apps, which is a quiet signal that operational adoption is accelerating. So the Dutch cohort, with active backers like Europa, Antea Participaties and the EIC Fund in the mix, is building into a market that's genuinely moving this quarter, not waiting on it.
- prnewswire.com
Our analysis of 50 Aerospace, Maritime and Defense companies
$6.7b in tracked funding; 89% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
Ranked: Best Aerospace, Maritime and Defense companies in Netherlands
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Employees | Last round | Founder | Tech stack | Web popularity | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Damen Manufacturer of marine components, ship repair, and management services | $29M | 6,882 | 63 mo ago | Arnout Damen Chief Executive Officer (CEO) | StoryblokTurbopackstyled-components+22 | Top 1M | 43 patents Maritime vessel design, propulsion, towing systems, and onboard energy storage solutions | 1 launch · 2 partnerships · 1 award |
| 2 | Driessen Aerospace Group Provider of aerospace engineering services | — | 1,900 | — | — | — | — | 126 patents Aircraft interior cargo and service handling systems, including container extraction and virtual controls | — |
| 3 | central industry group CIG is an innovation-driven, technologically advanced industrial conglomerate engaged in shipbuilding… | — | 500 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | dekeizermarine Dekeizermarine offers technical automation, electrical engineering and mechanical engineering solutions for… | — | 450 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | ampelmann Ampelmann is a high-tech offshore personnel transfer company focusing on development, construction and lease… | — | 338 | — | Jan Van Der Tempel CEO | WebflowApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+15 | Top 10M | — | 1 job opening |
| 6 | Wajer Yachts Provider of ship maintenance, design, and engineering services | — | 285 | 45 mo ago | Dries Wajer Founder & Managing Director | StoryblokNode.jsTailwind CSS+25 | Top 5M | — | 1 award |
| 7 | acta marine Acta Marine is a maritime support provider company. | — | 283 | — | — | WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+20 | Top 5M | — | 1 job opening |
| 8 | Defenture Manufacturer and designer of military vehicles | — | 118 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 partnership |
Top 12 Aerospace, Maritime and Defense companies in Netherlands
#1
Seed · Amsterdam, North Holland · founded 2025$47.5Mraised▾
Operator of a defence technology company providing defence industrial platform. The company’s platform advances technologies in defence manufacturing, multi-domain sensing, and networked systems. It strengthens deterrence, improves readiness, and enables interoperability across mission-critical operations. The company addresses national security challenges, including border protection and resilient supply chains.
- Feb 2026Seed$47.5M
#2
Series B · Delft, South Holland · founded 2020 · 32 employees$15.9Mraised▾
Manufacturer of electric aircraft. The company is involved in the design and development of ultra-silent operating electric aircraft with a seating capacity of 44 passengers. It uses battery technology to power its electric aircraft and provides rapid charging systems.
- Sep 2025Series B—
- Jul 2023Series B—
- Dec 2022Series B$15.9M
- Dec 2022Grant (prize money)$2.7M
#3
Seed · Groningen, Groningen · founded 2019$1Mraised▾
Provider of ship engineering, design, propulsion, and retrofitted ventofoils services
- Feb 2025Seed$1M
#4
Seed · Amsterdam, North Holland · founded 2023$592.3Kraised▾
Roboat is a company focused on transforming the way boats operate through the use of automation and self-driving technology on urban waterways. They offer a complete mobility solution with autonomous ferry options and aim to boost future-proof urban mobility through their innovative technology.
- Jul 2024Seed$592.3K
#5
Acquired · Gorinchem, South Holland · founded 1927 · 6882 employees$29.3Mraised▾
Manufacturer of marine components, ship repair, and management services
#6
Funding Raised · Netherlands · founded 2007$376.9Kraised▾
Manufacturer of ballistic protection solutions for vehicles, aerospace, and personal use. This entity designs, engineers, and manufactures armor and survivability solutions tailored to specific needs. Products include ballistic plates, armor kits, and protection against ballistic and blast threats. They offer solutions for military and law enforcement, as well as civilian applications. The company utilizes advanced composites to create lightweight, high-strength protection. Their services encompass design, engineering, and manufacturing, working closely with clients throughout the process. They provide turnkey solutions and retrofit options.
- Dec 2021Grant (prize money)$376.9K
#7
Seed · Hoofddorp, North Holland · founded 2007 · 3 employees—raised▾
C-Job Naval Architects is a company that creates innovative ship designs to drive the global maritime industry towards sustainability. They are dedicated to making a positive impact through their dedication and ingenuity.
- Oct 2023Seed—
#8
Seed · Rotterdam, South Holland · founded 2017 · 45 employees—raised▾
Provider of financial & designing solutions for ships
- Sep 2023Seed—
#9
Late Stage · Lemmer, Friesland · founded 1992 · 285 employees—raised▾
Manufacturer of yachts focusing on design, elegance and performance. The company operates as a yacht dealer and engages in designing, manufacturing as well as marketing yachts, ships and yacht equipment, also offers yacht maintenance and repair services for its customers.
#10
Funding Raised · Rotterdam, South Holland · founded 1988—raised▾
Provider of ship designing and management services
#11
Series A · The Hague, South Holland · founded 2014—raised▾
Provider of aircraft engine, landing gear, and component leasing, trading, and support services. It offers asset management solutions, procurement of used aviation products, and technical and lease management. The company maintains stock for leasing and trading, and a large inventory of line replaceable units (LRUs) sold in various conditions. Services include aircraft acquisition for part-out and component supply. A proprietary software platform provides real-time stock availability and market trend analysis.
#12
Acquired · Ridderkerk, South Holland · founded 1642—raised▾
Provider of designing, building, and supplying integrated vessels, equipment, and services for the dredging, offshore energy, mining, and defence sectors. It also offers life cycle engineering, remote condition monitoring, equipment rental & support, and pipeline systems handling services for maritime sector.
Funding & investor landscape
Notable founders
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Aerospace, Maritime and Defense coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
How research on Defense Technology is moving in the Netherlands
A read on the academic research around Defense Technology — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 18 Netherlands-affiliated papers.
- Ministry of Defence5
- Royal Military Academy3
- ETC International3
- KPN3
- Joint Research Centre1
- Electronic warfare4
- Jamming3
- Photonics3
- Fuze3
- Flexibility (engineering)3
- Radar2
- Electrical engineering2
- Remote sensing1
- Radar systems1
- Electronic warfare1
- Interference (communication)2
- Electronic warfare1
- Spectrum management1
- Ultra high frequency1
- Robustness (evolution)1
Common questions
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