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Best Environment Companies in Netherlands

The 536 best Environment companies in Netherlands in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: PowerField.

536companies tracked
$1.5Bdisclosed funding
0unicorns
107have raised

The 536 Environment companies tracked in the Netherlands have pulled in $1.5B in disclosed equity funding, and this directory ranks them by exactly that: funding size and recent momentum. Perpetual Next leads at $334M, with Zola Electric at $133M and SCW Systems at $44M rounding out the top tier. No unicorns yet, but the capital concentration at the top is real. The global environment services market sits at $68.8B in 2024 and is forecast to reach $73.5B in 2025, a 5.3% CAGR driven by tightening environmental regulations, urbanization pressure and climate mitigation mandates that aren't slowing down anywhere.

So what does the momentum look like right now? Median install growth across 161 environmental and renewables apps is running at roughly +20% year-on-year, which tells you digital tooling for this sector is genuinely accelerating. Coverage themes are shifting too: climate mobilization and transformational leadership are dominating the conversation, a signal I read as the sector moving from protest to execution. Regulatory clearance decisions, like recent expert panel rulings on contested projects globally, keep reminding operators that compliance frameworks shape capital flows as much as market demand does. Investors like Triodos Investment Management and Oost NL are active here for a reason.

Sources & further reading
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Our analysis of 309 Environment companies

$75.8b in tracked funding; 79% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.

309companies analysed
79%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
7unicorns
2015median founding year
597kcombined LinkedIn audience
59%of audience held by top 3
7companies hiring publicly (12 mo)

Ranked: Best Environment companies in Netherlands

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundEmployeesFoundedTech stackWeb popularityPatents & IP focusRecent signals
1PowerField
Developer of large-scale and rooftop solar PV plants
$545M40 mo ago262012WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+15Top 50M——
2Perpetual Next
Converter of organic waste streams into biofuels and sustainable materials.
$334M12 mo ago1352019WordPressMySQLPHP+18Top 10M10 patents
Torrefaction, drying, and cooling technologies for biomass-derived solid fuels and hot coal.
2 partnerships
3ZOLA Electric
Provider of solar installation and upgradation services for rural customers
$133M20 mo ago6032011WordPressMySQLPHP+22Top 10M4 patents
Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation
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4Wocozon
Residential solar power provider
$49M132 mo ago482012WordPressMySQLPHP+18Top 1M—2 job openings · 1 launch
5BioBTX
Provider of non-food biomass and plastic waste services
$45M24 mo ago102012WordPressMySQLPHP+14Top 50M29 patents
Converting waste plastics and biomass into BTX aromatics via catalytic pyrolysis.
1 partnership
6SCW Systems
Provider of waste and water management services
$44M23 mo ago772013WebflowGSAPPlausible+14Top 10M45 patents
Biomass slurry conversion to fuels with integrated CO₂ capture and processing technologies.
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7Lumos
Distributed solar power for off-grid regions
$40M69 mo ago2052013Wix eCommerceWixSentry+13Top 5M——
82-B Energy
Offshore 2 blade design wind turbine
$33M147 mo ago112007——92 patents
Flywheel kinetic energy storage and grid frequency stabilization for renewable power systems
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9Emergya Wind Technologies
Wind Turbine manufacturers
$32M108 mo ago252004WordPressMySQLPHP+27Top 5M——
10Solarus
Makes C-PVT collectors
$31M106 mo ago182006————
11The Waste Transformers
Provider of organic waste recycling services
$26M55 mo ago142011PHPGSAPApache HTTP Server+8Top 50M——
12VoltH2
Developer of solar energy projects
$22M28 mo ago92020Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+15Top 50M——
13SolarDuck
Developer of solar energy projects
$17M29 mo ago272018WordPressMySQLPHP+20Top 50M—1 partnership
14Solnet Group
Provider of solar O&M services
$16M47 mo ago322014HubSpot CMS HubPlyrMicrosoft Advertising+25Top 10M——
15Deltares
Provider of applied research and specialist consultancy services for water management
$15M61 mo ago9862008Google MapsYouTubeMicrosoft ASP.NET+17Top 5M—2 job openings
16Solease
Solar-as-a-service model of residential solar plant leasing
$15M90 mo ago312011WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+17Top 10M——
17Thorizon
Developers of thorium molten-salt reactor
$13M15 mo ago122018Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+17Top 10M—1 job opening · 2 expansions · 1 award
18Photon Energy
Provider of project development, operation & maintenance services for solar power solutions
$12M88 mo ago3432008PleskApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+21Top 10M—1 partnership
19Triple Solar
Solar panels for roofing, heating and electricity
$11M41 mo ago492009WordPressMySQLPHP+34Top 5M5 patents
Integrated photovoltaic‑thermal panels with air heat exchangers for combined electricity and heat generation.
1 partnership
20Exasun
Solar PV glass roofs and facades producer
$9M45 mo ago352012——16 patents
Building‑integrated photovoltaic roofing and modular solar panel systems
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21taylor
Manufacturer of solar PV modules
$9M29 mo ago152017Webflowanime.jscore-js+16Top 10M—1 award
22Waste2Wear
Provider of plastic recycling services
$7M26 mo ago412016WordPressMySQLPHP+24Top 50M——
23Kitepower
Developer of wind energy projects
$4M44 mo ago232016WordPressMySQLPHP+32Top 10M——
24Solar Monkey
Provider of solar planning and designing services
$4M44 mo ago732014WordPress Block EditorWordPressMySQL+29Top 50M——
25Heros
Operator of resource recovery processes turning waste into secondary materials
$4M83 mo ago752001Cart FunctionalitySquarespace CommerceSquarespace+18Top 50M—1 job opening
26Ampyx Power
Provider of wind energy systems
$3M134 mo ago192008——52 patents
Patents concentrated in mechanical & energy engineering
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27Solarge
Provider of solar panel installation services
$3M12 mo ago342018WordPressMySQLPHP+30Top 5M5 patents
Tapered photovoltaic panel designs enhancing light capture and module efficiency
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28Sqconsult
Provider of climate change, energy transition, and sustainability consulting services
$3M54 mo ago—2009————
29Proba
Provider of climate change and decarbonisation services
$3M4 mo ago42022HubSpot CMS HubGSAPScrollMagic+21Top 10M——
30Sealeau
Converts brine into fresh water and valuable minerals
$3M69 mo ago32015————
31Eternal Sun
Solar module testing equipment supplier
$2M138 mo ago2272011WordPressMySQLPHP+21Top 10M7 patents
Solar simulators for photovoltaic module testing and production line integration
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32Wavin
Provider of air and waste water management solutions
$2M372 mo ago7,5001955HubSpot CMS HubApple iCloud MailSalesforce+34Top 500k720 patents
Advanced non‑metal water pipe and drainage systems, including couplings and inspection chambers.
3 launchs · 1 partnership
33Heathland
Provider of plastic recycling services
$2M65 mo ago82006——10 patents
Chemical recycling of mixed plastics via depolymerization and contaminated polymer processing
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34Brineworks
Provider of climate company focused on reduce carbon emissions and mitigate climate change
$2M8 mo ago—2023DatoCMSTurbopackNode.js+10Top 10M6 patents
Electrochemical mineral extraction and bipolar membrane electrodialysis for brine processing
4 job openings · 1 internship
35EColoRO
Electrocoagulation and membrane based treatment of industrial waste water
$2M132 mo ago—2013————
36Syclus
Producer of bio-ethylene from renewable ethanol. This company develops and operates facilities for the…
$2M44 mo ago52021————
37SolarDew
Provider of water purification systems
$2M36 mo ago42019WordPressMySQLPHP+13Top 50M——
38Oscar Circulair
Provider of waste collection services
$2M37 mo ago142019WordPressMySQLPHP+19Top 50M——
39NXT Grid
Manufacturer of solar grids
$1M54 mo ago102019WordPressMySQLPHP+21Top 5M——
40Supersola
Manufacturer of portable plug & play solar PV systems
$1M37 mo ago72016Cart FunctionalityShopifyBootstrap+23Top 5M4 patents
Design and mounting systems for photovoltaic panel support structures
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41Solarix
Developer of solar energy projects
$967K11 mo ago152016Node.jsZohoRadix UI+19Top 10M2 patents
Algae separation devices for biotech and wastewater treatment applications.
1 job opening
42BLUE-tec
Provider of membrane technology services
$873K61 mo ago42014————
43Solho
Provider of design, engineering, and project development services for solar energy
$622K39 mo ago62017————
44Meteory
Provider of environmental data platform for ecological policy support.
$613K35 mo ago72021————
45Circle Economy
Provider of renewable energy industrial systems and services
$557K57 mo ago—2013WebflowPersonioMailChimp+22Top 5M——
46C2CAT
Provider of carbon capture and energy storage services
$452K48 mo ago—2020——3 patents
Manufacturing 3D porous materials for filtration and catalyst support
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47Reefy
Provider of water management services
$362K43 mo ago102019WordPress Block EditorElementorWordPress+19Top 50M——
48Respyre
Developer of bioreceptive concrete and moss-based green wall systems.
$319K18 mo ago72019WordPressMySQLPHP+13Top 5M—1 expansion
49Dearhunter$117K30 mo ago—2014————
50IM Efficiency
Manufacturer of solar panel for trucks
$111K37 mo ago122014PrismicPHPThree.js+11Top 50M—1 launch · 1 partnership · 1 expansion

Top 12 Environment companies in Netherlands

#1
Series B · Amsterdam, North Holland · founded 2019 · 135 employees
$333.7Mraised
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LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 5k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 2 partnerships (incl. Clarksons) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • 2025Series B$158.8M
  • Jun 2022Series A$333.7M
Founders & team
Martijn RheenenCo-Founder
Investors
Momentum
Tech stack
AosCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementContact Form 7Google AnalyticsGoogle Font Api
#2
Seed · Amstelveen, North Holland · founded 2022 · 4 employees
$2.5Mraised
▾

Provider of climate change and decarbonisation services

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 4k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Jan 2026Seed$1.5M
  • Feb 2025Seed$1M
  • Sep 2023Seed—
Founders & team
Rutger BeensCo-FounderSijbrand TielemanCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
ECG Ventures, Future Food Fund, The Yield Lab, Valuefactory
Tech stack
CdnjsCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Tag Manager
#3
Series E · Amsterdam, North Holland · founded 2011 · 603 employees
$133Mraised
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Zola Electric offers solar installation and upgradation services for rural areas in Africa. Has a proprietary software platform, Surge, that claims to offer personalized services for customers. Services include engineering, installation, financing, commissioning and others. Specializes in Pay-As-You-Go systems.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 48k LinkedIn followers — 8.1% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Sep 2024Conventional Debt$8M
  • Sep 2021Series E$45M
  • Sep 2021Conventional Debt$45M
  • Dec 2018Conventional Debt$32.5M
Investors
FMO, Symbiotics Group, SolarCity, Vulcan Capital, Zouk Capital, SunFunder
#4
Series A · Amsterdam, North Holland · founded 2018 · 12 employees
$12.7Mraised
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Developers of thorium molten-salt reactor

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 14k LinkedIn followers — 2.4% of this cohort's audience
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: System Engineer, Expert in Safety
Activity: 1 awards · 2 expansions announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Mar 2025Grant (prize money)$4.4M
  • Mar 2025Series A$17.5M
  • Mar 2024Grant (prize money)$10.8M
  • Aug 2022Series A$12.6M
Founders & team
Sander GrootCo-FounderLucas PoolFounder
Investors
Impuls Zeeland, Positron Ventures, PDENH, Invest-NL, Huisman, Europa
Tech stack
AngularCart FunctionalityCdnjsCloudflareCore-JsGoogle Font Api
#5
Seed · Amsterdam, North Holland · founded 2023
$2.2Mraised
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Brineworks is a climate-tech company that focuses on using desalination brine as a feedstock to reduce carbon emissions and mitigate climate change. They are working towards a more sustainable future by designing eco-friendly raw material production.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 4k LinkedIn followers
Hiring: 4 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · momentum +4 · hiring: professionals
Funding rounds
  • Sep 2025Seed$5.9M
  • Sep 2024Seed$2.2M
Founders & team
Joseph PerrymanCo-FounderGudfinnur SveinssonCEO & Co-Founder
Investors
Pale Blue Dot, SeaX Ventures, First Momentum Ventures, AiiM Partners, Energie 360 ​, Katapult
Tech stack
DatocmsGoogle WorkspaceHstsNext.JsNext.Js App RouterNode.Js
#6
Series C · Alkmaar, North Holland · founded 2013 · 77 employees
$44.5Mraised
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Provider of waste and water management services

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 4k LinkedIn followers
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public)
Funding rounds
  • Jul 2024Series C$26.8M
  • Jul 2021Series B$17.7M
  • 2019Seed—
Founders & team
Gerard EssingFounder & CEO
Investors
Invest-NL, PFZW
Tech stack
CdnjsCloudflareCloudflare TurnstileCore-JsFont AwesomeGsap
#7
Seed · Eindhoven, North Brabant · founded 2018 · 34 employees
$3Mraised
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Provider of solar panel installation services

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 8k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Jun 2025Seed—
  • Aug 2024Seed—
  • Apr 2024Seed$3M
Investors
phase2.earth, Orchard Participations
Tech stack
Automatic.CssBricksCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementContentsquareCookieyes
#8
Series A · Groningen, Groningen · founded 2012 · 10 employees
$45Mraised
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Provider of non-food biomass and plastic waste services. It produces BTX from biomass and plastics. It converts end-of-life waste plastics and biomass into circular and sustainable chemical building blocks.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 6k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 1 partnerships (incl. BlueAlp) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Jun 2024Series A$45M
  • Jun 2024Venture Debt$20.3M
  • Jun 2024Grant (prize money)$15.1M
  • Oct 2021Grant (prize money)$623.4K
Founders & team
Cor KammingaCo-Founder & CEOTon VriesCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Covestro, Invest-NL, Infinity Recycling, Carduso Capital, NVNOM, Economicboardgroningen
Tech stack
Apache Http ServerBootstrapCdnjsCloudflareGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Maps
#9
Late Stage · Dokkum, Friesland · founded 2012 · 26 employees
$545.2Mraised
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PowerField is a company based in the Netherlands that develops solar PV plants. Specializes in rooftop and ground-mounted solar systems. Has around 100MW+ of solar PV projects in the pipeline. Produces solar panels in partnership with Energyra. Developed a 10MW project in Zonnepark Kampen, a 16MW project in Zonnepark Dokkum and many others.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 5k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Feb 2023PE$545.2M
  • Feb 2023Conventional Debt—
Founders & team
Jean Louis BertholetCEO
Investors
EIG Global Energy Partners, Landesbank Baden Wurttemberg
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font ApiGoogle Tag ManagerGsapHubspot
#10
Series A · Weesp, North Holland · founded 2016 · 15 employees
$967.1Kraised
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Developer of solar energy projects

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 4k LinkedIn followers
Hiring: 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Logistiek & Inkoop Coördinator
Funding rounds
  • Jul 2025Series A$5M
  • Jul 2025Grant (prize money)$1.5M
  • Feb 2023Seed$967.1K
Investors
ROM InWest, VP Capital, National Growth Fund
Tech stack
CloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCookiebotGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Tag ManagerGoogle Workspace
#11
Acquired · Vlissingen, Zeeland · founded 2020 · 9 employees
$21.7Mraised
▾

Developer of solar energy projects

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 6k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Jan 2024Series B$21.7M
Tech stack
AngularCart FunctionalityCore-JsDocusignGodaddyGoogle Font Api
#12
Series B · Rotterdam, South Holland · founded 2018 · 27 employees
$16.5Mraised
▾

Developer of solar energy projects

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 12k LinkedIn followers — 2.0% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 partnerships (incl. Honeywell) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Dec 2023Series B$16.5M
Founders & team
Don HoogendoornCTO & Co-FounderKoen BurgersCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Green Tower, Invest-NL, InnovationQuarter, Katapult, Katapult Ocean
Tech stack
Contact Form 7Google AnalyticsGoogle Font ApiGoogle MapsGoogle Tag ManagerGsap

Funding & investor landscape

$1.5Btotal disclosed funding
82companies funded
195disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Europa52 rounds
Oost NL19 rounds
BOM11 rounds
Triodos Investment Management10 rounds
YES!Delft10 rounds
BeStart7 rounds
EIC Fund7 rounds
Startgreen Capital7 rounds
InnovationQuarter6 rounds
Rabobank6 rounds

Notable founders

Martijn Rheenen
Co-Founder · Perpetual Next
Rutger Beens
Co-Founder · Proba
Sijbrand Tieleman
Co-Founder & CEO · Proba
Sander Groot
Co-Founder · Thorizon
Lucas Pool
Founder · Thorizon
Joseph Perryman
Co-Founder · Brineworks
Gudfinnur Sveinsson
CEO & Co-Founder · Brineworks
Gerard Essing
Founder & CEO · SCW Systems
Cor Kamminga
Co-Founder & CEO · BioBTX
Ton Vries
Co-Founder & CEO · BioBTX
Jean Louis Bertholet
CEO · PowerField
Don Hoogendoorn
CTO & Co-Founder · SolarDuck
Prism market signals · Netherlands · country-scoped Prism corpus, 190,112 docs

Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage

Share of Environment coverage by sub-theme.

Regulatory-risk over time rising

Funding & growth over time

funding rising · growth rising

RESEARCH SIGNALS · Netherlands

How research on Environmental Monitoring is moving in the Netherlands

A read on the academic research around Environmental Monitoring — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 374 Netherlands-affiliated papers.

research sentiment over time
201120202026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and intensifying — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 17% → 36% across 2011–2026.
top research entities
  • Wageningen University & Research58
  • Delft University of Technology41
  • Deltares32
  • Utrecht University28
  • Joint Research Centre23
leading researchers
Anabella Ferral · Michal Shimoni · Tim van Emmerik · Alba Germán · Hommersom, Annelies · Alikas, Krista · Peter Behnisch · Lammert Kooistra
▲ Breakthroughs53 · 14%
▲ 13%→15% share
▲1.2× share momentum0 median citations77% since 2021mostly methods-led
Aquatic ecosystem research is rising sharply — papers quadrupled (1→4) among Netherlands breakthrough-tier environmental monitoring studies.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • European union1→5
  • Aquatic ecosystem1→4
Newly emergingBiodiversity 0→6
Landmark Multimedia Modeling of Engineered Nanoparticles with SimpleBox4nano: Model Definition and Evaluation · 200 cites
◆ Advancements119 · 32%
▲ 13%→31% share
▲2.4× share momentum0 median citations70% since 2021mostly methods-led
Water quality advancements are intensifying — papers surged from 1 to 12, driving field-share growth from 13% to 31%.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Water quality1→12
  • Biodiversity1→9
  • Environmental resource management3→8
  • Environmental planning1→5
  • Sampling (signal processing)1→5
Newly emergingEnvironmental impact assessment 0→7 · Eutrophication 0→6 · Water resources 0→5
Landmark Combining Satellite Data and Community-Based Observations for Forest Monitoring · 53 cites
▼ Concerns112 · 30%
▼ 38%→30% share
▼0.8× share momentum0 median citations71% since 2021mostly empirical
Biodiversity concern signals are intensifying — papers grew from 2 to 11, now the fastest-rising concern sub-topic in Netherlands monitoring research.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Biodiversity2→11
  • Context (archaeology)1→8
  • Ecosystem1→6
  • Environmental resource management5→9
  • Contamination1→5
Newly emergingWorkflow 0→5 · Environmental impact assessment 0→5 · Groundwater 0→5
Landmark Emerging pollutants in the environment: A challenge for water resource management · 1,081 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · Netherlands

Where environmental monitoring is researched across Netherlands

Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.

Delft84 · +0.28
Hot · Water qualityAdvancing · European unionOpportunity · BiodiversityConcern · Deliverable
Wageningen66 · +0.23
Hot · AgricultureAdvancing · European unionOpportunity · PollutionConcern · Pesticide
Groningen53 · +0.44
Hot · Mediterranean climateAdvancing · Wireless sensor networkOpportunity · Vegetation (pathology)
Utrecht31 · +0.19
Hot · Environmental healthAdvancing · Marine Strategy Framework DirectiveOpportunity · Drainage basin
Nijmegen22 · +0.14
Hot · Environmental chemistryOpportunity · BiodiversityConcern · Environmental health
Leiden20 · +0.26
Hot · Citizen scienceAdvancing · Environmental engineeringOpportunity · MetadataConcern · Biodiversity
Amsterdam19 · +0.19
Opportunity · Environmental resource management
Rotterdam9 · +0.14
Opportunity · Greenhouse gas

Common questions

How many Environment companies are there in Netherlands?
Radar tracks 536 indexable Environment companies headquartered in Netherlands that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Environment companies in Netherlands?
The Environment companies in Netherlands on this list have raised a combined $1.5B in disclosed equity funding across 82 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Environment company in Netherlands?
PowerField is the highest-funded Environment company in Netherlands, with $545.2M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Environment companies in Netherlands are funded?
82 of the 536 Environment companies in Netherlands on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Environment unicorns are there in Netherlands?
None of the Environment companies in Netherlands on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Netherlands Environment companies?
The most active investors in Netherlands Environment companies on this list include Europa, Oost NL, BOM, Triodos Investment Management, YES!Delft.
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