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Best High Tech Companies in Overijssel, Netherlands

The 83 best High Tech companies in Overijssel, Netherlands in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Destinus.

83companies tracked
$283.9Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
18have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · HIGH TECH × OVERIJSSEL

Our analysis of 50 High Tech companies

$6.2b in tracked funding; 86% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.

50companies analysed
86%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
1unicorns
2019median founding year
142kcombined LinkedIn audience
66%of audience held by top 3
2companies hiring publicly (12 mo)

Ranked: Best High Tech companies in Overijssel

#CompanyDisclosed fundingLast roundEmployeesFounderTech stackWeb popularityPatents & IP focusRecent signals
1ANT Neuro
Digital neurodiagnostic solution for providers
——68—BackdropOdooCart Functionality+18Top 5M—1 partnership
2Arexx Engineering
Development and distribution of robotic kits
———Aalt Rens
Co-Founder
————
3Aryzon
Cardboard-based DIY headset kit for smartphones to enable AR experiences using smartphones
———Leon Schipper
CEO & Co-founder
WebflowAmazon Web ServicesOsano+11Top 50M——
4BeleefVR
Develops VR application for real estate brokers
———Rene Stam
Founder
————
5BlackVue-Belgium
Provider of dash camera for automotive
———Hyunmin Hur
Founder & CEO
Cart FunctionalityWooCommerceWordPress+16Top 50M——
6Cirfy
Provider of 360-degree virtual reality video presentation tools for retailers
———Ronald Weijden
Co-Founder
————
7climarad
ClimaRad is a developer and producer of decentralized ventilation systems.
——22—BootstrapMicrosoft ASP.NETGSAP+19Top 5M—1 expansion
8DAT.Mobility
Mobility service provider
———Eric Pijnappels
CEO & MD
————

Top 12 High Tech companies in Overijssel

#1
Seed · Hengelo, Overijssel · founded 2021 · 111 employees
$233.1Mraised
▾

Provider of drone solutions. It is a platform that designs unmanned aerial vehicles across all speed ranges from subsonic drones to hydrogen fueled supersonic and hypersonic demonstrators. It manufactures turbines and hydrogen energy infrastructure for storage,refueling and transportable turbine based power generation systems.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 62how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 21%
Growth
top 35%
Talent
top 38%
Market
top 48%
Tech
top 48%
Global
bottom 39%
Funding: Raised $233M across 3 rounds · 3 rounds over 4 yrs (0.8/yr) · Last round Conventional Debt (Dec 2025)
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Funding rounds
  • Dec 2025Conventional Debt$58.7M
  • Nov 2025Seed—
  • 2025Conventional Debt$145.4M
  • Mar 2023Grant (prize money)—
Founders & team
Oleksandr DanylyukSenior VPMikhail KokorichFounder & CEO
Investors
Conny & Co, Quiet Capital, Liquid 2 Ventures, One Way Ventures, Cathexis Ventures, ACE Ventures
Tech stack
CloudflareGoogle AnalyticsHstsHttp/3JqueryMicrosoft 365
#2
Series A · Enschede, Overijssel · founded 2022
$2.2Mraised
▾

Light engines for projection applciations . It delivers light engine components for projection applications such as augmented reality. It enables real-time monitoring and remote control of machinery through its AI cloud server.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 24how this company ranks against its industry peers
Innovation
top 45%
Funding
top 45%
Moat
top 45%
Patents
top 48%
Talent
bottom 49%
Tech
bottom 42%
Innovation: 5 patents (top 81% of patent-holders) · 5 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 · Deep-tech classification: Tech Hardware
Funding: Raised $2.2M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 3 yrs (0.7/yr) · Last round Series A (Apr 2026)
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 5/10 · IP moat: 5 patents
Audience (LinkedIn): 2k LinkedIn followers
Hiring (LinkedIn): 2 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · momentum +2 · hiring: Integrated Photonics Engineer, Test Engineer
Funding rounds
  • Apr 2026Series A$6.9M
  • Dec 2023Seed$2.2M
Founders & team
Tim TiekCEO
Investors
Oost NL, PhotonVentures, Cottonwood Technology Fund, PhotiX
Tech stack
Apache Http ServerCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementDiviGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font Api
#3
Series B · Enschede, Overijssel · founded 2014 · 12 employees
$10.5Mraised
▾

Developer of a hydrogel implant for cartilage defect repair. It facilitates the natural repair of cartilage defects in joints. The hydrogel is biocompatible, mimicking natural joint tissue polymers to protect the injured area and encourage healing. It provides a scaffold for the patient cells to regenerate cartilage to alleviate pain and restore joint function. It addresses the significant unmet need for effective cartilage repair, preventing the progression to osteoarthritis.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 35how this company ranks against its industry peers
Talent
top 28%
Patents
top 34%
Moat
top 37%
Funding
top 42%
Innovation
top 44%
Growth
top 45%
Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Patents: 12 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 9 filings since 2022 vs 3 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2025
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 7/10 · IP moat: 12 patents · 9 curated direct competitors tracked
Audience (LinkedIn): 2k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 partnerships (incl. CHILL) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • May 2025Series B$5M
  • Jun 2022Series B$6.3M
  • May 2019Series A$4.1M
  • Jun 2016Grant (prize money)$55.9K
Founders & team
Chris CardinaelsCo-FounderSanna SeverinsCOOLeo SmitCEO
Investors
Brightlands Venture Partners, ReumaNederland, Startupbootcamp, Europa, LIOF, European Innovation Council
Tech stack
Apache Http ServerCore-JsFancyboxGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font ApiJquery
#4
Series A · Enschede, Overijssel · founded 2019 · 25 employees
$5.7Mraised
▾

Provider of photon-powered quantum computing processors. It designs and develops plug-and-play reconfigurable quantum photonic processors, photonic quantum computers, photonic processors, and custom products. Its features include room-temperature operability, scalability, and technology maturity.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 64how this company ranks against its industry peers
AI
top 15%
Innovation
top 30%
Patents
top 30%
Growth
top 35%
Moat
top 38%
Talent
top 38%
AI: Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC)
Innovation: 22 patents (top 49% of patent-holders) · 22 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 · Deep-tech classification: Tech Hardware
Patents: 22 patents matched (strict assignee match) · 22 filings since 2022 vs 0 in 2017-21 · Latest publication 2026
Audience (LinkedIn): 11k LinkedIn followers — 7.6% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Jul 2025Series A$17.6M
  • Jul 2022Seed$5.7M
  • Sep 2020Grant (prize money)$1.2M
Founders & team
Hans VlekkertCo-Founder & Co-CEOStefan HengesbachCo-CEO
Investors
PhotonDelta, FORWARD.one, Oost NL, Europa, Invest-NL, PhotonVentures
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailCloudflareGoogle AnalyticsGsapHstsHttp/3
#5
Seed · Enschede, Overijssel · founded 2016 · 10 employees
$1.4Mraised
▾

Face recognition software for identity management and access control. Product glimpse facial recognition technology for embedded, mobile, and real-time applications, provides facial recognition based on the input of a single picture or a small part of the face, independent of light conditions, pose variations, or image resolution.

Fliar Intelligence Index™ 32how this company ranks against its industry peers
AI
top 18%
Growth
top 45%
Tech
top 45%
Moat
top 45%
Talent
bottom 49%
Funding
bottom 45%
AI: Classified as an AI company · Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC)
Growth: Web rank 10,000,000 → 50,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Tech: 27 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare · Observability: Sentry
Audience (LinkedIn): 2k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
  • Aug 2024Seed$1.4M
  • Sep 2018Seed—
Founders & team
Peter HoekstraCEO
Investors
Value Creation Capital, Oost NL, Twinning Participaties
Tech stack
Alpine.JsCloudflareCloudflare Browser InsightsCookiebotGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font Api
#6
Acquired · Enschede, Overijssel · founded 2014 · 36 employees
$14Mraised
▾

Provider of audio processing units. It develops ICs that can effectively harness acoustic feedback in digital playback systems which allows better sound to be delivered in a small speaker system. Their ICs can be embedded in amplifiers of audio systems to get enhanced digital control of the sound at a low cost. Its applications include high-end audio amplifier system, active loudspeaker system, active noise reduction system etc.

Funding rounds
  • Aug 2021Series B$3M
  • Mar 2021Series B$10M
  • Feb 2020Series B—
  • Oct 2017Series A—
Investors
Innovation Industries, Oost NL, Atlantic Bridge, KBC Securities, FORWARD.one
Tech stack
ReactStyled-ComponentsGatsbyNginxGoogle Tag ManagerCookiebot
#7
Funding Raised · Almelo, Overijssel · founded 2017 · 1771 employees
$7.5Mraised
▾

R&D company focused on manufacturing of medical instruments for multiple industries

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 65k LinkedIn followers — 46.0% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Sep 2021Grant (prize money)$107.3K
  • Jul 2021Grant (prize money)$140.8K
  • May 2020Grant (prize money)$937.4K
  • Oct 2018Grant (prize money)$18.2K
Investors
Europa
Tech stack
Amazon AlbAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailAprimoAws Certificate Manager
#8
Series A · Enschede, Overijssel · founded 2015
$3.5Mraised
▾

Developer of flexible ceramic material. It can be folded while retaining ceramic properties like fire proof and nonconductivity. The material can be used as a substrate for printed circuit boards, antennas, and RF tags. The material was developed accidentally by researchers at the University of Twente.

Investors
Rijksdienst voor Ondernemend Nederland, Demcon, Cottonwood Technology Fund, Europa, EIC Fund, Lumana Invest
#9
Public · Enschede, Overijssel · founded 2012 · 126 employees
$913Kraised
▾

Provider of advanced hollow fiber membrane module for nanofiltration. The company offers hollow fiber nanofiltration technology for providing chemical and thermal stability for filtration processes. It can be used in the nanofiltration process to remove microplastics, pesticides, pharmaceuticals, and color from wastewater.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 13k LinkedIn followers — 9.2% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 2 partnerships (incl. NX Filtration) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Aug 2022Grant (prize money)$254K
  • May 2020Grant (prize money)$268.9K
  • Oct 2018Grant (prize money)$390.1K
Founders & team
Erik RoesinkFounder
Investors
Europa, Infestos
Tech stack
CookiebotCore-JsGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Tag ManagerGravity FormsGsap
#10
Series A · Enschede, Overijssel · founded 2016 · 18 employees
$1.6Mraised
▾

Developer of hydrophilic bioinspired coatings for medical devices. It makes surface non-fouling and resistant towards surface pollution of micro-organisms. The company provides fast amphiphile solution transfer (FAST) technology that is manufactured from synthetic chemicals but mimics a biological system. It can also be used in drug-screening analysis and industrial application within drug manufacturing, food processing, and water purification.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 4k LinkedIn followers — 2.5% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
  • Oct 2020Grant (prize money)$311.9K
  • Apr 2020Series A$1.6M
  • Mar 2018Grant (prize money)$61.6K
  • Dec 2017Grant (prize money)$59.5K
Founders & team
Pascal JonkheijmCo-FounderJasper WeerdCo-Founder & CEO
Investors
Europa, High Tech Fund, Rabobank, Lumana Invest, EIC Fund, RedMedTech Discovery Fund Foundation
Tech stack
WordpressMysqlPhpNginx
#11
Seed · Nijverdal, Overijssel · founded 2018 · 22 employees
$1.1Mraised
▾

Provider of VR-enabled experiences to treat patients. It offers a Virtual Reality Exposure Therapy tool for treating patients with anxiety disorders that include PTSD, Agoraphobia, Aragnaphobia, and Acrophobia. It also provides an app that features treatment scenarios that can be watched using a smartphone with VR glasses the company also offers VR experiences for businesses to show their organization, activities, and projects in a virtual world.

LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 3k LinkedIn followers
Hiring: 2 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · momentum +0 · hiring: Digital Marketeer (US & International Funnels), Customer Success Specialist
Activity: 2 partnerships (incl. Rijksdienst voor Ondernemend Nederland (RVO)) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
  • Feb 2022Seed$1.1M
Investors
Axivate Capital
Tech stack
AosClickbankCloudflareCloudflare Browser InsightsFancyboxGoogle Analytics
#12
Acquired · Enschede, Overijssel · founded 2000 · 55 employees
$1.3Mraised
▾

XSens makes 3D motion tracking products using inertial measurement sensors, miniature MEMS based motion trackers for industrial applications such as antenna/camera stabilization and unmanned system control, full-body, wearable motion capture solutions like bodysuits and accessories for 3D character animation and full body 3D kinematics solutions & 3D motion tracker development kits for ambulatory measurements. It also offers a wireless motion tracking kit for developers. XSens was acquired by Fairchild Semiconductors in April 2014.

Funding rounds
  • Jan 2017Grant (prize money)$332.9K
  • Jan 2015Grant (prize money)$308.7K
  • Apr 2014Grant (prize money)$615.2K
Founders & team
Per SlyckeCo-Founder
Investors
Europa, Oost NL, Streamlined Ventures
Tech stack
Amazon S3Amazon Web ServicesAnimate.CssApple Icloud MailAuraBootstrap

Funding & investor landscape

$283.9Mtotal disclosed funding
14companies funded
39disclosed rounds
1rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Europa9 rounds
Oost NL9 rounds
Cottonwood Technology Fund4 rounds
High Tech Fund4 rounds
EIC Fund3 rounds
819 Capital Partners2 rounds
FORWARD.one2 rounds
Innovation Industries2 rounds
Lumana Invest2 rounds
PhotonVentures2 rounds

Notable founders

Oleksandr Danylyuk
Senior VP · Destinus
Mikhail Kokorich
Founder & CEO · Destinus
Tim Tiek
CEO · Brilliance
Chris Cardinaels
Co-Founder · Hy2Care
Sanna Severins
COO · Hy2Care
Hans Vlekkert
Co-Founder & Co-CEO · QuiX Quantum
Stefan Hengesbach
Co-CEO · QuiX Quantum
Peter Hoekstra
CEO · 20Face
Erik Roesink
Founder · NX Filtration
Pascal Jonkheijm
Co-Founder · LipoCoat
Jasper Weerd
Co-Founder & CEO · LipoCoat
Per Slycke
Co-Founder · Xsens
Prism market signals · Netherlands · country-scoped Prism corpus, 144,310 docs

Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage

Share of High Tech coverage by sub-theme.

Regulatory-risk over time rising

Funding & growth over time

funding rising · growth rising

RESEARCH SIGNALS · Netherlands

How research on Semiconductors is moving in the Netherlands

A read on the academic research around Semiconductors — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 610 Netherlands-affiliated papers.

research sentiment over time
201020182026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and intensifying — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 49% → 58% across 2010–2026.
top research entities
  • Eindhoven University of Technology160
  • Delft University of Technology157
  • NXP59
  • University of Twente55
  • Imec the Netherlands36
leading researchers
X.J.M. Leijtens · Said Hamdioui · Kevin Williams · M.K. Smit · Mottaqiallah Taouil · Erik Jan Marinissen · José Pineda de Gyvez · Sylwester Latkowski
▲ Breakthroughs231 · 38%
▲ 32%→43% share
▲1.3× share momentum3 median citations39% since 2021mostly methods-led
Breakthroughs are rising (32%→43% of field), led by Integrated circuit.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Integrated circuit9→24
  • Electronics3→7
  • Microwave1→4
  • Semiconductor device1→4
  • Terahertz radiation1→4
Newly emergingLaser linewidth 0→5 · Substrate (aquarium) 0→5
Landmark Laser-Thinning of MoS2: On Demand Generation of a Single-Layer Semiconductor · 628 cites
◆ Advancements253 · 41%
▼ 48%→36% share
▼0.8× share momentum2 median citations30% since 2021mostly methods-led
Advancements are cooling (48%→36% of field), led by Fabrication.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Fabrication2→4
Landmark Nanoplasmonic waveguides: towards applications in integrated nanophotonic circuits · 636 cites
▼ Concerns69 · 11%
▲ 10%→13% share
▲1.3× share momentum2 median citations39% since 2021mostly empirical
Concerns are rising (10%→13% of field), led by Electronic circuit.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
  • Electronic circuit3→6
  • Integrated circuit6→8
Landmark Introduction to spin wave computing · 331 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · Netherlands

Where semiconductors 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.

Eindhoven255 · +0.54
Hot · PhotonicsAdvancing · Photonic integrated circuitOpportunity · ResistorConcern · Mixed-signal integrated circuit
Delft167 · +0.55
Hot · Reliability (semiconductor)Advancing · CMOSOpportunity · Electrical impedanceConcern · Composite material
Groningen17 · +0.73
Hot · Electronic circuitAdvancing · DetectorOpportunity · Capacitor
Amsterdam16 · +0.65
Hot · CMOSAdvancing · Waveguide

Common questions

How many High Tech companies are there in Overijssel, Netherlands?
Radar tracks 83 indexable High Tech companies headquartered in Overijssel, Netherlands that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by High Tech companies in Overijssel, Netherlands?
The High Tech companies in Overijssel, Netherlands on this list have raised a combined $283.9M in disclosed equity funding across 14 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded High Tech company in Overijssel, Netherlands?
Destinus is the highest-funded High Tech company in Overijssel, Netherlands, with $233.1M in disclosed equity funding.
How many High Tech companies in Overijssel, Netherlands are funded?
14 of the 83 High Tech companies in Overijssel, Netherlands on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many High Tech unicorns are there in Overijssel, Netherlands?
None of the High Tech companies in Overijssel, Netherlands on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Overijssel, Netherlands High Tech companies?
The most active investors in Overijssel, Netherlands High Tech companies on this list include Europa, Oost NL, Cottonwood Technology Fund, High Tech Fund, EIC Fund.
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