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Best Semiconductors Companies in Netherlands
The 279 best Semiconductors companies in Netherlands in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Nexperia.
By Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
279companies tracked
$3.9Bdisclosed funding
1unicorns
55have raised
Netherlands semiconductors don't get enough credit. This directory tracks 279 companies in the space, ranked by disclosed equity funding and recent momentum, and the $3.9B in total disclosed funding tells you this ecosystem punches well above its geographic weight. Nexperia alone accounts for $2.4B of that, which is the kind of outsized anchor that shapes an entire national cluster. One unicorn in the mix. And investors like EIC Fund, Innovation Industries, and Oost NL are actively recycling capital back into the next wave, from Axelera AI's $120M raise to Prodrive Technologies at $47M.
The global backdrop gives you context: the semiconductor market was valued at roughly $483.2B in 2020 and is forecast to reach $580.2B by 2026 at a 3.0% CAGR. So where's the heat right now? Chip design, wafer technology, and device-level innovation are all seeing rising coverage this quarter. Geopolitically, it's moving fast too. Modi's Netherlands visit put semiconductors front and center in bilateral talks, which I'd read as a signal that the Dutch cluster's strategic relevance is only growing. Early-stage names like QuantWare and Qualinx are ones to watch as that relevance compounds.
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · SEMICONDUCTORS × NETHERLANDS
Our analysis of 219 Semiconductors companies
$47.9b in tracked funding; 70% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
219companies analysed
70%cloud-native stacks
2025funding peak (by rounds)
13unicorns
2017median founding year
450kcombined LinkedIn audience
43%of audience held by top 3
10companies hiring publicly (12 mo)
Ranked: Best Semiconductors companies in Netherlands
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Employees | Founded | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nexperia Developer of semiconductor discrete, logic and MOSFET devices | $2.4B | 4 mo ago | Acquired | 15,000 | 2017 | Apple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365Java+32 | 979 patents Power semiconductor devices and advanced trench MOSFET packaging/manufacturing | — |
| 2 | Ampleon Manufacturer of high-power RF transistors and modules | $400M | 91 mo ago | Acquired | 12 | 2015 | BootstrapGSAPAzure+12 | — | 1 job opening · 5 launchs |
| 3 | SMART Photonics Provides services for manufacturing photonic ICs | $244M | 35 mo ago | Series D | 175 | 2012 | WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+35 | 163 patents Design and fabrication of photonic integrated circuits and waveguide components. | 4 job openings |
| 4 | Bitfury 🦄 AI and blockchain-based platform offering cryptocurrency mining solutions 37Moat top 28%Global top 32%Talent top 34%Funding top 35% All 11 signals ▾Moattop 28% Globaltop 32% Talenttop 34% Fundingtop 35% Patentstop 47% Marketbottom 49% Innovationbottom 49% Techbottom 40% Growthbottom 35% Newsbottom 27% Fin. healthbottom 25% Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 9/10 · IP moat: 11 patents Global: Serving 9 countries incl. Canada, Netherlands, United States · Legal entities in 3 countries: Latvia, United Kingdom, United States rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 37/100 | $181M | 91 mo ago | Series D | 102 | 2011 | Apple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365Microsoft Advertising+13 | 11 patents Immersion cooling hardware and fluid management for high-performance computing equipment | — |
| 5 | Axelera AI Manufacturer of hardware accelerators and software for artificial intelligence inference 89News top 17%Funding top 18%AI top 20%Growth top 25% All 13 signals ▾Newstop 17% Fundingtop 18% AItop 20% Growthtop 25% Innovationtop 27% Talenttop 28% Patentstop 31% Moattop 32% Techtop 34% Partnerstop 43% Markettop 45% Producttop 45% Globalbottom 39% News: 9 BI events in 12 mo (of 37 tracked, 5 types) · +125% YoY Funding: Raised $120M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 5 yrs (1.2/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 89/100 | $120M | 3 mo ago | Series C | 130 | 2021 | AlgoliaSalesforceNginx+26 | 29 patents Analog in‑memory compute with multi‑bit MAC and vector processing for AI inference | 1 job opening · 3 launchs · 1 partnership |
| 6 | Mapper E beam based maskless lithography | $106M | 165 mo ago | Deadpooled | 200 | 2000 | — | — | — |
| 7 | LUMICKS Manufacturer of optical tweezers for single molecule analysis instruments | $93M | 20 mo ago | Series D | 263 | 2014 | Webflow EcommerceWebflowMemberStack+25 | — | 1 launch |
| 8 | Prodrive Technologies Manufacturer of application-specific embedded products | $47M | 6 mo ago | Funding Raised | 2,075 | 1993 | Chart.jsBootstraptoastr+25 | 4 patents Variable-voltage DC‑DC power converters and switched-mode power supplies for automotive/renewable energy systems | 1 partnership |
| 9 | Liquavista Provider of electrowetting screen technology solutions | $45M | 194 mo ago | Acquired | 76 | 2006 | — | 253 patents Electrowetting-based fluidic pixel displays and manufacturing processes for low-power reflective screens | — |
| 10 | Innatera Provider of neuromorphic microprocessors 67AI top 30%Funding top 32%Growth top 35%Talent top 38% All 10 signals ▾AItop 30% Fundingtop 32% Growthtop 35% Talenttop 38% Moattop 39% Techtop 43% Marketbottom 46% Newsbottom 42% Globalbottom 38% Partnersbottom 34% AI: Classified as an AI company · Product described with: neural network Funding: Raised $43.3M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 6 yrs (0.7/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 67/100 | $43M | 23 mo ago | Series A | 58 | 2018 | WordPressMySQLPHP+24 | — | 2 partnerships |
| 11 | GreenPeak Provider RF communication technology for wireless connected home applications | $24M | 199 mo ago | Acquired | 89 | 2005 | — | 40 patents RF front‑end ICs: low‑noise amplifiers, mixers, and sub‑sampled synthesizers for wireless transceivers. | — |
| 12 | Qualinx Developer of reconfigurable GNSS solutions for positioning, tracking, and timing 37Funding top 27%Moat top 37%Tech top 42%Growth top 45% All 10 signals ▾Fundingtop 27% Moattop 37% Techtop 42% Growthtop 45% Talentbottom 49% Newsbottom 42% Patentsbottom 41% Globalbottom 40% Innovationbottom 38% Marketbottom 30% Funding: Raised $20.0M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 7 yrs (0.7/yr) Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 7/10 · IP moat: 11 patents rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 37/100 | $20M | 5 mo ago | Series B | 19 | 2015 | WordPressMySQLPHP+19 | 11 patents Digital RF/microwave filter networks and level‑shifter circuits for signal conditioning | 1 launch · 1 partnership |
| 13 | Xignal High speed data converters manufacturer | $18M | 277 mo ago | Acquired | 25 | 1999 | WordPressMySQLPHP+24 | — | — |
| 14 | Hyet Solar Provider of thin film solar modules | $16M | 33 mo ago | Funding Raised | 57 | 2013 | WordPressMySQLPHP+15 | — | — |
| 15 | Axign B.V. Provider of audio processing units | $14M | 58 mo ago | Acquired | 36 | 2014 | — | 35 patents High-efficiency PWM audio power amplifiers with digital compensation and signal processing | — |
| 16 | PhotonFirst Manufacturer of optical fibre sensors | $12M | 54 mo ago | Early Stage | 39 | 1996 | HubSpot CMS HubSplidecore-js+11 | 10 patents Photonic integrated circuits for DBR-based temperature, acoustic, and optical sensing | 1 partnership |
| 17 | 30MHz Data and sensor platform empowering sustainable horticulture with actionable insights | $12M | 54 mo ago | Series B | 35 | 2014 | WordPressMySQLPHP+25 | 3 patents Agricultural soil temperature sensing and monitoring systems | 1 job opening |
| 18 | Dimenco Glass free 3D Display solutions | $11M | 48 mo ago | Acquired | 50 | 2010 | — | 8 patents 3D autostereoscopic display technology with viewer‑tracking for glasses‑free visual experiences | — |
| 19 | SCIL Nanoimprint Solutions Provider of tools, consumables, and process development services for enabling resolution patterning at the… | $11M | 30 mo ago | Series A | — | 2016 | WordPress Block EditorWordPressPlesk+22 | — | — |
| 20 | Anteryon Optical components and assemblies | $10M | 105 mo ago | Acquired | 118 | 1943 | WordPressMySQLPHP+22 | 21 patents Advanced optical imaging modules and camera systems integrating gratings and image sensors | 1 launch |
| 21 | SparkNano Developer of spatial atomic layer deposition equipment for thin film application | $9M | 43 mo ago | Series A | 17 | 2018 | WordPress Block EditorWordPressPlesk+20 | 7 patents Plasma-enhanced atomic layer deposition (ALD) sources and patterned deposition equipment | 1 launch · 1 expansion |
| 22 | Intrinsic Provider of IP for embedded security | $8M | 72 mo ago | Acquired | 47 | 2008 | — | 140 patents Hardware security using physical unclonable functions for key generation and authentication | — |
| 23 | QuantWare Developer of superconducting quantum processors, amplifiers, and foundry services for quantum computing 29Funding top 33%Tech bottom 48%Talent bottom 48%Growth bottom 47% All 8 signals ▾Fundingtop 33% Techbottom 48% Talentbottom 48% Growthbottom 47% Globalbottom 38% Moatbottom 38% Marketbottom 32% Newsbottom 27% Funding: Raised $7.5M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 5 yrs (1.0/yr) Tech: 21 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 29/100 | $8M | 1 mo ago | Series B | — | 2021 | WebflowGSAPLinkedin Insight Tag+18 | — | — |
| 24 | Delft Circuits Provider of flexible microprocessors for quantum computing | $7M | 33 mo ago | Series A | 40 | 2016 | WordPressMySQLPHP+23 | 15 patents Flexible superconducting RF/microwave transmission lines and connector assemblies | 2 job openings · 1 award |
| 25 | Single Quantum Superconducting nanowire-based single photon detectors (SNSPDs) | $7M | 68 mo ago | Funding Raised | 38 | 2012 | WordPressMySQLPHP+13 | 19 patents Superconducting single‑photon detectors with fast gating and high‑speed readout circuitry | 1 partnership |
| 26 | New Origin Provider of design, fabrication, and production of photonic integrated circuits | $7M | 38 mo ago | Series A | — | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | QuiX Quantum Provider of photon-powered quantum computing processors 64AI top 15%Innovation top 30%Patents top 30%Growth top 35% All 10 signals ▾AItop 15% Innovationtop 30% Patentstop 30% Growthtop 35% Moattop 38% Talenttop 38% Fundingtop 40% Techbottom 49% Globalbottom 40% Marketbottom 34% 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 rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 64/100 | $6M | 11 mo ago | Series A | 25 | 2019 | WebflowApple iCloud MailGSAP+13 | 22 patents Photonic integrated circuit design for universal linear optical meshes and multi‑layer routing. | 1 launch |
| 28 | LioniX International Provider of custom micro-electromechanical systems and photonic integrated circuit solutions | $5M | 23 mo ago | Acquired | 24 | 2016 | WordPressMySQLPHP+17 | 13 patents Integrated low-birefringence photonic waveguides and optical chemical sensing for lab‑on‑chip devices | 1 launch |
| 29 | Recore Systems Developer of multi-core processor subsystems for data analytics | $5M | 125 mo ago | Deadpooled | 21 | 2005 | — | 5 patents Many-core processor architectures and operating systems for parallel computing platforms. | — |
| 30 | Optics11 Developer of fiber optic sensing solutions | $5M | 5 mo ago | Series B | 52 | 2011 | WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+37 | 55 patents Fiber-optic sensing systems for strain, acoustic (hydrophone), and biomedical measurements | 4 partnerships |
| 31 | FIBERunlimited Provider of fiber optic internet services | $5M | 44 mo ago | Seed | 11 | 2015 | — | 4 patents In-building optical fiber network installation and distribution solutions. | — |
| 32 | Van der Knaap Sustainable rooting and growing media for professional horticulture worldwide | $5M | 163 mo ago | Late Stage | — | 1980 | BootstrapNginxMicrosoft Advertising+9 | — | 1 job opening |
| 33 | Pearl Semiconductor Manufacturer of microelectromechanical systems and CMOS-based ICs | $4M | 32 mo ago | Series A | 16 | 2020 | BootstrapApache HTTP ServerIsotope+7 | — | — |
| 34 | SemiBlocks Manufacturer of oscillator solutions for multiple applications | $3M | 95 mo ago | Series A | 4 | 2017 | — | 30 patents Frequency ratio measurement and controlled frequency generation for RF/microwave circuit design | — |
| 35 | Sensoterra Developer of an integrated platform for real-time monitoring of farm fields and data analytics | $3M | 46 mo ago | Seed | 7 | 2015 | WordPressPleskMySQL+31 | 10 patents In‑ground soil parameter sensing probes, especially moisture measurement devices. | 1 launch |
| 36 | Villari Provider of concrete structure monitoring sensors | $3M | 34 mo ago | Seed | 17 | 2019 | — | — | — |
| 37 | Solmates Pulsed Laser Deposition (PLD) technology | $3M | 181 mo ago | Series A | — | 2007 | — | 74 patents Patents concentrated in chemistry & materials | — |
| 38 | Aiir Innovations A provider of AI-powered end-to-end solutions for visual inspection and reporting in various fields | $3M | 40 mo ago | Series A | 11 | 2016 | WordPressMySQLPHP+19 | — | 1 partnership |
| 39 | Mesoline Provider of semiconductor devices and manufacturing services | $2M | 80 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | 2017 | — | — | — |
| 40 | HyET Provider of solutions for hydrogen generation | $2M | 40 mo ago | Funding Raised | 44 | 2008 | PHPBootstrapNginx+10 | — | — |
| 41 | Emproof Provider of security solutions for embedded systems 40Talent top 28%Growth top 35%Tech top 37%Funding top 47% All 6 signals ▾Talenttop 28% Growthtop 35% Techtop 37% Fundingtop 47% Globalbottom 39% Marketbottom 16% Talent: 4 named leaders on record · 4 C-suite/founder profiles curated Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 40/100 | $2M | 3 mo ago | Seed | 5 | 2017 | WordPress Block EditorWordPressSentry+19 | — | — |
| 42 | Amazec photonics Provider of a temperature-sensing platform for cardiovascular monitoring | $2M | 28 mo ago | Seed | 2 | 2021 | — | 6 patents Optical non‑invasive monitoring of cardiovascular and respiratory parameters in mammals. | — |
| 43 | Brighter Signals Manufacturer of tactile perception sensors for measuring pressure and touch | $2M | 1 mo ago | Seed | — | 2025 | — | — | 1 launch |
| 44 | Astrape Networks Provider of optical networks for internet | $2M | 33 mo ago | Seed | — | 2022 | — | — | 2 expansions |
| 45 | Xsens 3D motion tracking products | $1M | 113 mo ago | Acquired | 55 | 2000 | HubSpot CMS HubBugHerdApple iCloud Mail+24 | 18 patents Patents concentrated in health & consumer products | — |
| 46 | Optisense Biosensors for monitoring contaminants and biochemical substances | $877K | 108 mo ago | Series A | — | 2004 | — | 22 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | — |
| 47 | Sioux Provider of high-tech solutions, software platforms, and complex system assembly | $797K | 61 mo ago | Acquired | 1,100 | 1996 | BootstrapVimeojQuery+10 | 2 patents Automated order fulfillment logistics and mobile data exchange for inventory management. | 1 partnership · 2 awards |
| 48 | Aerial Precision Provider of AI-based LiDAR-based positioning sensors | $759K | 45 mo ago | Seed | 3 | 2017 | Cart FunctionalityShopifyShop Pay+16 | — | — |
| 49 | PS-Tech 3D visualization and optical tracking system for industrial applications | $480K | 57 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | 2005 | — | — | — |
| 50 | Rapid Photonics Provider of novel waveguide technology | $323K | 26 mo ago | Seed | 5 | 2021 | WordPressPleskMySQL+20 | 3 patents Design and fabrication of photonic integrated circuits for optical signal processing | — |
Top 12 Semiconductors companies in Netherlands
#1
Acquired · Nijmegen, Gelderland · founded 2017 · 15000 employees$2.4Braised▾
Acquired · Nijmegen, Gelderland · founded 2017 · 15000 employees
Developer of semiconductor discrete, logic and MOSFET devices
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 111k LinkedIn followers — 24.7% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
- Feb 2026Conventional Debt$60M
- Oct 2022Grant (prize money)$268.9K
- Sep 2019Conventional Debt$1.5B
- Apr 2018Conventional Debt$800M
Investors
JAC Capital, Wise Road Capital, Europa, Invest International, FMO
Tech stack
AkamaiAkamai MpulseApple Icloud MailAxiosBoomerangBootstrap
#2
Series C · Eindhoven, North Brabant · founded 2021 · 130 employees$120Mraised▾
Series C · Eindhoven, North Brabant · founded 2021 · 130 employees
Manufacturer of hardware accelerators and software for artificial intelligence inference. Products include processing units designed for edge computing applications, available in various form factors such as cards and boards. The associated software development kit enables the deployment of neural networks on these hardware platforms. These components facilitate data analysis and machine learning tasks for systems requiring local processing capabilities.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 89how this company ranks against its industry peers
News
top 17%Funding
top 18%AI
top 20%Growth
top 25%Innovation
top 27%Talent
top 28%News: 9 BI events in 12 mo (of 37 tracked, 5 types) · +125% YoY · 9 high-value events (IPO/M&A/funding/contracts) in 12 mo
Funding: Raised $120M across 6 rounds · 6 rounds over 5 yrs (1.2/yr) · Last round Series C (Feb 2026)
AI: Classified as an AI company · Holds AI/ML patents (G06N-family CPC) · Product described with: artificial intelligence, machine learning, neural network
Audience (LinkedIn): 44k LinkedIn followers — 9.7% of this cohort's audience
Hiring (LinkedIn): 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Senior/Staff Engineer - Logical Design
Activity (LinkedIn): 3 product launches · 1 partnerships (incl. DroneStar Project) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Feb 2026Series C$250M
- Mar 2025Grant (prize money)$65.9M
- Jun 2024Series B$68M
- Oct 2023Grant (prize money)—
Founders & team
Investors
Innovation Industries, imec.xpand, SFPI, Verve Ventures, CDP Venture Capital, Bitfury
Tech stack
AlgoliaAmazon CloudfrontAmazon SesAmazon Web ServicesAmerican ExpressAos
#3
Series B · Delft, South Holland · founded 2021$7.5Mraised▾
Series B · Delft, South Holland · founded 2021
Developer of superconducting quantum processors, amplifiers, and foundry services for quantum computing. They design and fabricate quantum hardware, offering a range of quantum processing units with varying qubit counts and coupler designs. Their amplifier products enhance qubit readout capabilities. Foundry services provide custom fabrication, from resonators and junctions to fully assembled quantum processing units.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 29how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 33%Tech
bottom 48%Talent
bottom 48%Growth
bottom 47%Global
bottom 38%Moat
bottom 38%Funding: Raised $7.5M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 5 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Series B (May 2026)
Tech: 21 technologies across 4/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare · Security: Cloudflare Bot Management, Hsts
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated · 1 leadership moves in 12 mo
Audience (LinkedIn): 18k LinkedIn followers — 4.1% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
- May 2026Series B$178M
- Jun 2025Series A$4.5M
- Mar 2025Series A$20.9M
- Mar 2023Seed$6.3M
Founders & team
Investors
FORWARD.one, UNIIQ, Rabobank, Quantum Delta, Graduate Ventures, QDNL Participations
Tech stack
CloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCookieyesCore-JsGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font Api
#4
Funding Raised · Eindhoven, North Brabant · founded 1993 · 2075 employees$47.1Mraised▾
Funding Raised · Eindhoven, North Brabant · founded 1993 · 2075 employees
Manufacture of application-specific embedded products. The products include embedded computing systems, motion & mechatronics, power conversion systems, automation & control systems, vision & imaging systems, and environmental sensing products. It also claims to provide technology and manufacturing solutions.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 40k LinkedIn followers — 9.0% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 partnerships (incl. TECHCROSS) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Dec 2025Conventional Debt$46.5M
- Mar 2023Unattributed—
- Dec 2020Grant (prize money)$372.3K
- Mar 2016Grant (prize money)$225.8K
Founders & team
Investors
Europa, HAL, European Investment Bank
Tech stack
Azure Edge NetworkBootstrapCdnjsChart.JsCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#5
Series B · Delft, South Holland · founded 2015 · 19 employees$20Mraised▾
Series B · Delft, South Holland · founded 2015 · 19 employees
Developer of reconfigurable GNSS solutions for positioning, tracking, and timing. The company provides technology for flexible reconfigurability and ultra-low power consumption. It offers solutions for applications such as asset tracking, livestock management, and telecommunications. The company's products include analog front end receivers and dual band GNSS SOCs.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 37how this company ranks against its industry peers
Funding
top 27%Moat
top 37%Tech
top 42%Growth
top 45%Talent
bottom 49%News
bottom 42%Funding: Raised $20.0M across 5 rounds · 5 rounds over 7 yrs (0.7/yr) · Last round Series B (Jan 2026)
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 7/10 · IP moat: 11 patents · 10 curated direct competitors tracked
Tech: 31 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare · Devops: Nginx
Audience (LinkedIn): 5k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 product launches · 1 partnerships (incl. EUSPA - EU Agency for the Space Programme) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Jan 2026Series B$23.4M
- Oct 2023Series A$10.2M
- Feb 2023Series A$8.8M
- Oct 2019Grant (prize money)$55.6K
Founders & team
Investors
EIC Fund, FORWARD.one, InnovationQuarter, Waterman Ventures, Europa, Invest-NL
Tech stack
CalendlyCloudflareCloudflare TurnstileGoogle AnalyticsGsapHsts
#6
Series B · Amsterdam, North Holland · founded 2011 · 52 employees$5Mraised▾
Series B · Amsterdam, North Holland · founded 2011 · 52 employees
Developer of fiber optic sensing solutions. The company offer optical fiber measurement systems for applications in acoustic monitoring, acceleration, and strain sensing. Additionally, it offers nanoindentation instruments for capturing forces in biological samples.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 6k LinkedIn followers
Activity: 4 partnerships (incl. Cuore) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Jan 2026Venture Debt$29.1M
- May 2025Series B$18.9M
- Jan 2023Grant (prize money)$213.9K
- Oct 2022Series A$5M
Investors
TechNano Fund, FORWARD.one, Value Creation Capital, Europa, SET Ventures, Join Capital
Tech stack
ActivecampaignApple Icloud MailCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementContentsquareCore-Js
#7
Seed · Amsterdam, North Holland · founded 2025$1.9Mraised▾
Seed · Amsterdam, North Holland · founded 2025
Manufacturer of tactile perception sensors for measuring pressure and touch. These sensors detect physical contact and pressure changes to provide actionable data for machines and automated systems. The technology enables hardware to replicate human tactile perception for applications in automotive, robotics, and medical equipment. The sensors integrate into various surfaces to monitor physical interaction and environmental changes.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 306 LinkedIn followers
Activity: 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- May 2026Grant (prize money)—
- Mar 2026Seed$1.9M
Founders & team
Investors
WakeUp Capital, ELOKON, Rijksdienst voor Ondernemend Nederland
#8
Seed · Eindhoven, North Brabant · founded 2017 · 5 employees$2Mraised▾
Seed · Eindhoven, North Brabant · founded 2017 · 5 employees
Provider of security solutions for embedded systems. Its main offering is an anti-piracy and software hardening solution that features obfuscation to conceal algorithms and data, anti-tamper, copy protection, and anti-fuzzing. It does not require hardware changes and is compatible with low-power applications.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 40how this company ranks against its industry peers
Talent
top 28%Growth
top 35%Tech
top 37%Funding
top 47%Global
bottom 39%Market
bottom 16%Talent: 4 named leaders on record · 4 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Tech: 33 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Cloudflare · Observability: Sentry
Audience (LinkedIn): 2k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Mar 2026Seed—
- Dec 2023Grant (prize money)$1M
- Jul 2022Seed$2M
Founders & team
Investors
TIIN Capital, HTGF, Auriga Cyber Ventures, Europa, Sec Fund, TIN Capital
Tech stack
CloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCookiebotGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Tag ManagerGoogle Workspace
#9
Series D · Amsterdam, North Holland · founded 2014 · 263 employees$93.4Mraised▾
Series D · Amsterdam, North Holland · founded 2014 · 263 employees
Manufacturer of optical tweezers for single-molecule analysis instruments. The product portfolio of the company includes C-Trap, an integrated system with optical tweezers, a confocal microscope, and a microfluidic system to analyze protein folding, DNA repair, DNA organization, Protein polymer, and filaments. Its product, AFS-acoustic force spectroscopy (a single molecule manipulation system), and u-Flux (an integrated microfluidic system) are used in performing experiments in a laminar flow environment.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 14k LinkedIn followers — 3.1% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Oct 2024Venture Debt$21.9M
- Jan 2023Grant (prize money)$294.3K
- Sep 2022Grant (prize money)$48.7K
- Apr 2021Series D$93.4M
Founders & team
Investors
Europa, Farallon Capital Management, Lauxera Capital Partners, Pura Vida Investments, Irving Investors, Parian Global Management
Tech stack
Amazon SesAmazon Web ServicesAnimate.CssApple Icloud MailBootstrapCdnjs
#10
Series A · Enschede, Overijssel · founded 2019 · 25 employees$5.7Mraised▾
Series A · Enschede, Overijssel · founded 2019 · 25 employees
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 — 2.4% 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
Investors
PhotonDelta, FORWARD.one, Oost NL, Europa, Invest-NL, PhotonVentures
Tech stack
Apple Icloud MailCloudflareGoogle AnalyticsGsapHstsHttp/3
#11
Series A · Delft, South Holland · founded 2018 · 58 employees$43.3Mraised▾
Series A · Delft, South Holland · founded 2018 · 58 employees
Provider of neuromorphic microprocessors. It leverages a computing system called spiking neural network to encode voltage spikes, realize its cognitive functions, and to encode sensor information through which the processor can mimic the brains mechanisms.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 67how this company ranks against its industry peers
AI
top 30%Funding
top 32%Growth
top 35%Talent
top 38%Moat
top 39%Tech
top 43%AI: Classified as an AI company · Product described with: neural network
Funding: Raised $43.3M across 4 rounds · 4 rounds over 6 yrs (0.7/yr) · Last round Series A (Jun 2024)
Growth: Fresh capital in last 24 mo
Audience (LinkedIn): 10k LinkedIn followers — 2.2% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 2 partnerships (incl. CYRAN AI) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Jun 2024Series A$21M
- Mar 2024Series A$16.3M
- Mar 2023Grant (prize money)$16.6M
- Nov 2020Seed$5.9M
Founders & team
Investors
EIC Fund, MIG Capital, Matterwave Ventures, Delft Enterprises, Invest-NL, Innavest
Tech stack
Apache Http ServerCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementCore-JsGoogle AnalyticsGoogle Font Api
#12
Series D · Eindhoven, North Brabant · founded 2012 · 175 employees$244.5Mraised▾
Series D · Eindhoven, North Brabant · founded 2012 · 175 employees
Provides services for manufacturing photonic ICs. The company is a foundry offering production services for Indium Phosphide-based photonic components. They offer the complete production process from epitaxial growth and re-growth, processing, polishing, and dicing of wafers into chips. Some of their offerings include Buried Hetero Technology, Generic Photonic Integration, MPW, and other services.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 26k LinkedIn followers — 5.7% of this cohort's audience
Hiring: 4 hiring posts in 12 mo (public) · momentum +4 · hiring: Operators in the TU/e Cleanroom, director
Funding rounds
- Jul 2023Series D$110M
- 2022Series D$75.2M
- Dec 2021Grant (prize money)$56.6K
- Jul 2021Conventional Debt—
Investors
EIC Fund, Europa, Rabobank, ASML, NXP Semiconductors, VDL Groep
Tech stack
Amazon SesAmazon Web ServicesApache Http ServerApple Icloud MailBootstrapCloudflare
Funding & investor landscape
$3.9Btotal disclosed funding
57companies funded
170disclosed rounds
2rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Notable founders
Evangelos Eleftheriou
Co-Founder & CTO · Axelera AI
Bram-Ernst Verhoef
Co-Founder · Axelera AI
Matthijs Rijlaarsdam
Co-Founder & CEO · QuantWare
Alessandro Bruno
Co-Founder and Director of Engineering · QuantWare
Pieter Janssen
CEO · Prodrive Technologies
Hans Verhagen
CEO · Prodrive Technologies
Tom Trill
CEO · Qualinx
Edward Shim
Co-Founder & CTO · Brighter Signals
Christine Fraser
Co-Founder & COO · Brighter Signals
Tim Blazytko
Chief Scientist · Emproof
Philipp Koppe
Co-Founder · Emproof
Andrea Candelli
Co-Founder · LUMICKS
Prism market signals · Netherlands · country-scoped Prism corpus, 109,270 docs
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Semiconductors 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
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Breakthroughs231 · 38%
▲ 32%→43% share
▲1.3× share momentum3 median citations39% since 2021mostly methods-led
Integrated circuit research is surging — Netherlands papers tripled from 9 to 24, driving breakthroughs field-share from 32% to 43%.
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
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Advancements253 · 41%
▼ 48%→36% share
▼0.8× share momentum2 median citations30% since 2021mostly methods-led
Fabrication advancement papers doubled (2→4), though advancements field-share shrank from 48% to 36%.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Fabrication2→4
Landmark Nanoplasmonic waveguides: towards applications in integrated nanophotonic circuits · 636 cites
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Concerns69 · 11%
▲ 10%→13% share
▲1.3× share momentum2 median citations39% since 2021mostly empirical
Integrated circuit concerns intensifying — papers rose from 6 to 8, with Electronic circuit issues doubling from 3 to 6.
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
Delft167 · +0.55
Groningen17 · +0.73
Amsterdam16 · +0.65
Common questions
How many Semiconductors companies are there in Netherlands?
Radar tracks 279 indexable Semiconductors companies headquartered in Netherlands that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Semiconductors companies in Netherlands?
The Semiconductors companies in Netherlands on this list have raised a combined $3.9B in disclosed equity funding across 57 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Semiconductors company in Netherlands?
Nexperia is the highest-funded Semiconductors company in Netherlands, with $2.4B in disclosed equity funding.
How many Semiconductors companies in Netherlands are funded?
57 of the 279 Semiconductors companies in Netherlands on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Semiconductors unicorns are there in Netherlands?
1 Semiconductors company in Netherlands on this list is valued at $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Netherlands Semiconductors companies?
The most active investors in Netherlands Semiconductors companies on this list include Europa, BOM, Oost NL, EIC Fund, Innovation Industries.
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