Danish software group Omnidocs has acquired WoodWing, a content software company headquartered in the Netherlands, taking the enlarged group past 400 employees and more than 500 million kroner in total revenue.
The Netherlands will put about €950m into military innovation rather than the nearly €2.9bn expected after the coalition agreement, a gap of close to €2bn that comes down to which budget the 10% target applies to.
Amsterdam SportsTech startup Huppa has raised €1m in pre-seed funding in a round led by entrepreneurs and investors including the founders of Sentia, Keylane, TicketSwap, Moneybird and Revue, with NL SportTech Ventures also taking part.
In early October 2026 the Dutch Chamber of Commerce (KVK) had 962 cybersecurity companies on its register, against 233 in the same period of 2021, according to an ANP analysis reported by IO+.
polySCOUT, a Dutch AI startup spun out of TNO with the research organisation as a shareholder, plans to hold its first external funding round in autumn 2026. Its lab can synthesise and test 25 materials per week.
Public investor Invest-NL and France's Bpifrance have signed a memorandum of understanding to co-invest in tech companies and venture funds, aiming for at least three joint investments within twelve months.
