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Amsterdam's English-speaking community and convenient location makes it an ideal place for startups to flourish. "The city is seen as a gateway to Europe and used as a launching pad for EU test markets," says Keadyn investor and partner Ton van 't Noordende. An increase in specialised tech events - from AI to VR - has drawn more investors to the city. "There's been attention from top venture capitalists scouting for startups in Amsterdam from the US, Germany, the UK and the Nordics."
Most companies don't know the extent of the cyberthreats that are targeting their systems, says Joep Gommers. His startup, EclecticIQ helps its customers conduct cybercrime investigations by providing threat intelligence for specific industries, as well as warning them of potential security dangers. http://www.eclecticiq.com
Picnic delivers food using 200 electric vehicles. The shopless firm has its own fulfilment centres and only orders food from suppliers once customers have paid. "We're reducing the time people waste on shopping, so they can do more useful things," says co-founder Michiel Muller. It operates in 24 Dutch cities. picnic.nl
Founded by Martijn de Kuijper and Mohamed El Maslouhi, Revue lets its customers curate content from across the web in email digests. A Chrome extension clips articles into a template and social-media integration allows rich content to be embedded. The price that customers pay depends on the number of newsletter recipients. getrevue.co
Aart van Veller's startup believes energy production can be local. Customers select producers such as farmers with wind turbines on their land, and agree to have their electricity supplied by them. More than 100,000 people have signed up, and in February 2016 Vandebron raised €2 million (£1.8m) to boost growth. vandebron.nl
Bomberbot uses puzzle games to teach 12- to 14-year-olds coding skills. In the past year, the nine-person firm reached 100,000 users, raised £638,000 and launched a pilot in Hong Kong with 3,000 children testing its platform. If successful, more than 900 schools will adopt its technology. bomberbot.com
This marketing firm, run by CEO and founder Chris Hall, lets brands bring their assets together by creating pre-approved templates, images and branded content. A $22.2 million (£17m) Series A round raised by Insight Venture Partners in August 2016 is helping expansion plans. bynder.com
Bloomon offers regular flower deliveries to homes and businesses. Launched in 2014 by Patrick Hurenkamp, the subscription-based firm aims to deliver fresh bunches 36 hours after they have been picked. In February 2017 it raised $23 million in a Series B funding round led by Fortino Capital. bloomon.co.uk
Covering more than 20 cities, 75-person firm Tiqets lets its customers buy smartphone passes to tourist attractions without having to print them out. As well as its Amsterdam HQ, it has offices in New York, Rome, Paris, Barcelona and Vienna. A customer-facing approach helped it to secure a £13 million funding round in April 2017. tiqets.com
PastBook lets you create photobooks from pictures posted to social media. Facebook and Instagram integrations allow for photos, captions and dates to be added to a book and printed. Founded by Stefano Cutello, PastBook says it takes less than a minute to create an album on which social-media friends can collaborate. pastbook.com
Journalism micropayment company Blendle allows subscribers (it claims it has one million) to pay for single articles from news outlets - typically around €0.35 a pop, but there's also a "Premium" model of 20 articles per day for €9.99 a month. Nikkei, the owner of the Financial Times and Amsterdam-based INKEF Capital are investors. blendle.com
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