Two winners, two warnings: Mollie and Picnic keep scaling while VanMoof went bankrupt and Bird left. What the 2025–2026 Techleap and Dealroom numbers say about the Dutch start-up ecosystem.
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Netherlands Tech & Semiconductors
Expert guides, analysis and tool comparisons on Netherlands Tech & Semiconductors from the kurums.com Startup desk — written for business decision-makers and updated as the market moves.
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Booking.com: The Amsterdam Travel Giant Inside a US-Listed Group
How a Twente student’s site became the engine of Booking Holdings, and why Europe’s regulators, 10,000 hotels and a Dutch consumer foundation are now suing the Amsterdam travel giant.
NXP, ASM International and Besi: The Dutch Chip Cluster Beyond ASML
NXP, ASM International and Besi all descend from Philips and all ride the AI cycle. Their 2025 results, 2026 momentum, China exposure and the €2.5bn Project Beethoven, explained.
Nexperia: Why the Dutch Government Seized Control of a Chinese-Owned Chipmaker in 2025
The Goods Availability Act order, the Enterprise Chamber ruling, China’s export ban, the auto-industry shortage and the 2026 lawsuits: the full story of the Dutch state’s takeover of Nexperia.
ASML: How a Philips Spin-Off Built the Only EUV Lithography Machines on Earth
From a leaky shed in Eindhoven to Europe’s most valuable company: ASML’s EUV monopoly, Zeiss partnership, China export controls, 2025 results, 2026 guidance and the €1.3bn Mistral AI bet.
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