Top recently funded startups in The Netherlands, week of 2026-08-10

$1.4B · Series D · Technology, Information and Media · The Netherlands

Hadrian is an agentic AI offensive security platform that helps modern security teams prevent breaches before they begin.

Investors: WCM Investment Management (lead), Washington Harbour Partners (lead), Valor Equity Partners (lead), 137 Ventures (lead), Baillie Gifford (lead), JPMorganChase (lead), 1789 Capital, Apollo-managed funds, T. Rowe Price accounts, CapitalG, Andreessen Horowitz, Founders Fund, Lux Capital, Altimeter.

$43.0M · Series A · Manufacturing · The Netherlands

Ore Energy is developing the next generation of long-duration energy storage to enable a fully renewable power system.

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