Place
Enschede: startups, funding and events
Capital tracked€14,750,000
Rounds4
Startups3
€14.8M
Capital tracked
4
Disclosed rounds
€6M
Biggest round
3
Startups tracked
Enschede, in numbers
4 rounds on record · 3 with a disclosed amount
Capital by sector
Deep tech 81%
Food Waste 19%
Capital by year
Share of rounds
Source: Sesamers round tracker · full data desk →
Largest rounds tracked
Disclosed rounds only · EUR-converted at desk rates
| Company | Round | Sector | Lead | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brilliance Netherlands | Seed | Deep tech | Cottonwood Technology Fund | €6M |
| Brilliance Netherlands | Undisclosed | Deep tech | - | €6M |
| OneThird Netherlands | Undisclosed | Food Waste | - | €2.8M |
Startups in Enschede
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20Face
Digital Identity · Seed
Privacy-preserving facial recognition for access control and identification
No round on record
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OneThird
Food Waste · Series A
Optical shelf-life prediction scanners for fresh produce
€2,750,000
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Brilliance
Deep tech · Seed
RGB laser chip technology for augmented reality display hardware
Seed · €6,000,000
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Who invests here
Funds with a verified round in this hub · most active first
Cottonwood Technology Fund
Seed–Series A · Deep tech
Led 1 of 1 round tracked in Enschede. Cottonwood Technology Fund invests in patent-based hard science and deep tech startups,…
$1M–$25M
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PhotiX
Seed
1 round tracked in Enschede. PhotiX is an early-stage investor in European photonics and optical-hardware startups, co-investing…
Ticket undisclosed
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PhotonVentures
Seed–Series A · Semiconductors
1 round tracked in Enschede. PhotonVentures is a Dutch fund based in Hilversum that invests in photonics…
Ticket undisclosed
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