There are many web companies in the Netherlands and many of them aren’t well known. I’d like to help publicize them, particularly the small startups, so I’ve created this list (with early help from Robert Gaal). See a company that’s missing – maybe your own? Email me at peter@bubblefoundry.com.
2008-08-23: There have been some questions about why I include some companies on my list, as they aren’t ‘Web 2.0′ companies. This is not a list of Web 2.0 companies, but instead of companies whose primary (only) places of business are their websites. This means that I consider a company like Q-Fly a web company but I don’t consider KLM a web business, despite both selling airline tickets on their websites. At the same time, you’ll notice that I haven’t put Bubble Foundry on this list. I build websites for startups; I don’t have a website as my business. For this reason I exclude other similar businesses, except when they also run websites as businesses. Of course, they’re no hard-and-fast rule, so if you feel I’ve unfairly excluded you, just email me.
- Adjustables
- AppAppeal
- Babl
- Bridgetools
- Check Me In
- Bee (PromoBee, Nightbee)
- Bemba
- Bliin
- Blog Idea Factory (DutchCowboys.nl, etc)
- Blog.mij
- Booking.com (owned by Priceline.com)
- Boomr
- Braindevils (Checkser, Familiepagina)
- Brains4All (14dayz.com, etc.)
- Cloudspeakers
- ConfNetwork
- CreativeCrowds
- Dance-Tunes.com
- E
- eBuddy
- eFresh
- Eximion (Kalydo, etc)
- Fabchannel
- Fleck
- Flirt2
- fresh.li
- Funda
- Gemzies
- Go2People
- Greetz
- Gypsii
- Hapsalons
- Hippo
- Hoera
- Holidot
- Hut2Hut
- Hyves
- iDiDiD
- Ilse Media (Startpagina and many others)
- Independent IP
- IRL
- Libersy
- Marketing Facts
- Marktplaats (owned by eBay)
- Marvia
- Mindz
- MListed (by BCD Travel)
- MobyPicture
- Mollie/Zaypay
- My Album
- Myngle
- The Next Web
- Nimbuzz
- Nulaz
- Numpa
- Qash
- QFly
- Respectance
- Sellaband
- Smeding Concepts (Hap Salons, Trips in Nederland)
- Sofa
- Soocial
- Spayler
- Spill Group
- Spotajob
- Stillpoint Media (eKudos, Original Signal)
- Sugarstats
- SuperSaaS
- Swoot
- Symbaloo
- TagMos
- Time Rime
- Tipit.to
- TND media (ReisMee, GroeiMee, TravelMonkey)
- Toading
- Travel Dodo
- Travelta
- Treasure my text
- Trendwatching.com
- Trips in Nederland
- TwitterCounter.com
- Twones
- UseGrade
- Vakantiefoto.nl
- Verticals.nl
- Viddix
- Viewbook.com
- Virtual Fairground
- WaarBenJij.Nu
- Wakoopa
- Wauwee (was Wauw.fm)
- WeGoLo.com
- Wipido
- Wiseline
- Xolo.tv
- Xopus
- YelloYello
- Youropi
- YouTellMe
- Zideo
- Zoover.nl
April 10th, 2008 at 1:24 pm
[...] at The Next Web last week. I’ve been gathering a list over the last month, and I now how a list of almost 40 companies. I’ll admit that CrunchBase coming to Europe has also forced my hand. [...]
August 9th, 2008 at 12:46 pm
[...] complete list of the start-ups can be found on Bubble Foundry - where Peter Robinett collected them for you. The video was brought to you by the guys from [...]
August 11th, 2008 at 7:37 pm
[...] Robinett van Bubble Foundry heeft een lijst met veelbelovende Nederlandse web bedrijven gepubliseerd. Zijn lijst bestaat uit 33 [...]
August 22nd, 2008 at 3:33 pm
[...] Bubble Foundry heeft een lijst opgesteld met gevestigde en veelbelovende Nederlandse web 2.0 bedrijven. Naast de vanzelfsprekende namen als Hyves, eBuddy en SpillGroup, zijn er ook een aantal zeer interessante startups. Om even onze favorieten uit de lijst te pikken: [...]
August 24th, 2008 at 4:47 pm
[...] social activity and enthusiasm, maybe the reason why the list of interesting domestic startups is growing and growing. When you have a chance, I’d recommend you to visit the following [...]
March 25th, 2009 at 8:38 am
In the Netherlands you have many companies at the moment who all go to web 2.0 concept and i can say that the development of this is very good and i think that Netherlands is very good at the moment on this development.