By: Akansha Srivastava
With the changing times, women entrepreneurs are now strongly embarking on the satisfying path of entrepreneurship. Kylie Jenner has officially become the youngest self-made billionaire at the age of 21, following the footsteps of some of the most famous billionaires in the world, including Mark Zuckerberg and Evan Spiegel, who passed the $1 billion benchmark before age 30.
Considering this paradigm shift and on the occasion of women’s day, just like last year, this year too, Silicon Canals has compiled a list of the most successful female-founded startups from the Netherlands that you should watch out for in 2019 and beyond. We have made this list based on the fundings these women-led startups have raised in the past couple of years. Go ahead and check out! and Happy women’s day to all the influential women reading this post on behalf of the whole Silicon Canals team!
Closure
Founder – Chantal van der Velde & Graciëlla van Hamersveld
Funding raised: €300K seed funding
Based out of Rotterdam, Closure is an online platform for completing subscriptions, contracts and accounts after death. The platform was founded in 2017 and aims to resolve the emotional as well as digital processing of your deceased loved ones’ online accounts and subscriptions.
The Great Bubble Barrier
Founders – Anne Marieke Eveleens, Francis Zoet and Saskia Studer
Funding raised: €500K
Based out of Amsterdam, this startup was founded with a single purpose to put an end to the plastic trash ending up in the sea. Founded in 2017, this Dutch startup creates a barrier to stop the plastics from flowing past, while letting fishes and ships pass through.
Read more >> https://siliconcanals.nl/news/startups/these-top-female-founded-startups-in-the-netherlands-are-doing-big-things-in-2019/
