Pim de Witte from Nijmegen declined OpenAI's offer of half a billion dollars for his gaming platform. Now, he is constructing an AI lab with $134 million, focusing on video rather than text.

Jelle Prins, the creator of the very first Uber app, is now utilizing AI in his startup Cradle to redesign proteins ("Photoshop for molecules"). With $73 million in funding, he aims to cure diseases, but no Dutch capital is involved.

Michel Abdel Malik was fed up with administrative hassle. With his AI startup Delphyr, he automates the administration surrounding consultations. This saves doctors time and navigates privacy concerns with sovereign cloud solutions.

After the AI hype, we see who truly creates value. Domain experts are solving concrete problems in energy and agriculture. Focus on expertise: the Dutch AI success story.

Sweden has 41 unicorns due to reinvestment (Klarna, Spotify). The Netherlands has 15. Our analysis reveals why Dutch tech successes do not reinvest their profits and what this costs.