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05 Nov 2026
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2026 Technology Fast 50 winners

The Deloitte Technology Fast 50 competition is all about the fastest-growing technology companies in the Netherlands. Who are the drivers of future growth? Which scale-ups are high-growth winners? 

During our award ceremony on November 5th Deloitte proudly presented the Dutch winners of the 27th annual Technology Fast 50, as well as winners of the Rising Star and Deep Tech competition.

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The Technology Fast 50

Each year, the Technology Fast 50 recognizes the fifty fastest-growing technology companies in the Netherlands. The winner is determined based on percentage revenue growth over the past four years and recognized for their exceptional growth performance. Given their significant role as drivers of future growth, all of these companies deserve special recognition and support. 

On top there is two additional awards for our Technology Fast 50 nominees:

  • Diverse & Inclusive Leadership Award: This award recognizes companies that embed diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) at the core of their culture. It's not just about ticking boxes; it's about creating thriving teams through sustained inclusive leadership. A panel of DE&I specialists have evaluated nominees who lead in diverse practices.
  • Sustainability Pioneer Award: This award honors scale-ups making significant impacts on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). By addressing vital issues like climate change, these companies drive progress with innovative solutions. The most impactful business model, as determined by the jury, will be celebrated.

Winner profiles Fast 50, Sustainability Pioneer & Diverse and Inclusive leadership

We deliver for today’s battlefield, and build for tomorrow’s resilience.

Intelic is a European defense technology company that builds autonomy software for military operations, with a focus on interoperability across unmanned systems. Its flagship product, Nexus, is a platform-agnostic Command-and-Control software that lets operators and commanders control multiple unmanned systems and integrate with Battlefield Management Systems, complemented by Intelic BASE, a procurement hub for sourcing mission-ready unmanned systems. The company's mission is to strengthen European defense by reducing fragmentation across unmanned systems, speeding up integration, and enabling coalition-ready forces for armed forces and drone manufacturers across the continent.

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Sweav connects companies with proven independent strategy and M&A professionals through a technology-enabled platform.

Sweav is a digital platform that connects companies with a curated community of independent strategy and M&A professionals. Our proprietary technology supports the matching, selection and management of experts, enabling clients to quickly access the right expertise for critical projects. Revenue is generated through successful project placements facilitated by the platform.

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We're building a 24-hour hydration platform that replaces single-use beverages at work, the gym and beyond.

Aquablu is redefining hydration for modern offices and high-traffic spaces, replacing single-use beverages with one smart, connected system that serves hot, cold, sparkling, and functionally flavored drinks on demand. Its proprietary technology pairs the REFILL+ system with AURA, our intelligent platform that monitors performance, ensures uptime, and delivers real-time insights across every location. Backed by this technology and a fast-growing installed base, Aquablu is now building its next product BOLD, a hydration system that goes beyond today's functional drinks to adapt to each individual's needs, in and outside the office, growing Aquablu from an 8-hour office system closer towards a 24-hour hydration platform.

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Fairphone creates sustainable, modular consumer tech designed to last longer, easily be repaired, and drastically reduce e-waste.

Fairphone designs and manufactures sustainable, modular smartphones and consumer electronics that prioritize environmental and social responsibility. Our revenue is driven by our unique modular hardware architecture and ecosystem, which empowers users to easily repair and upgrade their devices using our proprietary spare parts. This circular approach extends product lifecycles, drastically reduces global e-waste, and creates a resilient business model based on hardware longevity.

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Selection Lab is AI-driven platform with skill assessment that lets employers select candidates on proven ability instead of CVs.

Selection Lab is an Amsterdam-based AI platform with skill assessments who measures what candidates can actually do, replacing CV-based screening with objective data. The product combines a proprietary conversational AI screening agent with scientifically validated assessments competencies, motivators and cognitive ability, returning a ranked, explainable shortlist directly inside the customer's existing ATS. 

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Deep-Tech

In addition to the main prize, we also give recognition to 10 companies with our Deep Tech award. The tech companies are judged by a panel of independent experts on ambition, revenue potential, degree of innovation and scalability. 

Winner profile Deep-Tech

Your battery with 50% more energy.

LeydenJar develops pure-silicon anode foil for lithium-ion batteries using a proprietary Plasma Enhanced Chemical Vapor Deposition (PECVD) roll-to-roll process. This innovation enables higher energy density and lower carbon footprint batteries compared to batteries with graphite-based anodes. By replacing graphite (which comes almost entirely from China) with silicon (Earth’s second most abundant element), LeydenJar supports EU strategic autonomy in advanced materials and sustainable mobility.

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Rising Star

In addition to the main prize, we also give recognition to 10 companies with our Rising Star award. This award is for companies that have been in business for less than four years and show great growth potential. We see lots of potential and thus support these emerging stars whilst they reshape the future of technology in the Netherlands. 

eyeo is a deep-tech startup that has invented a new kind of image sensor, the component that captures pictures and videos in every camera, from smartphones to surgical devices to smart city cameras to autonomous vehicles. Today's cameras waste 70% of the light that enters the lens, because of a color filtering technology that has not fundamentally changed since the 1970s. eyeo has replaced that filter with color-splitting nanostructures, smaller than a wavelength of light, that sort and direct photons by color instead of filtering them out. As a result, eyeo's sensors capture three times more light, producing dramatically better image quality even in low-light conditions. eyeo designs and manufactures these sensors, and has raised €55 million from investors to bring them to market.

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