Amsterdam gets The Stack: new AI hub that makes Europe less dependent on foreign AI - Emerce
Summary
Amsterdam is getting The Stack, a new AI hub that opens in September 2026 and aims to give promising AI startups a physical base in the city. The hub will host selected high-growth startups and connect founders with investors, labs, events, and a wider European AI network. Its founders want to accelerate a sovereign European AI stack across chips, models, platforms, and applications. The initiative has already secured more than 10 million euros in private capital and counts IMC, ABN AMRO, ClickHouse, Deloitte, Google, Miro, Prosus, and the city of Amsterdam as supporters.
Funding
Amount
$11.0M
Total raised
Date
June 22, 2026
Announcement date
Investors
ABN AMRO, Google
Lead investors
Company
-
Funded company
Classifications
industries
No industries detected
applications
No applications detected
AskAI Classifications
Labels
No AI classifications detected