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Meet the Netherlands’ fintech Prince

Constantijn van Oranje-Nassau tells FN enquiries have risen since Brexit, but the Netherlands is keen to grow its own startup industry

Constantijn van Oranje-Nassau
Constantijn van Oranje-Nassau Photo: company photograph

Dutch Prince Constantijn van Oranje-Nassau, younger brother of King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, is quite laid back amid the European scramble to attract London’s fintech community away from the UK.

The startup envoy of the Netherlands said he has seen an uptick in interest for Amsterdam from startups since the UK voted to leave the European Union and immediately after the Brexit vote he received emails from startups saying that they were considering moving to the Netherlands.

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