Start or grow your business in Rotterdam
Rotterdam is the ideal location for your next investment. Our dynamic port city warmly welcomes ambitious international entrepreneurs and companies to help design, develop, and deliver innovative solutions to global challenges like the energy transition, circularity, and digitalisation.
Investor Guide
Essential information about starting, growing or relocating your business in Rotterdam.Business locations
Interactive map to explore Rotterdam and find the perfect business location.Rotterdam's key sectors
Discover Rotterdam’s economy and the sectors that make our city thrive.How we help you
Our team supports you from city exploration to settling your company and staff.
Experience Rotterdam
Why Rotterdam for your investment
1. Ideal location, great access to European markets
Rotterdam puts your business at the heart of the EU single market with over 170 million consumers within just 500 km.2. Best connected large European city
With Europe’s busiest port, world-class logistics, and seamless intermodal transport, Rotterdam powers fast, sustainable supply chains.3. International talent hub
Rotterdam draws skilled professionals from across the globe with its career opportunities, quality of life, and vibrant urban culture.4. Ease of doing business
Whether launching a startup, expanding a scale-up, or growing a global team, Rotterdam gives you everything you need.5. City like no other
Business matters, but feeling at home matters too. Rotterdam is a green, vibrant, international city where 170+ nationalities live, work, and thrive.
Invest in Rotterdam
Choosing where to invest goes beyond logistics, market access, connectivity, talent, and networks. It’s about finding a place where you and your team feel at home, surrounded by an entrepreneurial spirit and a drive for progress. A city where innovation is the norm and opportunities are within reach. Rotterdam offers all this, and is ready to welcome you.
Red Carpet Dinner 2025
Looking back on:
On 6 October 2025, the Red Carpet Dinner took place at FENIX. Vice Mayor Robert Simons welcomed 26 international companies that established their business in Rotterdam over the past year with support from Rotterdam Partners, strengthening the city’s international business community.
About us
We are the official Investment Promotion Agency for the Rotterdam region. From location advice and fact-finding trips to connecting you with partners and networks, we help you start and grow your business.
