Service Sector

The service sector is a driving force behind Amsterdam’s economy. AI offers opportunities to make processes smarter and to develop new services and products. From financial services to the creative industries, Amsterdam AI connects businesses, knowledge institutions, and public organizations to link technological innovation with societal value. This creates a fertile environment where new ideas can be tested and scaled quickly.

Cases

Projects & activities voor de Service Sector

Bridging Tabular, Graph and Relational Foundation models

Mechanistic Interpretability for Tabular Transformers

Advancing Machine Learning Methods for High-Frequency Financial Time-Series Data

Identifying Causal Drivers of User Behaviour in Transaction Processes through Data Reuse and Targeted A/B Testing

Events

The Service Sector agenda

Tue 19

May

AI Meets the Brain

Wed 22

Apr

Powering AI: From Chips to AI Factories

Thu 9

Apr

From Models to Machines: AI, World Models, and the Next Generation of Robotics

Fri 31

Oct

- Fri 19 Dec

Unlock the Power of Generative AI

News articles

The developments within the Service Sector

Service Sector

Amsterdam AI startups Conversed.ai and Neno raise substantial funding

Two Amsterdam-based AI companies, Conversed.ai and Neno, secured new investment this week to expand their platforms for AI agents and automated business administration respectively.

25 August 2026

Service Sector

ABN AMRO partners with French AI company Mistral

ABN AMRO has announced a strategic partnership with French AI start-up Mistral to develop and deploy advanced AI solutions for the bank.

5 August 2026

Service Sector

CuspAI raises $450 million and launches AI Materials Foundry

CuspAI, co-founded by UvA professor Max Welling, has closed a $450 million Series B and simultaneously launched the AI Materials Foundry, a global network for AI-driven materials development.

20 July 2026