Innovation Industries is a Netherlands-based venture capital firm, founded in 2017 and headquartered in Amsterdam. It focuses on early-stage technology companies, with core emphasis on deep tech: industrial tech, medical technology, and food and agricultural technology, primarily within the Netherlands. The firm also backs technology-driven startups at the seed stage and can participate in later-stage rounds for select ventures. Innovation Industries differentiates itself with a hands-on management approach, sharing technical expertise, business know-how, and an extensive network to support portfolio companies in strengthening their value proposition, accelerating time-to-market, and establishing global partnerships. By collaborating closely with entrepreneurs and other stakeholders, the firm aims to foster sustainable growth and generate long-term value for both portfolio companies and investors in the Dutch and broader European tech ecosystem.

Established in 2020, the European Innovation Council supports innovative startups and researchers with promising ideas, focusing on early-stage companies with positive environmental, social, or governance impacts. It co-invests alongside private investors.

BOM is an investment organization that backs innovative start-ups and growth companies, aiming to drive economic growth, create jobs, and address social challenges; it leverages its expertise, resources, and network to develop and finance renewable energy projects.

InnovationQuarter is the regional economic development agency for the Dutch province of Zuid-Holland, serving the Rotterdam–The Hague area. It strengthens the regional economy by facilitating innovation, internationalization, and collaboration among businesses, research institutions, and government. The organization provides tailored know-how and access to networks across sectors such as maritime, horticulture, digital technology, aerospace, and energy, helping Dutch companies grow, attract foreign investment, and establish operations in the region. By linking entrepreneurs with researchers and policymakers, InnovationQuarter aims to position Zuid-Holland as a global hub for innovation and a favorable environment for doing business.

INKEF Capital is a venture capital firm based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. It focuses on technology and healthcare, backing early-stage and Series A and growth-oriented companies across Europe. The firm pursues a patient, long-term investment approach and supports portfolio companies through multiple funding rounds as they scale. Its investments cover technology-driven sectors, including digital health, life sciences, biotechnology, enterprise software, fintech, and related fields, aiming to help entrepreneurs build successful international businesses from the Netherlands outward.

FORWARD.one is a venture capital firm based in Amsterdam, Netherlands, founded in 2017, focused on investing in European technology startups. The firm concentrates on early-stage opportunities in hardware and industrial tech, including robotics, semiconductors, quantum computing, energy, and dual-use technologies. It provides initial investments up to €4 million and follow-on funding up to €30 million, and acts as an active partner by offering hands-on support to guide teams from research to commercialization, with emphasis on execution and scaling to deliver strong returns for its limited partners.

European Investment Fund is the European Union’s financing arm for small and medium-sized enterprises and mid-caps, providing financial instruments to improve access to affordable financing throughout a business lifecycle. It leverages its capital base to attract private investment through guarantees and equity funding, fostering public-private partnerships and crowding in lenders and investors to support SMEs and startups across EU member states, candidate countries, and EFTA. The EIF focuses on innovation, growth, competitiveness, social impact, and sustainability, and supports financing for sectors such as information technology, life sciences, energy, and manufacturing, helping close funding gaps and contribute to Europe’s economic resilience and strategic autonomy.

Forbion is a global venture capital firm based in Naarden, Netherlands, focused on biotech innovations and sustainable solutions to improve human and planetary health. It invests across human health, planetary health, and the bioeconomy, supporting companies from preclinical stages to growth, across Europe and North America. With two decades of experience, Forbion combines venture funding with active company building and expansion support, while integrating ESG principles to drive responsible, impactful growth.

Innovatiefonds Noord-Holland is a venture capital firm based in Amsterdam, Netherlands, that provides convertible loans to startups and small and medium-sized enterprises in Noord-Holland. Founded in 2018, it primarily invests in the Province of Noord-Holland across sectors including circular economy, life science, health, sustainable mobility, high-tech systems, information technology, and energy. The firm typically funds between 50,000 and 300,000 euros per transaction, with convertible loans bearing 8% interest per year and a maximum duration of 10 years.

UNIIQ is an investment fund based in The Hague, Netherlands, with a focus on the proof-of-concept phase. Established in 2016, it manages a fund of €22 million aimed at supporting entrepreneurs in South Holland in bringing their unique innovations to market. UNIIQ provides essential start-up capital to help bridge the most critical phase of transforming ideas into promising businesses. By collaborating closely with knowledge institutions and incubators, UNIIQ actively aids entrepreneurs in their strategic development. The investments made by UNIIQ are utilized for validating innovations and business concepts, with the ultimate goal of facilitating the transition to further financing. The fund emphasizes a straightforward process with favorable conditions for entrepreneurs, ensuring they can effectively move forward with their projects.

Brightlands Venture Partners is an independent regional venture capital fund manager based in Geleen in the south of the Netherlands. It acts as an ecosystem investor, backing start-ups and growth-stage companies linked to the Brightlands campuses, with a focus on chemistry, healthcare, regenerative medicine and agri-food. The management company oversees several funds, including Limburg Ventures, Chemelot Ventures and Brightlands Agrifood Fund, and seeks to augment private capital with public sources to extend its reach and impact.

Thuja Capital is a Netherlands-based venture capital firm that focuses on early-stage healthcare and biotechnology companies. Headquartered in Utrecht, it funds medical product innovations across diagnosis, cure, care and prevention, including medical devices, diagnostics, therapeutics, life sciences, biopharmaceuticals and digital health, as well as related formulation and platform technologies. The firm primarily targets seed and start-up ventures, with occasional early-stage investments, and operates mainly in the Benelux region and Western Europe. Equity investments typically range from €0.25 million to €2.5 million, with debt investments from €0.5 million to €1 million. Thuja Capital often acts as lead or co-investor and may take a seat on the company’s supervisory board. The firm has been active since the mid-2000s, establishing a focus on supporting healthcare innovations in its regional market.

FJ Labs is a New York-based venture capital firm focused on marketplaces and consumer-facing startups. Founded in 2015 by Fabrice Grinda, the firm is stage-agnostic, prioritizing seed and Series A investments in scalable businesses with strong unit economics and potential to become market leaders. Typical checks run from fifty thousand to five million dollars. FJ Labs leverages a broad network to support portfolio companies in fundraising and growth and frequently co-invests with other global funds to amplify impact. The firm emphasizes rapid decision-making to speed deployment and pursues opportunities in large economies with mature venture ecosystems.

Rubio Impact Ventures is a Netherlands-based venture capital firm dedicated to backing impact-driven, mid- to late-stage companies. Based in Amsterdam, it concentrates on opportunities in the Netherlands and seeks scalable solutions across sectors such as healthcare, nutrition, fitness, energy, information technology, education technology, food technology, climate technology, and other technology-enabled areas. The firm emphasizes positive social and environmental outcomes and backs entrepreneurs delivering solutions with broad societal benefits, including assistance for vulnerable populations. It typically makes equity investments in the mid-range, approximately €0.5 million to €8 million, and focuses on growth-stage opportunities within the Dutch market. Founded in the mid-2010s, Rubio Impact Ventures operates from Amsterdam to support sustainable, system-changing ventures.

Gimv is a European investment company established in 1980 and based in Antwerp, Belgium. It specializes in private equity and venture capital, backing companies across consumer, food, wellbeing, healthcare, life sciences, smart industries, energy, electrification, digitalisation and automation, and sustainable cities. Gimv manages investments in a diversified portfolio of companies, with around 85 portfolio companies generating more than EUR 6 billion in combined turnover and employing over 28,000 people. The firm oversees approximately EUR 1.8 billion of investments, including third-party funds. It operates across multiple European markets, including France, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Austria and Switzerland.

PDENH is an investment management firm based in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, that focuses on venture capital and private equity investments. Founded in 2014, the firm aims to identify and support innovative companies and projects, providing the necessary capital and expertise to foster growth and development in various sectors.

HenQ is an Amsterdam-based venture capital firm founded in 2004 that funds early-stage B2B software startups across Europe, focusing on pre-seed to series A rounds. The firm typically allocates investments in the range of €1 million to €10 million and seeks companies with distinctive propositions and scalable business models, aiming to support sustainable growth with recurring revenue.

Holland Capital is an Amsterdam-based private equity firm established in 1981 that focuses on technology and healthcare markets. It engages in venture, growth, and buy-out investments, supporting ambitious founders and portfolio companies with strategic and operational improvements. The firm targets companies with strong management and meaningful growth potential, primarily in the Netherlands, including Dutch SMEs and innovative health-related ventures. Holland Capital emphasizes long-term value creation through hands-on partnership, leveraging a network to accelerate growth across the tech and healthcare sectors.

Peak Capital is a European venture capital firm dedicated to fueling the growth of early-stage SaaS, marketplace, and platform companies. The firm invests between €250k and €4M in ventures with strong teams, compelling value propositions, and significant market opportunities, primarily in the Nordics, DACH, and Benelux regions, while remaining open to European-origin companies. Peak emphasizes understanding the founder and team, using a framework of Team, Thesis, Traction, and Timing, and provides guidance and resources beyond capital to help portfolio companies scale their software platforms and digital products across multiple sectors.

Volta Ventures is a Benelux-based venture capital firm that provides seed and early-stage funding to internet and software companies in Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg. Founded in 2014, it is headquartered in Ghent with an office in Amsterdam and focuses on enterprise software and B2B SaaS businesses in the Benelux. The firm typically invests in early rounds, with initial checks around €100,000 to €1 million and the potential for follow-on financings as portfolio companies scale. Volta Ventures emphasizes hands-on partnership, assisting founders with identifying new markets and customers, attracting senior talent, and guiding strategic financing. The team includes managing partners Frank Maene and Sander Vonk and is known for providing practical guidance and industry insights to support growth while adhering to ESG principles.

Borski Fund is a venture capital firm based in Amsterdam, Netherlands, founded in 2019. It backs startups across technology, healthcare and consumer sectors, with emphasis on healthcare, information technology and energy, and it pursues opportunities in internet retail, luxury goods, materials and resources, and related fields. The firm prioritizes investing in gender diverse teams and aims to improve access to capital for female entrepreneurs, addressing the investment diversity gap. Through partnerships with like-minded stakeholders, Borski Fund seeks to build a European and international portfolio that supports innovative solutions in healthcare, climate technology and future societies, while delivering sustainable value for its portfolio companies and investors.

Established in 2022, Positron Ventures is a Dutch venture capital firm headquartered in Amsterdam. It focuses on investing in life science and technology startups with the potential to drive significant advancements in environmental sustainability or health.

SHIFT Invest is a Dutch environmental impact venture capital firm based in Amstelveen. It funds early-stage companies and supports impact entrepreneurs across sectors such as smart food and agriculture, green industries, energy transition, and sustainable mobility and logistics, as well as biobased technologies, water and clean technologies. The firm seeks to generate positive environmental and financial returns by providing growth capital and leveraging a broad partner network to help startups scale solutions that address climate change, biodiversity loss, and resource depletion.

Newion Investments is a Netherlands-based venture capital firm established in 2000 that backs early-stage B2B software companies in Northwest Europe, with a focus on the Benelux region. The firm works closely with founders to build category-leading software businesses through a data-driven, long-term partnership approach, often taking minority stakes. It concentrates on software-related sectors, including enterprise software, cloud computing, cybersecurity, AI, and IT services, and participates across seed and Series A rounds with potential follow-on support. The organization operates through Dutch entities with offices in Amsterdam and Eindhoven, and it pursues opportunities across Benelux, the Nordics, and Germany. Typical investment sizes are in the low to mid single-digit millions, with investments aimed at growth and an exit horizon of five to seven years.

Graduate Ventures is a Dutch venture capital firm based in Rotterdam that funds early-stage startups in the Netherlands, focusing on pre-seed and seed rounds with investments typically ranging from around €75,000 to €2 million. The firm provides not only capital but also hands-on support through coaching and access to an extensive alumni network and seasoned entrepreneurs, fostering a collaborative community to help companies navigate early growth. It supports ventures across sectors such as artificial intelligence, biotechnology, energy, and deep tech, and emphasizes inclusive collaboration to help alumni build impactful companies. Since its inception in 2021, Graduate Ventures has aimed to connect founders with seasoned mentors and a network of peers to accelerate development and scale within the Dutch startup ecosystem.

Healthy.Capital is a venture capital firm headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands, established in 2017. It funds health and care startups across growth, seed and co-investment rounds, with a focus on health tech and digital healthcare services, including B2B/B2C solutions, software-as-a-service, services and marketplaces. The firm typically backs Netherlands-based companies and takes minority stakes, with investments generally ranging from €0.2 million to €2 million and target enterprise values from €0.5 million to €10 million.

Gilde Healthcare is a European specialist private investment firm focused on healthcare, headquartered in Utrecht, Netherlands, with offices in Germany and the United States. It manages multiple funds spanning venture and growth investments in healthcare, as well as private equity and climate solutions, and pursues opportunities across Europe and North America. The firm targets a broad spectrum of healthcare segments, including medtech, diagnostics, life sciences, digital health, and healthcare services, and typically makes investments ranging from about €1 million to €50 million in companies, often taking a lead role and a seat on the board. With over four decades of experience, Gilde emphasizes impact alongside financial returns and maintains a diverse portfolio that includes global health tech and diagnostic players.

SET Ventures is an Amsterdam-based venture capital firm founded in 2007 that invests in European energy technology and related digital solutions. The firm backs startups across the energy transition, including smart energy, energy generation, distribution and storage, and energy use, as well as applications such as smart buildings, EVs, and industrial efficiency. It targets early through growth-stage companies, frequently supporting ventures with hardware-enabled software and services aimed at reducing emissions, improving energy efficiency, and enabling smarter grids and buildings. Investments typically span across technology-enabled sectors such as ICT, big data, IoT, and energy infrastructure, with a focus on scalable business models in Europe. The firm often takes an active role, including board representation, and seeks to back companies that deliver sustainable, cost-effective solutions for the future energy system.

Global Founders Capital is a global venture capital firm and platform established by Rocket Internet, founded in 2013 and based in Berlin. It operates as a stage-agnostic investor that backs early-stage technology companies worldwide, working with exceptional founders across diverse sectors and providing support from the initial growth phase. The firm emphasizes global reach and seeks opportunities in software and technology sectors, aiming to help high-potential teams scale rapidly.

Keen Venture Partners is a European venture capital firm founded in 2014 and based in Amsterdam with operations across Europe, including an office in London. It backs fast-growing technology companies at Series A and B stages, with a focus on technology solutions for SMEs, especially AI, and on defense and security sectors. The firm emphasizes a human-centered approach and a fast, transparent investment process, guided by a thesis sprint methodology to understand emerging technologies. Typical investments range around €5–€10 million per company.

Tablomonto is a venture capital firm based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It focuses on early-stage software and technology companies, investing from €0.1 million to €1.5 million across seed to Series A/B rounds. The firm provides more than capital, offering strategic planning, training programs, access to an ecosystem, and mentorship to help founders develop internal capabilities and scale. Its investment themes center on technology solutions that improve well-being, equality, health, education, and environmental sustainability, while fostering inclusion and meaningful social impact. Tablomonto adopts a hands-on, builder-like approach, partnering with founders to shape product, go-to-market, and organizational capabilities. The firm is committed to diversity, seeking to back teams that drive inclusive growth and positive outcomes for society.

ASIF Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Amsterdam, Netherlands, that supports student and recent graduate entrepreneurs in the Amsterdam metropolitan region. Founded in 2017, it provides both financial and social investment to help early-stage startups develop bold ideas, accelerate growth, and strengthen local entrepreneurship ecosystems. The firm targets ventures led by students and recent graduates, offering capital alongside mentorship and network access to foster sustainable innovation and regional impact.

Finch Capital is a European venture and growth capital firm that partners with ambitious entrepreneurs to build leading financial technology companies. Headquartered in Amsterdam with offices in London and Jakarta, the firm invests across Europe and Southeast Asia in fintech, insurtech, regtech, data analytics, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and related sectors, spanning seed to growth-stage opportunities. Finch Capital provides strategic support beyond capital, including go-to-market planning, hiring, and M&A advisory, backed by deep sector expertise across financial services, banking, and insurance. The firm often takes board seats to help portfolio companies scale internationally and leverages its international network to accelerate growth and leadership in its focused markets.

Shamrock Ventures is a Dutch venture capital firm based in Amsterdam that funds early-stage technology startups with an impact-driven mission. It focuses on pre-seed rounds, typically investing between EUR 100,000 and EUR 250,000, and provides mentorship and practical support to portfolio companies. The firm seeks founders with technical expertise and aims to build sustainable, scalable businesses that address meaningful market challenges while pursuing economic viability and long-term social and environmental impact.

4impact is a venture capital firm based in The Hague, Netherlands, founded in 2017, that invests in start-ups and growth-capital in technology-driven companies across environment, economic inclusion and health and well-being. It focuses on European digital tech ventures with the aim of delivering strong financial returns alongside positive social and environmental impact, leveraging technology to accelerate sustainable progress. The firm provides capital as well as expertise and networks to help portfolio companies scale.

TIIN Capital is a Dutch private equity and venture capital firm that backs Dutch technology companies across seed, early-stage and growth stages. It focuses on IT/software, high-tech and med-tech sectors and leverages the largest network of informal investors in the Netherlands to provide growth capital. The firm manages multiple funds to support both early-stage and later-stage companies and operates under the Berk Partners label for management buy-outs, carve-outs and family business transitions. Founded in 1999 and based in Naarden, the Netherlands, TIIN Capital primarily invests in Dutch firms, helping them scale through strategic guidance and capital.

ALS Investment Fund is a venture capital fund focused on biotechnology, with an emphasis on drugs for neurodegenerative diseases, particularly ALS. Established in 2016 and based in Amsterdam, Netherlands, the fund targets investments in biotech companies and supports their research and development to advance therapies. It is managed by SUNU Ventures in Amsterdam and has a team of experienced professionals, including Dr. Melanie Leitner, Craig Boyce, and Felix von Coerper, dedicated to advancing scientific breakthroughs in neurological conditions.

Future Food Fund is a European early-stage venture capital firm focused on investing in food and agriculture technology companies. It provides capital, knowledge, and networks to startups across the food value chain, emphasizing sustainable farming, resilient supply chains, waste reduction, biobased ingredients, and smart farming, with an impact-oriented approach that aligns innovation with planetary boundaries and aims to transform food systems into sustainable, profitable businesses.

Insight Partners is a global private equity and venture capital firm that partners with growth-stage software, internet, and data-services companies to accelerate revenue growth and long-term value. Founded in 1995 and headquartered in New York, it focuses on software-enabled sectors including Fintech, Cybersecurity, AI/ML, DevOps, and Healthcare, and has backed more than 750 companies worldwide, with numerous portfolio companies achieving IPOs. The firm provides capital, hands-on operational guidance, and a broad network to help growing software companies move from product-market fit to IPO, assisting with product development, M&A, efficiency, and geographic expansion. As of 2022, Insight Partners reported over 75 billion in assets under management and maintains offices in New York, London, Tel Aviv, and Palo Alto to support its global portfolio.

DSM Venturing is the corporate venture capital arm of Royal DSM, established in 2001 and headquartered in Heerlen, Netherlands. The firm focuses on investing in start-up companies that develop innovative products and services within the life sciences sector, which encompasses both animal and human health and nutrition. Over the years, DSM Venturing has invested in more than fifty emerging companies across the United States, Europe, and Israel. Its primary objective is to generate strategic options and enhance value for DSM and its broader ecosystem while achieving sustainable venture-grade investment returns.

ENERGIIQ is a venture capital firm headquartered in The Hague, Netherlands. Founded in 2015, it concentrates on funding the commercialization of proven energy technologies to reduce CO2 emissions and accelerate the energy transition, with a focus on opportunities among South Holland companies.

Prime Ventures is a European venture capital and growth-focused investment firm, founded in 1999 and headquartered in Amsterdam with additional offices in Cambridge, United Kingdom, and Noord-Brabant. It focuses on early-stage and growth investments in technology-enabled companies across Europe, including software, e-commerce, digital media, fintech, marketplaces, and related sectors. Prime Ventures typically targets initial commitments in the low to mid tens of millions of euros and participates in follow-on rounds, often taking a lead role and a board seat while co-investing as appropriate. The firm supports portfolio companies with capital, strategic guidance, and an international network to help scale toward global category leadership. Its geographic focus includes the Benelux, the United Kingdom, France, the Nordics, Spain, and other Western European markets.

Maven 11 Capital is a venture capital investment firm founded in 2015 and based in Amsterdam, Netherlands, that specializes in blockchain, cryptocurrency, and distributed ledger technology, and backs ventures and digital assets that leverage these technologies.

TRGC is a venture capital firm based in Amsterdam, Netherlands, founded in 2018, focusing on digital assets and blockchain sectors, including Web3 and DeFi. It identifies and supports pioneering teams and projects through its ecosystem knowledge and industry connections, providing capital and strategic guidance to help advance innovations in the global financial technology space.

Partners in Equity is a privately owned investment firm based in Amsterdam, Netherlands, established in 2003. The firm specializes in venture capital and private equity, focusing on technology-driven investment opportunities within Agrifood, Education, and Healthcare sectors. Committed to addressing the environmental crisis, Partners in Equity seeks to partner with entities that promote sustainable practices aligned with one or more United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. The firm actively builds a diverse portfolio that includes investments in regenerative agriculture, circular economy initiatives, and climate solutions, primarily targeting growth and buyout opportunities across the European and American markets.

Walvis is a Dutch venture capital firm based in Amsterdam with an additional office in Utrecht that invests in Netherlands-based technology businesses. It focuses on seed and early-stage opportunities and on Dutch Internet technology companies with global ambitions, particularly those with B2B models, and operates across sectors including e-commerce, software, fintech, adtech, internet, smart mobility, proptech and travel tech. Typical investments are in the €1.5–5 million range for early growth rounds. Walvis is active in the Dutch tech ecosystem and has completed a number of investments in this space.

Future Tech Ventures is a venture capital firm based in Groningen, Netherlands, focused on early-stage, high-tech startups in the Northern Netherlands. It supports founders by providing accessible funding and access to services, mentorship, and networks to accelerate the development and commercialization of technology-driven concepts, with the aim of delivering technological, societal, and economic impact.

Carduso Capital is a Groningen-based venture capital firm that backs technology companies in life sciences, energy and sustainable society. Founded in 2012, it focuses on early-stage investments and supports portfolio companies with active management assistance and access to a broad network. The firm maintains ties to the University of Groningen and the University Medical Center Groningen, reflecting a pipeline of university-originated innovations in life sciences, energy and sustainable development. Investments typically range from EUR 0.1 million to EUR 5 million, targeting opportunities in its core domains.

Accel is a venture capital firm founded in 1983 and headquartered in Palo Alto, California. It is an early and growth-stage investor that backs entrepreneurs building world-class technology companies across software, consumer, enterprise IT, information technology, healthcare, fintech, security, and media sectors. The firm emphasizes a global community of founders, operators, and resources, providing more than capital to help portfolio companies scale. Its investments span geographies including the United States, Europe, Israel, India, and other regions, and its portfolio has included notable companies such as Atlassian, Dropbox, Slack, Spotify, and many others. With decades of experience, Accel partners with teams to turn early-stage ideas into category-defining businesses and to accelerate growth through strategic guidance and networks. The firm focuses on practical, long-term support for scalable technology ventures.

Ponooc is the corporate investment arm of Pon Holdings, focused on sustainable energy and mobility ventures in Europe. It makes equity investments across startup to growth stages, typically between €1 million and €10 million, seeking meaningful stakes while providing hands-on support drawn from Pon Holdings’ network. Established in 2014 and headquartered in Amsterdam with an additional office in Leusden, it has historically invested in generation, distribution, storage, and mobility solutions. Some sources indicate the fund is no longer active.