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Invest-NL is allocating €100 million to the Temporary Bridging Loan Program for innovative Start-ups and Scaleups (TOPSS). This program has been set up in recent weeks in close cooperation with Techleap.nl and the Regional Development Agencies (ROMs).
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Meatable aims to produce meat without environmental harm and has quickly become a leader in this emerging industry.
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Invest-NL has teamed up with the European Investment Fund to launch the Dutch Future Fund (DFF). Tim van Vledder, Business Development Manager at Invest-NL, talks about this exciting new resource.
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Dutch National Promotional Bank Invest-NL and the Ministry of Economic Affairs launch the Dutch Alternative Credit Instrument (DACI) in cooperation with the European Investment Fund. With € 200 million of capital available at launch, DACI will provide funding to non-bank credit providers, which will provide additional financing to SMEs in the Netherlands.<br />
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Invest-NL has committed to invest € 15 million as a shareholder in SCW Systems (‘SCW’). This innovative Dutch company is developing two technologies that will contribute to the energy transition and a circular economy. Together with SCW and its existing shareholder PGGM, this creates a strong consortium for upscaling revolutionary technologies.
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The investment in the innovative and rapidly growing scale-up Protix is the first transaction by Invest-NL that directly contributes to the protein transition in the Agrifood sector. Kees Aarts (founder and CEO of Protix) and Rik Pantjes (Teamlead Agrifood Business Development at Invest-NL) have been working intensively together since the initial contact.
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Today it was announced that ING Corporate Investments is coming onboard as a new investor in a funding round for Nearfield Instruments, bringing the total investment to €27 million. Invest-NL has committed €2.5 million to this initiative through their Deep Tech Fund. Previous backers of Nearfield Instruments include Innovation Industries and TNO, the organization from which Nearfield Instruments initially emerged as a spin-off.
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As of 1 October, Invest-NL has stopped accepting new applications for the Temporary Bridging Loan Programme for Innovative Start-ups and Scale-ups (TOPSS). Through the TOPSS programme, Invest-NL is providing innovative companies with funding so that they can continue to invest during the initial phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. Invest-NL has allocated €100 million of its own capital for this purpose.
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Nearfield Instruments (NFI), the leading semiconductor scanning probe metrology equipment scale-up, today announced that it has additional funding from Invest-NL, Innovation Industries and TNO. This investment supports Nearfield Instruments to advance series production capabilities to cater the market needs and to further strengthen the company’s product portfolio. Invest-NL commits € 11M from it’s Deep Tech Fund.
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Invest-NL is committed to a sustainable and innovative Netherlands. We are in the midst of a major transition towards a sustainable and circular society. Traditional livestock farming is known for its negative environmental impact. This morning, it was announced that Invest-NL is investing €10 million in Mosa Meat, a pioneer in the production of cultivated meat.
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Today, Invest-NL announced its investment in Vitestro, a leading Dutch startup specializing in the development of autonomous blood-drawing devices. This €5 million investment is part of a Series A1 funding round totaling €20 million. Vitestro aims to accelerate the commercialization of the technology, including expansion into the US.
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Today, Invest-NL announced it is investing € 10 million in Nearfield Instruments through the Deep Tech Fund, as part of a € 135 million Series C financing round. As an early investor, Invest-NL has played a significant role in the rapid growth of TNO spin-off Nearfield Instruments, a metrology and inspection scale-up in the semiconductor industry. This new investment round will enable Nearfield Instruments to further scale up. In addition to lead investors Walden Catalyst and Temasek, M&G, Innovation Industries, the Strategic Partners Fund and ING are also investing in this round.
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Invest-NL and the Rotterdam Energy Transition Fund are jointly investing €15 million in Umincorp for the construction of a new rPET factory in Rotterdam. In this way, Umincorp (“Urban Mining Corp”) is taking the next step in the recycling of plastics from household waste streams. As fund manager of the Rotterdam Energy Transition Fund, InnovationQuarter is involved in the investment.
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Innatera, the Dutch pioneer in ultra-low power neuromorphic processors, has successfully completed a €15 million Series-A funding round, co-financed by the EIC Fund as well as existing investors MIG Capital, Matterwave Ventures, and Delft Enterprises. The Invest-NL Deep Tech Fund is investing €4.8 million in this Series A round. This capital injection enables the company to accelerate scaling to mass production, expand its application offerings, and invest in its network of relationships.
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Invest-NL takes part in a € 328 million investment in Sif, a Dutch company in offshore foundations, in order to strengthen Sif’s position as the leading supplier of foundations for the energy transition. The investment is done to construct the world’s largest monopile foundation manufacturing plant in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
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The energy transition is a major challenge for our society. The national and European targets demand significant growth in energy derived from renewable sources. An increase in offshore wind energy is essential in this context. Fred van Beers (CEO of Sif), Jeroen Junge, and Remco Westerbeek (both investment managers at Invest-NL) discuss a collaboration in the offshore wind industry with a remarkable outcome: Invest-NL's first exit.
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Green hydrogen plays a crucial role in the energy transition, but its development is struggling due to a lack of investment. The high production costs of green hydrogen compared to grey, non-sustainable hydrogen make it financially unattractive for investors. Invest-NL presents in a new report how blended finance can help facilitate the financing of electrolysis projects – which produce green hydrogen – and thus accelerate the transition to sustainable energy.
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Invest-NL co-leads the € 16.9 million investment in BYBORRE, the Dutch textile innovation company that has a strong focus to increase sustainability and circularity in the textile industry. The series B round was co-led by VP Capital and included existing investors SHIFT Invest and Amsterdams Klimaat en Energiefonds (AKEF). A group of angel investors also contributed and Rabobank’s scale-up banking team provided a long term loan and a machine lease facility.
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Invest-NL co-leads the € 30 million investment in Dutch long duration energy storage company Elestor. This € 15 million investment provides half of Elestor’s € 30 million series A from a consortium led by the corporate venture capital arm of Equinor. Other investors include Royal Vopak, Somerset Capital Partners, Enfuro Ventures and EIT InnoEnergy.
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Invest-NL, through its portfolio investment fund Infinity Recycling, is set to invest in Pryme, an innovative clean tech company based in Rotterdam. Together with a group of other investors, a total of €13 million is being invested in the commercialisation of Pryme's pyrolysis process. This process is capable of converting used plastics into valuable products on an industrial scale.
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Invest-NL is to contribute € 5 million to a € 10 million investment round for Delft IMP. The other investor is the Norwegian company Sandwater. The financial injection will be used to further scale up Delft IMP's nanocoating technology.
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Invest-NL is set to invest €10 million in Unovis Asset Management’s New Crop Alternative Protein Fund II (NCAP II). Unovis is an impact investment fund that seeks to enable the transition from animal protein consumption to plant-based and alternative protein sources.
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Invest-NL is investing alongside PGGM, Oost NL, and existing shareholders in RIFT (Renewable Iron Fuel Technology BV). RIFT is developing an innovative iron fuel technology that helps energy-intensive industries decarbonise. The total investment of € 11 million will be used to finalise the last operational tests and scale up towards the first commercial project for this promising technology.
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Invest-NL is to contribute € 5 million to a € 22 million investment round for LeydenJar.<br />LeydenJar is raising the funds from Dutch and American venture capitalists. Joining Invest-NL in this Series A investment round are YARD ENERGY, Catalus Capital, ING Sustainable Investments and Somerset Capital Partners. Existing investors (including BOM, Stichting Doen and PVS Investments) are also making additional investments.
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The Deep Tech Fund of Invest-NL announces a strategic investment of € 15 million in Axelera AI, a leading provider of custom-designed edge AI chips. This funding is part of a Series B financing round of over € 63 million, bringing the total amount raised by Axelera AI to more than € 111 million. The investment aims to commercially scale the development of Axelera AI and aligns with strategic European initiatives, including the EU Chips Act and the AI strategy.
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With an investment of € 10.75 million in Qblox, Invest-NL today announced its first investment in quantum technology. This investment is part of a € 23.7 million Series A funding round led by Quantonation. The funding enables Qblox, a leading provider of scalable and modular quantum control stacks, to accelerate the development of their solution, thereby advancing the Dutch quantum industry to the next phase.
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Cheap energy storage is an essential part of the energy transition. Invest-NL demonstrates its ambition with one of the largest Dutch VC investment rounds in climate tech of 2022. Guido Dalessi (CEO of Elestor) and Diederik Apotheker (theme expert Next Generation Power at Invest-NL) are working together to make the technology simpler, more robust, and cheaper.
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The protein transition is essential for building a sustainable and carbon-neutral food system. Fermentation technology plays a pivotal role by delivering innovative protein solutions that reduce greenhouse gas emissions and resource consumption. However, investments remain limited due to high development costs, complex scaling processes, and strict regulatory frameworks. To overcome these barriers, Invest-NL and Wageningen University & Research have developed an assessment framework to help investors make well-informed decisions and drive growth in this sector.
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Despite globally recognized expertise in agriculture and biotechnology, startups and scale-ups in the Netherlands face obstacles in scaling up. Foodvalley NL and Invest-NL have identified the challenges and made recommendations for developing a Dutch ecosystem for alternative proteins. The report 'Enhancing the ecosystem for alternative protein innovation: Strategies for scaling success' highlights that limited access to facilities, high operational costs, complex regulations, and funding shortages hinder scaling efforts.
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Making the transition to a carbon-neutral economy fundable has the highest priority for Invest-NL. Energy systems using green hydrogen play an important role here. This requires innovation, entrepreneurship and the active involvement of many different parties from every part of the energy chain. In order to accelerate this transition, Invest-NL has provided various companies and projects with financing and/or made them fundable.
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Invest-NL is investing € 15 million in Meatable, an innovative Dutch company that grows meat from animal cells. Other investors include the English Agronomics and DSM Ventures.
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Regenerative agriculture, also known as nature-inclusive agriculture, refers to farming practices that restore the soil rather than deplete it. Whatever name you use, this form of farming is still in its early stages in the Netherlands. What needs to happen to establish this type of agriculture successfully? And what role does financing play in this transition?
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That’s how Mariana Mazzucato is sometimes described. Is it because she’s not afraid to challenge all kinds of comfortable truths? Or because it’s still unusual to see a woman take her place among the men-in-dark-suits brigade with such authority and style?
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Just 15 years ago, Europe was the undisputed leader in the development and production of photovoltaic products, such as solar cells and solar panels. However, China has now acquired a market share of as much as 75% of solar panels and 85-97% of the upstream materials (ingots, wafers, and cells) in the PV solar energy value chain.
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The Dutch impact investor Invest-NL is investing in Extantia Capital, a climate-focused venture capital firm based in Berlin with a local presence throughout Europe.
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Just before the end of 2022, the Dutch Minister of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy informed the House of Representatives of the main insights and conclusions following Invest-NL's interim assessment. Invest-NL's performance in its first three years of existence was generally assessed as positive. At the same time, the assessment report identifies a number of improvement opportunities that Invest-NL can implement in order to contribute to the key social transitions in the Netherlands.
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Invest-NL is to invest in tech platform Seenons alongside CapitalT, Tablomonto, Swiss Post and Shamrock Ventures. As a 'waste manager', Seenons aims to accelerate the circular transition and has raised € 10 million in total.
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Invest-NL is the National Promotional Institution that supports sustainable and innovative businesses with financing, knowledge, and collaboration. Our mission is to accelerate societal transitions by addressing financing challenges. With a focus on energy transition, circular economy, agrifood, life sciences & health, and deep tech, we contribute to a sustainable and innovative Netherlands. Today, on January 16, 2025, we proudly celebrate our five-year anniversary.
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Invest-NL has committed €10 million to the Deep Tech sector through participation in Innovation Industries Fund II. Invest-NL’s involvement brings the total amount in the fund to €184 million. The companies in which the fund invests are mainly active in High Tech, Med Tech and Agrifood Tech. Its other investors include metal and technology pension funds PME and PMT, Rabobank and a number of professional investors.
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Invest-NL, the National Promotional Institute, is committed to the transition towards sustainable energy. Solar energy plays a pivotal role in this energy transition, yet land availability often remains a challenge. We are pleased to announce today that SolarDuck, a pioneer in offshore solar development, has raised €15 million in a funding round, with Invest-NL contributing €5 million.
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Entrepreneurs, after the startup and scaleup phases, often rely on private equity, debt financiers, or an acquisition through M&A advisors. However, the characteristics of companies with a circular business model do not always align well with the practices of these parties, while the entrepreneurs are insufficiently prepared for this financing phase. According to research conducted by Route Circulair on behalf of Invest-NL, financiers, policymakers, and companies with a circular business model must collaborate to make follow-on investment and financing possible. The report, titled "Closing Loops, Opening Opportunities," provides an extensive analysis of the current state of circular economy investments and identifies critical factors influencing the financeability of sustainable and innovative enterprises.
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Today was the last day before my summer holiday, and it was a great day. A great day for Invest-NL, for the European Investment Fund, for the Ministry of Economic Affairs and for Dutch SMEs. Here's why.<br />
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Increasing circularity requires improved recycling rates. Recycling reduces demand for new fossil resources and the amount of waste incinerated and dumped on landfill sites. However, waste can be contaminated and pose safety risks to both humans and the environment. Recycling companies therefore have to demonstrate that their recycling process converts waste into safe products.
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The future of Dutch healthcare is under significant pressure due to increasing demand for care and a severe shortage of staff. Invest-NL investigated how cross-domain networks in healthcare, which bring together care professionals from different sectors, can be funded. A social business case identifies all stakeholders and opens the door to collaboration and funding, which is crucial for a sustainable and affordable healthcare system.
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Invest-NL is investing €5 million in the VCC Deep Tech Fund, managed by Value Creation Capital (VCC). This fund focuses on promising sectors such as advanced optics, artificial intelligence, and nanotechnology. The investment not only strengthens the Netherlands’ innovation capacity but also helps to professionalise the fund and attract further investments.
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After the successful first edition with Willicroft, De Nieuwe Melkboer, Grassa and Rival Foods, Invest-NL and Foodvalley NL have decided to broaden the focus in 2022. Companies that are active in the themes protein transition, circular food chain (regenerative agriculture and waste stream valorisation), smart farming and personalised nutrition can apply as of today.
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The first six months of Invest-NL are now behind us. Capital Director Leo Holwerda takes a look back and set his sights on the future.<br />“Our team has doubled since the start of May, yet our workload of financing applications continues to grow. This rapid rate of growth is fantastic, but we didn’t expect it to come so soon.”
