Milestones from our portfolio, news from SHIFT, and the occasional deep dive from the team.
We secured additional commitments for SHIFT Invest IV
With now more than €105 million of commitments, we are working towards a final close of up to €150 million in early 2027.
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SHIFT Cup 2026 was a success
Portfolio companies, alumni and the SHIFT team spent the afternoon on the pitch instead of in meeting rooms. The event has become a tradition and was a big success again: The weather was great again and we enjoyed a late summer day with intense matches, new connections, pizza, drinks and beats.
AIIR Innovations acquired by Pratt & Whitney: from UvA research project to international exit
US engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney (part of RTX) acquired AIIR Innovations. With this move, the engine giant is bringing in AI expertise to enable smarter maintenance and more efficient use of assets.
RESONIKS raises seed funding to scale AI acoustic quality control - QCFlex makes defect detection plug-and-play for any factory
Imagine tapping a metal part and listening. A defect-free casting rings clearly; one with an internal crack or air pocket sounds subtly different — imperceptible to the human ear, but precisely readable by a trained AI. That is the core idea behind RESONIKS, a Dutch-Finnish deeptech startup that has spent three years turning this principle into a deployable industrial product.
Vertoro Advances Renewable Oil Platform to Accelerate Low-Carbon Fuels2
Vertoro, a renewable oil company, today announced the first closing of its €17m Series B round (consisting of €10m newly contributed capital and €7m converted loan notes) with Climate Tech Partners, Invest-NL, Maersk as key investors and further contributions from Energietransitiefonds Rotterdam, LIOF, SHIFT and, Brightlands Venture Partners. The round will primarily be used to continue progress in scaling Vertoro’s technology that converts plant-based waste into a flexible renewable oil used to produce low-carbon fuels and chemicals.
Growing demand for silent heat pumps: HR energy raises €5.6 million for PVT scale-up
The demand for silent and compact alternatives to traditional heat pumps is growing rapidly. Especially in densely populated residential areas, issues related to noise and limited space are becoming increasingly important. In addition, expanding the electrical grid connection of homes is no longer possible everywhere.
Foamlab raises €3 million growth capital to build pilot plant and scale bio-based foams
Foamlab B.V., a spin-off from Delft University of Technology, has raised a funding round from a consortium of ICOS Capital, Value Factory Ventures, DOEN Ventures, Capricorn Industrial Biotech Fund, and TTT Green Tech Fund managed by SHIFT Invest. The investment enables the company to build a pilot plant, scale production and accelerate the commercial rollout of its bio-based foam materials.
Foodforecast raises €8 Series A to scale AI for one of the most impactful climate solutions: reducing food waste in ultra-fresh category
Every day, around 30,000 tons of fresh food are wasted across Europe due to inaccurate demand planning in food retail and food service. Ultra-fresh products, with a shelf life ranging from just a few hours to one day, require an entirely new category of forecasting solutions. Foodforecast, a German foodtech company, is tackling this challenge with AI-based demand and production forecasting and has now secured € 8 million in Series A funding. The round was led by impact investors SHIFT Invest from the Netherlands and the European VC ECBF acting as a co-lead. The existing investors Future Food Fund and Aeronaut Invest also participated in the raise.
CoolSem Technologies Secures Pre-Seed Funding to Advance Wafer-Level Thermal Innovation
Eindhoven, the Netherlands - 19 January 2026 - CoolSem Technologies, a pioneer in semiconductor thermal management, today announced the closing of its pre-seed financing round. The investment round is led by High-Tech Gründerfonds (HTGF), with participation from KBC Focus Fund NV, Brabant Development Agency (BOM), and TTT Green Tech B.V. (SHIFT Invest). Backed by this strong European syndicate of four renowned international investors, the pre-seed round ensures a solid runway.
RABLE secures €2.5 million to accelerate European rollout of self-supporting solar system
Delft-based solar scale-up RABLE is taking its breakthrough mounting system for solar panels to Europe, launching in France, Belgium and Sweden. The company’s self-supporting solution makes weak rooftops suitable for solar installations, unlocking a huge untapped potential for clean energy. After proving its success in the Netherlands – with more than fifty projects already delivered on previously unsuitable rooftops – RABLE is now ready to scale internationally. Impact investors SHIFT Invest, Rubio and the Rotterdam Energy Transition Fund (managed by InnovationQuarter) are investing € 2.5 million to support this next growth phase, recognising RABLE’s innovative technology, CO₂ reduction potential and strong business plan.
SHIFT Invest IV Achieves First Close at €90+ Million
We are proud to announce the successful first close of our fourth fund, SHIFT Invest IV, raising €92 million in committed capital. This marks a significant milestone in our fund’s journey toward its €150 million target, reinforcing our position as a leading impact investor in Northwestern Europe.
SHIFT 2024 Impact Report is live
We are proud to announce the release of our 2024 Impact Report, showcasing our commitment to driving positive change through impactful investments.
SHIFT events: collaborate to succeed
In the past weeks, SHIFT Invest has been bustling with activity, hosting two remarkable events that brought together our portfolio companies and ecosystem partners to foster collaboration, innovation, and growth.
Venture capital firm of the year: SHIFT Invest
The judges at this year's IMPACT Awards were impressed by SHIFT Invest's oversight – acknowledging that the firm conducts separate impact analysis for each individual deal, plus quality engagement and ESG support for its portfolio companies.
TEEPTRAK announces €5 million fundraising to drive global expansion and equip industrial manufacturers of all sizes and across all sectors
TEEPTRAK, European leader in industrial performance monitoring and a pioneer in connectivity and data analytics for production equipment, has announced a €5 million funding. This financing is supported by its longstanding investors, XAnge and EDF, along with a new lead investor, SHIFT Invest, an impact-driven European fund known for its strategic role in supporting innovative, sustainable projects. The round also benefits from an expertise and financial partnership with management consulting firm Sia Partners through its B2B startup investment vehicle.
SHIFT Invest Portfolio Company Robin Radar Joins Forces with Parcom
SHIFT Invest is pleased to announce the successful acquisition of its portfolio company, Robin Radar, by Dutch investor Parcom. Robin Radar has established itself as a global leader in radar systems designed to detect and classify both birds and drones.
Friday Energy secures investment from SHIFT Invest to help businesses operate more sustainably and mitigate power grid constraints
SHIFT Invest anounces an investment in Friday Energy, a Utrecht-based company offering smart storage solutions to businesses facing grid constraints. With this investment, Friday aims to take a big step towards their mission to give everyone access to 100% sustainable and affordable energy.
SHIFT Invest and LUMO Labs invest in Roboat to transform inland waterway transport with fully autonomous boats
LUMO Labs and SHIFT Invest announce an investment of €550,000 in Roboat, a spin-out from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the Amsterdam Institute for Advanced Metropolitan Solutions (AMS), contributing to safe, efficient, and sustainable transport and improved urban liveability, by automating waterways.
SHIFT 2023 Impact Report is live
We are excited to share the release of SHIFT Invest's 2023 Impact Report, showcasing a year of significant progress and investments.
Canopus receives €3 million follow-on investment for game-changing geothermal drilling technology
Today at the Global Geothermal Impact Summit 2024 in the Hague, Canopus Drilling Solutions Geothermal BV proudly announced that the company has secured a significant follow-on investment of 3 million euro led by new investor Underground Ventures, and existing investors SHIFT and ENERGIIQ. Canopus developed the directional steel shot drilling technology - a technology with game-changing potential in geothermal drilling. This investment marks a milestone in the advancement of geothermal solutions that are to reduce the dependency on fossil fuels.
Heex Technologies raises €6 million to support AI applications while reducing their environmental impact with Smart Data
To help tech players better exploit the formidable capabilities of AI while reducing their carbon footprint, Heex Technologies has developed a Smart Data platform, extracting only relevant data. The startup raised €6 million from a pool of deeptech investors, including the Dutch VC fund SHIFT Invest and the French, Karista. This second round of funding follows a first round of €3.2 million already led by Karista in 2022 through its spacetech fund Cosmicapital, bringing the company's total financing to nearly €10 million.
COP28: so what?
COP28 is considered by some to be the most important Conference of the Parties since COP21 of the Paris Agreement. This is because it was the official moment of the first Global Stocktake to see how close we are to achieving the goals we set in Paris. It lays the groundwork for the national climate change mitigation plans (NDCs), which are due to be revised by 2025 for COP30. The conclusion? We have already reached 1.2°C warming and are on a trajectory to 3°. Although we have hereby won 1° from our pre-Paris trajectory, we are uncomfortably close to the 1.5° warming limit we agreed to strive for. The key conclusions of the stocktake are therefore (unsurprisingly): we are not cutting emissions quickly enough, we are not sufficiently prepared for climate hazards, and developing countries are recieving insufficient support. We have rounded up the most important takeaways from the formal 'blue zone' negotiations and informal 'green zone' events at this year's COP, as well as our thoughts on this below (plus sources at the end). Our main takeaway from the negotiated outcome? There is something to celebrate: the (unprescendented) explicit agreement to transition away from fossil fuels in the energy sector. But at the same time, no formal agreement was reached on climate change mitigation in food & agriculture and fossil-free industry. Dissapointing, but nonetheless another important reason to continue to back startups that enable these sectors to reduce their environmental footprint on our planet.
C1 Connections lands investment from SHIFT Invest and Dolfin Capital
Deep-tech start-up C1 Connections BV has secured an investment from SHIFT Invest and Dolfin Capital. The funds will be used to further grow the team, expand the business, and prepare for commercial scale delivery of C1 Wedge Connection fasteners for offshore wind farms.
Scope Biosciences raises €500K investment from SHIFT and Oost NL
Scope Biosciences B.V., a pioneer in CRISPR-Cas based molecular diagnostics, announces a €500K investment round led by SHIFT Invest’s TTT fund and Oost NL. This funding propels the company’s groundbreaking work in developing and bringing to market their first agricultural tests using the revolutionary scopeDx® molecular diagnostic platform.
Battery analytics pioneer volytica diagnostics closes €5.5M investment round
volytica diagnostics, the German battery analytics pioneer, announced the successful closing of a €5.5 million investment round. The capital will be used to scale its operations, refine its battery analytics technology, and expand into global markets. As the demand for reliable and efficient energy storage solutions intensifies, the company is well-poised to deliver vital insights that can shape the future of electrification.
Astrape Networks secures €1.6 million in pre-seed funding to develop photonics-powered ‘sustainable data center’
Astrape Networks – an innovative tech startup that uses unique integrated photonics to build faster and more sustainable optical networks – has secured a pre-seed funding round of €1.6 million from a consortium of investors and loan providers, including Brabantse Ontwikkelings Maatschappij (BOM), Rabobank, Brabant Startup Fonds, TTT Smart Industries, Shift Invest and PhotonDelta.
Dutch start-up Fonontech lands 2.3 million-euro investment
Deep-tech start-up FononTech has landed €2.3 million in a seed investment round. Five investors are participating, with the funds being used to further develop their printed micro-electronics technology and prepare for scale up. FononTech was founded in 2022 as a spin-off of TNO at Holst Centre in Eindhoven. CEO Rob Hendriks stated: “We expect the market for micro-electronics assembly to double to around €78 billion in the coming five years. We are delighted with our investor’s faith in us that we will win a big share of this.”
Maxem raises Series A for intelligent e-mobility and energy management platform
Maxem offers a B2B charging and energy management platform, allowing businesses to optimize their EV charging operations. Enabling customers to better manage their energy flows, Maxem mitigates the need for large grid connections and facilitates the electrification of fleets. SHIFT Invest invests €3.6M, together with existing investors including Breesaap Green Link, to expand the Maxem team and opertions.
E-Magy raises €20.5 million to scale high-energy battery material
Dutch advanced materials company E-magy has raised €20.5 million in new funding. Leading industrial business Hydro, impact investor Invest-NL and venture capital firm Rubio have invested in E-magy alongside existing impact investors SHIFT Invest and PDENH. The funds will be used to prepare for industrial-scale production and meet the growing demand from battery manufacturers and automotive OEMs for high-energy batteries.
BYBORRE raises €16.9M in Series B funding to accelerate international growth
BYBORRE, a textile innovation company, has raised €16.9 million ($18.3 million) in a series B round led by a consortium of impact investors. Invest-NL and VP Capital led the round, along with existing investors SHIFT Invest and Amsterdams Klimaat en Energiefonds (AKEF). A group of angel investors also contributed, including seasoned industry experts and entrepreneurs Charlie MacGregor (The Social Hub), Henk Jan Beltman (Tony Chocolonely), Patrick Munster (Scotch & Soda, Marie-Stella-Maris, Salle Privée), Bram de Zwart & Brian Garret (Hubs), Joris Pol (MediaMonks) and Geert-Jan Smits (Flinders). Rabobank’s scale-up banking team provided a long term debt and a machine lease facility.
OTIV raises Series A and wins train automation project on Betuweroute
Belgium-based OTIV raises an undisclosed Series A funding round from SHIFT Invest and Finindus to accelerate the development of its assisted and autonomous rail solutions . OTIV secured a contract with a leading European freight train operator for the first operational trail of automated and remote-controlled heavy freight trains on the Dutch part of the Betuweroute
Managing partner Guus Verhees nominated by Change Inc. as Changemaker
Changemaker Guus Verhees: "Money alone is not enough"
OMRT secures Series A to combat housing crisis
OMRT secures Series A to combat housing crisis
Circular chemicals scale-up ChainCraft raises €11M
ChainCraft, a Dutch scale-up active in circular chemical production is proud to announce it closed a €11m funding round and secured the upcoming equity funding for its full scale flagship plant.
Jungle raises €5M Series A funding
Jungle raises €5M Series A funding lead by SHIFT Invest
Magneto raises €1M to build sustainable cooling system
€1M for Magneto developing a sustainable alternative for refrigeration systems
Investor SHIFT Invest expands fund to €110 million to make mobility and logistics more sustainable
With a total fund size of €110 million, SHIFT Invest is now the largest Dutch venture capital fund to invest in entrepreneurs who are combatting climate change, biodiversity loss and natural resource depletion. SHIFT Invest welcomes among others KLM, NS and Royal Schiphol Group as new partners, who have already invested in the Mainport Innovation Fund. In addition, a number of existing investors, including the European Investment Fund (EIF), Invest-NL and TNO have increased their investments with this expansion.
BENEO acquires Meatless BV, a portfolio company of SHIFT Invest I
BENEO acquires Meatless BV, a portfolio company of SHIFT Invest I
Whiffle secures €3 million to accelerate energy transition with revolutionary weather model
Whiffle, a Delft University of Technology spin-off, has successfully developed cutting-edge technology for highly accurate, localised weather forecasting. Thanks to a €3 million capital injection from impact investors ENERGIIQ and SHIFT Invest, the company will now be able to expand and achieve rapid growth. Global leaders in the renewable energy sector are already using Whiffle’s model.
Nature's Principles raises €500k to develop a new, more sustainable lactic acid production process
Nature’s Principles, a TU Delft spin-off, has raised €500k to further develop and commercialize its innovative process that enables a more sustainable and cost-effective production of lactic acid.
Pieter Pot, fully circular e-grocer, raises €9M to scale up zero-waste groceries
The round was led by ETF Partners alongside existing investors SHIFT Invest, The Future Food Fund and IQCapital. Pieter Pot has been scaling rapidly since inception growing more than 10x year on year. The funding will be used to support Pieter Pot’s expansion into new geographies as well as other initiatives.
Vertoro raises funding to scale up its Goldilocks® liquid lignin technology
Bio-based start-up Vertoro announces the closing of its latest funding round, which was led by SHIFT Invest and joined by Maersk Growth, as well as existing investors Brightlands Venture Partners and LIOF. The funds will be used to further develop and commercialise Vertoro’s patented Goldilocks® liquid lignin technology.
Dutch electric fleet management provider ViriCiti was acquired by ChargePoint to accelerate the electrification of fleets
Amstelveen, August 12th 2021 - Mainport Innovation Fund and NBI Investors today announced that ChargePoint Holdings, Inc., a leading electric vehicle (EV) charging network operating in North America and Europe, acquired portfolio company ViriCiti, a leading provider for electrification solutions for e-bus and commercial fleets. At the time of transaction completion, ChargePoint acquired ViriCiti for a total purchase price of approximately €75 million in cash, subject to adjustments.
The Renewal Workshop Closes $6 Million Round To Grow Apparel Resale For Brands
The Renewal Workshop (TRW), the leading provider of impact driven white-labeled resale and renewal solutions to enable apparel and textile brands to compete in the second-hand market, is announcing a $6 million financing round. The round includes Rubio Ventures, Shift Invest, Quadia, Closed Loop Partners, Gratitude Railroad, Portland Seed Fund, Fashion for Good, DOEN, Mosiaco Management, Mistletoe, and Volta Circle.
Jungle raises €1 million to accelerate adoption of AI in renewable energy
Dutch artificial intelligence company Jungle raises funding of 1 million euro from impact investor SHIFT Invest. The capital raised completes Jungle’s 3.2 million euro seed stage funding. It will be used to accelerate the development of Jungle’s AI platform Canopy, and its deployment in renewable energy and industrial processes.
OneThird raises €1.5 million in funding round to reduce food waste
The Dutch Food Tech company OneThird raises funding of 1.5 million euro from investors SHIFT Invest and Oost NL. The equity raised will be used to accelerate the development of OneThird’s fresh produce quality prediction platform and expand pilots with retail customers. The company also expands its technical team through the acquisition of AI specialist firm Impact Analytics, adding additional expertise in (spectral) imaging and analysis.
Battery Tech Innovator E-Magy Raises € 5 Million In Funding Round Led By SHIFT Invest
The funds will be used to scale the production of E-magy's proprietary nano-porous silicon and to accelerate qualification programs with electric vehicle (EV) and battery manufacturers. E-magy will expand the team and prepare for the construction of a new facility in the Netherlands with production planned for 2023. The use of E-magy’s specialty silicon in EV battery anodes increases energy density of battery cells by 40%, enabling longer-range EVs and lower-cost compact cars.
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Online supermarket Pieter Pot raises € 2.7 million to make circular packaging for groceries the norm
The Dutch startup Pieter Pot raises € 2.7 million to meet the great consumer demand for sustainable alternatives to single use packaging. The ‘packaging-free’ online supermarket now serves the whole of the Netherlands and in total some 30,000 consumers have signed up for the waiting list. Also, major brands are partnering with Pieter Pot. The capital injection will be used to scale operations and develop Pieter Pot’s own circular packaging.
SHIFT Invest and StartLife Prolong Impact-driven Investment Partnership
Tech startups which help make the agrifood value chain more sustainable can rely another three years on the strategic partnership between StartLife and SHIFT Invest, the largest seed and early-stage impact investor for agrifood, biobased and circular sectors in the Netherlands. StartLife helps ambitious agrifoodtech startups to swiftly validate their business and become investor ready. We provide the most promising ones with funding for their growth and the realization of their environmental impact potential.
SHIFT Invest raises €70 Million for the largest Dutch impact venture capital fund
Today, SHIFT Invest announced that it has attracted an additional €23 Million in the second close of its new VC fund SHIFT III. SHIFT Invest’s 3rd impact fund has been oversubscribed and is more than double the size of its predecessor fund.
NutriLeads attracts Series B funding to launch its innovative immune-enhancing ingredient, Xtramune™, and to progress its portfolio of health ingredients
Dutch Health Ingredients company, NutriLeads, announces the closing of a Series B financing round of 6.5 m€, led by ICOS Capital together with Goeie-Grutten and existing shareholders DSM Venturing, Oost NL, SHIFT Invest and Thuja.
BYBORRE raises € 3.2 million in series A funding to invest in their textile platform for sustainable textile development
BYBORRE, the Amsterdam based textile innovation studio raises € 3.2 million in a series A round led by SHIFT Invest (Vandebron, The Renewal Workshop), together with existing investor the Amsterdam Climate & Energy Fund (Vandebron, Aectual) and existing angel investors. The obtained funding will be used to accelerate BYBORRE’s on-demand textile platform (Textile Development Kit, "TDK") and expand its global on-demand production network.
SHIFT Invest's portfolio companies realised CO2 emission reduction equal to the footprint of Delft
Dutch impact investor SHIFT Invest has continued to increase its impact in 2019. The cumulative realised reduction of CO2 emissions since the start of the SHIFT funds increased to approximately 1500ktonnes, equivalent to the annual CO2 footprint of households in a city the size of Delft. This has been achieved through its collective of 13 portfolio companies which includes start-ups such as Green Basilisk and Foamplant.
Menzis kicks off Changing Health pilot in the Netherlands
In April, Menzis initiated a pilot of Changing Health’s lifestyle programme, the first of its kind in the Netherlands. The pilot will include 300 customers and will focus on weight loss. Upon registration, participants are able to use Changing Health’s application to set up a personal healthcare plan.
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Circular fashion in times of crisis
We are proud of how The Renewal Workshop works together with brands to implement circularity in their businesses and business models and want to share a great article from Vogue Business with you about circular fashion in times of the Corona crisis.
Largest Dutch impact investment fund for early start-ups has been launched
NBI Investors launched on March 11, its third impactfund, SHIFT III for impactful early-stage start-ups. It is expected that the fund will manage €65 million by the end of the year, which makes it the largest fund of its kind in the Netherlands. The companies that SHIFT III will invest in combine commercial potential with impact. A selection of the UN Sustainability Development Goals (SDGs) which concern the environment are leading. Entrepreneurs who know how to combine commercial goals with environmental objectives can count on the fund for support.
How one company is helping the fashion world rethink recycling
The Renewal Workshop (TRW) is on a mission to disrupt the cycle that sends thousands of clothes to landfills every year. Today.com met with TRW co-founder Nicole Bassett to get a view on the company and its unique circular fashion system and made a video of it. Take a look here: https://www.today.com/video/how-one-company-is-helping-the-fashion-world-rethink-recycling-78325317680
FUMI Ingredients receives investment of half a million Euro for natural egg white replacers
Producers of meat alternatives all over the world have long been seeking for a break-through solution that allows them to exchange egg whites for a plant-based substitute, making their products 100% vegan. FUMI Ingredients, a Wageningen University & Research spin-off, has found an alternative that is natural and at the same time more cost effective than regular egg whites. The company develops functional ingredients produced from natural non-GMO, microorganisms. Innovation Industries and SHIFT Invest are the first to invest €500,000, which enables the company to produce their vegan proteins on a larger scale.
Vandebron and Essent join forces
Today the renewable energy supplier Vandebron and market leader Essent announce to join forces. Vandebron will be a subsidiary of Essent enabling the company to accelerate its endeavours to realise her mission: the transition to a 100% renewable energy network by connecting customers to local green energy producers.
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Multi-million investment for The Renewal Workshop to make fashion industry circular
The Renewal Workshop is coming to the Netherlands. With this American concept, fashion brands themselves will become the driving force in the transition to the recycling of their clothing. The company has received an investment of almost 5 million euros, money that is used, among other things, to enter the European market. The first Renewal facility in the Netherlands was recently opened in Amsterdam.
Groningen-based horticulture start-up receives 2 million for developing biodegradable foam substrate
Groningen 29 July 2019 - The start-up Foamplant has successfully raised capital from the venture capital funds SHIFT Invest and Future Food Fund. Their 2 million euro investment is intended for the development and commercialization of a biodegradable horticultural foam substrate: Growfoam. In addition, this investment will enable further product development of biodegradable technical foams.
SHIFT Invest and Rabo Food & Agri Innovation Fund provide agricultural scale-up 30MHz with € 3.5 million
Amsterdam –This series A investment round will be used to accelerate the development of the ZENSIE platform and to strengthen 30MHz's worldwide distribution network.ZENSIE is 30MHz's proprietary data platform which links with wireless and hardwired crop sensors to provide cost-effective analytics to growers to optimize their crop production. ZENSIE was built with input from growers in order to ensure that real-time, accurate, relevant data is produced. Growers are now able to deploy and manage their sensors remotely and see key growing metrics through a simple to use personal dashboard.
SHIFT Invest completes investment in British start-up that helps people live healthier lives
The Dutch impact investment fund SHIFT Invest is the lead investor in a £3 million (over €3,340,000) financing round in the start-up Changing Health. This company is the market leader in digital behavioural change programs in the British healthcare sector and may be coming to the Netherlands soon.
The Dutch investment fund SHIFT Invest is increasing its overall impact
The Dutch investment fund SHIFT Invest is increasing its overall impact. The start-ups in which the green fund participates will have generated almost 90 percent more environmental gains in 2017 compared to the year before. These include the green energy supplier Vandebron and meat substitute provider Meatless.
Henkel co-invests in Kriya Materials
Following the investment of July 2017 by Chemelot Ventures and SHIFT Invest, Henkel Adhesive Technologies joins and expands the Series A financing for Kriya Materials, the Netherlands.
New trend: managing cracks with self-healing concrete
Since investment fund SHIFT Invest took an interest in Basilisk in 2017, things have been going fast for this start-up from Delft. Basilisk has something unique in its hands: self-healing concrete. This award-winning invention by microbiologist Henk Jonkers is protected by four patents. Contractors slowly become enthusiastic: "Cracks are not prevented but managed".
NutriLeads wins funding for top-class innovators from European Innovation Council
March 29, Wageningen, The Netherlands. NutriLeads, a Dutch Health Ingredients company announces that its NUTRI-NEED project has been selected for €2.5 million funding under the European Innovation Council SME Instrument (phase 2). The aim of the 2-year project is to prepare NutriLeads' health promoting food ingredient NL-01 for commercialization.
We are looking for plant-based food that tastes good
Everyone in the room agreed: in 2050 there will never be enough meat for 10 billion people. Just as everyone agreed that there should be new vegetable ingredients. Although farmed meat and fish have a future, vegetable substitutes for meat and dairy products will become all the more important.
SHIFT Invest closes seed investment in Green Basilisk
On the 9th of November 2017, SHIFT Invest has closed a seed investment in Green Basilisk, a TU Delft spin-out offering self-healing concrete solutions.Green Basilisk's technology increases the durability and service lifetime of concrete structures, whilst decreasing maintenance and repair costs as well as related downtime.
SHIFT Invest increases impact in the energy sector by investing in Kriya Materials
Kriya Materials, the multi-functional coatings company, raised € 3 mln in capital to roll out its new line of coatings for solar panels and window films. Such coatings have a...
Protix receives funding to scale production of insect proteins
The insect supply industry reached a significant milestone with Netherlands-based Protix, the leading insect company, closing €45M in funding.
Nutrileads, NIZO Food Research & Friesland Campina win prestigious EFRO grant
NUTRILEADS B.V., together with NIZO food research and Friesland Campina, has been awarded a €3,7 million EFRO project called CHALLENGE.
Nutrileads closes Series A round to advance the development of its lead nutritional ingredient supporting immune function
Wageningen, The Netherlands, Dutch nutritional health ingredients startup NUTRILEADS B.V. today announces the successful closing of a Series A financing round.
Promising water treatment technology receives VC investment
Eindhoven, The Netherlands. Water treatment company CEVAP Technology has closed a seed investment with SHIFT Invest, an impact investment VC fund based in the Netherlands.
Nutrileads announces positive outcome proof of concept study in humans
NUTRILEADS B.V., a Dutch Nutrition & Health startup today announces the positive outcome of a proof of concept study in humans demonstrating that its lead ingredient IMPP-1 is safe, well tolerated and supports immune function in humans.
NUTRILEADS wins prestigious Eurostars grant
NUTRILEADS B.V., a Dutch Nutrition & Health startup has won a prestigious Eurostars grant to support the development of its lead ingredient IMPP-1 for application in medical foods.
Nutrileads signes collaboration with DSM Nutritional Products
NutriLeads announces collaboration with DSM Nutritional Products
NOM, Doefonds Fryslân and SHIFT Invest invest in agritech company Mastiline
Mastiline closes Series-A investment round with NOM, Doefonds Fryslân, SHIFT Invest and management.
Press release: SHIFT Invest joins successful seed financing round of Nutrileads
Dutch nutritional health ingredients startup NUTRILEADS B.V. today announces the successful closure of a seed financing round with an investment syndicate comprising DSM...
SHIFT Invest supports GreenA
With its investment in Squall, SHIFT Invest contributes to more sustainable crop protection
New venture capital fund SHIFT Invest launched
First fund to invest in food & health and clean bio-based technologies. Menzis, Rabobank, Wageningen UR, TU Delft and the World Wildlife Fund have set up a new investment fund: SHIFT Invest. The fund invests in ambitious Dutch companies with innovative technologies or solutions within the themes: agro, food & health, clean and bio-based technologies. SHIFT Invest's objective is to create an impact on sustainability and health, in addition to a financial return.