New investor joins € 27 million funding round for Nearfield Instruments

Invest-NL’s Deep Tech Fund was established to finance and support Dutch deep tech startups and scale-ups. The fund aims to preserve and bolster the strategic technological expertise and international competitive stance of the Netherlands in key technology sectors. Nearfield Instruments, specializing in scanning probe metrology solutions for the semiconductor industry, is among the promising scale-ups in which the fund has invested. Nearfield Instruments' technology enables atomic-level quality measurements during the semiconductor manufacturing process.

This latest round of investment will enable Nearfield Instruments to further diversify its product portfolio and accelerate mass production.

René Brama, senior investment manager at Invest-NL, commented, “Our enthusiasm for the unique technology and the team at Nearfield Instruments remains unwavering. The participation of ING Corporate Investments strengthens the confidence in the future of this innovative company within the Dutch semiconductor sector.”

Founded in 2016 as a spin-off from TNO, Nearfield Instruments is headquartered in Rotterdam, with additional facilities in Eindhoven and South Korea. Samsung is among Nearfield Instruments’ clientele. The company is also one of four Dutch firms benefiting from a European subsidy program designed to fortify the European semiconductor industry.