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Funds that fill a clear financing gap in the venture capital ecosystem are what we choose. Find our criteria here.

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Funds that fill a clear financing gap in the venture capital ecosystem are what we choose. Find our criteria here.
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We invest in impactful and innovative companies. These are our criteria for getting involved.
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We don't know exactly what the technology of the future will look like. But we do know that we depend on it. Our National Technology Strategy identifies ten technologies that are essential for our economic growth, national security, and solving societal challenges. If we want to succeed in this, significant investments are needed to help deep tech companies through the notorious ‘valley of death’.
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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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Andrea is a critical collaborator. Constantly engaged in sharpening the focus and identifying potential pitfalls. In an innovation-driven organisation, this may not always be self-evident. But at Invest-NL, a critical eye is particularly welcome.
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If a company meets our criteria, we go through six steps to arrive at an investment.
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Through the investment in Microsure, Invest-NL contributes to the development of micro-surgical robotics of Dutch origin. Sjaak Deckers (CEO of Microsure), Karin Steffens (senior investment manager Life Sciences and Health at Invest-NL), and Kristie Dekkers (investment associate at Invest-NL) discuss a product with global impact in micro-surgery.
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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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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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This has been quite a week for us! Last Friday, we were able to reveal a strong package of funding initiatives for innovative Dutch companies. And today we announced new financing opportunities in the shape of the Sustainable SME fund. A combination that highlights the full range of our activities. And communicating that message is important, because at times we seem to be caught between very different sets of expectations.
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Cities are becoming increasingly crowded, liveability and accessibility are under pressure, and the desire to keep cars out of the city centre is growing. Shared micromobility can be part of the solution; it takes up little space and is a clean alternative.
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Increasing circularity requires improving recycling rates. Recycling reduces the need for new fossil resources and decreases the amount of waste incinerated or landfilled. However, waste can be contaminated and pose safety risks to people and the environment.
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Design standard enables scaling up offshore seaweed production for startups
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Invest-NL is investing €5 million in NextGen Ventures 2. Through this investment, Invest-NL is enabling the fund to make more investments in Dutch high-tech companies that operate in digital health and medtech.