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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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She saw her future in the hospital, but changed course. After her first contact with Invest-NL, Vera was immediately on board. Here, she can truly contribute to medical innovations.
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A world without fossil-based plastic may sound like a dream. However, it is realistic. Invest-NL is putting its credo, "We make what seems unfinanceable financeable," into practice with funding for a ‘first of a kind’ FDCA (furandicarboxylic acid) plant by Avantium.
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Dutch impact investor Invest-NL and start-up accelerator StartLife today announced a strategic partnership that will facilitate the development and high growth of start-ups and scale-ups that focus on aid the transition towards a sustainable, climate-neutral food system. The partners will co-develop new initiatives that will support and enhance a flourishing entrepreneurial climate for impact-driven entrepreneurs.
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Invest-NL has commissioned research from CE Delft into the market potential of seasonal heat storage. The reason for this is that we are seeing the emergence of various companies offering heat storage techniques, but they find it difficult to establish a foothold in heat projects and consequently struggle to attract financing. And this is happening while the heat transition is in full swing.
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In December 2021, Invest-NL invested €9 million in Umincorp for the construction of a new rPET plant in Rotterdam. Umincorp is taking the next step in high-quality recycling of plastics from household waste streams. Jaap Vandehoek (founder and CEO of Umincorp), Reda Atibi (investment manager at Invest-NL), and Marlou Kortstee (investment associate at Invest-NL) discuss this significant investment to enhance the circularity of plastics.
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From operating room surgeons to students at the ROC: more and more people are opting for a healthy meal or snack. Anouk Snelders of Health Food Wall has noticed this in the increased interest in her smart refrigerators. She fills it with vegan food, but does not market it as such. “We are mainly concerned with quality.” Competition is now increasing. How does it sustain itself as a start-up?
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Big challenges are expected in the coming years in both the Netherlands and worldwide regarding the rapidly growing demand for critical metals. These metals are essential for the energy transition and therefore the achievement of our climate goals. Invest-NL is launching an appeal with the aim of reducing risks in the supply chain and achieving future-proof activity in the Netherlands: who are the parties that want to contribute to organising Dutch supply chains for critical metals?
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With the publication of the 2023 annual report, we delve deeper into the subject of impact. Because how do you measure that? What does a more innovative and sustainable Netherlands mean?
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The deeply ingrained linear economy often makes it challenging for circular enterprises to develop a profitable business model. Without a solid business model, circular initiatives struggle to take off. Last year, we explored this issue in practice and published an initial report. In the past few months, in collaboration with ScaleUp Practitioners and Het Groene Brein, we have delved deeper into the success factors and prerequisites of circular entrepreneurship in theory.
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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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Daan is known as a walking encyclopedia. He is ambitious, eager to learn, and eager to be there for others. He sees the climate crisis as the biggest challenge facing humanity. He likes to contribute in his own way through his work.
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Invest-NL participated in E-magy's Series A funding round in 2023, a Dutch company focused on developing innovative battery technology. With this investment, E-magy can prepare for industrial-scale production, thereby meeting the increasing demand from battery manufacturers and original equipment manufacturers in the automotive industry for batteries with high energy density. Casper Peeters (CEO of E-magy) and Bram Sprangers (Investment Manager at Invest-NL) discuss innovation in the battery sector.
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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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Thermal storage is profitable and relevant. Previous Invest-NL research - Opportunities in thermal storage systems - estimates a market potential of 45 PJ in 2050. Until 2035, this represents a market value of €500 million. It also results in significant social benefits: adding buffers reduces the use of gas-fired peak boilers and makes district heating networks more flexible and future-proof.
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At Invest-NL we’ve been hearing from a host of entrepreneurs with all kinds of questions about how the current situation will affect their current or future financing. Invest-NL has a cooperation agreement with the Dutch Chamber of Commerce and actively supports its information desk for entrepreneurs.
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During the Hydrogen Business Challenger, Invest-NL supported entrepreneurs working on innovations for electrolysers and the broader hydrogen value chain.
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The Netherlands has a unique ecosystem for photonics technologies. EFFECT Photonics is a leading player within this ecosystem, capable of developing complex, fully integrated photonic chips. Boudewijn Docter (co-founder and President of EFFECT Photonics) and Frits de Vries (Senior Investment Manager at Invest-NL) talk about the ambition to establish a leading position in the world of photonics.
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For Remco, social involvement is a matter of course. With conviction, he combines his personal motivations with his work. Always seeking robust solutions, he enjoys linking new revenue models to social impact.
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The coronavirus has us in its grasp, here in the Netherlands, in Europe and throughout the world. Dutch citizens, companies and government bodies: none of us have remained unaffected. These are uncertain and unsettling times.
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Invest-NL participates in a funding round for LeydenJar Technologies. The financial injection is necessary to further develop the unique technology and to scale up LeydenJar's battery factory. This prepares LeydenJar for mass production at a competitive price. Christian Rood (co-founder and CEO of LeydenJar Technologies) and Michiel Jonkman (senior investment manager at Invest-NL) discuss this discovery from Dutch soil.
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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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Wouter arrived at an important insight during his studies that shaped his career. He is now passionately working on the climate transition. His nickname is no coincidence: 'Captain Planet'.
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The Netherlands aims to be circular by 2050. The path to a circular economy faces many hurdles, which Invest-NL helps to overcome. Ultimately, it is nothing less than a societal transition.
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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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Invest-NL today launched the Energy Storage Agreement to support the leasing of battery capacity to third parties. This agreement was developed in cooperation with SemperPower, developer and operator of Energy Storage Systems (EOS), by working from a specific practical case towards a generic agreement that can be widely deployed in the market.
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Green hydrogen plays an important role in the energy transition, but development is progressing slowly due to a lack of investments. The high production costs of green hydrogen compared to grey, non-sustainable hydrogen make it financially unattractive for investors. Invest-NL presents a new report explaining how blended finance can help facilitate the funding of electrolysis projects – which produce green hydrogen – thereby accelerating the transition to sustainable energy.
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The rapid increase in generated wind and solar energy means that energy systems are constantly evolving. Due to the variability in the supply of sustainable electricity (the amount of wind and sun changes every hour), flexibility on the power grid is of great importance. Storage solutions such as batteries play a key role in this. In the market for Energy Storage Systems (ESS), there is therefore a lot of innovation, both in technologies and also in business models.
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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 € 11 M from it’s Deep Tech Fund.
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Of the 8 million existing homes in the Netherlands, approximately 7 million still need to be disconnected from the gas supply. That is why more and more places are rolling up their sleeves to come up with sustainable heating network projects.
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The import of green hydrogen via the port of Amsterdam offers a unique opportunity for the greening of sectors such as heavy industry, transport, and aviation. Although import in the initial years results in higher costs than benefits, it can become financially viable in the long term if targeted financial instruments and policy measures are implemented. This is evidenced by a case study conducted by Invest-NL, in collaboration with Port of Amsterdam, Ecolog, and Tata Steel.
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Invest-NL and law firm Kennedy Van der Laan have jointly developed a legal toolkit that makes it easier and more affordable for companies to establish an energy hub. Through energy hubs, companies can collaborate on sustainability efforts and share scarce network capacity, allowing for more efficient use of the overloaded electricity grid.
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The Dutch industry needs to rapidly electrify. In addition to direct investments in, among others, battery technology, Invest-NL is also committed to the financing of sustainable energy projects. On Thursday, 26 October, Minister Jetten informed the House of Representatives about the current status of the Stimulation of Sustainable Energy Production and Climate Transition (SDE++), which grants subsidies to companies and non-profit organisations that produce renewable energy on a large scale or reduce CO₂ emissions.
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Our raw materials are scarce. That is a fact. The current linear model is a linear path to loss. The future demands innovation, without compromise. The future requires patient capital, without waiting. And for that, we need to act today, not just observe.
