A €100 million fund dedicated to supporting deeptech scale-up companies

We are pleased to announce that we’ve successfully raised a €100 million fund dedicated to supporting deeptech scale-up companies! This fund comes in addition to our third deeptech venture capital fund, which is on track to close at €500 million before this summer. Read more [Picture source: Innovation Industries on linkedin.com]

Als start-up doorgroeien vergt miljoenen, het kip-of-eiprobleem met de financiering van scale-ups

Genoeg investeerders zijn bereid om geld op tafel te leggen als je ze kunt overtuigen van een goed idee en je businessplan. Als zo’n geinige start-up begint te groeien, zijn er echter heel veel meer investeringen nodig. Want de stap van start-up naar scale-up kost tientallen miljoenen. In het Nederlandse investeringslandschap zit daar een flink gat dat niet eenvoudig te dichten is….

Long-term value creation through deep tech

We invest in emerging technologies that we believe have growth potential, create economic value and deliver societal benefits. We can invest up to €50 million per company over multiple funding rounds. We invest in all stages, from early to growth, to create great future companies. For early stage investments we can start at €2M tickets. Our geographic focus is Europe….

Additional funding for Nearfield Instruments

The additional funding will enable Nearfield Instruments to accelerate production of their fault-detection solutions. We have been an investor in Nearfield Instruments since its first financing round in 2017, and are excited to support the company in the future. Read more

Goed gevuld fonds Innovation Industries stimuleert deeptech in Oost-Nederland

Het Nederlandse deeptech-fonds Innovation Industries heeft begin dit jaar al 200 miljoen euro opgehaald voor hun derde fonds om te investeren in jonge deeptech-bedrijven. De streefgrootte van het fonds is 300 miljoen euro. Eén van de fondsen die hieraan bij heeft gedragen, is Perspectieffonds Gelderland (PFG.) Het is de eerste fonds-in-fondsinvestering van PFG. Harm de Vries van Innovation Industries en Freek Welling,…

Axelera AI Raises $50M to Democratize Edge AI

Axelera AI, the provider of world’s most powerful and advanced solutions for AI at the Edge, announces new investors who have joined their oversubscribed Series A round, bringing the total amount raised to $50 million. In the last several months, CDP Venture Capital, Verve Ventures and Fractionelera have joined the round. The latter consortium of investors was created specifically to fund Axelera AI. Innovation…