Rubio Impact Ventures

Wakuli is an online marketplace established in 2019 that connects single-origin coffee from smallholder farmers directly to consumers. The company focuses on promoting the principles of the circular economy, aiming to reduce the environmental impact associated with the farm-to-cup process. By eliminating intermediaries, Wakuli ensures that farmers receive fair compensation while providing customers with freshly roasted coffee from around the world. This direct-to-consumer model allows coffee drinkers to enjoy high-quality, affordable beverages without the need for traditional retail channels.

Developer of online educational software designed to offer remote and interactive programming courses. The company's data-driven method allows everyone to follow the training remotely and at their own pace, its teachers also provide personal guidance to the students, enabling users to increase their digital skills or start immediately as a developer or data analysts.

30MHz B.V. is a company that specializes in designing and developing a data platform specifically for the horticulture and agriculture industries. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, with additional locations in Hong Kong and the United Kingdom, 30MHz manufactures various sensor equipment that provides detailed, crop-level data. Their products measure key metrics such as light intensity, soil moisture, and vapor-pressure deficit, among others. The platform allows for real-time remote monitoring of crops via any device, offering features like custom alerts, heat maps, and interactive graphs. This comprehensive system enables users to gain insights into climatic conditions and optimize their agricultural practices, ultimately improving productivity and reducing costs.

Incision is a developer of a medical education platform that aims to standardize the process of learning surgical procedures. The platform provides a structured approach, breaking down procedures into practical steps and sub-steps. By facilitating access to shared experiences, skills, and expertise, Incision enables medical students to prepare effectively for their roles in the operating room. This comprehensive preparation is designed to enhance the competencies and skills necessary for success in surgical environments.

Developer of a career guidance platform designed to empower employment & career services with technology that creates equitable labor markets through the universal language of skills. The company's platform has tailored artificial intelligence algorithms, profiles the skills of marginalized people in the labor force, and matches them to career and education opportunities that align with their abilities, enabling users to create a personalized and data-driven approach to career development and job placement, especially for marginalized populations.

Mosa Meat B.V., founded in 2013 and based in Maastricht, the Netherlands, specializes in the development of cultured meat through advanced tissue engineering techniques. The company focuses on producing slaughter-free hamburgers by harvesting adult stem cells from the muscle tissue of living cows, allowing for the mass production of meat without the need to raise and slaughter animals. By cultivating meat from cells, Mosa Meat aims to promote a sustainable global food system and reduce the environmental impact associated with traditional meat production.

Wakuli is an online marketplace established in 2019 that connects single-origin coffee from smallholder farmers directly to consumers. The company focuses on promoting the principles of the circular economy, aiming to reduce the environmental impact associated with the farm-to-cup process. By eliminating intermediaries, Wakuli ensures that farmers receive fair compensation while providing customers with freshly roasted coffee from around the world. This direct-to-consumer model allows coffee drinkers to enjoy high-quality, affordable beverages without the need for traditional retail channels.

Vandersat observes water and temperature at field scale across the globe using satellites. VanderSat turns satellite-derived climate data into valuable soil moisture information across all sectors. Whether you operate regionally, nationally or globally. VanderSat provides the highest resolution, cost-effective and information-rich soil moisture data in the world. With daily observations you can make better, more informed decisions at any scale - whether you are monitoring crops, predicting the weather, performing predictive analysis, or preventing forest fires.

SkinVision is an awareness and tracking solution that supports individuals with the early recognition of melanoma, squamous cell carcinoma, basal cell carcinoma and precancerous actinic keratosis. SkinVision is the first certified skin cancer application globally based on extensive clinical trials in partnership with the university clinic of Ludwig Maximilian University (LMU) in Munich in 2013, published in the JEADV in 2014. The company has built up a customer portfolio of 1,200,000 users globally and a database of 3,5 million pictures of suspicious skin conditions.

Sama provides data annotation services for machine learning, specializing in image, video, and sensor data. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in San Francisco, the company also has locations in various countries including Brazil, Canada, the Netherlands, Kenya, Uganda, and Singapore. Sama's offerings include automated annotation solutions such as sensor fusions, bounding boxes, semantic segmentation, and video object training, which enhance the efficiency and accuracy of data processing. The company caters to diverse sectors, including transportation, retail, healthcare, manufacturing, and agriculture, and has established partnerships with prominent organizations like Walmart, Google, and Nvidia. By delivering high-quality training data, Sama supports the development of reliable machine learning models for its clients.

Black Bear Carbon BV specializes in converting waste tires into carbon black and green energy, operating primarily in the Netherlands and internationally. Founded in 2010 and based in Nederweert, the company utilizes a circular economy model to transform end-of-life tires into sustainable products. Its carbon black, a form of elemental carbon produced through controlled pyrolysis and partial combustion, is employed in various applications, including tires, technical rubber products, plastics, and paints. Additionally, Black Bear Carbon powers its tire shredding operations with electricity generated on-site, while also supplying excess energy to local industries and grids. By providing a renewable resource that reduces reliance on oil and lowers carbon dioxide emissions, the company promotes environmentally friendly practices in the manufacturing sector.

GoodFuels B.V. engages in the storage, trading, and distribution of oil and oil-related products. The company was founded in 2015 and is based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. As of January 6, 2020, GoodFuels B.V. operates as a subsidiary of Finco Fuel Holding B.V.

TheSocialMedwork BV is a Netherlands-based company that facilitates access to approved medicines through its online platform. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Amsterdam, the company focuses on managing the sourcing, delivery, and access of medications to patients worldwide. It offers a range of medicines for various diseases, including oncology, neurology, dermatology, hepatology, infectiology, pulmonology, and rheumatology. Patients can obtain prescriptions from their treating doctors and subsequently order their medications online, thereby improving the speed at which they can access essential treatments, especially in regions where these medicines may not be readily available.

Marqt B.V. is a supermarket operator based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The company runs a chain of supermarkets that provide a variety of products, including fruits, vegetables, bread, meat, and dairy. Marqt is focused on delivering quality food items to its customers, emphasizing fresh and sustainable options within its offerings.

Bomberbot is a digital learning platform based in Amsterdam, Netherlands, that focuses on teaching children coding and computational thinking through an engaging online game. Founded in 2014 and now a subsidiary of Coderise, Bomberbot aims to provide accessible programming education to children globally. The platform, developed by Studio Krok, utilizes a fun and visual approach to introduce programming concepts, allowing players to solve logic-based puzzles using visual programming blocks. By promoting creativity and critical thinking, Bomberbot enables children to acquire essential digital skills while enjoying the process of learning.

Operator of an employee engagement platform intended to help companies engage their employees in social impact, diversity and inclusion and wellbeing initiatives. The company offers a variety of features to help companies manage their employee engagement programs, including event management, gamification and impact tracking, enabling clients to improve employee engagement and morale and achieve their sustainability goals.

Afval Loont specializes in waste management. It is based in the Netherlands.

Taxi Electric offers taxi services in electric cars. It is based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.