SHIFT I

SHIFT Invest is an open-innovation investment platform for companies with the ambition to create sustainability and health impact through food & agri transitions. It provides venture capital alongside knowledge and a broad network through our partners and portfolio companies. With this mix, SHIFT Invest supports ambitious start-up entrepreneurs on their journey to success. SHIFT is a partnership of the Dutch corporate institutions Menzis, Rabobank, TU Delft, Wageningen University of Research and WWF. It was established in 2014 and is based in The Netherlands.

Florentine Fockema Andreae

Partner

Bart Budde

Associate

Koen Hooning

Investment Manager

Bram Ledeboer

Partner

Guus Verhees

Managing Partner

43 past transactions

E-magy

Venture Round in 2021
E-magy is a designer and manufacturer of “nano-sponge” silicon material for advanced lithium-ion batteries. With the material, Li-ion batteries enjoy a 40% capacity increase. E-magy works with partners throughout the global automotive supply chain. The company is located in Broek op Langedijk, The Netherlands.

30MHz

Series B in 2021
We developed ZENSIE. A sensory system that enables you to get a better insight into your surroundings. Use this to unlock hidden potentials in any physical environment and realize higher profit margins or lower asset costs. Increase your productivity and learn how you can reduce overhead. To sum things up: sense more and be better.

Vandebron

Seed Round in 2013
Vandebron is a Netherlands-based startup that arranges for consumers to buy electricity directly from independent producers such as farmers with wind turbines in their fields. It also sells natural gas, though it doesn’t come from independent producers. On Vandebron’s website, producers describe their production operation and consumers choose the length of their contract and who they want to receive their power from. The company was founded in 2013 an dis based in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Changing Health

Seed Round in 2018
Built on a robust base of scientific evidence, our programmes empower people with the tools and knowledge to make lasting lifestyle changes. We’ve combined health coaching rooted in behavioural psychology with engaging digital education, delivering outcomes that stand up to rigorous evaluation. This approach enables healthcare organisations around the world to deliver game-changing support at scale, making the most of scarce time and resources.

Pieter Pot

Series A in 2021
Pieter Pot BV sells groceries and food products through an online portal. The company sells cake, candies, chips, herbs, oil, vinegar, sauces, coffee, tea, syrups, nuts, seeds, dried fruits, breakfast cereals, spreads, baking products, pasta, rice, noodles, personal care, and household products. It also provides glass jar packaging and delivery services. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

OneThird

Seed Round in 2021
Blockchain, Food Loss, Food Waste, Food Tech, Supply Chain, Big Data, Ag Tech, Digitization, AI, Shelf Life Prediction, Quality Assessment, Fresh Produce, Dynamic Routing, UN SDG 12.3, Spectroscopy, Mobile App, and NIR Spectroscopy

The Renewal Workshop

Series A in 2019
The Renewal Workshop partners with the world’s best- loved brands and retailers to renew their “unsellable” returns and excess inventory.

The Renewal Workshop

Series A in 2021
The Renewal Workshop partners with the world’s best- loved brands and retailers to renew their “unsellable” returns and excess inventory.

Pieter Pot

Seed Round in 2020
Pieter Pot BV sells groceries and food products through an online portal. The company sells cake, candies, chips, herbs, oil, vinegar, sauces, coffee, tea, syrups, nuts, seeds, dried fruits, breakfast cereals, spreads, baking products, pasta, rice, noodles, personal care, and household products. It also provides glass jar packaging and delivery services. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

30MHz

Series A in 2019
We developed ZENSIE. A sensory system that enables you to get a better insight into your surroundings. Use this to unlock hidden potentials in any physical environment and realize higher profit margins or lower asset costs. Increase your productivity and learn how you can reduce overhead. To sum things up: sense more and be better.

NutriLeads

Series A in 2017
NutriLeads is an innovative startup that develops nutritional ingredients with demonstrated health effects. NutriLeads aims to catalyze nutritional health innovation in the food industry by partnering with relevant companies to identify promising lead ingredients, develop sustainable and commercially viable production processes, and initiate scientific & clinical programs to substantiate the health effects of these ingredients. Together we will bring the benefits of the proprietary ingredients to patients and consumers.

Solho

Venture Round in 2023
Boosting the transitions towards sustainable food provision In 30 years from now, there will be 2 B more people living in the so-called sun belt region. Agriculture will have to double food production to sustain the global population, with fewer resources and lower environmental impact. No technology exists to achieve this target. They founded SOLHO to bridge this gap. They developed an innovative system called SPRHOUT (Solar-PoweRed Horticultural Off-grid UniT). The SPRHOUT uses Sun and available water sources (e.g., sea or sewage) to generate all the streams required to operate a greenhouse facility: electricity, heating/cooling, fresh water, and CO2.

OTIV

Series A in 2023
Teaching vehicles on rails to drive autonomously.

OMRT

Series A in 2022
OMRT is a parametric design+engineering enterprise that was founded in 2017 by Andreja Andrejevic & Jasper Spiegeler. OMRT digitally enhances the (technical) design process in the AEC industry. OMRT uses sophisticated parametric algorithms that comprise of multiple design+engineering aspects which are levelled to one system that can be linked to a 3D-model. These smart algorithms provide more consistent outcomes, higher calculation speed and visualised outcomes of the parametric simulations. Making communication about design decisions easier and more transparent.

ChainCraft

Series C in 2022
ChainCraft B.V. develops mixed culture fermentation technologies in order to produce sustainable bio-based chemicals. The company focuses to commercialize a platform technology for processing organic waste and agro-food residues to produce sustainable bio-based building blocks for use in paint, plastics, and lubricants, as well as additives in feed, food, and pharma products. Its biotechnological process robustly converts various types of organics through its chain elongation technology into medium chain fatty acids. ChainCraft B.V. was formerly known as Waste2Chemical B.V. The company was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Green Basilisk

Seed Round in 2017
Green Basilisk BV manufactures a self-healing agent that helps to repair concrete by closing the cracks. The company offers healing agent, which transforms any commercially available concrete into a concrete with self-healing properties; self-healing repair mortar mr3, which helps to repair cracks and remedy leaks in concrete structures; and liquid repair system er7, which is a liquid repair solution for small, narrow cracks in concrete that cannot be sealed with a mortar. The company caters to construction industry. The company was founded in 2014 and is based in Delft, the Netherlands.

Kriya Materials

Series A in 2017
Kriya Materials is the innovative developer and manufacturer of various metal oxide nano particles as well as their downstream dispersions and functional coating products thereof. Coatings play an important role in our everyday life, although often not recognized by those who do not master the art. Coatings are a big market and many products fall under this category. Kriya Materials focuses itself on the development and manufacturing of various nano metal oxides which it uses internally for the development and production of very high end coatings. The coatings made by Kriya Materials are applied in a wide range of markets, some examples are the Plasma Panel and LCD industry, from Smartphone to touch panels to glass surfaces.

BYBORRE

Series A in 2020
BYBORRE LABEL offers a material development and production hub, a design studio, and a platform for providing apparel online. The company was founded in 2010 and is based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

BYBORRE

Series B in 2023
BYBORRE LABEL offers a material development and production hub, a design studio, and a platform for providing apparel online. The company was founded in 2010 and is based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Revyve

Seed Round in 2020
FUMI Ingredients B.V. produces novel proteins and ingredients from naturally occurring microorganisms. The company develops novel proteins for high- value applications, such as foams, emulsions, and gels. The company replaces ingredients (such as egg whites) that carry heavy carbon footprint. The company's technology is based on a tailor-made sequence of unit operations through which a vegan alternative to egg-whites is produced. FUMI Ingredients B.V. was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Wageningen, the Netherlands.

Whiffle

Venture Round in 2022
Whiffle B.V. produces weather forecasts and simulations. Its solutions are used for forecast of wind energy and solar irradiance, and dispersion of species through the atmosphere. The company’s simulation tool allows users in an educational setting to conduct their own fine-scale weather simulations. The company was founded in 2015 and is headquartered in Delft, the Netherlands.

Mastiline

Series A in 2016
Mastitis is an inflammation of the mammary gland or udder, which can be caused by bacterial infections or trauma. When bacteria are growing they release metabolites and toxins that stimulate the defence mechanisms in the cow. The inflammation response leads to a migration of white blood cells from the peripheral blood circulation into the udder. The somatic cell count of the milk (SCC) increases from normally 100 000 cells/ml or less to as high as several million.

CEVAP Technology

Seed Round in 2017
CEVAP Technology BV develops and provides water treatment solution applying technology driven by waste heat. The company offers evaporator based prototype that can economically deal with difficult waste-water streams. The company is based in Eindhoven, the Netherlands.

NutriLeads

Seed Round in 2015
NutriLeads is an innovative startup that develops nutritional ingredients with demonstrated health effects. NutriLeads aims to catalyze nutritional health innovation in the food industry by partnering with relevant companies to identify promising lead ingredients, develop sustainable and commercially viable production processes, and initiate scientific & clinical programs to substantiate the health effects of these ingredients. Together we will bring the benefits of the proprietary ingredients to patients and consumers.

Squall

Venture Round in 2015
Squall is a revolutionary new additive that fills two gaping technical holes in the market of existing additives. Conventional additives are mainly surfactant based; this makes the spray deposition more efficient, but has a negative impact on the environment. Most additives have a negative impact on both spray drift and rain fastness. Squall changes the manner in which the spray solution flows. It improves spray deposition compared to surfactant-based additives and at the same time decreases spray drift ánd improves rain fastness. Moreover, Squall is readily biodegradable and easy to implement in pesticide formulations.

Heex Technologies

Seed Round in 2024
Heex Technologies is an early stage startup offering a cloud-based software allowing development teams in autonomous driving to better work on the 1% important situations by focusing on Smart Data management while enjoying a seamless integration and a tailor-made tool for collaboration. With an innovative workflow, we’re directly extracting and processing valuable data over-the-air, turning raw data into small packages of Smart Data, which ultimately facilitates the job of development teams working with smaller and better datasets. We believe that in order to solve the last 1% missing to reach full autonomy for self-driving cars, development teams do not necessarily need more data, they need better data. Heex Technologies was launched in 2019 by Bruno Mendes Da Silva, Etienne Boutan, and Arnaud de La Fortelle. Heex Technologies is headquartered in Paris, France.

volytica diagnostics

Seed Round in 2023
volytica diagnostics GmbH provides Battery Diagnosis as a Service for battery and e-vehicle manufacturers. The company offers design, monitoring, and warranty management services. It serves battery system and vehicle manufacturers, third-party telematic platforms, and risk assessors. The company was founded in 2019 and is based in Dresden, Germany.

E-magy

Series A in 2023
E-magy is a designer and manufacturer of “nano-sponge” silicon material for advanced lithium-ion batteries. With the material, Li-ion batteries enjoy a 40% capacity increase. E-magy works with partners throughout the global automotive supply chain. The company is located in Broek op Langedijk, The Netherlands.

Canopus Drilling Solutions

Seed Round in 2022
Canopus Drilling Solutions offers cutting-edge drilling technology based on jetting and smart subterranean navigation.

Magneto

Seed Round in 2022
Magneto offers a long-term alternative to cooling and heating systems.

OneThird

Seed Round in 2023
Blockchain, Food Loss, Food Waste, Food Tech, Supply Chain, Big Data, Ag Tech, Digitization, AI, Shelf Life Prediction, Quality Assessment, Fresh Produce, Dynamic Routing, UN SDG 12.3, Spectroscopy, Mobile App, and NIR Spectroscopy

Jungle.ai

Series A in 2022
Jungle.ai provides solutions to identify the performance of electrical assets. It serves companies in energy and utilities, and heavy industry sectors. The company was founded in 2016 and is based in Lisbon, Portugal.

NutriLeads

Series B in 2020
NutriLeads is an innovative startup that develops nutritional ingredients with demonstrated health effects. NutriLeads aims to catalyze nutritional health innovation in the food industry by partnering with relevant companies to identify promising lead ingredients, develop sustainable and commercially viable production processes, and initiate scientific & clinical programs to substantiate the health effects of these ingredients. Together we will bring the benefits of the proprietary ingredients to patients and consumers.