How many investments has DeepTechXL made?

DeepTechXL has 10 tracked investments.

What stage does DeepTechXL invest at?

DeepTechXL invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C stages.

What is DeepTechXL's typical check size?

DeepTechXL typically writes checks of $108K – $2.2M.

Where is DeepTechXL located?

DeepTechXL is headquartered in Eindhoven, NL.

Does DeepTechXL lead rounds?

Yes, DeepTechXL leads investment rounds.

Who does DeepTechXL co-invest with?

DeepTechXL most often shares deals with Cottonwood Technology Fund, BOM, HighTechXL, among 4 tracked co-investors.

DeepTechXL

Venture capital

Eindhoven · Pre-Seed–Series C · 16 people tracked

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Investment thesis

DeepTechXL believes that transformative companies require both cutting-edge technology and exceptional teams. The firm seeks investments combining innovative technologies that provide structural competitive advantages with founders and teams possessing rare combinations of ambition, complementary skills, and entrepreneurial drive. Success hinges on talented people effectively executing novel technologies to create lasting industry impact.

Invests inCybersecurity Deep Tech Energy Hardware Healthtech Semiconductors Europe Netherlands

Source: firm website, verified Aug 7, 2026.

Stage

Pre-Seed–Series C

Check

$108K – $2.2M

Eindhoven, NL

Leads rounds

Leads

Instruments

Equity

Founded

2022

Tracked investments

Team · 16 people

from the firm's website & public directories

Teska van Vuren· Managing Partner· Eindhoven, Netherlandsin 𝕏

Brings 30 years of experience as a partner at NautaDutilh, with expertise in M&A, joint ventures, private equity transactions, restructuring and corporate governance.

Guus Frericks· Managing Partner· Eindhoven, Netherlandsin 𝕏

Guus Frericks is a serial ecosystem builder and fund manager who architects Eindhoven’s deep‑tech infrastructure and orchestrates coalitions of corporates, pension funds, regional agencies and family offices for national projects.

Sebastiaan Ranner· Partner

A seasoned investment professional with 25 years in global private equity, infrastructure and impact investing, having managed EUR 14 billion in fund investments across Europe and North America for Dutch pension funds.

Soukaina Adnane-Murphy· Investment Manager

A technology entrepreneur with over 12 years of experience, an engineering master's and an INSEAD MBA, who founded Onera Health and advocates for diversity among investors.

Bart Lugard· Investment Manager· Netherlandsin

Has over 12 years of VC investment experience across a US-listed fund, a regional development company and early-stage VC, with a background in technology and energy.

Hessel Mittelmeijer· Investment Manager· Eindhoven, Netherlandsin

An entrepreneur and finance/investment expert, previously a portfolio manager at HighTechXL and project leader at Vanderlande Industries.

Toam Jaber· Investment Manager· Eindhoven, Netherlandsin 𝕏

As HighTechXL Program Director she built the structure of a deep-tech venture-building program, supporting 40 venture teams and contributing to 18 investments.

Joel George· Analyst

Holds a master's in Astronomy & Astrophysics and applies an analytical, data-driven approach to identifying and evaluating frontier ventures.

Joos Kat· Analyst

Holds a bachelor's in Industrial Design and a master's in Innovation Management from Eindhoven University of Technology, and co-founded BOOST, a student innovation fund supporting early-stage teams.

Lin Zhu· Analyst

Passionate about tech-driven startups, she previously led startup engagement at Yili and worked at StartLife, Innovation Industries, Flagship Pioneering and Harvard tech transfer; holds a PhD in biology with postdoctoral research at Harvard Medical School.

Matthieu Mutz· Technology Officer

A deep-tech entrepreneur with an engineering background and 20 years of experience developing disruptive technologies.

Wouter Folkers· Chief Legal Officer

A legal professional with nearly 15 years of experience as a law firm lawyer and in in-house roles, covering corporate law, financial services regulation, venture capital, fintech and data privacy.

Ronald Maurer· Valuation Committee Chairman· Netherlandsin

Has more than 30 years of investment experience in VC, PE and corporate M&A across early-stage to growth stages, and serves as an investment committee member.

Ronald Meersschaert· Finance and Control· Netherlandsin 𝕏

Brings 35 years as a financial professional and VC/PE investor, starting as a CPA at Deloitte and later spending 15 years as a partner at Ramphastos Investments, with expertise in dealmaking and portfolio management.

Stephane Mutz· Technology Officer· Caen, Francein

Has 25 years of experience developing patented deep-tech innovations and bringing them to market, formerly at Philips, NXP and Apple, and as a deep-tech startup entrepreneur.

Yvonne Boesten· Netherlandsin 𝕏

What they invest in

from 10 of 11 portfolio companies

Deep Tech ×6Hardware ×6Advanced Manufacturing ×2Healthtech ×2IoT ×2Quantum Computing ×2AI & Machine Learning ×1Cybersecurity ×1

HQs:Netherlands×6

Investments · 11 tracked

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Delft Circuitsdelft-circuits.com in

Delft Circuits builds Cri/oFlex superconducting cabling that replaces conventional wiring inside cryostats, offering higher channel density and lower thermal load as quantum I/O infrastructure.

Deep TechHardwareQuantum ComputingDelft, NL

Gilberttechnologiesgilberttechnologies.eu in

Gilbert is developing a soft mist inhaler ("Smart Precision Inhaler") based on proprietary electrospray (Electro Hydrodynamic Atomization) technology for more precise pulmonary delivery of inhaled treatments for difficult-to-treat lung conditions.

Deep TechHealthtechMedical Devices

inPhocalinphocal.com in

inPhocal develops laser marking systems for marking products, particularly in food and beverage manufacturing.

Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardwareEindhoven, NL

Robert van Tankeren(CEO)

Co-investorsBOM Cottonwood Technology Fund HighTechXL

Keironkeirontechnologies.com in

Keiron Technologies develops LiFT, a digital solder paste printing technology for electronics assembly that eliminates traditional stencil and jet printing, enabling high-precision contactless deposition for electronics manufacturers.

Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardware

Paul Rooimans(CEO)John Willems(COO)Richard van Lieshout(CTO)

Co-investorsCottonwood Technology Fund FORWARD.one Invest-NL

Keironkeiron.fit in

Keiron Interactive designs and develops immersive products and services using virtual, augmented and mixed reality along with gamification, handling projects from ideation and concept to development and business modeling.

GamingHealthtechWellness & Fitness

Co-investorsLVenture Group Cottonwood Technology Fund Invest-NL

Listenalphabeatslistenalphabeats.com

Microalignmicroalign.nl in

MicroAlign manufactures fiber arrays with actively aligned fiber cores to achieve high pitch accuracy and low-loss coupling between optical fibers and photonic integrated chips.

Deep TechHardwareQuantum ComputingEindhoven, NL

Simone Cardarelli(CEO)

Co-investorsPhotonVentures

Sandgrainsandgrain.eu in

SandGrain builds CyberRock, an IoT security platform based on an immutable hardware token, certificate-free architecture, and cloud infrastructure that provides post-quantum-resilient authentication and device lifecycle management.

CybersecurityHardwareIoT

Co-investorsInnovation Industries

Senergeticssenergetics.ai in

Senergetics offers an asset monitoring system for process industries, combining the I-tiQ hardware sensor, the SentreQ cloud platform with AI analytics, and Sen-AID services for insulation performance scanning, corrosion-under-insulation detection, and real-time leak detection.

AI & Machine LearningEnergyIoT

Superlightphotonicssuperlightphotonics.com in

SuperLight Photonics develops supercontinuum generation lasers (wideband laser light sources) based on Photonic-IC technology, including portable and battery-operated models for applications such as Optical Coherence Tomography, metrology, spectroscopy and microscopy.

Deep TechHardwareEnschede, NL

Vistravistra.com 𝕏

Vistra provides corporate services, fund administration, and private client solutions to help businesses with incorporation, entity management, cross-border tax and accounting, payroll, HR, and international expansion.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechLegalTech

Portfolio news

latest coverage across their companies

N24 | Keiron Secures 20.7 Million Euros for Advanced Manufacturin

Keiron · n24.com.tr · Aug 1, 2026

Eindhoven’s Keiron raises €20.7 million to tackle one of electronics manufacturing’s most expensive problems

Keiron · eu-startups.com · Jul 31, 2026

Frequently asked questions

How many investments has DeepTechXL made?: DeepTechXL has 10 tracked investments.
What stage does DeepTechXL invest at?: DeepTechXL invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C stages.
What is DeepTechXL's typical check size?: DeepTechXL typically writes checks of $108K – $2.2M.
What sectors does DeepTechXL focus on?: DeepTechXL focuses on Cybersecurity, Deep Tech, Energy, Hardware, Healthtech, Semiconductors.
Where is DeepTechXL located?: DeepTechXL is headquartered in Eindhoven, NL.
Does DeepTechXL lead rounds?: Yes, DeepTechXL leads investment rounds.
Who does DeepTechXL co-invest with?: DeepTechXL most often shares deals with Cottonwood Technology Fund, BOM, HighTechXL, among 4 tracked co-investors.

Media · Podcasts & interviews

featuring the team

Guus Frericks (DeepTechXL/HighTechXL) at TU Eindhoven (2018)

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Co-investors · 1

Cottonwood Technology Fund

Cottonwood Technology Fund is an early-stage deep tech venture capital fund investing in patent-based hard science companies in the Southwest US and Northwest Europe.

Both backed · 2

inPhocal Keiron

$1M – $25M

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