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Sonos is a consumer audio company that makes speakers and sound systems; this page presents its product protection offering, which adds extended warranty coverage and accidental damage protection to eligible Sonos products through a provider called Extend.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerHardwareIoTSanta Barbara, US

JMJohn MacFarlane(Founder)Craig Shelburne(Founder)inMichael Giannetto(Executive Officer)PSPatrick SpenceinTCTom Conrad(Chief Executive Officer and President)inTom Cullen(Founder)

Co-investorsHEHeadlineHEHeadline Growth Management, LLCNENextEquity PartnersRERedpoint VenturesINIndex VenturesRERenaissance Technologies

AlixLabs develops ALE (Atomic Layer Etch) technology for semiconductor manufacturing, aiming to make production of ångström-scale semiconductors more accessible, sustainable and affordable.

Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardwareSemiconductorsLund, SE

JSJonas Sundqvist(CEO and Co-Founder)inDSDmitry Suyatin(CSO and Co-Founder)inAKAmin Karimi(CTO and Co-Founder)inSSStefan Svedberg(Co-founder, Chairman of the Board)in

Co-investorsINIndustrifondenNANavigare VenturesALAlmi InvestLULU Innovation

Optics11 Life develops optical fiber-sensing instruments and software platforms that measure mechanical properties of cells, tissues, and biomaterials to accelerate medical research and drug development.

BiotechDeep TechHardwareHealthtechMedical DevicesAmsterdam, NL

Davide Iannuzzi(Founder)inHans Brouwer(Founder)inNiek Rijnveld(CEO)inGrzegorz Gruca(CTO)in

Co-investorsVAValue Creation CapitalEIEindhoven Venture Capital

AddOptics manufactures prescription-correctable lenses for smart eyewear, using a low-pressure thermal resin casting process to embed functional optical components such as dimming films, eye-tracking elements, and waveguides directly into the lens.

Deep TechHardwareNew Materials

Axign develops integrated Class-D audio amplifier modules using digital post-filter feedback and real-time signal processing to suppress distortion and preserve audio fidelity.

Deep TechHardwareSemiconductors

Co-investorsATAtlantic Bridge VenturesINInnovation Industries

Collo provides HOA and condominium management software for Philippine homeowners associations, condo corporations, and property management offices, handling online dues collection, amenity booking, visitor and gate-pass management, maintenance tracking, and financial reporting.

FintechPropTechSaaS

Co-investorsFOFoxmont Capital PartnersSCScale Capital

Collo provides real-time interface detection technology that identifies product loss during changeovers in dairy and food processing plants, enabling operators to reduce waste, recover product, and improve profitability through precision automation control.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDeep TechFoodTechIoTSaaSTampere, FI

Matti JärveläinenTeemu Yli-Hallila

Co-investorsCACapricorn Venture Partners

Driveblocks develops modular autonomy software that enables off-road vehicles to perceive their environment, make decisions, and navigate in complex conditions.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDefense TechRobotics

Dr. Alexander Wischnewski(Chief Executive Officer)Leonhard Hermansdorfer(Chief Technology Officer)Dr. Thomas Herrmann(Head of Deployments)Dr. Felix Nobis(Head of Data & AI)Dr. Tim Stahl(Head of Geometric Perception)

Co-investorsBABayern KapitalRERethink Ventures

Eave provides occupational noise management solutions for businesses in high-noise environments including construction, manufacturing, and food production.

CleantechHardwareHealthtechIoTSaaSBrooklyn, GB

DDDr. David Greenberg(Founder)John Patrick McCambridge(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardCharles Birnbaum(Director)

Co-investorsPEPembroke VCTRIRiverPark VenturesTUTurnberry Investment Group

ECFG is a Netherlands-based investment advisory firm that provides guidance on investment selection, strategy development, and portfolio management, primarily serving individual investors and family offices.

Enterprise SoftwareFintechImpact & Social GoodSector AgnosticEindhoven, NL

HBHans Bloemen(Founder)in

Co-investorsBOBOM

Fibersail builds a retrofittable sensor system that detects small internal damage in wind turbine blades, operating independently of the blade OEM.

CleantechEnergyIoT

Co-investorsRORockstart

FiberUnlimited develops network products and cloud-based management systems for building TCP/IP networks.

CleantechCloud ComputingDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareHardwareIoT

Fizyr develops vision AI technology that integrates with cameras and robots for automated operations in logistics, industrial, and food processing environments.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainRoboticsDelft, NL

Co-investorsVAValue Creation Capital

Knocki makes a tap-gesture sensor that mounts on or under surfaces to control smart home devices and perform various actions through different tap patterns.

HardwareHealthtechInsurTechIoTPropTechAustin, US

Co-investorsTETechstarsVAValue Creation Capital

Helin provides an edge-to-cloud analytics platform for the marine and energy sectors that integrates local AI with centralized data infrastructure to optimize industrial assets.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnergyEnterprise SoftwareIoT

Co-investorsCACapital Mills

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 TechHardwareEindhoven, NL

PRPaul Rooimans(CEO and founder)inJWJohn Willems(COO)inRVRichard van Lieshout(CTO)in

Co-investorsCOCottonwood Technology FundDEDeepTechXLINInvest-NL

Known Medicine develops a predictive engine using AI and patient datasets to identify optimal cancer treatments for individual patients.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtechMedical DevicesSalt Lake City, US

AMAndrea Mazzocchi(Co-founder, PhD)inKSKatie-Rose Skelly(Co-founder, MS)inIan Miller(Senior Automation Engineer)in

Co-investorsY Y CombinatorCOCota CapitalFOForward Venture CapitalSTStartXCACaffeinated CapitalKHKhosla Ventures+4 more

Lionix International develops photonic integrated circuits and hybrid-integrated laser technologies for applications in telecommunications, microwave photonics, biomedical sensing, and space communications.

Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardwareSemiconductorsNetherlands, NL

Co-investorsPHPhotonVenturesOOOost NL

Built its first prototypes with early-stage funding from UNIIQ and was later acquired by Sonos.

Co-investorsUNUNIIQ

Nuventura develops SF₆-free medium voltage gas-insulated switchgear that uses pure dry-air insulation as an alternative to conventional SF₆-based GIS.

CleantechClimate TechEnergyHardware

Co-investorsADADB VenturesFUFuture Energy Ventures

Optics11 develops fiber-optic sensing systems designed for harsh operating environments, providing ultra-sensitive, low-power monitoring of temperature, pressure, strain, and vibration.

Deep TechDefense TechHardwareAmsterdam, NL

GGrzegorz(Technical leadership (Optics11))inHHanneke(Chief People Officer)inDDaniel(Leadership (underwater security))in

Co-investorsJOJoin CapitalSESET VenturesVAValue Creation Capital

Aytac Yilmaz(Founder)Rutil Ozdemir(Founder)Yaiza Gonzalez Garcia(Founder)

Co-investorsUNUNIIQ

Photosynthetic develops submicron-scale 3D printers using volumetric lithography technology for applications in pharmaceutical, agricultural, and aerospace sectors.

Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardwareAmsterdam, NL

Alexander Kostenko(Founder and CEO)

Qualinx produces the QLX3Ax, a low-power digital RF front-end chip for GNSS and IoT applications that supports multiband reception across L1, L2, L5, and L6 bands.

Deep TechHardwareIoTSemiconductors

TTTom Trill(Founder/CEO)inAmir(Co-founder)Hamid(VP of Engineering)

Co-investorsWAWaterman VenturesINInvest-NL

QuantWare designs and manufactures quantum processors (QPUs) for industrial applications.

Deep TechHardwareQuantum ComputingSemiconductorsNetherlands, NL

MRMatt Rijlaarsdam(Co-Founder & CEO)inAlessandro Bruno(Founder)Matthijs Rijlaarsdam(Founder)

Co-investorsGRGraduate EntrepreneurINIn-Q-TelQDQDNL ParticipationsRORotripETETF PartnersINIntel Capital+1 more

QuiX Quantum develops Carina, a room-temperature photonic quantum computer that integrates photon generation, photonic processing, switching, cluster-state generation, detection, and feed-forward control into a deployable system.

Deep TechHardwareQuantum ComputingEnschede, NL

DSDr.-Ing. Stefan Hengesbachin

Co-investorsPHPhotonVentures

Rocsys provides infrastructure software and automation systems for autonomous vehicle fleet charging operations.

AI & Machine LearningCleantechIoTLogistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationRoboticsEindhoven, NL

JVJoost van der Weijde(Founder)in

Co-investorsSESEB Greentech Venture CapitalSUSuperAngel

Sapient Industries provides advanced energy submetering and monitoring systems for commercial and residential properties, helping facility managers track energy consumption, reduce costs, and achieve decarbonization goals.

EnergyEnterprise SoftwareIoTPhiladelphia, US

Martin Koch(CEO, President, Secretary and Treasurer, Director.)

BoardNirmal Roy(Director)Samuel Parks(Director)Paul-Marie Brisson(Director)

Co-investorsPLPlug and Play VenturesSFSfventures Group LLCTETech Square VenturesTHThird SphereBABalnord Sp. z o.o.

Sapient Perception is a physical AI company building a perception layer that combines ultra-high-resolution sensing with intelligent edge processing, using its IGNITE framework to turn sensor data into real-time actionable intelligence.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDefense TechRobotics

AGAnthony Garetto(Chief Executive Officer)inLNLau Nørgaard(Chief Technology Officer)inMMMichael Messerschmidt(Chief Business Officer)in

Co-investorsBABalnord Sp. z o.o.

SenseGlove manufactures wearable haptic gloves that enable users to feel and physically interact with virtual environments, used by enterprises for training and XR applications.

Deep TechEnterprise SoftwareHardwareRoboticsNetherlands, NL

Co-investorsVAValue Creation Capital

Sensorfact offers sensors and a software platform for factories to monitor machine-level electricity, gas, water, and compressed-air usage, machine condition, OEE, and temperature.

Advanced ManufacturingEnergyIoT

PBPieter Broekema(Founder)in

Co-investorsKOKorysSESET VenturesBLBlume Equity

TUSK IC is a fabless semiconductor company that designs mmWave CMOS chips and antenna modules for Ka-band satellite communications, targeting flat-panel antenna development for LEO and MEO constellations.

HardwareSemiconductorsSpace TechAntwerpen, BE

Shailesh Kulkarni(Founder)

Co-investorsMAMatterwave VenturesPMPMV

Villari develops permanently installed wireless sensors that detect fatigue cracks in steel structures, providing continuous monitoring and predictive maintenance data.

Deep TechHardwareIoT

Voltfang integrates battery energy storage systems for industrial and commercial companies, combining commercial and large-scale batteries with an energy management system for load-peak shaving, self-consumption optimization, and intraday power trading.

CleantechEnergyHardwareAachen, DE

ADAfshin Doostdar(CTO)inDODavid Oudsandji(CEO)inRARoman Alberti(CEO)in

Co-investorsAEAENUDADaphniEVEviny VenturesF-F-LOG VenturesPTPT1TETechFounders+2 more

ZuriQ develops quantum computing hardware based on a three-dimensional trapped-ion architecture designed for scalable qubit systems while preserving connectivity and operation fidelity.

Deep TechHardwareQuantum Computing

PHPavel Hrmoin

Co-investorsONOnsight VenturesQAQAI VenturesQUQuantonationSQSquareOneEXExtantia CapitalFIFirst Momentum