What stage does Navus Ventures invest at?

Navus Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Growth stages.

Where is Navus Ventures located?

Navus Ventures is headquartered in Maassluis, NL.

Navus Ventures

Family office

Maassluis · Pre-Seed–Growth · 7 people tracked

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Investment thesis

Navus Ventures backs high-tech companies advancing sustainable transitions in food and energy systems. It focuses on innovative hardware and software solutions with a clear IP element that benefit future generations. As a family-funded VC tied to a family office, it invests both in a typical VC structure and for longer holding periods, supporting long-term development of sustainable businesses. It acts as an active, hands-on shareholder, sharing value, network and operational experience, drawing on the Lely family's history in high-tech product development and market entry of innovations. Its independence lets it respond quickly to change and align with entrepreneurs and co-investors.

Invests inAgTech Cleantech Climate Tech Deep Tech Energy FoodTech Hardware RoboticsGlobalNetherlandsUnited Kingdom

Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.

Stage

Pre-Seed–Growth

Maassluis, NL

Instruments

Equity

Founded

2013

Tracked investments

Team · 7 people

from the firm's website & public directories

Eduard Meijer· CEO· The Hague, South Holland, Netherlandsin

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Lynn Hoendervanger· Investment Manager· Voorschoten, South Holland, Netherlandsin

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Olivier van Holthe tot Echten· Investment Manager

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Morris van Vlijmen· Intern· Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlandsin

Ewoud von Martels· Investment Associate· Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlandsin

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Jaap Zijlstra· COO· The Randstad, Netherlandsin

Jaap Zijlstra is COO at Navus Ventures, a family-owned venture capital firm focused on high-tech and sustainable start-ups and scale-ups in the food and energy sectors, where he sources and executes technology investments and supports portfolio companies. He previously worked in M&A at Rabobank, covering engineering sectors and projects in food and agriculture, media, and financial services, and later established a venture capital unit at Kramp Groep focused on agricultural and logistics technology. He holds a degree in Systems Engineering, Policy Analysis and Management from Delft University of Technology.

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Remco Schoonderwoerd· CFO

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What they invest in

from 1 of 9 portfolio companies

Biotech ×1FoodTech ×1New Materials ×1

Investments · 9 tracked

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Agurotech

Blue Radix

Cosaiccosaic.bioin

Cosaic develops food ingredients, including its Cosaic Neo product, designed to provide creaminess, natural whitening, emulsification, product stability, and clean-label additive replacement across applications such as protein shakes and coffee creamer.

BiotechFoodTechNew Materials

Dab Bio

Farmdroid

The world's best-selling sowing and weeding robot with over 500 robots sold in more than 20 countries across three continents

Fotoniq

Greenhouse coatings for optimal daylight conditions

Gardin

Empowering sustainable horticulture through innovative climate, water and management technology for greenhouses

LGEM

Ridder

Frequently asked questions

What stage does Navus Ventures invest at?: Navus Ventures invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Growth stages.
What sectors does Navus Ventures focus on?: Navus Ventures focuses on AgTech, Cleantech, Climate Tech, Deep Tech, Energy, FoodTech, Hardware, Robotics.
Where is Navus Ventures located?: Navus Ventures is headquartered in Maassluis, NL.

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