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Family officeMaassluis · 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.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
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What they invest in
from 10 of 11 portfolio companiesAgTech ×8Hardware ×5AI & Machine Learning ×3Cleantech ×3Climate Tech ×3FoodTech ×3IoT ×3Robotics ×3
HQs:Netherlands×3Germany×1Denmark×1United Kingdom×1
Investments · 11 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12025 · 22024 · 12023 · 22021 · 17 dated
Agurotech develops and manufactures soil, weather and crop sensors with a companion app that gives farmers real-time field data and irrigation, spraying and crop-management recommendations.
AgTechHardwareIoT
Lilia PlanjyaninJoëlle van den Brandin
Co-investorsRabo Corporate VenturingRabo InvestmentsRabo Ventures
Blue Radix provides autonomous climate and irrigation control systems that automate greenhouse management decisions.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningClimate TechSaaS
Rudolf de Vetten(CPO)in
Cosaic develops ingredient solutions to create resilient food systems that align with consumer preferences.
AgTechBiotechFoodTechNew Materials
Dimitri Zogg(Co-Founder & CTO)inTomas Turner(Co-Founder & CEO)in
Co-investorsKickfundIlluminate Financial
FarmDroid develops an autonomous robot for seeding and weeding in agricultural fields, designed to replace manual labor and traditional equipment for crop cultivation.
AgTechCleantechClimate TechHardwareRoboticsSouthern region of Denmark, DK
Jens Vest Warming(Co-founder)Kristian Warming(Co-founder)inEsben Østergaard(Co-founder)in
Fotoniq produces PAR+, a sprayable coating for greenhouses that diffuses sunlight while maintaining grow light penetration to increase crop yields and reduce operational costs.
AgTechCleantechHardwareNew Materials
Sadiq van Overbeek(Ambassador and co-founder PAR+)inWillem Kesteloo(CEO PAR+ and co-founder)in
Co-investorsIcos Capital
Gardin builds sensors that measure chlorophyll fluorescence to assess plant photosynthetic efficiency in real time, giving commercial growers early stress detection and feedback on lighting, irrigation and climate strategy.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningHardwareIoT
Sumanta Talukdar(Founder)in
Co-investorsLDV CapitalMMC VenturesMolten VenturesOxford Investment Opportunity Network (OION)Nauta Capital
Lgem builds patented tubular photobioreactor (PBR) systems for industrial cultivation of autotrophic algae, offering automated, modular systems ranging from 25 to over 1,000,000 litres.
BiotechCleantechFoodTech
Sander Hazewinkel(Founder & Global Business Development)in
Ridder designs and manufactures technologies for greenhouse and farming operations, offering climate control and robotics solutions to optimize agricultural productivity.
Advanced ManufacturingAgTechClimate TechHardwareIoTRobotics
Frans Nugteren
SAIA develops robotics for automated greenhouse harvesting of crops such as cucumbers, tomatoes, and peppers.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningFoodTechRoboticsEde, NL
Co-investorsCheck24 VenturesOost NLSHIFT Invest
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latest coverage across their companiesBlue Radix · blue-radix.com · Sep 8, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Navus Ventures made?
- Navus Ventures has 11 tracked investments, including 3 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Navus Ventures invest at?
- Navus Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A, 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.
- Who does Navus Ventures co-invest with?
- Navus Ventures most often shares deals with LDV Capital, MMC Ventures, Molten Ventures, among 7 tracked co-investors.
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