NV NOM
Government fundGroningen · Seed–Growth · 27 people tracked
Investment thesis
NOM is the regional development and investment agency for the northern Netherlands (Drenthe, Fryslân, Groningen), working for over fifty years to sustainably strengthen the regional economy. It supports entrepreneurs with financing, knowledge and connections, invests in promising startups and scale-ups, helps companies expand internationally, and attracts innovative businesses to the region. NOM focuses on sectors where the region can make a difference: energy, green chemistry, agrifood, water technology, life sciences & health, high tech and maritime. It aims for a circular, sustainable, healthy and smart region. NOM is one of nine Regional Development Agencies forming ROM-Nederland, collectively the country's largest venture capital investor.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 27 people
from the firm's websiteWhat they invest in
from 75 of 109 portfolio companiesCleantech ×26Hardware ×25New Materials ×15Advanced Manufacturing ×11Circular Economy ×11Climate Tech ×8Energy ×8Healthtech ×8
HQs:Netherlands×55Germany×1European Union×1United States×1
Investments · 109 tracked
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ConsumerGaming
Aqua Color Sensors designs and manufactures robust water-quality sensors and provides an integrated hardware and software solution for monitoring and controlling water treatment processes, with local or cloud-based data storage.
CleantechHardwareIoTLeeuwarden, NL
Arches Capital is a €22M pre-seed venture fund that invests alongside a network of 100+ angel investors, writing tickets of €250K–€1M as the first cheque in B2B software startups.
Enterprise SoftwareSaaS
Avantium develops innovative plant-based materials designed to replace fossil fuel-derived chemicals and advance the transition to a circular economy.
Circular EconomyCleantechNew MaterialsNetherlands, NL
Co-investorsAster CapitalCapricorn Venture PartnersPMVSignet Healthcare PartnersSofinnova Partners
Avoxt develops membraneless electrolyser cell and stack technology to produce green hydrogen at lower cost, targeting improved energy efficiency and reduced maintenance compared with traditional electrolysers.
CleantechEnergyHardware
Berk Partners is a Dutch private equity fund that invests in profitable small and mid-sized companies in the Netherlands, providing capital, expertise, and support to accelerate organic and acquisition-driven growth.
Sector Agnostic
BioBTX develops ICCP technology that converts end-of-life plastic waste and biomass into renewable aromatics (benzene, toluene, and xylenes) for use as drop-in chemical building blocks in the chemical industry.
Circular EconomyCleantechNew MaterialsDelfzijl, NL
Co-investorsInfinity Recycling
BioPrex Medical develops permanent antimicrobial coatings for biomedical devices, using immobilized biocidal quaternary ammonium compounds (QACs) that kill bacteria on contact without leaching into body fluids.
BiotechMedical DevicesNew Materials
Boer & Chef is a Dutch wholesaler and short-supply-chain operator connecting local farmers with chefs, delivering fresh regional products along with pre-cut and ready-to-use ingredients from its own vegetable-cutting and production kitchen.
B2B MarketplacesFoodTechLogistics & Supply Chain
Bosma Logistiek is a family-owned logistics company based in Heerenveen that provides transport, storage, handling, and value-added logistics (VAL) services.
Logistics & Supply ChainHeerenveen, NL
Build4Performance builds high-end racing simulator hardware for F1 and GT driving, featuring motion platforms with legs that move 150mm to simulate racing forces, a carbon-fiber seat, and a five-point harness.
GamingHardwareSports Tech
Carduso Capital is a venture capital firm that invests in science-based startups.
Groningen, NL
ChainCraft uses non-GMO fermentation (chain elongation) technology to upcycle organic food residues into bio-based fatty acids, offering alternatives to fossil and palm oil-based chemicals.
Circular EconomyCleantechNew Materials
Co-investorsSHIFT Invest
Cobalt Water Global develops AI/ML-powered software platforms to help water utilities and industrial operators account for, reduce, and monitor greenhouse gas emissions from wastewater treatment processes.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechClimate TechBrooklyn, US
Jose Porro(Founder and CEO)
Co-investorsTechstars
Composite Machinery B.V. designs, produces, and installs machinery for filament winding and pultrusion production lines, offering standard to fully customized equipment built with European brand components.
Advanced ManufacturingHardwareNew Materials
Cottonwood Technology Fund is an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in patent-based hard science and deep tech startups.
Co-investorsSun Mountain Capital
Delphinium is a contract research organization (CRO) that runs early-phase and Phase 1 clinical studies, using an in-house research clinic, pharmacy, and the ClinSpark e-source/EDC system for real-time data capture.
BiotechDigital HealthHealthtechGroningen, NL
Drenth Holland custom-designs and manufactures metal and synthetic industrial wire mesh, filter cloth, architectural wire mesh, and technical weaves.
Advanced ManufacturingHardwareNew MaterialsOude Pekela, NL
Pieter Piersma(Managing Director)
Econowind builds VentoFoil wind-assisted ship propulsion units that help shipowners cut fuel consumption, reduce emissions and meet compliance requirements.
CleantechHardwareMobility & Transportation
Elzinga & van der Krieke (EVDK) offers integral product realization services including mold building and industrialization using plastic (kunststof) production techniques.
Advanced ManufacturingHardwareNew Materials
Equinox Ocean Turbines develops the Mobula 5, an ocean turbine prototype that has completed open-water testing.
CleantechEnergyHardware
ExxFire builds PFAS-free fire detection and suppression systems that use non-pressurized nitrogen gas generated from a solid chemical block to protect small enclosures such as server racks, electrical cabinets, and power distribution units.
CleantechDeep TechHardwareNoordwijk-Binnen, NL
Fittar is a platform that builds white-label personal health apps for influencers, athletes, and brands, featuring an AI WhatsApp coach, camera-based interactive workouts, nutrition guidance, mindfulness sessions, and progress insights.
Digital HealthSaaSWellness & Fitness
The page provides only contact and location information for Flixit, with offices in Groningen, Amsterdam, and Antwerp.
Groningen, NL
Frisian Motors is a Dutch manufacturer of fully electric transport vehicles, including quads and multi-passenger utility transporters (the Leffert and Volmer series) designed for rough terrain, beach, forest and indoor use.
Advanced ManufacturingCleantechMobility & Transportation
Future Food Fund is an early-stage venture capital investor focused on food and agriculture technology companies working on sustainable food systems, climate-adaptive agriculture, resilient supply chains, and bio-based or circular food solutions.
AgTechFoodTechImpact & Social Good
Future Tech Ventures is an early-stage investment firm that provides risk capital and strategic support to high-tech startups, focusing on ventures at low technology-readiness levels (TRL 3 to 6).
Get There is an IT consultancy and staffing provider founded in 1999 that supplies certified ICT professionals — including Java and Microsoft engineers, information analysts, and data/BI consultants — to SMEs, government, and semi-government organizations.
Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkLeek, NL
Harkboot.nl removes unwanted rooted aquatic plants using a raking (harking) method that requires less frequent treatment than mowing and causes minimal damage to flora and fauna.
CleantechClimate Tech
Holland Capital is an independent Dutch private equity and growth investment firm that provides growth financing and buy-out capital, with hands-on support, to companies in the Benelux and Germany.
Sector AgnosticAmsterdam, NL
Co-investorsBOM
Implican is developing a patented anastomotic device that uses two compression rings to fixate bowel walls during colorectal surgery, aiming to achieve primary wound healing and reduce anastomotic leakage.
HardwareHealthtechMedical Devices
Rik Kielman(Chief Executive Officer (CEO))Ivo Kooijman(Chief Technology Officer (CTO))Klaas Havenga(Chief Medical Officer (CMO))
Based on the limited page content, the company appears to offer a modular hardware product designed to reduce physical strain and repetitive hand movements.
Hardware
Nedmag produces magnesium and calcium salts — including magnesium chloride, calcium chloride, magnesium hydroxide and high-purity magnesium oxide — for applications in agriculture, food, environment, energy drilling fluids, health and wellness, industry, road safety and refractory materials.
Advanced ManufacturingFoodTechNew Materials
Paques Biomaterials develops Caleyda®, a naturally biodegradable biopolymer (PHA) produced by microbes from organic residual streams as an alternative to fossil-based plastic.
BiotechCircular EconomyNew MaterialsEmmen, NL
Platform Groen Gas is a Dutch industry coalition working to produce 2 billion cubic meters of green gas (a renewable, circular alternative to natural gas) in the Netherlands by 2030, and it provides knowledge and support to organizations considering green gas production.
Circular EconomyCleantechEnergy
BORA develops cooktop extractor systems, steam ovens, refrigeration units, lighting, and vacuum sealers for high-end residential kitchens.
ConsumerHardware
Recell converts cellulosic waste — such as fibers from water treatment plant screens and other cellulosic feedstock — into sustainable industrial fibers and high-purity industrial sugars used for building materials, green chemicals, biopolymers, and advanced biofuels.
Circular EconomyCleantechNew Materials
REDstack develops membrane and electrodialysis technology used to remove salt, capture CO₂ from alkaline solutions, and recover resources such as nitrogen and phosphorus.
Circular EconomyCleantechClimate Tech
Co-investorsPureTerra Ventures
Reyedar develops an AI-powered eye tracking system that detects biomarkers of neurological and visual health conditions such as glaucoma and Parkinson's disease through automated oculomotor testing.
AI & Machine LearningHealthtechMedical Devices
Camiel van Vught(Founder)in
Co-investorsCottonwood Technology Fund
Scura builds a counter-drone defense system that uses onboard EO/IR sensors and multiple re-stageable effectors to detect and neutralize uncrewed aerial threats.
Deep TechDefense TechHardware
SeaQurrent develops the TidalKite, a patented multi-wing underwater kite system that harvests tidal energy to provide low-cost, continuous baseload renewable power to the electricity grid.
CleantechClimate TechEnergyDrachten, NL
Youri Wentzel(Founder)
Seaweedland develops large-scale controlled land-based seaweed cultivation using saline agriculture to produce seaweed for human food and cattle feed, including the red seaweed Asparagopsis used to reduce methane emissions from cows.
AgTechClimate TechFoodTechHeerhugowaard, NL
Sencure designs integrated biosensor chips for wearable health monitoring and medical devices, offering signal processing and electrophysiology expertise.
BiotechHardwareHealthtechMedical Devices
Co-investorsCottonwood Technology Fund
Shift Invest is an early-stage venture investor focused on climate and nature, backing and supporting impact entrepreneurs to help them scale.
Climate TechImpact & Social Good
Co-investorsBOM
ShineFusion develops fusion energy technology, pursuing a step-by-step commercialization approach that generates revenue from intermediate applications to fund progress toward clean fusion power.
CleantechDeep TechEnergy
Co-investorsKoch Disruptive TechnologiesNucleation Capital
Co-investorsRound2 Capital PartnersValue Creation Capital
Spark Narrowcasting provides a digital signage (narrowcasting) platform that lets organizations centrally manage screens and display targeted, up-to-date content per location, room, or department for internal and external communication.
AdTechEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Spectromarine builds an optical sensor system (SM One) that continuously monitors biofouling-relevant water quality indicators such as chlorophyll, phycocyanin, dissolved organic matter and turbidity, integrating with SCADA and PLC historian systems to detect biological instability early.
CleantechHardwareIoT
Gatis Tunēns(CTO (Chief Engineer))Ģirts Ozoliņš(CEO)Aleksejs Zolotarjovs(COO)
Staxxer provides software and expert services that automate bookkeeping, VAT, and EPR compliance for e-commerce sellers, including VAT registration and One Stop Shop declarations across EU countries.
E-commerceFintechSaaS
SusPhos develops a phosphate recovery technology that converts phosphate-rich waste such as sewage sludge ash into commercial products including green alternatives for fertilisers and cement.
Circular EconomyCleantechNew Materials
Co-investorsSHIFT Invest
Sustainder makes smart, Dutch-produced street lighting fixtures with built-in connectivity, open hardware, an open API, and swappable sensor cassettes, positioning municipal lighting networks as infrastructure for smart cities.
CleantechHardwareIoT
Swipe4Work is a Dutch job-search mobile app that lets job seekers find and apply to positions by swiping, matching candidates to vacancies based on their skills and traits without a CV or cover letter.
Future of WorkHR TechMarketplaces
Technologies Added operates a shared "Smart Factory" in Emmen, Netherlands, offering collaborative contract manufacturing and assembly services—including in-house electronics production and smart logistics—for OEM companies and hardware startups.
Advanced ManufacturingHardwareLogistics & Supply ChainEmmen, NL
Termanox develops a sustainable cooling water treatment based on a biodegradable film-forming product (Blueterm®) that combats micro and macro fouling while reducing traditional chemical use by more than 95%.
CleantechClimate TechNew Materials
The Imagineers builds geospatial engagement and visualization software (GIS, data analysis, and 2D/3D/360° visualizations) for renewable energy and area development projects.
CleantechGovTechSaaS
TRACER is a contract research organization (CRO) that runs Phase 0 first-in-human clinical trials using nuclear and optical molecular imaging, labeling drug developers' compounds (antibodies, small molecules, peptides, nanoparticles, proteins) with fluorescent dyes or radionuclides.
BiotechDigital HealthMedical Devices
Tryptomera sells natural pest control products for use in and around the home, using beneficial nematodes and predatory mites to combat pests such as fungus gnats, thrips, blood lice, spider mites, and clothing/flour moths.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerce
Vector Machines manufactures its own autonomous, electric mowing vehicle equipped with lidar for obstacle detection, and imports various brands of radio-controlled and autonomous mowing machines.
AgTechHardwareRobotics
Well Engineering Partners (WEP) provides well engineering, drilling supervision, project management, and consultancy services across the full well lifecycle, from feasibility studies to well abandonment.
Deep TechEnergyHoogeveen, NL
Wiertsema & Partners provides geotechnical and environmental site investigation, monitoring, laboratory testing, and advisory services for construction and infrastructure projects on land, inland waters, and offshore.
CleantechConstruction Tech
Wireless Value develops wireless sensor and measurement systems that let companies monitor and optimize processes with real-time data.
AgTechHardwareIoT
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesCottonwood · idahocountyfreepress.com · Aug 19, 2026
Lumo Labs · lumolabs.io · May 7, 2026
Holland Capital · businessinsider.com · Jan 30, 2026
Sencure · sencure.com · Mar 11, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has NV NOM made?
- NV NOM has 109 tracked investments.
- What stage does NV NOM invest at?
- NV NOM invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Growth stages.
- What sectors does NV NOM focus on?
- NV NOM focuses on AgTech, Biotech, Cleantech, Cloud Computing, Deep Tech, Energy, FoodTech, Hardware, Healthtech, New Materials, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is NV NOM located?
- NV NOM is headquartered in Groningen, NL.
- Who does NV NOM co-invest with?
- NV NOM most often shares deals with BOM, Cottonwood Technology Fund, SHIFT Invest, among 15 tracked co-investors.
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