Amsterdam · Pre-Seed–Series B · 31 people tracked
Also known as ROCKSTART MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC
Investment thesis
Rockstart backs ambitious, purpose-driven founders working toward a regenerative and sustainable future, focusing on three domains: Energy, AgriFood, and Emerging Technology. It invests from pre-seed through Series B and combines capital with domain-focused, mentor-driven support packages, market introductions, and connections to co-investors. Rather than lecture-style programming, it matches founders with relevant experts and mentors on their key challenges. A global community of mentors, investors, and corporate partners drives commercial partnerships and investor exposure, with corporate initiatives such as Ørsted Propel and the New Energy Challenge helping founders reach markets and leading companies faster.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 25, 2026.
Team · 31 people
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Founder mafia
The Rockstart mafia →13 people who came through Rockstart went on to found or lead other companies.
+ 1 more
What they invest in
from 168 of 296 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×66SaaS ×62Cleantech ×37Energy ×34AgTech ×23Climate Tech ×20FoodTech ×19Enterprise Software ×18
HQs:Netherlands×33Colombia×10Denmark×10Germany×8United Kingdom×7United States×3
Who they back
founder profiles across 90 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×532 founders×313 founders×34+ founders×3
Where their founders studiedfrom 57 founders with education data
Delft University of Technology ×3DTU - Technical University of Denmark ×3KU Leuven ×3University of Oxford ×3Aarhus University ×2Charles University ×2Copenhagen Business School ×2Imperial Business School ×2
Where their founders worked beforefrom 63 founders with career history
Rockstart ×5Habla Grupo Creativo ×2Keybe ×2Prodigio Capital ×2Van Steenbrugge Advocaten ×2Youni Choice ×2
Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program
6 founders hold a PhD · 3 hold an MBA (of 64 with degree data)
Portfolio companies · 296 tracked
alumni founders can tell you what the program is really likeAuthic provides a loyalty API that automatically tracks customer points and rewards across bookings, purchases, and check-ins, integrating directly with existing business systems like POS, e-commerce, and CRM platforms.
Marketing TechRetail TechSaaSWellness & FitnessAmsterdam, NL
Wouter KloostermanLemar Bachtiar
Co-investorsAngelwise
Klimate helps companies implement high-quality carbon removal projects through a combination of scientific expertise, strategic guidance, and a dedicated platform.
CleantechClimate TechEnterprise SoftwareImpact & Social GoodSaaSCopenhagen, DK
Mads Emil Dalsgaard(Founder)Simon Bager(Founder)
Co-investorsEneco VenturesHelen VenturesThe Footprint FirmKickstart InnovationRedstone
Publishizer is a crowdpublishing platform that helps authors validate their book ideas, build reader lists, and secure publishing deals through pre-sales campaigns.
B2B MarketplacesCreator EconomyMarketplacesMedia & EntertainmentSocialAmsterdam, NL
Bethany Marshall(Co-founder, CEO)Guy VincentinLee ConstantineinMartin BrochhausDr. Baucom(Head of Publisher Relations)
Co-investors500 GlobalArches Capital
UNLESS is an AI-native customer success platform built for regulated European enterprises in finance, healthcare, insurance, and related sectors that require full compliance and audit trails.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSAmsterdam, NL
Sander Nagtegaal(Chief Executive Officer)Marcel Panse(Chief Technology Officer)
Co-investorsRiver Venture PartnersGreat Stuff Ventures
123Carbon operates a non-public, blockchain-based registry that issues and assures immutable Emission Allowance Certificates (insets) for carbon reductions across multimodal transport (road, sea, air, rail, barging) and industries such as chemicals, cement, concrete, and steel.
Circular EconomyCleantechClimate Tech
Jeroen van Heiningen(Founder)in
Abastores operates an online grain exchange in Spain that publishes real daily cereal prices from national trading boards and closed transactions.
AgTechB2B MarketplacesFoodTech
Rubén Orihuela(Founder)Carlos García Santacruz(Founder)in
Actable AI provides a data science platform for customers worldwide and runs a partner program with engagement models including independent advisor, alliance partner, implementation partner, reseller, and technology partner.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureSaaSLondon, GB
Trung Huynh(Founder)Trung Huynh, PhD(Founder)in
Co-investorsBegin Capital
Advanced Infrastructure builds energy modelling and geospatial software for the UK power sector, including a Local Area Energy Planning platform used to create city- and household-level digital twins across power, heat, and transport.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechClimate TechData & InfrastructureEnergySaaSCambridge, GB
Suhas(Co-founder & CTO)Lily Cairns Haylor(Co-founder & Head of Product)
Mathis Ben Harira(Founder)in
Agoprene produces high-performing foam from natural materials like seaweed as a sustainable alternative to petroleum-based foam for furniture and other applications.
Circular EconomyCleantechNew Materials
Celine Sandberg(CEO)Eva Malene Stirø(CTO)Knut Klonteig Nielsen(CFO)
Co-investorsFarvatn Venture
Agrex.ai builds AIVIS, an agentic AI video analytics platform that connects to existing CCTV cameras, NVRs, and DVRs to generate real-time business intelligence such as footfall, conversion rates, compliance monitoring, and automated alerts.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Arush Kakkar(Founder)in
Agrirobot develops autonomous safety software for agricultural machines that integrates with existing control systems to enable safe, self-directed operation in the field.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningRobotics
Co-investorsPeblinge VenturesTall Grass Ventures
Aisel builds a clinical operating system for private psychiatric clinics, using six coordinated AI agents to handle intake screening, in-session listening and documentation, billing code derivation, and bidirectional EHR sync.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtech
Augusta Klingsten Peytz(Founder)in
Co-investorsAngel InvestCaesar Ventures
ALTR builds alcohol separation technology, including its Velvet Blade precision system, that lets beverage makers reduce the alcohol content of drinks such as wine while preserving flavor and sensory qualities.
Deep TechFoodTechHardware
Co-investorsAZ Venture Capital Inc.Bluestein VenturesFTW VenturesJoyance PartnersTet Ventures
Another Earth builds an AI-powered platform that generates synthetic Earth Observation data to enable organizations to monitor, simulate, and predict planetary changes.
AI & Machine LearningClimate TechData & InfrastructureDeep Tech
Maya Pindeus(Founder)Felix Geremus(Founder)
Co-investorsWakeUp Capital
Fabio Madrid(Founder)in
Ashutosh Kutumbale(Founder)in
baSeq offers an AI agent network that autonomously orchestrates bioinformatics workflows on raw, multi-modal experimental data, executing analysis steps and generating documentation with scientist approval at each critical decision point.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechEnterprise Software
The site publishes articles about online casinos and casino games, with content focused on the South African market.
Media & Entertainment
Beholder provides AI-powered geological modeling and analysis for mineral and geothermal energy exploration.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningCleantechDeep TechEnergyImpact & Social GoodSpace TechTallinn, EE
Co-investorsBOM
Beyond Weather develops AI-powered long-range weather forecasting models for businesses and NGOs, enabling predictions weeks to months ahead.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningClimate TechEnergyAmsterdam, NL
JannesSem VijverbergSteven
BoardDim Coumou(Professor of Climate Extremes & Societal Risk at VU Amsterdam)
Bia develops a platform for operators of electric vehicle fleets to optimize operations and provide grid services.
EnergyIoTMobility & TransportationSaaS
Co-investorsBStartupEIT Urban Mobility AcceleratorShip2B
Biotic Labs develops biological processes to manufacture bio-based, biodegradable polymers that replace fossil-fuel plastics for industrial and consumer applications.
BiotechCircular EconomyCleantechNew Materials
Co-investorsThe Yield Lab Asia PacificUM6P VenturesThe Yield Lab
Bliro is an AI assistant for sales teams that automates administrative work such as meeting preparation, follow-ups, CRM updates, emails, and note-taking during online and in-person meetings.
AI & Machine LearningSaaSSales TechMunich, DE
Maurice Schweitzer(Founder)
Co-investorsLEA Partners468 Capital
Bright Energy provides battery units, mobile EV charging, smart electric cabinets, and an energy management platform for planning, monitoring, and controlling power on construction sites.
CleantechConstruction TechEnergy
Arne Van Acker(Founder)inLisse Van Acker(Founder)in
Bugbiome develops crop protection products for farmers that aim to work with natural systems.
AgTechBiotechClimate Tech
Dr Alicia Showering(Founder)in
Co-investorsAg Ventures AllianceAgLaunch AcceleratorAvonmore DevelopmentsCambridge Angels group
Co-investorsThe Yield LabThe Yield Lab Europe
CARE International in Zambia is a humanitarian and development organization working since 1992 to address poverty and gender inequality through programs in water, sanitation, health, agriculture, education, and social protection.
AgTechHealthtechImpact & Social GoodLusaka, ZM
Co-investorsBongoHiveAngel InvestCaesar Ventures
Co-investorsGreat Stuff Ventures
Circular IQ offers a software platform for measuring and reporting circular economy performance, including support for the WBCSD Circular Transition Indicators (CTI) and ESRS E5 compliance.
Circular EconomyClimate TechSaaS
Roy Vercoulen(Founder)in
Co-investorsShamrock Ventures
Complex Earth is a software studio that builds and configures assessment, planning, and implementation tools across the nature-risk lifecycle, using spatial and satellite data, LiDAR, and ecosystem science to map nature-related exposure and design nature-based solutions.
CleantechClimate TechSaaS
Crownstone develops indoor positioning systems that enable businesses to locate people and assets within buildings with high accuracy.
Deep TechEnterprise SoftwareHardwareIoTRotterdam, NL
Peet van Tooren(CTO)
Currentt makes a locally-operating home energy management device and app that measures and controls electricity use directly from the meter cabinet, coordinating solar power with appliances such as heat pumps and boilers to cut energy costs.
CleantechEnergyIoTLeiden, NL
Koen Mulders(Founder)
Datawifi provides a WiFi-based platform that turns network connectivity into business intelligence, including an AI-powered captive portal (SmartWiFi) for user identification and marketing, a location analytics tool (FlowMetrics) for foot-traffic and movement insights in physical spaces, and internet access control (SmartFilter).
AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechRetail Tech
Maria Claudia Osorio Piedrahita(Founder)in
Datup connects a company's internal data with over 200 external variables (such as inflation and weather) to generate demand forecasts, automated purchasing recommendations, and inventory optimization.
AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS
Paola Serna(Founder)in
Decameal produces marine protein and shell ingredients from European green (shore) crab harvested along the Danish coastline, using invasive-species removal as an input.
AgTechCircular EconomyNew Materials
Leander Hessner(Founder)in
Deepentix converts unstructured documents into a verifiable Claim Graph that produces answers with paragraph-level citations and immutable provenance trails for EU-AI-Act compliance.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechEnterprise Software
Company where Hubert Penn serves as CCO.
Dexter Energy develops software services that provide power and price forecasts for the short-term trading cycle, serving renewable energy companies and power traders.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechEnergy
Co-investorsETF PartnersNewionMirova
DoqCheck helps food manufacturers improve quality management, safety, and compliance through AI-powered automation tools.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningFoodTechSaaS
Weixin Huang(CEO)Miguel Castillo(CPO)Teun Kromwijk(CTO)
EW2Health operates a predictive behavioral platform designed to improve adherence and sustainability in GLP-1 therapy by monitoring patients, flagging health risks, and integrating care across pharmaceutical, clinical, and lifestyle partners.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechSaaSWellness & Fitness
RenatoJ'Amy
Co-investorsGener8tor
Ecomm-App provides software for small businesses and entrepreneurs to automatically invoice sales, control inventory in real time, and manage and analyze their operations.
E-commerceRetail TechSaaS
Diego Oppenheim(Founder)in
Eddy Grid uses smart algorithms to optimize batteries, solar panels, and wind turbines, and acts as an energy supplier that balances the grid through customers' connections.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechEnergyUtrecht, NL
Jasper Cramwinckel(Founder)Maxim Sprey(Founder)
Co-investorsVolve Capital
eDRV provides backend software and APIs for EV charging network operators to manage charging stations and sessions using OCPP, OCPI, and ISO-15118 protocols.
AI & Machine LearningEnergyIoTMobility & TransportationSaaS
Bhaskar Deol(Co-founder, CEO)Rupul Safaya(Co-founder, CTO)
Co-investorsAutomotive Ventures Mobility
Eevi is an AI-powered language learning platform that uses real-time voice conversations to help learners build speaking fluency, with a personalized curriculum based on academic frameworks and progress tracking.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerEdTech
Filemon Schöffer(Founder)in
eFriends operates a platform that enables households to generate, share, and trade renewable electricity in real-time, facilitating peer-to-peer energy distribution.
CleantechEnergyImpact & Social GoodMarketplacesNappersdorf, AT
Matthias Katt(Geschäftsführer, Initiator, Founder)Klara Dimmel(Geschäftsführerin, Co-Founder)Fritz Dimmel(Senior Software Consultant, Co-Founder)Gerd Bader(Co-Founder)
Co-investorsVERBUND X Ventures
THIC is an alternative chocolate made from upcycled ingredients including brewer's spent grain and cacao shells, designed for both consumer and industrial baking applications.
Circular EconomyClimate TechFoodTechCopenhagen, DK
Max Bogenmann(Co-founder)Christian Bach(Co-founder)Matthew Orlando(Co-founder)
Co-investorsNordic Foodtech VC
Enyday offers an app and automated platform for operating energy communities, managing shared solar installations across multiple homes and calculating hourly, individual electricity bills based on variable prices and tariffs.
CleantechEnergyPropTech
Christopher Tolstrup Rasmussen(Founder)in
EtOH Spirits develops patented ultrasonic barrel-aging technology that combines ultrasound, controlled heat, and oxygenation to accelerate the maturation of whisky, rum, and other aged spirits from years to days.
Deep TechFoodTechHardware
Tobias Emil Jensen(Founder)inAleksander Byzdra(Founder)in
Beyond Leather Materials transforms apple waste from juice and cider production into a premium upcycled material called Leap, positioning it as an alternative to traditional and synthetic leather for use across industries.
Circular EconomyClimate TechNew MaterialsHerlev, DK
Factcil provides an AI-based platform for managing suppliers, automating vendor onboarding, document verification, and centralized payments to local and international providers.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS
Nicolás Rojas(Founder)in
Fibersail builds a retrofittable sensor system that detects small internal damage in wind turbine blades, operating independently of the blade OEM.
CleantechEnergyIoT
Co-investorsFORWARD.one
Fimo Health develops a mobile app for patients with chronic diseases that combines disease-specific learning with symptom tracking to help users manage their condition and improve quality of life.
Digital HealthHealthtech
Co-investorsKickstart Innovation
Andrew Petrov(Founder)in
FlexiDAO provides data, software, and advisory services for managing, trading, and reporting on renewable energy portfolios, helping customers assess climate-related risks and pursue carbon-aware procurement.
CleantechData & InfrastructureEnergySaaSAmsterdam, NL
Grzegorz Bytniewski(Founder)in
Co-investorsEIT InnoEnergyElewitSET Ventures
FloVision Solutions develops AI-powered analytics technology to optimize food production processes, reduce waste, and improve yield and quality across the food industry.
Advanced ManufacturingAgTechAI & Machine LearningFoodTech
Co-investorsElevate VenturesSerra Ventures
South Bend, US
Rian Mc Donnell(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
BoardElise Weimholt(Director)Geoff Zentz(Director)
Co-investorsUnderdog Labs
Flymedi is a medical tourism platform where patients can compare accredited hospitals and clinics and book treatments online, with support such as personal assistance, all-inclusive treatment packages, and medical loan options.
Digital HealthMarketplacesTravel & Hospitality
Fatih Ciftci(Founder)in
Forceteck develops AI-powered biomechanics analysis software that uses computer vision and machine learning to assess athlete performance for elite sports teams and coaches.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechDigital HealthSports Tech
Professor in Computational Biomechanics(Founder)
Forloop provides a no-code platform for data cleaning, joining, and transformation into model-ready formats, serving data teams and business users who need to work with internal and external data sources.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper Tools
Dominik Vach(Founder)in
Co-investorsDEPO VenturesHeartfelt Capital
A platform for transportation and logistics companies to identify and target high-potential sales leads by mapping their ideal customer profiles based on modality, trade lanes, cargo types, and geography.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSSales Tech
BenjaminTom
GetLavado is a laundry service in Lima, Peru offering free pickup and delivery, washing, dry cleaning, ironing, bedding and sneaker cleaning with 24-hour turnaround.
ConsumerMarketplacesLima, PE
Martin Beas Nuñez(Founder)in
Developer of active packaging solutions to reduce post-harvest loss.
Co-investorsFactor[e] Ventures
GreenShift is a platform that connects to cloud environments to map how applications and AI models consume infrastructure, attributing cost and energy impact back to specific workloads and delivering prioritized optimization recommendations.
CleantechCloud ComputingDeveloper Tools
Leonid Borodaev(Co-Founder)Omar Regoort(Co-Founder)
Co-investors4impact capitalThe Footprint Firm
Artur Löwen(Founder)in
hackü is a knowledge-transfer and training platform that delivers educational micro-content, high-impact videos, and AI assistants through channels users already use, such as WhatsApp.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechSaaS
Health Food Wall operates unmanned smart fridges stocked with freshly handmade, plant-based meals, sandwiches, wraps and snacks as a self-service canteen solution for offices, schools, gyms, hospitals and public transport locations.
FoodTechRetail TechWellness & Fitness
Hero Balancer develops software that optimizes heating and cooling systems in buildings to reduce energy consumption and improve indoor climate comfort.
CleantechCloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareIoTPropTech
Ted Braakman(Algemeen Directeur)
Hexwise builds a Digital Twin solution to optimize the performance of air-cooled heat exchangers in industrial plants.
Deep TechEnergySaaS
Niels Bergsma(Founder)in
Samuel Solberg(Founder)in
HOLY is a beverage brand that produces syrup-based drinks and branded merchandise for a community-driven "Squad" of consumers.
ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTechBerlin, DE
MatzePhilippFrediMathias Horsch(Founder)in
Co-investorsFELIX CAPITALFoodLabsHoltzbrinck VenturesHV CapitalLeft Lane CapitalSimon Capital+5 more
Holy Technologies produces composite parts using an automated manufacturing process that optimizes fiber placement and design for lightweight, load-bearing components across industries.
Advanced ManufacturingHardwareNew MaterialsRobotics
Co-investorsVanagon
HoyTrabajas is an employment marketplace that connects job seekers with over 500 allied companies in Colombia, offering job listings across major cities without experience or education barriers.
HR TechMarketplacesBogotá, CO
Co-investorsFlucas VenturesK20 FundNew Ventures CapitalOwl VenturesStartups
Protolabs Network operates a digital platform connecting product designers and engineers with a global network of over 250 manufacturing partners to accelerate time-to-market for innovations.
Advanced ManufacturingB2B MarketplacesCloud ComputingHardwareSaaSAmsterdam, NL
Co-investorsBalderton Capital
Hydrogen Refinery produces carbon-negative e-fuels and e-fertilizer from mixed and non-recyclable waste using its Plasma Electrolyser System, with projects including a waste-to-SAF plant at Farnborough Airport, a waste-to-urea fertilizer plant in Bali, and a marine fuels feasibility study in Scotland.
Circular EconomyCleantechEnergy
Tim Walder(Founder)in
HydroLogiq operates Logiq, a software platform for off-grid clean energy operators that unifies telemetry from BESS, solar, generators and fuel storage into one view and adds AI alerts, fuel management and customer reporting.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechEnergy
HydroNeo provides an aquaculture farm management platform (FarmOS) combined with IoT hardware (Mini Controller Pro) for continuous water monitoring, aerator automation, and a buyer marketplace (HarvestConnect), aimed at shrimp and other aquaculture farm operators.
AgTechIoTSaaSSamut Sakhon, TH
Fabian Reusch(Founder)in
Company led by CEO Felipe Lourenco.
Infinigrid provides a near real-time probabilistic risk assessment platform for electricity grid operators, quantifying system risk using metrics such as CENS, KILE, and expected unserved energy to complement traditional deterministic N-1 security checks.
AI & Machine LearningEnergySaaS
Martin Groh(Founder)in
Inflow provides cross-border payment infrastructure for e-commerce merchants, particularly those in emerging markets, using self-custody blockchain technology to eliminate intermediary risk.
Crypto & Web3E-commerceFintechSaaSParis, FR
Co-investorsKima Ventures
Corpus VR develops CE- and FDA-registered virtual reality therapy software with 40+ exercise environments for physical, mental, and neurological rehabilitation.
Digital HealthHealthtechMedical Devices
InsAI builds AI models that convert raw sleep and EEG neurophysiology signals into validated, regulatory-ready biomarkers and endpoints, offering automated sleep staging, spectral biomarkers, and structured reports.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtech
Intelligent Observation provides a subscription-based hand hygiene compliance monitoring system for hospitals, using near-field magnetic induction (NFMI) smart badges and a cloud dashboard to replace manual visual observation.
Digital HealthHealthtechIoTMedical DevicesMiami, US
Seth Freedman(Executive Officer, Director)Steve Meyers(Director)Scott Kolesar(Director)
Co-investorsJumpstart Capital
Murat Yilmaz(Founder)in
Kings is a Lithuanian operator of an online learning platform for students.
EdTech
Irakli Vekuain
Co-investors500 Global
Lanterne provides software that connects to fleet operators' existing tools — telematics, booking platforms, task systems, or WhatsApp — to monitor fleet operations and automatically create, assign, and follow up on tasks.
AI & Machine LearningMobility & TransportationSaaS
Alex Barnes(Founder)in
Co-investorsSkalata
LeadBoxer is a B2B signal intelligence platform that captures and enriches behavioral signals from website visits and email, identifying which companies show buying intent through IP intelligence and firmographic enrichment.
Marketing TechSaaSSales Tech
Cralan Deutsch(Founder)in
Level Nine develops a new class of catalysts ("nanozymes") that combine the precision of enzymes with the robustness of traditional catalysts to convert biobased feedstocks and waste streams into renewable chemical building blocks.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningBiotechCleantechNew MaterialsBerlin, DE
Seadna Quigley(CEO)inEmily Sheridan(CTO)in
Co-investorsEntrepreneur First
ROCO is an AI assistant that connects robots, WMS, ERP, and fleet management systems into a single interface, giving warehouse operators, service engineers, and CI managers real-time alerts, root-cause diagnostics, and guided actions to resolve automation issues.
AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainRobotics
Gerben Peeters(Founder)in
MapTasking is a cloud-based platform for managing and automating mobile and field workforces, letting managers schedule tasks, enforce completion rules, collect data through digital forms, and track worker location, time, and productivity.
Future of WorkLogistics & Supply ChainSaaS
MedicApp provides at-home and virtual medical care in Colombia, offering house-call doctors, online consultations with general practitioners and specialists, appointment scheduling, mental health support, and virtual fitness training.
Digital HealthHealthtechWellness & Fitness
Miils offers SaaS products that use AI across the meal planning and grocery purchasing process, including smart recipe creation with nutritional data, personalized meal plans, and assistive grocery ordering tools.
AI & Machine LearningFoodTechSaaS
Katja Ratamäki(Founder, CEO and CTO)Markus Vajanne(COO, Global Sales Director)Jutta Weigh(CPO, Food Tech Entrepreneur)Torsten Diehl(CFO, Entrepreneur)
MOOST is a software-only platform that analyzes household energy data to deliver real-time, personalized in-app engagement, insights, and automation for energy solution providers.
AI & Machine LearningEnergySaaS
Joel Samsinger(Founder)in
Co-investorsSICTIC
Mozaic offers an AI-native operating system that turns site-level ecological data into continuous, portfolio-wide nature-risk intelligence with audit-ready evidence.
AI & Machine LearningClimate TechSaaS
Sylvain Vaquer(Founder)in
Co-investorsCarbon13
MQS builds Cebule, a platform combining quantum chemistry calculations and machine learning pipelines to predict molecular properties and design experiments for R&D teams.
AI & Machine LearningDeep TechQuantum Computing
Mark Nicholas Jones(CEO/CTO, Co-founder)Kurt Stokbro(Co-founder, Investor, Chairman of the Board)
Co-investorsQAI Ventures
Nanomik develops microencapsulation ("Microsome") technology and biological active substances of botanical and microbial origin for fungicidal and insecticidal agricultural products used in crop protection and plant nutrition.
AgTechBiotechNew Materials
Arda Örçen(CTO)in
Co-investorsArya Ventures
Neon Aurelius is a game development studio creating entertainment titles, currently building its first game, Sparrow Warfare, distributed via Steam.
Gaming
Charlene PutneyMartin Pichlmair
Co-investorsLaunch NY
Novasole builds Quickr, an AI-driven software platform and API for the solar panel and battery industry that automates lead generation, qualification, solar panel layout planning and battery sizing, and yield analysis.
AI & Machine LearningEnergySaaS
Menno Zonderland(Founder)in
Offgrid.finance provides inventory financing to businesses, offering USD loans with risk assessments and loan agreements turned around within 24 hours based on the borrower's credit profile.
FintechLondon, GB
Paulina Sokolova(Founder)Tim Chambers(Founder)in
Co-investorsCarbon13
Oktogrid develops IoT sensors and data analytics platforms for electricity grid infrastructure management, enabling utilities and asset managers to optimize transformer performance and maintenance during the energy transition.
CleantechData & InfrastructureEnergyIoT
Co-investorsElewitMist Ventures
Ora-biotics develops a low-dose, sensory-neutral prebiotic fiber ingredient, upcycled from a natural food side stream, designed to be stable in capsules and acidic beverages.
BiotechFoodTechWellness & Fitness
Orderlion provides an eCommerce and order-management platform for food & beverage wholesalers and distributors, offering a branded online ordering app, ERP integration, customer-specific pricing, sales analytics, and an AI inbox that converts email, WhatsApp, and voicemail orders into integrated orders.
E-commerceFoodTechSaaS
Patrick Schubert(Founder)in
Co-investorsAxeleo CapitalBloomhaus VenturesSeed+SpeedSICTICZAKA VC
Organifarms develops BERRY, an autonomous harvesting robot for strawberries aimed at making fruit and vegetable harvesting more efficient and cost-effective.
AgTechFoodTechHardwareRobotics
Co-investorsTechFounders
Owlin Monitoring is an AI-powered risk intelligence platform that detects, prioritizes, and contextualizes external risks across third-party portfolios by monitoring adverse media, sanctions, PEPs, consumer reviews, and watchlists in real-time.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSAmsterdam, NL
Sjoerd Leemhuis(CEO & Founder)
Co-investorsVelocity Fintech Ventures
PastBook is an iOS app that automatically turns users' phone photos into personalized photo books, calendars, and posters by selecting the best shots, removing duplicates, and arranging them into printable layouts.
AI & Machine LearningConsumerDirect to ConsumerAmsterdam, NL
Stefano Cutello(Founder)
Co-investorsVortex Capital Partners
PatentWatch.ai provides AI-powered analysis and claim chart generation for patent documents, helping with patent prosecution and analysis workflows.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLegalTechSaaSToronto, CA
Alexander Stroe(Founder)inAndreas Stroe(Founder)in
Co-investorsMyAsiaVCTranspose Platform ManagementY Combinator
PeakU is an AI-powered recruiting platform that automates sourcing, evaluation, and hiring using an AI agent connected to LinkedIn and WhatsApp, along with 500+ technical and psychological assessments and an anti-fraud system.
AI & Machine LearningFuture of WorkHR Tech
Santiago Gonzalez(Founder)inJuan Isaza Aristizábal(Founder)in
Peewah is an event management platform for organizing academic and corporate events, centralizing registrations, attendees, communications, and reporting in one system.
EdTechEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
PERFI develops a volumetric 3D printing technology that uses patented light projection to solidify a light-sensitive polymer inside a rotating cylinder, forming entire objects at once rather than layer-by-layer.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardware
Kasper Ingeman Beck, PhD(Founder)in
PheroSyn produces pheromone lures designed to monitor and control agricultural pests through insect attractants.
AgTechBiotechCleantech
Dr Mary Ellis(Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer)Daniel Bahia(Co-founder and Director of Operations)
Co-investorsAngel AcademeSustainable VenturesTall Grass Ventures
Pipeline Pharma provides a database and intelligence platform for pharmaceutical companies to analyze competitive landscapes, regulatory pipelines, and sourcing opportunities across drug molecules and therapeutic areas.
B2B MarketplacesBiotechData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareFintechHealthtech
Co-investorsIron Wolf CapitalPractica Capital
Pixyle AI provides product data enrichment and optimization for e-commerce teams using AI to enhance product information across PIM, DAM, and e-commerce platforms.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceMarketing TechRetail TechSaaSAmsterdam, NL
Co-investorsSouth Central Ventures
Planboo removes carbon from the atmosphere at scale using nature-based solutions and offers MRVin technology for real-time monitoring and transparent reporting of carbon removal projects.
CleantechClimate TechImpact & Social GoodIoT
Freddie
Co-investorsSilverstrand Capital
Lina Restrepo(Founder)in
Purple Gaze offers FOXIE, a hardware and software product available under commercial pricing and through a Research Support Program with subsidies for academic researchers.
Deep TechHardwareUtrecht, NL
Felix Kruse(Founder)in
RenalTracker provides dietitian-designed nutrition management tools and programs for patients with chronic kidney disease to help them avoid dialysis and improve health outcomes.
Digital HealthHealthtechWellness & Fitness
Kirby Binayao(Chief Executive Officer)Jan van den Brand(Chief Scientific Officer)
High-accuracy location SDK and APIs for developers building location-aware applications.
Co-investorsKane & Rao GroupFounders FundKhosla Ventures
Root provides a platform that structures a retailer's operational, product, and supplier data into a single sustainability dataset, using automated LCA calculations (ISO 14040/14044) and AI to fill data gaps and match emission factors.
AI & Machine LearningClimate TechSaaS
Gijs de Mol(Founder)in
RTDT develops Aerosense, a wireless, ultra-thin sensor patch that retrofits onto wind turbine blades to capture high-frequency aero-structural data, paired with analysis modules and dashboards.
CleantechEnergyIoTZürich, CH
Konstantinos Tatsis(CSO & Co-Founder)in
Co-investorsKickfundSwisscom Ventures
Saludtools is medical practice software for doctors and clinics in Colombia, offering AI-assisted electronic health records, scheduling, electronic invoicing, RIPS reporting, and telemedicine.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthSaaS
Co-investorsLatitud VenturesVerge HealthTech Fund
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AgTechAI & Machine LearningRobotics
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Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Rockstart made?
- Rockstart has 293 tracked investments, including 2 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Rockstart invest at?
- Rockstart invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B stages.
- What is Rockstart's typical check size?
- Rockstart typically writes checks of $114.4K – $2.3M.
- What sectors does Rockstart focus on?
- Rockstart focuses on AgTech, Biotech, Cleantech, Climate Tech, Consumer, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, Energy, Enterprise Software, Fintech, FoodTech, Hardware, Impact & Social Good, Mobility & Transportation, Retail Tech.
- Where is Rockstart located?
- Rockstart is headquartered in Amsterdam, NL.
- Does Rockstart lead rounds?
- Yes, Rockstart leads investment rounds.
- Who does Rockstart co-invest with?
- Rockstart most often shares deals with Kickstart Innovation, SICTIC, Tall Grass Ventures, among 90 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamE31: The Founder’s Reality: Rockstart CEO Rune Theill on Resilience, Network, and Sustainable Impact
Perception Paradox · Rune Theill
Max ter Horst pitches Rockstart Energy Fund
Ecosummit · Max ter Horst
Entrepreneurship and Sustainability ft Rune Theill, Rockstart
B2B Rocks · Rune Theill
138. Felipe Santamaria, Rockstart — El Papel de las Aceleradoras en el Ecosistema de Startup y más
Innovación Sin Barreras con Jaime Sotomayor · Felipe Santamaria
RSM Executive MBA alumnus, Mark Durno (Rockstart) shares his MBA experience
MBATUBE · Mark Durno
Rockstart with Rune Theill
The Business Simplicity Podcast · Rune Theill
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