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Rubio Impact Ventures

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Amsterdam · Seed–Growth · 31 people tracked

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Investment thesis

Rubio Impact Ventures backs ventures designed to build better systems rather than just better products, targeting companies that address humanity's biggest challenges profitably and at scale. The firm concentrates on impact themes it labels CleanTech, FoodTech, HealthTech and PeopleTech, and monitors dozens of impact KPIs across its active investments. It positions itself as an impact-first investor seeking measurable outcomes alongside financial returns.

Source: firm website, verified Sep 27, 2026.

Stage
Seed–Growth
HQ
Amsterdam, NL
Instruments
Equity
Founded
2014
Last 12 months
4 investments
AUM
$250M
Tracked investments
24

Team · 31 people

from the firm's website & curated & public directories
Astrid de Reuver· Impact Advisory Board
Heleen Dura-van Oord· Impact & Advisory Board
Jaap Maljers· Impact & Advisory Board
Jelle van der Steeg· Impact & Advisory Board
Jolanda Degen· Impact & Advisory Board
Koos Breen· Impact & Advisory Board
Leendert van Driel· Impact Advisory Board
Lisa Hehenberger· Impact Advisory Board
Maarten Beucker· Impact & Advisory Board
Maarten Vervoort· Impact & Advisory Board
Natascha van Boetzelaer· Impact & Advisory Board
Peer Swinkels· Impact & Advisory Board
Pier Vellinga· Impact Advisory Board
Ata Senkon· Associatein
Helmer Schukken· Managing Partner
Tijl Hoefnagels· Venture Partner

Founder mafia

2 people who came through Rubio Impact Ventures went on to found or lead other companies.

What they invest in

from 20 of 24 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×9Consumer ×5Climate Tech ×4Fintech ×4FoodTech ×4EdTech ×3Enterprise Software ×3SaaS ×3

HQs:Netherlands×4United States×3Germany×1Denmark×1France×1United Kingdom×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 5 portfolio companies
40%
repeat founders
of 10 founders with career history

Where their founders worked beforefrom 10 founders with career history

383 ×2Google ×2Stanford Technology Ventures Program (STVP) ×2

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Y Combinator ×2

Investments · 24 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2026 · 42025 · 12024 · 32023 · 22022 · 22020 · 12018 · 114 dated

30MHz30mhz.comin𝕏

30MHz is a data analytics platform for greenhouse operators that integrates with existing climate control systems to provide real-time monitoring, weather forecasts, and crop insights.

AgTechAI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureIoTSaaS

Co-investorsSHIFT Invest

Chapter.runchapter.showin𝕏

Chapter provides lead intelligence for B2B software companies by scanning the internet in real-time to identify relevant prospects based on immediacy and buying intent, serving developer tool vendors seeking high-quality sales outreach.

AI & Machine LearningFintechInsurTechSaaSSales TechSeattle, US

Aditya (JP) Jayaprakash(Co-Founder & CEO)Ece Kayan(Cofounder)

Co-investorsTechstars8VCAdditionCore Innovation CapitalFifth Down CapitalGeneration Investment Management+6 more

cleverlycleverly.dein𝕏Sep 2023

cleverly provides online tutoring (Nachhilfe) and personal mentoring for schoolchildren from grades 1 to 13, covering all subjects and school types.

EdTechMarketplaces

Co-investorsCapnamicFJ Labs

Dittodittowords.comin𝕏May 2026

Ditto is a content management system that centralizes product language standards, terminology, and content patterns, then enforces consistency across design, development, and code tools.

Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSSan Francisco, US

Jo Ma(Founder)inJessica Ouyang(Founder)inAdam Fish(Founder)Allen Wang(Founder)inEric Liu(Founder)inJolena Ma(Founder)

Co-investorsSoma CapitalY CombinatorAcrew CapitalAJGAmity VenturesAonia Ventures+17 more

Dittoditto.comin𝕏May 2026

Ditto is an offline-first, edge-native mobile database with built-in peer-to-peer networking and mesh syncing that keeps applications running without reliance on cloud, edge servers, or network hardware.

Cloud ComputingData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise Software

Adam Fish(Founder & CEO)inMax Alexander(Founder)in

Co-investorsAcrew CapitalAdvance Venture PartnersAmity VenturesAugust CapitalLifeline VenturesTech Square Ventures+6 more

Dittodittocare.comin

Ditto Care is a digital health companion that helps patients capture, understand, and share information from their medical appointments.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtech

Tobias Polak(Strategy/Founder)inMerlijn van Breugel(Product/Founder)inBart Voorn(Operations/Founder)in

Co-investorsHeal CapitalAcrew CapitalAdvance Venture PartnersAmity VenturesCraft VenturesFriends Family Capital+4 more

Dittojoinditto.inin𝕏May 2026

Ditto is an insurance advisory platform that helps individuals in India choose and purchase term life and health insurance policies with guidance from advisors.

FintechInsurTech

Bhanu Harish Gurram(Founder)in

Co-investorsRainmatterAcrew CapitalAdvance Venture PartnersAlumni VenturesAmity VenturesCraft Ventures+10 more

Dittoditto.fitMay 2026

Ditto offers an AI-powered personal fitness trainer app that tracks users' movements in real time, adapts workouts to their level, and gamifies short 5-15 minute equipment-free sessions with streaks, challenges, and milestones.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerWellness & Fitness

Co-investorsfresh.fundAcrew CapitalAdvance Venture PartnersAlumni VenturesAmity VenturesCraft Ventures+10 more

Ditto AIditto.ai𝕏

Ditto is a matchmaking service that pairs students with each other by analyzing their profiles and preferences using large language models.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerSocial

Co-investorsAlumni VenturesGradient VenturesPeak XV PartnersScribble VenturesAcrew CapitalAmity Ventures+3 more

Female Investfemaleinvest.comin𝕏Series A · Jul 2024

Female Invest is an educational platform providing an investment dictionary and learning resources for retail investors, particularly women interested in financial literacy and investing.

EdTechFemTechFintechCopenhagen, DK

Anna-Sophie Hartvigsen(Founder)inCamilla Falkenberg(Founder)inAnnaEmma Due Bitz(Founder)inEmma BitzAmanda Brogaard(Product Owner)

Co-investors10xvaluepartnersEducapitalGreen Visor CapitalNew Theory VenturesSistaY Combinator+4 more

Healthsagehealthsage.aiinApr 2024

HealthSage AI (Coforix) operates an AI platform that aggregates clinical AI models from multiple hospitals and vendors, validates them with clinical partners, and delivers them through a single secure integration layer for healthcare providers.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechAmsterdam, NL

Harm-Jan Wessels(Founder)inMarcel Alberti(CEO & Co-founder)inDespoina Ioannidou(CTO & Co-founder, PhD)in

Co-investorsPeakHealthy.Capital

HyLighthylight.aeroinSeries A

HyLight develops hydrogen-powered airships equipped with advanced sensors and AI technology to monitor critical infrastructure including power lines, railways, and pipelines, enabling early risk detection.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningClimate TechEnergyHardwareParis, FR

Thomas Laporte(Founder)inMartin Bocken(Founder)inJosef Rokusek(Founder)inThéo HoenenErwan Piquet(Chief of Staff)Louis Catar(Lead Mechanical Engineer)

Co-investorsCollaborative FundEarth Venture CapitalKima VenturesMyAsiaVCTeampact.venturesY Combinator+11 more

Mosa Meatmosameat.comin

Mosa Meat is a company developing cultivated meat.

BiotechClimate TechFoodTech

Mark Post(Founder)Mark W. Post(Founder)Peter Verstrate(Founder)

Co-investorsAgronomicsArcTern VenturesBlue Horizon CorporationCollateral GoodLowercarbon CapitalM Ventures+8 more

Nopalm Ingredientsnopalm-ingredients.comin

Nopalm Ingredients uses biomass fermentation with a non-GMO yeast strain to upcycle agri-food side streams (such as potato peels and rejected vegetables) into oils and fats that serve as palm oil alternatives.

BiotechFoodTechNew Materials

Lars Langhout(Co-founder & CEO)in

Co-investorsFFFFuture Food Fund

Novameatnovameat.cominSep 2024 · $19.2M

NovaMeat develops plant-based protein food products, positioning them as part of a new culinary tradition.

FoodTech

Giuseppe Scionti(Founder)in

Co-investorsAurum Venture PartnersCarbonJoyance PartnersSofinnova PartnersUnovis Asset ManagementVU Venture Partners+1 more

Sympowersympower.netinSep 2025

Sympower operates a platform providing demand response and energy flexibility services that help balance national electricity grids across European markets.

AI & Machine LearningCleantechClimate TechEnergyEnterprise Software

Simon Bushell(Founder)inGeorg Rute(Founder)

Co-investorsACTIVATE CAPITAL PARTNERSExpon CapitalKickstart InnovationRockstartStartGreen CapitalACTivate Capital+1 more

Tineytiney.co

Tiney operates a network of childminding homes in the UK that provide early years education and affordable childcare for families while supporting childminders as professionals.

B2B MarketplacesConsumerEdTechImpact & Social GoodMarketplacesLondon, GB

Brett Wigdortz OBE(Founder and CEO)inEdd Read(Chief Technical Officer)inJohn Newbold(Chief Product Officer)inBrett Wigdortz(Founder)

Co-investorsAmery CapitalIndex VenturesLocalGlobeMustard Seed

Valyuuvalyuu.comin𝕏Jan 2023

Dutch circular marketplace where consumers buy and sell tested pre-owned electronics with a product passport and warranty.

AI & Machine LearningCleantechClimate TechFintechGorinchem, NL

Co-investorsGolden Egg Check Capital B.VTechstarsSlingshot Ventures

WAKULIwakuli.comSeed · Nov 2020 · $2M

Wakuli is a coffee retailer that sources directly from farmers, emphasizing fair pricing for growers and sustainable practices as an alternative to conventional coffee industry models.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerFoodTechAmsterdam, NL

Co-investorsEuropean Circular Bioeconomy FundDFF Ventures

Wincwinc.comJan 2022 · $3M

Winc is a subscription wine club that matches members to wines based on a palate-preference quiz and delivers monthly bottles to their door.

ConsumerDirect to ConsumerE-commerceLos Angeles,, US

Brian Smith(Founder)Geoffrey McFarlane(Executive Officer, Director)Geoff McFarlane(Founder)Mark T. LynnXander Oxman(Founder)Patrick DeLong(Director)

Co-investors500 GlobalAmplify.LABessemer Venture PartnersMultiplier CapitalDFF Ventures

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

RIFTTheSocialMedworkVREYWinc Academy

Portfolio news

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Rubio Impact Ventures made?
Rubio Impact Ventures has 24 tracked investments, including 5 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does Rubio Impact Ventures invest at?
Rubio Impact Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A, Growth stages.
What sectors does Rubio Impact Ventures focus on?
Rubio Impact Ventures focuses on AgTech, Cleantech, Climate Tech, EdTech, Energy, Enterprise Software, FoodTech, Healthtech, Impact & Social Good, New Materials, Wellness & Fitness.
Where is Rubio Impact Ventures located?
Rubio Impact Ventures is headquartered in Amsterdam, NL.
Who does Rubio Impact Ventures co-invest with?
Rubio Impact Ventures most often shares deals with Y Combinator, Index Ventures, JamJar Investments, among 25 tracked co-investors.

Media · Podcasts & interviews

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Investing with Impact - Helmer Schukken, Rubio Impact Ventures | Sympower

Sympower · Helmer Schukken

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Co-investors · 2

DFF Ventures

DFF Ventures is an early-stage investment fund with a hands-on, no-nonsense approach to company building, backing founders known for grit and execution. Its team draws on experience building companies such as WeTransfer, Just Eat, Hiber, Treatwell, and fonQ.

Both backed · 3
WAKULIWincWinc Academy
$275K – $2.8M
Peak

Peak is an early-stage venture fund founded and run by entrepreneurs, backing extraordinary teams across Europe. It focuses on SaaS, marketplaces, and platforms.

Both backed · 1
$275K – $4.4M

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