What stage does SET Ventures invest at?

SET Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Growth stages.

What is SET Ventures's typical check size?

SET Ventures typically writes checks of $2M – $5M.

Where is SET Ventures located?

SET Ventures is headquartered in Amsterdam, NL.

Does SET Ventures lead rounds?

Yes, SET Ventures leads investment rounds.

SET Ventures

Venture capital

Amsterdam · Seed–Growth · 25 people tracked

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Investment thesis

SET Ventures invests in companies building the new digital energy economy. It views the energy transition as a supercycle that is reshaping how people live, work and move, with energy shifting from centralized, hardwired technologies toward digital systems. The firm backs a new class of companies that use digital innovation to improve efficiency and open new markets within this evolving energy landscape.

Invests inAI & Machine Learning Cleantech Climate Tech Cybersecurity Data & Infrastructure Deep Tech Energy Enterprise Software Impact & Social Good IoT Mobility & Transportation RoboticsAmsterdamEurope

Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.

Stage

Seed–Growth

Check

$2M – $5M

Amsterdam, NL

Leads rounds

Leads

Instruments

Equity

Founded

2007

Tracked investments

Team · 25 people

from the firm's website

René Savelsberg· Co-Founder & Partner· Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlandsin

Co-founder of SET Ventures in 2007 with 25+ years of technology and energy-transition investing experience, previously leading Philips' external innovation activities in Silicon Valley.

Wouter Jonk· Co-Founder & Partner· Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlandsin

Co-founder of SET Ventures in 2007 with 25+ years in energy and cleantech VC, overseeing financial and legal affairs. Previously spent 10 years at Philips.

Anton Arts· Managing Partner· Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlandsin

Managing Partner at SET Ventures since 2018 with 20+ investments and exits valued over €1B. Previously an independent advisor and partner at New Venture Partners and Gilde IT Fund.

Julia Padberg· Partner· Hilversum, North Holland, Netherlandsin

Julia Padberg focuses on asset-light digital climate and energy solutions, favoring software, data and platform models over hardware, and advises founders to leverage crises to grow pipelines via digital channels.

Leonie Baneke· Associate Partner· Netherlandsin

Leonie Baneke built and led a founding €200M+ energy-transition CVC platform and, as former CEO of a rapidly scaling eMobility business, brings end-to-end expertise scaling pan‑European EV charging.

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Till Stenzel· Partner· Hamburg, Hamburg, Germanyin

Investment and cleantech expert with nearly 20 years of experience as an investor, entrepreneur, and consultant. Focuses on DACH region investments and brings deep understanding of energy sector transformation.

Sarah Chapman· Venture Partner· United Kingdomin

Sarah Chapman, a 2x climate‑tech founder, built solar companies in the UK and Brazil, leads UK origination, and combines emerging‑market project development, WRAP policy experience and a Cambridge math background.

Austin Wood· Investment Manager· Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlandsin

Investment Manager at SET Ventures who was formerly Chief of Staff at Wallbox and managed Endeavor's Smart Cities portfolio, bringing operational scaling expertise.

Bahar den Doelder· Advisory Board

Advisory board member and ESG communication and sustainability strategy expert; owner of 3P Sustainability Consulting.

Barbara Calixto· Advisory Board

Advisory board member and marketing expert with 20+ years leading go-to-market strategies in industries including energy and mobility.

Danny Ellis· Advisory Board

Advisory board member, entrepreneur and expert in scaling deeptech and climatetech companies.

Desiree Pettersson· Impact Operations Associate· Swedenin

Impact Operations Associate at SET Ventures who previously worked as Investor and Head of Impact at Satgana and as an Investment Analyst at Rockstart's Energy Fund.

Desirée Pettersson· Impact Operations Associate· Sweden

Impact professional who established ESG workflows at Satgana, an early-stage climate solutions fund. Previously worked as an Investment Analyst at Rockstart's Energy Fund.

Hans Mart Groen· Advisory Board

Advisory board member, serial energy entrepreneur and board member with deep renewable energy expertise.

Hayat Chedid· Advisory Board

Advisory board member and leadership management expert; co-founder of Upshot Impact.

Hayden Young· Marketing Director· Madrid, Community of Madrid, Spainin

Marketing Director at SET Ventures with a background across aviation, music and EV industries, and prior marketing coaching work at Antler.

Jonathan Lersch· Investment Analyst· Hamburg, Germanyin

Investment Analyst based in Hamburg focused on deal flow and investments in the DACH region, with prior experience at Cavalry Ventures and Vorwerk Ventures.

Leonie Mekel· Chief Financial Officer· Netherlandsin

CFO of SET Ventures responsible for financial and operational processes, involved in fundraising and deal negotiations, previously a tax advisor at PwC.

Linda van Veen· Digital Office Manager· The Randstad, Netherlandsin

Digital Office Manager running daily operations and office management at SET Ventures since 2020.

Moritz Müller· Investment Analyst· Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlandsin

Investment Analyst who previously worked at Berlin impact fund AENU on energy investments and co-founded climate-tech startup Kly.

Rene Kerkmeester· Advisory Board

Advisory board member and Global Vice President of Smart Grid at Capgemini with 25 years of energy sector experience.

Ricarda Peters· Advisory Board

Advisory board member, regulatory and energy generation expert, and Director at Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners.

Stefan Grützmacher· Advisory Board

Advisory board member and DSO/energy retailer expert with 25+ years of executive management at DSOs and energy retailers.

Tim Meyer· Advisory Board

Advisory board member and renewable energy expert with a 25-year career in technology and management within renewable energy.

Wassim Nejjar· Analyst· Amsterdam

Analyst in the Amsterdam office who previously worked in corporate finance at PwC and CFG Bank and at Partech and Bpifrance climate tech funds.

What they invest in

from 18 of 40 portfolio companies

Energy ×12Cleantech ×9AI & Machine Learning ×5IoT ×5SaaS ×4Enterprise Software ×3Hardware ×3Mobility & Transportation ×2

HQs:Germany×4Netherlands×4Austria×1France×1

Investments · 40 tracked

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General Fusiongeneralfusion.comin 𝕏NASDAQ: GFUZ

EnergyBurnaby

Nathan Gilliland(Executive Officer, Director)Rick Wills(Director)Michael Laberge(Executive Officer)Klaas de Boer(Director)Susan Koch(Executive Officer)Jacques Besnainou(Director)

Alert Me

CardioMEMScookiedatabase.org

Decade Energy

Depsys

E Mobilioe-mobilio.comin

E-mobilio provides an integrated platform for electric vehicle adoption across fleet management, car dealerships, and OEM operations.

Enterprise SoftwareMobility & TransportationSaaS

Easelink

Elmodis

Energyworx

Enoceanenocean.comin

EnOcean develops battery-free and wire-free energy harvesting technology, including kinetic switches, self-powered sensors, transceivers, gateways, and IoT software for OEMs.

EnergyHardwareIoT

Enriseenrise.frin

Enrise helps property owners and asset managers transform unused spaces like parking lots and rooftops into on-site solar energy production for self-consumption, reducing energy costs and carbon footprint while ensuring regulatory compliance.

CleantechEnergyPropTech

Epyon

Esforinesforin.comin

ESFORIN provides short-term electricity and gas flexibility marketing services for industrial facilities, utilities, renewable energy generators, battery storage operators, and aggregators.

AI & Machine LearningEnergyEnterprise Software

Christian Hövelhaus(Co-founder)Christoph Gardlo(Co-founder)

Etpaetpa.nl

Etpa operates an electricity exchange that provides trading infrastructure for companies in energy markets, supporting the transition to renewable energy.

CleantechClimate TechEnergyFintech

Evinox

Evinoxenergy.Coevinoxenergy.co.uk

Flexidaoflexidao.comin

Flexidao provides software and data services for clean energy buyers to manage operational efficiency, procurement, contract performance, and Scope 2 emissions accounting across global renewable energy portfolios.

CleantechData & InfrastructureSaaS

Frequenzfrequenz.comin

Frequenz provides a platform and edge AI controllers to configure, operate, and orchestrate microgrids and distributed energy resources, including real-time monitoring, forecasting, and automated trading across energy markets.

AI & Machine LearningEnergyIoT

Fuchs Eulefuchs-eule.de

Galvanygalvany.dein

Galvany designs and installs heat pumps with intelligent energy management systems for residential homes in Germany, helping homeowners reduce heating and electricity costs through modular, networked products.

CleantechEnergyIoTBerlin, DE

Green Eagle

Greencom

Greeneaglesolutionsgreeneaglesolutions.com

Greenflux

HYDROGRIDhydrogrid.aiin

HYDROGRID provides an investment simulation platform for hydropower operators and developers to evaluate capital decisions including turbine upgrades, reservoir expansions, and M&A opportunities using real-time data and hourly-granularity modeling.

AI & Machine LearningEnergyEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Instagridinstagrid.co

Limejump

Luxexcel

Mehr erfahreneaselink.comin

Easelink develops Matrix Charging, an automated conductive charging system for electric vehicles that connects cars to the grid via a floor pad when parked over it, removing the need for cables.

CleantechHardwareMobility & Transportation

Metergrid

Microshade

Optics11optics11.comin

Optics11 develops fibre-optic sensing systems based on optical interferometry for ultra-sensitive early warning and monitoring, used to protect maritime sea-lanes, offshore infrastructure, and energy supply.

Deep TechDefense TechHardwareAmsterdam, NL

Grzegorz(Technical leadership (Optics11))Hanneke(Chief People Officer)Daniel(Leadership (underwater security))

Sefairasefaira.comin 𝕏

Sefaira offers a cloud-based platform for building performance analysis, letting architects and design teams model geometry in SketchUp and run annual energy and daylighting simulations using EnergyPlus and Radiance.

CleantechConstruction TechSaaS

Sensorfactsensorfact.nlinacquired by ABB

Sensorfact offers sensors and a software platform for factories to monitor machine-level electricity, gas, water, and compressed-air usage, machine condition, OEE, and temperature.

Advanced ManufacturingEnergyIoT

Sonnen

Spoorspoor.aiin

Spoor AI provides continuous AI-powered monitoring of bird and bat activity at wind farms using buoy-mounted camera systems and computer vision to detect and classify wildlife.

AI & Machine LearningCleantechEnergy

Tibotibo.energyin

Tibo Energy provides an autonomous energy management system (EMS) that forecasts price, weather, and consumption 48 hours ahead and recalculates a control schedule for a site's energy assets—such as EV chargers, solar panels, batteries, and boilers—every five minutes.

AI & Machine LearningCleantechEnergy

Tibo Energy

Trunkrstrunkrs.nlin 𝕏

Trunkrs operates a logistics platform specializing in fresh and frozen food delivery for e-commerce retailers, emphasizing same-day delivery, reliability, and temperature-controlled transport.

E-commerceFoodTechLogistics & Supply ChainNetherlands, NL

Vilistovilisto.dein

Vilisto provides digital heat management systems for non-residential buildings that automatically optimize heating based on actual usage patterns, enabling savings of up to 32% in heating costs and CO2 emissions.

CleantechEnergyIoTMunich, DE

Frequently asked questions

What stage does SET Ventures invest at?: SET Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Growth stages.
What is SET Ventures's typical check size?: SET Ventures typically writes checks of $2M – $5M.
What sectors does SET Ventures focus on?: SET Ventures focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Cleantech, Climate Tech, Cybersecurity, Data & Infrastructure, Deep Tech, Energy, Enterprise Software, Impact & Social Good, IoT, Mobility & Transportation, Robotics.
Where is SET Ventures located?: SET Ventures is headquartered in Amsterdam, NL.
Does SET Ventures lead rounds?: Yes, SET Ventures leads investment rounds.

Media · Podcasts & interviews

featuring the team

Anton Arts, Set Ventures

Invest Europe · Anton Arts

Why invest in Oslo? Julia Padberg, SET Ventures

Oslo Business Region · Julia Padberg

Leaders in Cleantech #134 - Anton Arts SET Ventures

Leaders in Cleantech podcast · Anton Arts

Till Stenzel pitches SET Ventures

Ecosummit · Till Stenzel

Anton Arts pitches SET Ventures

Ecosummit · Anton Arts

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