SHIFT Invest
Impact investorAmstelveen · Pre-Seed–Growth · 10 people tracked
Investment thesis
SHIFT Invest focuses on turning investments into measurable positive impact on climate and nature. It invests in early-stage companies and works alongside impact entrepreneurs to help them scale faster, aiming to combine financial returns with environmental and ecological benefits.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 10 people
from public directoriesWhat they invest in
from 44 of 71 portfolio companiesCleantech ×21Energy ×16New Materials ×12AgTech ×7Circular Economy ×7FoodTech ×7Hardware ×7SaaS ×7
HQs:Netherlands×18Belgium×1France×1Italy×1
Investments · 71 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathAstrape Networks builds Effiniti, a self-configuring, in-band distributed network fabric that unifies scale-up, scale-out and scale-across, composing virtual racks, pods and clusters on demand across single or multiple datacenters.
Data & InfrastructureDeep TechHardware
Basilisk Self-Healing Concrete develops self-healing concrete products that use lime-producing micro-organisms to autonomously seal cracks in new and existing concrete structures, preventing leakage and rebar corrosion.
CleantechConstruction TechNew Materials
Bart van der Woerd(Managing Director)
C1 Connections develops the C1 Wedge Connection, a wedge-based fastener system for connecting wind turbines to monopile foundations as an alternative to bolted flange connections.
CleantechEnergyHardware
Canopus develops directional steel shot drilling (DSSD) technology for constructing geothermal wells and borehole heat exchangers at shallow, deep, and ultra deep depths.
CleantechDeep TechEnergy
CEYAS builds yard automation technology that automates trailer shunting — moving trailers between parking zones and loading docks — using automated driving software, localization, and real-time perception on low-cost, vehicle-agnostic vehicles managed by a fleet dispatch and remote-monitoring system.
Logistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationRobotics
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
Helps shippers and logistics service providers improve margins through real-time transport management and visibility.
Fonontech develops advanced semiconductor and microelectronics manufacturing technology using additive manufacturing techniques to create smaller, more efficient components with significantly reduced environmental impact and energy consumption.
CleantechHardwareSemiconductorsEindhoven, NL
Foodforecast provides AI-based demand forecasting for ultra-fresh food products, delivering intraday production plans and daily order optimization to automate in-store production and replenishment.
AI & Machine LearningFoodTechRetail Tech
Friday Energy provides full-service battery storage systems combined with an energy management system (EMS) that connects to real-time energy and balancing markets, helping businesses store, trade, and optimize their energy use and grid capacity.
CleantechEnergyIoT
FUL Foods produces FUL BLU, a natural blue extract derived from spirulina microalgae containing phycocyanin, engineered for heat and pH stability across food, beverage, supplement, cosmetic and pharmaceutical applications.
Climate TechFoodTechNew Materials
Sara Guaglio(Co-Founder)
Heat Matrix designs and builds turnkey heat recovery systems that capture waste heat from industrial flue gases, baking vapors, and warm air streams to cut energy costs and CO2 emissions.
Advanced ManufacturingCleantechEnergy
Heex Technologies offers a data management platform that automatically extracts the most relevant data at the edge, helping engineering teams move from Big Data to Smart-Data for AI development.
AI & Machine LearningCleantechCybersecurityData & InfrastructureRoboticsSaaSWellness & FitnessParis, FR
Kriya Materials develops PFAS-free multifunctional coatings that control light, heat, and surface behaviour, spanning a refractive index range of 1.16–2.00 with functions such as anti-reflection, hard coating, antistatic, and NIR blocking from a single platform.
Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechNew MaterialsNuth, NL
MuteSkin develops passive, retrofittable add-ons for wind turbine blades that reduce turbine noise (up to 12 dB in lab tests), enabling more continuous energy production at noise-constrained sites.
CleantechEnergyHardware
NutriLeads develops and supplies plant-based, clinically tested precision prebiotic fibers, including its flagship upcycled carrot-derived ingredient Benicaros, aimed at supporting gut microbiome and immune health.
BiotechFoodTechWellness & Fitness
Pelagen engineers animal-free leather by cultivating skin tissue from cells, aiming to match the quality of conventional leather without the environmental or animal-welfare impact.
BiotechCircular EconomyNew Materials
Abdoel el Ghalbzouri(CSO)
Roboat develops an integrated vessel automation system that progresses from crew-assistance features (situational awareness, docking assist, fleet monitoring) to automated maneuvers like dynamic positioning and autodocking, and eventually full autonomy.
Logistics & Supply ChainMobility & TransportationRoboticsAmsterdam, NL
SAIA Agrobotics develops an automated tomato cultivation system that grows plants without substrate on mist, allowing plants to be moved to an automation zone where robots scan, prune, and harvest them.
AgTechFoodTechRoboticsEde, NL
SOLHO designs, builds, and operates large solar thermal systems (its SPRHOUT unit) that convert solar energy into heating and cooling for medium and large industrial and residential clients, and also offers photovoltaic and renewable energy community installations.
CleantechClimate TechEnergyRome, IT
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does SHIFT Invest invest at?
- SHIFT Invest invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth stages.
- What is SHIFT Invest's typical check size?
- SHIFT Invest typically writes checks of $270K – $3.3M.
- What sectors does SHIFT Invest focus on?
- SHIFT Invest focuses on Advanced Manufacturing, AgTech, Circular Economy, Cleantech, Climate Tech, Energy, FoodTech, Impact & Social Good, Logistics & Supply Chain, Mobility & Transportation, New Materials, Retail Tech.
- Where is SHIFT Invest located?
- SHIFT Invest is headquartered in Amstelveen, NL.
- Does SHIFT Invest lead rounds?
- SHIFT Invest typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
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