Waterman Ventures
Venture capitalUtrecht · Seed–Late Stage · 3 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Waterman Ventures invests in companies led by outstanding, complementary teams that have developed proven technology or innovation delivering a breakthrough improvement over the status quo toward a better future. Its portfolio spans diverse industries and different stages of the company lifecycle, with both local and global presence. The firm actively seeks ambitious entrepreneurs and considers venture, growth, and buyout investments.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 3 people
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What they invest in
from 11 of 17 portfolio companiesCleantech ×5Biotech ×4Deep Tech ×3Energy ×3Medical Devices ×3Hardware ×2Healthtech ×2IoT ×2
HQs:Netherlands×7United States×1
Investments · 17 tracked
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Tesla designs and manufactures electric vehicles, battery storage and solar products, and develops autonomous driving software.
Palo Alto, US
Elon Musk(Co-founder & CEO)inJeffrey B Straubel(Executive Officer)Martin Eberhard(Founder)inJerome M Guillen(Executive Officer)inDeepak Ahuja(Executive Officer)John Douglas Field(Executive Officer)
PartnerPeter Rutgers· solo GP
Co-investorsCapital Q® Ventures Inc.DBL PartnersDraper AssociatesFuture VenturesKluz VenturesM33 Growth+9 more
Access2Bone develops bone graft products containing human tissue-based compositions for orthopedic surgeries.
BiotechHealthtechMedical Devices
Michael Sickler(Founder)in
PartnerPeter Rutgers· solo GP
Antenna Company designs and manufactures antenna and wireless connectivity products for IoT, 5G, and related telecommunications markets.
Deep TechHardwareIoTEindhoven, NL
Diego Caratelli(Founding Member, CTO and VP of Engineering)inJohan Gielis(Founder and VP Emeritus)in
PartnerPeter Rutgers· solo GP
Co-investorsBOMLux Capital
Inland Terminals Group operates a network of inland container terminals across the Netherlands and Belgium, using barges on inland waterways to transport containers for import and export to and from the ports of Rotterdam and Antwerp.
CleantechLogistics & Supply Chain
PartnerPeter Rutgers· solo GP
Ceradis develops plant nutrition, crop protection, and formulation services designed to enable safer food production.
AgTechCleantechFoodTechNew MaterialsWageningen, NL
PartnerPeter Rutgers· solo GP
Fluitec provides lubricant condition monitoring and protection technologies for industrial rotating equipment such as turbines, compressors, and gearboxes.
Advanced ManufacturingCleantechEnergy
PartnerPeter Rutgers· solo GP
PartnerPeter Rutgers· solo GP
Kropman provides building installation services — design, realization, maintenance, management, and operation of technical building systems focused on safe, healthy, and energy-efficient environments.
CleantechConstruction TechEnergy
PartnerPeter Rutgers· solo GP
Lead Pharma develops small-molecule therapies targeting autoimmune disease, metabolic disease, and cancer.
BiotechHealthtechMedical Devices
PartnerPeter Rutgers· solo GP
Co-investorsBOM
PartnerPeter Rutgers· solo GP
Neurophyxia is developing a neuroprotectant compound (2-iminobiotin) for treating brain injury and tissue damage caused by stroke, cardiac arrest, and birth asphyxia.
BiotechDeep TechMedical Devicess-Hertogenbosch, NL
PartnerPeter Rutgers· solo GP
PartnerPeter Rutgers· solo GP
Paques develops ANAMMOX®, a biological nitrogen removal system that converts ammonium and nitrite into nitrogen gas, serving municipal and industrial wastewater treatment facilities.
BiotechCircular EconomyCleantechEnergyBalk, NL
PartnerPeter Rutgers· solo GP
ProductIP provides a platform and supporting services for companies to create, manage, and share technical files to meet compliance requirements.
Enterprise SoftwareLegalTechSaaSNot stated, NL
Maarten van der Dussen(Co-Founder and CEO)inCaspar ter Horst(Co-Founder and Compliance Rebel)in
PartnerPeter Rutgers· solo GP
Qualinx produces the QLX3Ax, a low-power digital RF front-end chip for GNSS and IoT applications that supports multiband reception across L1, L2, L5, and L6 bands.
Deep TechHardwareIoTSemiconductors
Tom Trill(Founder/CEO)inAmir(Co-founder)Hamid(VP of Engineering)
PartnerPeter Rutgers· solo GP
Co-investorsFORWARD.oneInvest-NL
PartnerPeter Rutgers· solo GP
PartnerPeter Rutgers· solo GP
Exits · 2
1 IPOs · 1 acquisitionsPortfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesQualinx · innovationquarter.nl · May 20, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Waterman Ventures made?
- Waterman Ventures has 17 tracked investments, 2 of which have exited.
- What stage does Waterman Ventures invest at?
- Waterman Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth, Late Stage stages.
- What sectors does Waterman Ventures focus on?
- Waterman Ventures focuses on Biotech, Energy, Hardware, Medical Devices, Mobility & Transportation, SaaS, Sector Agnostic, Semiconductors.
- Where is Waterman Ventures located?
- Waterman Ventures is headquartered in Utrecht, NL.
- Who does Waterman Ventures co-invest with?
- Waterman Ventures most often shares deals with BOM, DBL Partners, Future Ventures, among 16 tracked co-investors.
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