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Venture capitalUtrecht · Seed–Growth · 3 people tracked
Not to be confused with Waterman Ventures (Venture capital · Boston, US)
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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 14 of 20 portfolio companiesCleantech ×6Biotech ×5Deep Tech ×3Energy ×3Healthtech ×3IoT ×3Medical Devices ×3Enterprise Software ×2
HQs:Netherlands×7United States×2
Investments · 20 tracked
founders shown can be your intro pathBy year:2026 · 12021 · 12020 · 22018 · 15 dated
Tesla designs and manufactures electric vehicles, battery storage and solar products, and develops autonomous driving software.
Palo Alto, US
Elon Musk(Founder)inJeffrey B Straubel(Co-founder; CTO until 2019, Director since 2023)Martin Eberhard(Founder)inMarc Tarpenning(Founder)inJerome M Guillen(Executive Officer)inDeepak Ahuja(Executive Officer)
PartnerPeter Rutgers· solo GP
Co-investorsCapital Q® Ventures Inc.DBL PartnersDraper AssociatesFuture VenturesInfinite CapitalKluz Ventures+16 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
Chooch provides real-time hospital inventory management using camera-based AI to automatically track supply room inventory without manual counting or scanning.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareHealthtech
Co-investorsEQUIAMSand Hill AngelsStreamlined VenturesTekmen Teknoloji Reklamcilik Yayincilik A.S.Vickers Venture Partners212+1 more
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
Cambridge, MA biotechnology company developing injectable synthetic biomarkers for noninvasive disease staging and treatment monitoring.
BiotechCambridge, US
Gabriel Kwong(Executive Officer)inSangeeta BhatiainRoopom Banerjee(Executive Officer)in
BoardTheresia Gouw(Director)inAmy Schulman(Director)Stan Lapidus(Director)in
Co-investorsGreatPoint VenturesAcrew CapitalARCH Venture PartnersAspect VenturesCatalio Capital ManagementCRV (Charles River Ventures)+7 more
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
Runwise provides a wireless building control system that replaces traditional control infrastructure, which typically requires many devices, extensive wiring, and days of installation labor, with a single control installed wirelessly in a day or less.
CleantechIoTPropTech
Lee Hoffman(Founder)inMichael Cook(Founder)inJeff Carleton(Founder)Mike Cook(Founder)
Co-investorsAlumni VenturesDERIVE VENTURESHelium-3 VenturesInitialized CapitalMassMutual VenturesMenlo Ventures+7 more
PartnerPeter Rutgers· solo GP
PartnerPeter Rutgers· solo GP
Exits · 3
1 IPOs · 2 acquisitions · showing 2Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesQualinx · finance.yahoo.com · Jan 6, 2026
Runwise · prnewswire.com · Jun 9, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Waterman Ventures made?
- Waterman Ventures has 20 tracked investments, 3 of which have exited, including 1 dated in the last 24 months.
- What stage does Waterman Ventures invest at?
- Waterman Ventures invests at the Seed, Series A, Series B, Growth 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, Silver Lake Partners, among 21 tracked co-investors.
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