BigCircle Ventures

Our CEO Joost Kruytzer featured in the Leaders in Cleantech #podcast, discussing the why and how of deeptech venture building to realise net-zero and circularity, and the way that BigCircle Ventures plans to make an impact in this field. #climatetech #greentech #cleantech #deeptech #venturebuilder #circular #energy #climate #innovation #startups #impact #impactinvesting #IP #academic #research Reinier van der Vusse Jarno van den Heuvel Freerk Bisschop Rosa Nuijten Joost Beemer Eva van der Pouw Joost Kruytzer --

BigCircle Ventures welcomes VP Capital as an investor in the first closing of its venture building fund, together with several informal investors. The total invested amount of 3M€ for this round enables BigCircle Ventures to grow its team, build the first 5 greentech ventures and provide those with initial funding in the coming year. This is a first stage for BigCircle Ventures, that aims to scale their operations internationally, to build 30 ventures within the next 3 yrs. These companies will have significant impact on reaching a climate positive, circular and toxicity-free economy before 2050. The breakthrough technologies will be scouted in research environments at universities as well as amongst SME’s and corporates across Europe and beyond. Therefore, BigCircle aims to raise 25M€ for operations scaling and venture funding. Joost Kruytzer: We are excited to have VP Capital amongst our investor base. We are very much aligned with their rigorous impact focus and are looking forward to collaborating closely on boosting early stage, high impact innovations in climate and circularity. VP Capital recently started their new investment strategy which is driven by impact. Their main goal? To create positive impact, by focusing on biodiversity, climate, social equality and investments in innovative ventures. For new direct investments, they choose to invest in start-ups. Bart Van Eyk, Managing Director, elaborates: “Innovative start-ups and scale-ups are the key to sustainable progress. However, they often have limited access to capital because traditional financiers find it too risky. Family offices can fill in a unique position here, especially with their long-term horizon. In cooperation with our partners, we want to focus on this opportunity and make a difference. That is why we want to reach out to ventures. In this regard, BigCircle Ventures is a logical partner where we see a lot of potential for strengthening each other’s efforts. #climatetech #greentech #cleantech #deeptech #venturebuilder #circular #energy #climate #innovation #startups #impact #impactinvesting #IP #academic #research Reinier van der Vusse Jarno van den Heuvel Freerk Bisschop Rosa Nuijten Joost Beemer Eva van der Pouw Mathijs van der Knaap Guus van Puijenbroek

It’s official now! Join the circle to build & accelerate the next generation of #greentech #ventures with us!

We’re live with BigCircle Ventures! Ready to build 3️⃣0️⃣ #greentech #ventures towards 2027! With: 🎪 almost 100 guests at our launch event this week, including research institutions, entrepreneurs, partners and funding providers at our Amsterdam office 🏢 (hosted by Dexter Energy) 💰the first close of our fund at 3M€ from informal investors & family offices 👫a dedicated, growing team of founders and key hires 💡rapidly growing pipeline of innovations from NL universities & SME’s the first contacts abroad Joost Kruytzer, Joost Beemer, Reinier van der Vusse, Freerk Bisschop Jarno van den Heuvel, Rosa Nuijten, Eva van der Pouw, David Saris #innovation #startups #climate #circular #deeptech #impact #impactinvesting #venturebuilder #venturestudio #startupstudio #entrepreneurship #earlystage, #IP #academy