"Deltachemie Vlaardingen" was the trade name of 'the' fertilizer factory in Vlaardingen between 1958 and 1970. During our team building event on the mudflats near Schiermonnikoog (53°27'02.3"N 6°07'50.1"E), we found an almost perfect bag of fertilizer under a thick layer of silt. At least 54 years old. As part of a family office, Knop Ventures supports various foundations in the fight against plastic waste through the Spronck Foundation (see https://lnkd.in/exFHHmtd). Last Monday we sailed on the Najade and with the foundation Doe eens WAD (see https://doeeenswad.nl/). The goal: make 1 hectare of mudflats plastic-free per person. Nearly impossible, and thus great appreciation for Nienke Dijkstra who, every day, cleans up what man has dumped and the sea placed back on the sandbanks of our Wadden Sea.
Knop Ventures
Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
Investing in positive change for future generation
About us
Knop Ventures is an early-stage venture capital fund that invests in positive change for future generations. As part of a family office we have a long-term focus and support startups that align with our values. We are especially interested in the following themes: (i) Circular (Plastic) Solutions (ii) Healthy Food Systems and (iii) Wellbeing of Individual & Society.
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www.knopventures.com
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We are excited to share our investment in Polytag Limited! Circularity is a key investment theme for Knop Ventures and we are looking forward to supporting the Polytag team in its mission to enhance the recyclability of the packaging industry.
CEO and Co-founder at Polytag Limited I Women in Innovation Winner UKRI 2023 I Grocer Gold Award Winner 2023 for"pioneering a new approach to recycling" I UK Packaging Award Winner 2023 | NRA Innovation 2023
On the eve of International Women’s Day 🫶 #iwd2024 … I’m happy to share that Polytag Limited just closed our seed / series A round 🤘 The round was led by Mariana Gonzalez Lopez who manages Collateral Good, a climate-first venture capital firm based in Switzerland, and co-led by Valerie van den Brink at Knop Ventures, an early-stage venture capital fund that invests in startups building a better world 🌍 Heartfelt thanks to all our supporters, stakeholders and clients for recognising the value in our solution and joining us on this journey 👌 And huge 🙌 kudos to the entire team at Polytag who work so hard each day - getting s**t done, dreaming big and above all having fun. Let’s keep at it ✌️ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (Photo of Mariana and I after our first meeting to shape the deal) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Carla Brian MCIWM CRWM Laura Fernandez Rosa Knox-Bradley Virlina Choquette Brian James Cook Jonathan Anderson Kieran O'Sullivan Brendan O'Neill Phil Sutton FRSA Ric Exley Phil Bisby Adam Craig Olivia E. Katie May Luke Emery Gemma Gascoyne Rob Thompson Louis Whittal Steve Dawson Paul Foulkes-Arellano Amul Pandya Faisal Sheikh James Weatherill Adam Rackley ❤️
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We are excited to share our investment in Polytag Limited! Circularity is a key investment theme for Knop Ventures and we are looking forward to supporting the Polytag team in its mission to enhance the recyclability of the packaging industry.
CEO and Co-founder at Polytag Limited I Women in Innovation Winner UKRI 2023 I Grocer Gold Award Winner 2023 for"pioneering a new approach to recycling" I UK Packaging Award Winner 2023 | NRA Innovation 2023
On the eve of International Women’s Day 🫶 #iwd2024 … I’m happy to share that Polytag Limited just closed our seed / series A round 🤘 The round was led by Mariana Gonzalez Lopez who manages Collateral Good, a climate-first venture capital firm based in Switzerland, and co-led by Valerie van den Brink at Knop Ventures, an early-stage venture capital fund that invests in startups building a better world 🌍 Heartfelt thanks to all our supporters, stakeholders and clients for recognising the value in our solution and joining us on this journey 👌 And huge 🙌 kudos to the entire team at Polytag who work so hard each day - getting s**t done, dreaming big and above all having fun. Let’s keep at it ✌️ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - (Photo of Mariana and I after our first meeting to shape the deal) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Carla Brian MCIWM CRWM Laura Fernandez Rosa Knox-Bradley Virlina Choquette Brian James Cook Jonathan Anderson Kieran O'Sullivan Brendan O'Neill Phil Sutton FRSA Ric Exley Phil Bisby Adam Craig Olivia E. Katie May Luke Emery Gemma Gascoyne Rob Thompson Louis Whittal Steve Dawson Paul Foulkes-Arellano Amul Pandya Faisal Sheikh James Weatherill Adam Rackley ❤️
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We are finally live! We kicked off with our Knop event in Move Amsterdam. It was great to see many of our network attending. We want to thank our guest speaker Merijn Tinga ~ Plastic Soup Surfer for the inspirational presentation. Check out his courageous journey at https://lnkd.in/eEyqAQxz. Tackling the growing plastic pollution crisis is one of the three things we are passionate about. Please see our website: https://lnkd.in/eTWKBj8r to find out more about Knop Ventures and our investments themes: i) Circular (Plastic) Solutions ii) Healthy Food Systems and iii) Wellbeing of Individual & Society. Are you, or do you know anyone, active within these themes? Please feel free to reach out! We are looking forward to meeting you :) Roderick Kasteel Valerie van den Brink Maurits Koning Eric-Jan Vink Maarten Prins Barend Boelaars Lennart Klooster Merijn Tinga ~ Plastic Soup Surfer
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