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RUG Ventures
Venture capital · Groningen, Netherlands · Europe
RUG Ventures is an early-stage investment company connected to the University of Groningen that guides researchers in turning scientific research into businesses. It provides funding through convertible loans or equity investments, along with mentorship, network access and advisory support as a shareholder.
Invests inAI & Machine Learning
In its own wordslife scienceshealthagri-fooddigitalchemistryenergy
Your fit with RUG Ventures
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Or find every investor that fitsRUG Ventures lists 1 checked portfolio company on its own site. Its largest theme is AI & Machine Learning (100%).
No funding round on record names RUG Ventures yet, so the figures come from its portfolio page.
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| AI & Machine Learning | 100% | 18% |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers1100%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company00%
- Parked or sold domain00%
A site that stops answering three checks in a row is counted as no longer answering; that is not proof of closure. A site that points to another company is often an acquisition.
Compare RUG Ventures head to head
portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both backThree or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.
Portfolio
1 company checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SG Papertronics develops and provides portable lab-grade testing and analytics tools for various industries, including food and beverage production, agriculture, and wastewater management. | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 8 Nov 2026- Site
- rugventures.com
- Last read
- 8 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 6 Nov 2026
- Companies checked
- 1
Rates come from what VCinfo has observed since observation_start. Firms tend to remove companies that closed, so early rates understate reality. A company leaving a portfolio page does not mean it closed or exited. An unreachable site means our checks failed, nothing more.
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