Investors / Netherlands / SHIFT Invest
SHIFT Invest
Venture capital · Amsterdam, Netherlands · Europe
SHIFT Invest is an impact venture capital firm founded in 2009 that backs European founders building climate and nature technologies. It invests from seed to growth stage, (co)leading deals and supporting companies until exit.
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Or find every investor that fitsSHIFT Invest lists 60 checked portfolio companies on its own site and is named in 7 funding rounds, 3 of them as lead. Its most frequent entry is Seed, 57% of the companies with a known first round. Its largest themes are AI & Machine Learning (31%), Industrial & Manufacturing (27%) and Education (13%). 76% of its companies are based in Netherlands. It invests most often alongside Brabant Development Agency (BOM), Future Food Fund and Innovation Industries.
Counts come from funding rounds that name SHIFT Invest, complete from mid-2025: earlier rounds appear only when they were reported later. Round amounts and full round histories are on Fundup AI.
Round figures show recent activity, not SHIFT Invest's whole history. Rounds on record name 7 companies; its own site lists 60. Funding rounds are complete from mid-2025, so counts and the yearly trend undercount a firm that invested before then. The portfolio, themes and places come from its own site and are not affected.
Entry stage
share of companies by the stage of its first roundShow as a table
| Value | |
|---|---|
| Pre-seed | 0% |
| Seed | 57% |
| Series A | 29% |
| Series B | 14% |
| Growth | 0% |
Activity by year
rounds it joined, last 10 yearsShow as a table
| Total | Rounds it led | |
|---|---|---|
| '17 | 0 | 0 |
| '18 | 0 | 0 |
| '19 | 0 | 0 |
| '20 | 0 | 0 |
| '21 | 0 | 0 |
| '22 | 0 | 0 |
| '23 | 0 | 0 |
| '24 | 0 | 0 |
| '25 | 2 | 1 |
| '26 | 5 | 2 |
Investor profile
percentile among all firmsShow as a table
| Measure | Percentile of all firms | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Portfolio size | 88th | 60 companies |
| Recent activity | 89th | 6 rounds in 12 months |
| Early stage | 74th | 57% of entries at pre-seed or seed |
| Evidence | 80th | 12% of companies confirmed by a round |
| Sector focus | 54th | 31% in its largest sector |
| Reach | 84th | 6 countries |
Investment themes
share of its checked companiesThis firmAll checked companies
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| This firm | All checked companies | |
|---|---|---|
| AI & Machine Learning | 31% | 18% |
| Industrial & Manufacturing | 27% | 7% |
| Education | 13% | 7% |
| Healthcare & Biotech | 7% | 15% |
| Space & Defense | 5% | 3% |
| Food & Agriculture | 5% | 3% |
| Robotics & Hardware | 2% | 1% |
| Mobility & Logistics | 2% | 1% |
Invests most often with
firms sharing its portfolio companiesShow as a table
| Share | |
|---|---|
| Brabant Development Agency (BOM) | 2 |
| Future Food Fund | 2 |
| Innovation Industries | 2 |
| InnovationQuarter | 2 |
| Invest-NL | 2 |
| Aqua-Spark | 1 |
| Atlantic | 1 |
| Blackfinch Ventures | 1 |
Its portfolio companies
where they are based, and what their own sites showSite status
- Site answers5998%
- No longer answers00%
- Points to another company12%
- 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.
Co-investor network
who it backs companies with, and who they back togetherAll co-investors or Compare portfolios with Brabant Development Agency (BOM)
Compare SHIFT Invest head to head
portfolio size, rounds, entry stages, themes and the companies both backThree or more firms at once: portfolio overlap.
Recent portfolio activity
when companies last raised with SHIFT Invest| Date | Company | Stage |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Nov 2026 | Series A Led | |
| 18 Jun 2026 | Series B | |
| 23 May 2026 | Seed Led | |
| 24 Apr 2026 | Seed | |
| 19 Jan 2026 | Seed | |
| 11 Dec 2025 | Series A | |
| 8 Sept 2025 | Seed Led |
Round details for SHIFT Invest
Amounts, full round histories and every co-investor in SHIFT Invest's rounds are on Fundup AI. VCinfo covers investors and their portfolios.
Portfolio
60 companies checked against their own sites| Company | What it does | Themes | First round with it | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30MHz turns crop and greenhouse data into clear next steps, measurable results, and confident action. | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Aiir Innovations provides an end-to-end AI solution for inspection intelligence | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| AirFi is the market-leading provider of non-invasive portable and wireless cabin technologies for airlines across every corner of the globe. | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| BYBORRE is a textile innovation company specialized in custom knitted textiles for interiors, mobility and fashion. | Industrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| C1 Connections develops and supplies a high-capacity wind turbine and foundation interface connection called the C1 Wedge Connection | EducationIndustrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| Canopus develops and applies drilling technology for geothermal energy applications | EducationIndustrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| Casper provides air traffic visualization and data analytics tools for airports | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| CEYAS automates semi-trailer movements between parking zones and loading docks | Industrial & ManufacturingRobotics & Hardware | Portfolio page | ||
| ChainCraft upcycles organic residues into high-value fatty acids, replacing fossil and palm-based alternatives. | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| Changing Health provides a digital health platform and programmes for chronic conditions coaching and support | Healthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| CoolSem develops and applies thermal management technology to improve semiconductor performance | Industrial & ManufacturingHealthcare & Biotech | Jan 2026Seed | Page + round | |
| C Teleport provides travel automation for operational teams | Legal & ComplianceAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| E-magy creates a revolutionary silicon dominant anode material for lithium-ion batteries that delivers higher energy density | Industrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| Foamlab develops and produces bio-based foams as a sustainable alternative to oil-based plastics. | Space & DefenseSpace & Defense | Apr 2026Seed | Page + round | |
| The company produces fully circular foam. | Industrial & Manufacturing | Portfolio page | ||
| FononTech develops and manufactures electronic products using Impulse Printing technology | Industrial & ManufacturingConsumer | Portfolio page | ||
| The company provides battery storage and smart energy management solutions to various sectors. | Industrial & ManufacturingAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page | ||
| FUL Foods produces natural blue color extracts from spirulina for use in food, beverage, and nutrition applications. | Food & AgricultureHealthcare & Biotech | Portfolio page | ||
| GRASP provides a personalized learning platform that structures a user's learning path based on their prior knowledge and goals | EducationEducation | Portfolio page | ||
| GreenA is focused on R&D and produces agro adjuvants | AI & Machine LearningAI & Machine Learning | Portfolio page |
About this data
site last read 5 Nov 2026- Site
- shiftinvest.com
- Last read
- 5 Nov 2026
- Watching since
- 5 Nov 2026
- Rounds since
- 8 Sept 2025
- Companies checked
- 60
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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