Navus Ventures Overview
Navus Ventures is a family-funded venture capital firm based in Maassluis, Netherlands, focusing on high-tech companies that drive sustainable transitions in the food and energy sectors. They provide financial support, knowledge, and networking opportunities to foster the long-term development of sustainable businesses. As an active shareholder, Navus Ventures supports portfolio companies by sharing knowledge, networks, and experience, drawing on the Lely family's longstanding history in high-tech product development and successful market entry of innovations.
Is Navus Ventures the right investor for your startup? Browse their investment focus, stage preferences, and geographic scope to see how well they align with your fundraising goals. Your full match score with Navus Ventures, along with a list of other relevant VCs, is available on Hopohopo.io.
Navus Ventures
Investment focus
Invest in
- Baltics
- Nordics
- Western Europe
- Southern Europe
- Central Eastern Europe
- North America 1 / 5
Customer types
- B2B
Product type
- Software
- Hardware
- Software-enabled hardware
Industries / verticals
- AgriTech / FoodTech
- Energy
Investment role
Lead and follow
Stages
Seed, Series A, Series B or later
First ticket size
€10,000 - €5,000,000
Contact information
Investment Associate
Olivier Echten
directeur
Joop Ham
Investment Manager
Lynn Hoendervanger
Managing Director
Eduard Meijer
Student
Maarten Pasveer
How to approach funds like Navus Ventures
When engaging Navus Ventures, founders should highlight how their technology offers scalable, real-world impact in food or energy sustainability, and be prepared to discuss both technical depth and practical implementation. Demonstrate a clear path to market adoption and show how your team can leverage sector expertise and networks to accelerate growth. Navus values founders who are open to active, hands-on partnership and who can articulate how their solution fits into broader industry shifts toward sustainability.
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