Venture Capital boosting Industry Innovation, Impact and Investment returns. Est. 2009

We invest from Seed to Growth stage in strong teams turning climate and nature challenges into successful European businesses.

80+
Investments made
15+
Years investing
25
Exits
€280M+
Funding raised to date

Working with entrepreneurs since 2009

Leading investments

We (co)lead deals ourselves and are used to working together with other VCs.

Working with you until exit

Long-standing team supports you, from analysts to partners.

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Creating opportunities

We support you with our experience and the network we have.

We invest in the sectors with the largest environmental and financial returns

Energy innovation

Energy

Affordable, resilient energy systems to power tomorrow's lives

Mobility innovation

Mobility

More efficient movement of people and goods

Food and agriculture innovation

Food & Agriculture

Producing more with less

Industrial innovation

Industry

Resource-efficient and resilient industrial processes

Justus Lauten and Jan Brormann, Foodforecast
“SHIFT knows the value of commercial growth & unlocking talent to increase impact. Just as we make our team members thrive, SHIFT helps us by giving freedom & responsibility within the bigger vision.”
Justus Lauten & Jan Brormann, Co-Founders, Foodforecast
The SHIFT Invest team

One team,
in it for the long run

Meet the team

Backed by a strong network

  • EIF
  • Rabobank
  • KLM
  • Schiphol
  • Wageningen University & Research
  • TU Delft
  • TU Eindhoven
  • University of Twente
  • TNO
  • Nederlandse Spoorwegen
  • Invest-NL
  • Corbion
  • BOM
  • Topfonds Gelderland
  • WWF
  • Family offices

A glimpse of the portfolio

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The best entrepreneurs don't wait for the world to shift. They shift it.