Investing in the future of world changing entrepreneurs.
The world needs more innovative solutions to societal challenges. Social Entrepreneurs offer exciting solutions to these massive challenges and positively impact millions of lives with commercially scalable businesses.
These entrepreneurs need capital and partners to grow.
We salute you and seek to be your partner of choice!
We support promising entrepreneurs, primarily in the Netherlands and NW EU, with growth capital and proven business tools to reach their full potential and enable them to achieve systemic change.
Our combined success will inspire other investors to do the same.
Rubio Impact Ventures - formerly known as Social Impact Ventures
The world needs more innovative solutions to societal challenges. Social Entrepreneurs offer exciting solutions to these massive challenges and positively impact millions of lives with commercially scalable businesses.
These entrepreneurs need capital and partners to grow.
We salute you and seek to be your partner of choice!
We support promising entrepreneurs, primarily in the Netherlands and NW EU, with growth capital and proven business tools to reach their full potential and enable them to achieve systemic change.
Our combined success will inspire other investors to do the same.
Rubio Impact Ventures - formerly known as Social Impact Ventures
Location: Netherlands, North Holland, Amsterdam
Employees: 11-50
Founded date: 2014
Investment Type: Venture Capital
Portfolio 21
| Date | Name | Website | Total Raised | Location |
| 02.12.2021 | Lingvist | lingvist.com | $5.92M | Estonia, T... |
| 19.11.2021 | 30MHz | 30mhz.com | - | Netherland... |
| 20.07.2021 | Solar micr... | taylor.solar | $8.69M | Netherland... |
| 08.07.2021 | ARBOREA | arborea.io | - | United Kin... |
| 10.06.2021 | TED | ted.com | - | United Sta... |
| 26.01.2021 | SkillLab | skilllab.io | - | Netherland... |
| 30.03.2017 | Bomberbot | bomberbot.com | $1.07M | Netherland... |
| - | SkinVision | skinvision.com | $3.4M | Netherland... |
| - | Bomberbot | landing.bomberbot.com | - | Netherland... |
| - | Marqt | marqt.nl | - | Netherland... |
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News 46
| Date | Title | Description |
| 21.01.2022 | We are looking for an intern (dutch speaking) | Janaury 21, 2022 We are looking for an intern (dutch speaking) We are looking for an intern! Ben jij een veelzijdige stagiair en heb je zin om Rubio en onze missie te versterken? Dan gaan we heel graag met jou in gesprek. Voor details ov... |
| 20.01.2022 | Rubio Impact Ventures welcomes Ilonka Jankovich as its new venture partner | January 20, 2022 Rubio welcomes Ilonka Jankovich as its new venture partner Rubio welcomes Ilonka Jankovich as its new venture partner. Jankovich is a successful serial entrepreneur, founder of the Randstad Innovation Fund and an active n... |
| 17.01.2022 | Droombaan voor analist met changemaking ambitie! | January 17, 2022 Droombaan voor analist met changemaking ambitie Wil jij bijdragen aan een versnelde energietransitie, een circulaire revolutie, gezondere leefstijl en creatie van inclusieve banen voor de toekomst? Als jij samen met top o... |
| 13.01.2022 | 💸 Investment News 💸: Winc Academy | January 13, 2022 💸 Investment News 💸: Winc Academy There is a huge disconnect between the large number of people that are (at risk of becoming) unemployed and the digital skills that are needed for the future. And that’s where the latest ... |
| 30.12.2021 | Van krottenwijk naar Silicon Valley | December 30, 2021 Van krottenwijk naar Silicon Valley Nyenrode Business University interviewed one of our founders Willemijn Verloop and asked her about our definition of social impact, how we calculate impact results and why we invest in... |
| 27.12.2021 | ‘Het is niet oké als je investeert zonder na te denken over de duurzame impact’ | December 27, 2021 ‘Het is niet oké als je investeert zonder na te denken over de duurzame impact’ Rubio’s Warner Philips and Helmer Schukken were interview by Change Inc., a journalistic inspiration and information platform in the field o... |
| 13.12.2021 | Rubio’s spotlight on Incision | December 13, 2021 Rubio’s spotlight on Incision Did you know that a lack of medical knowledge means that 5 billion people in lower- and middle-income countries, but also in the Western world, are being denied access to safe and affordable... |
| 02.12.2021 | 💸 Investment News 💸: Lingvist | December 2, 2021 💸 Investment News 💸: Lingvist We are excited to present the latest addition to Rubio’s ‘Champions of Change’: Lingvist, an Estonian EdTech start-up that uses big data and AI to make language learning faster and more effic... |
| 16.11.2021 | 💸 Investment News 💸: 30MHZ | November 16, 2021 💸 Investment News 💸: 30MHZ Here in the Netherlands, we’re used to seeing greenhouses scattered about the landscape. But did you know that protected agriculture is gaining traction worldwide, driven by the consequences of... |
| 04.11.2021 | 💸 Investment News 💸: DeWarmte | November 4, 2021 💸 Investment News 💸: DeWarmte We are excited to present the latest addition to Rubio’s ‘Champions of Change’: DeWarmte. This ambitious venture invented the HeatCycle, a revolutionary system that transforms domestic wastew... |
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Mentions in press and media 27
| Date | Title | Description |
| 12.09.2024 | Novameat's €17.4M Funding: A Leap into the Future of Plant-Based Meat | In the bustling heart of Barcelona, a culinary revolution is brewing. Novameat, a pioneering plant-based meat startup, has secured €17.4 million in a Series A funding round. This investment, led by Sofinnova Partners and Forbion via its Bio... |
| 12.09.2024 | Novameat raises $19.2m to expand next-gen plant-based meat texturizing tech: ‘We have a clear path to profitability’ | Barcelona-based plant-based meat startup Novameat has raised a €17.4m ($19.2 million) series A round. Sofinnova and Forbion BioEconomy led the round, supported by existing investors Praesidium, Unovis Asset Management and Rubio Impact Ventu... |
| 11.09.2024 | SOLASTA Bio: A New Dawn for Sustainable Agriculture | In the world of agriculture, the battle against pests is relentless. Farmers wield traditional insecticides like swords, but these weapons are losing their edge. Resistance is rising, and the environmental toll is becoming too heavy to bear... |
| 11.09.2024 | SOLASATA Bio raises $14m, plans to commercialize peptide-based biopesticides in ‘half the time’ it takes for synthetics | UK-based ag biotech startup SOLASTA Bio has closed a $14 million oversubscribed Series A round, bringing its total funding to $19 million. Forbion (via its Bioeconomy fund), FMC Ventures, and Corteva (through its recently launched Corteva C... |
| 29.07.2024 | London-based Female Invest bags €10.3 million Series A to be the largest finance app for women | Female Invest, a leading finance app that empowers women through accessible subscription-based learning, financial news, and community, announced the close of its Series A funding round, raising a total of €10.3 million. The platform, desig... |
| 18.04.2024 | HealthSage AI Revolutionizes Healthcare with €3M Seed Investment | Amsterdam-based HealthSage AI has secured a €3 million seed investment to enhance its open generative AI platform dedicated to transforming healthcare delivery. Led by Peak and supported by Healthy Capital, Rubio Impact Ventures, and health... |
| 16.04.2024 | Amsterdam’s HealthSage AI secures €3M to expand healthcare-centric open generative AI platform | Read this article in: Amsterdam-based HealthSage AI, an open platform for generative AI in healthcare, has secured a €3M seed funding to expand and scale its open platform. The oversubscribed round was led by Peak, alongside investments fro... |
| 17.01.2024 | Dutch solar tech startup Taylor raises €8M from Rubio Impact Ventures, BOM, others | Read this article in: Eindhoven-based Taylor, a high-tech electronics producer for solar panels, announced that it has secured €8M in a fresh round of funding. The funding will be utilised by Taylor for product development and expanding its... |
| 13.09.2023 | Cleverly raises €8.6M for its digital 1-to-1 coaching supporting kids and teens | Today Berlin-based kids coaching provider cleverly closed its €4.6 million extended seed funding round. Many children are dealing with school anxiety, lack of motivation, self-confidence, bullying and other challenges. cleverly is a kids-co... |
| 29.08.2023 | Valyuu raises €2.4M to fight electronic waste with circular economy marketplace | Today, Netherlands startup Valyuu announced a €2.4 million fundraising in a seed funding round led by Rubio Impact Ventures and Slingshot Ventures. Valyuu is a circular economy marketplace that provides people with an easy and trusted way t... |
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