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13 July 2026

Commercial Growth Across the Portfolio

FuelFWD, Struck and Proba Accelerate Their Growth FuelFWD and Struck made strong commercial progress over the past quarter. FuelFWD has…
9 July 2026

Value Factory Ventures invests in Ledgnd

Value Factory Ventures is investing in Ledgnd,, the developer of MyLedgnd, a data platform for greenhouse horticulture. With its platform,…
2 July 2026

Orange Parrot wins the first edition of the Build Better Startup Cup

The first edition of the Build Better Startup Cup was a great success. From 29 strong submissions and 8 finalists,…
16 June 2026

Value Factory invests in SAM Panels.

What grows on the land gains value in construction. Value Factory invests in SAM Panels, a producer of biobased and…
23 April 2026

Value Factory invests in Foamlab to accelerate the circular materials transition

Value Factory Ventures invests in Foamlab, a spin-off from Delft University of Technology developing a new generation of bio-based foam materials.…
3 March 2026

Value Factory invests in Agro4all to scale its integrated crop protection platform

Value Factory invests in Agro4all, the digital platform for advice, registration, and compliance of crop protection products. With this investment, we…
3 March 2026

Investing in PolyBiotic Solutions for a breakthrough in biodegradable plastics

Value Factory is investing in PolyBiotic Solutions as part of a €500,000 funding round. With this investment, we support the…
26 February 2026

Heijmans & Value Factory Launch Build Better Startup Cup

The construction sector faces major challenges: from CO₂ reduction and affordable housing to climate adaptation and biodiversity. This calls for…
25 February 2026

Value Factory Launches a Venture Studio

Value Factory is an entrepreneurial fund. Our added value lies not only in providing capital, but especially in actively building…
28 January 2026

Value Factory supports next growth phase of Healthy Fridge (total round: €1M)

Value Factory is supporting the next growth phase of Healthy Fridge through a €1 million investment round, together with the…
28 January 2026

Value Factory Ventures reinvests in Proba

Proba has raised €1.25 million in growth capital to expand into the United States and Brazil. In this round, existing…
8 January 2026

✨Looking back to 2025 and forward to 2026✨ 

A new year starts with energy and ambition — and it’s the perfect moment to reflect on what we have…
6 November 2025

Great news! Value Factory is leading the €2 million seed investment in Struck!

We’re proud to announce our new investment in Struck, an Amsterdam-based startup that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to simplify the…
31 October 2025

Value Factory invests €1,5 million in Thuysvers.

Value Factory invests €1.5 million to accelerate growth  ThuysVers, the fast-growing meal service delivering healthy ready-made meals to your doorstep,…
6 October 2025

Another successful exit and dividend distribution

At Value Factory, we build companies together with entrepreneurs that create both impact and value. Today, we’re proud to share…
2 October 2025

Deal-by-Deal Investing: Flexibility and Focus

At Value Factory, we believe in entrepreneurship – not only in the startups we invest in, but also in our…
29 September 2025

Building the future of sustainable construction materials

Value Factory Ventures invests in early-stage technologies shaping the built environment of tomorrow. We focus on scalable innovations that generate…
8 August 2025

From idea to first exit and everything in between

In 2019, Johan van Heusden and Peter Kleijwegt started with one conviction: entrepreneurs with courage, vision, and societal impact deserve…
26 March 2025

Biotech is hot!

Trends within our investment scope  While global venture capital markets have cooled significantly, one sector continues to build momentum: biotechnology.…
19 March 2025

Jolanda Ravenek joins Value Factory Ventures as Managing Partner

Jolanda Ravenek is joining the executive team as Managing Partner. Over the past year, Jolanda has already been active as…
14 March 2025

Meet the founder: Menno – FuelFWD

In this series, we’re excited to introduce you to one of the founders behind our portfolio companies. This time: Menno…
11 March 2025

Value Factory invests in Cano-ela

boosting sustainable food innovation Value Factory is proud to announce that, together with existing investor Oost NL and Ecoseed, it…
13 February 2025

🚀 Value Factory participates in Proba’s follow-on investment round to scale sustainability in agri-food

We are proud to have been an early investor in Proba and to now participate in this follow-on investment round, led by Future…
9 January 2025

New Investment: FuelFWD!

We are excited to announce our investment in FuelFWD! FuelFWD, the Rotterdam-based startup focusing on digital solutions for the renewable…
8 January 2025

Value Factory 2024 in Milestones 

As we step into the beginning of 2025, it’s the perfect moment to reflect on 2024 and everything we’ve accomplished.…