🌊💧Strategic alliance alert! The catch-22 with start-ups is that the innovator needs commercial traction to become a viable business and the clients who don’t want to take the risk of working with a start-up, even though it could offer them a great competitive advantage. Fortunately, there are still companies willing to spend more time and energy exploring these opportunities. That's exactly the vision behind our recent strategic alliance between Van der Ende Group and PureTerra Ventures. By joining forces, we aim to pave the commercial way for groundbreaking solutions in the environmental and water sectors. PureTerra is a specialist fund that invests in disruptive water technologies. It focuses on innovations related to water quality, efficiency, treatment, and circularity. Van der Ende Group is an innovator, manufacturer and supplier of technical products for water, air, climate and filtration. With a variety of solutions, both standard and customized, for climate and water challenges in high-tech greenhouse horticulture, Van der Ende’s product portfolio offers an excellent response to current global developments. So, this partnership is not just about collaboration; it’s about unlocking the full potential of cutting-edge technology and market access to make a lasting difference. We, as PureTerra, can offer more value to our portfolio companies and build a deeper understanding of the market. Van der Ende will be offered opportunities to distinguish themselves from the competition. This alliance is a testament to the transformative power of partnerships in driving innovation and creating a brighter, more sustainable future. Join us in this journey as we redefine what's possible through collaboration and shared vision. Thanks, Lex van der Ende, Micha van Nieuwkerk and Marcel Boon! Nic Pannekeet Job van Schelven Gijs de Bruin Alexander Crowell Dylan Perales Lou Arzur Xavier van Slooten
PureTerra Ventures
Durfkapitaal en privévermogen
Amsterdam, North Holland 3.193 volgers
Clean Water for All
Over ons
PureTerra Ventures is a specialist venture capital firm focused on investing in disruptive water technologies with great financial returns and a positive social impact. We look for water companies that are ready to scale commercially to invest between 1-5M euros for a first ticket. We have a global investment scope with our head office in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Our fund combines strong entrepreneurial experience, a proven track record in driving sales and a vast network in the global water technology market to create a unique value proposition for our investors and portfolio companies alike. PureTerra Ventures has access to the largest network of distributors, utilities, government departments, blue chip companies and other key players in the Chinese water market. We leverage this network to actively contribute to the commercial success of our portfolio companies. We are not just as a financial investor, but a strategic partner in the global water market.
- Website
-
http://www.pureterra.com
Externe link voor PureTerra Ventures
- Branche
- Durfkapitaal en privévermogen
- Bedrijfsgrootte
- 2-10 medewerkers
- Hoofdkantoor
- Amsterdam, North Holland
- Type
- Particuliere onderneming
- Opgericht
- 2017
- Specialismen
- Water Technology, Venture Capital, Investment Management, Environmental Technology, Asset Management, Private Equity, Innovation, Impact investing, SDG6, Waterforall, ESG en watertechnologies
Locaties
-
Primair
Entrepotdok 78
Amsterdam, North Holland 1018, NL
Medewerkers van PureTerra Ventures
Updates
-
Congrats Tim Hyde and team at SWAN Systems, on securing this New South Wales water management project together with Microsoft! With Swan's data driven solution and precision irrigation, they will work on improving water efficiency across 40 parks! A great contribution to regional water conservation, contributing to our mission: Clean water for all! Nic Pannekeet Job van Schelven Alexander Crowell Gijs de Bruin Dylan Perales Lou Arzur Arthur Jongejans Xavier van Slooten
SWAN Systems is thrilled to announce a groundbreaking water management project in collaboration with Microsoft, aimed at enhancing water sustainability in the City of Penrith, NSW. Together, we'll set new benchmarks for water conservation and efficiency across 40 parks, leveraging advanced technology and data-driven solutions. 🌍💧 Key Focus Areas: 🔹Data-Driven Management: Optimizing water usage with advanced analytics, achieving 10%-30% water savings. 🔹 Precision Irrigation: Cutting-edge technologies to reduce waste and boost sustainability. 🔹 Community Engagement: Partnering with locals to promote water conservation and stewardship. This initiative marks a significant step towards a more sustainable future, showcasing the critical role of innovation in addressing global water challenges. Stay tuned for updates on how we're transforming water management and making a positive impact! #WaterSustainability #Innovation #SWANSystems #Microsoft #Penrith #WaterStewardship https://zurl.co/8EXL
-
🏊♀️ 🏊♀️ During the 2024 Olympics in Paris, the Seine River is in the spotlight. Not for its beauty, but for its dirty water. Dirty river water isn't just a Parisian problem; it's a universal challenge faced by cities worldwide: the challenge of managing stormwater and combined sewage overflows. Many older city sewer systems are combined, meaning they collect both sanitary- and stormwater flows. During heavy rain, when water treatment systems can’t handle the increased volume of water, excess stormwater and untreated wastewater are discharged directly into the city's waterways. Combine the above with aging infrastructure and unpredictable weather patterns, and you have yourself a perfect storm. In densely populated areas, these problems can pose serious public health threats. The EPA estimates that $630 billion is needed until 2030 to improve stormwater and wastewater infrastructure in the US alone. As the world tunes in to watch the 2024 Olympics, the attention for the Seine River serves as a powerful reminder that water quality cannot be taken for granted, also not in developed countries. At PureTerra Ventures, we support innovative water entrepreneurs globally to achieve our mission: Clean water for all. Job van Schelven Alexander Crowell Gijs de Bruin Nic Pannekeet Dylan Perales Lou Arzur Xavier van Slooten
-
-
Great to see that South East Laboratories Ltd will start using the revolutionary MICA solution, developed by our portfolio company, Diamidex. With this technology, they will become pioneers in Legionella detection in the UK. Using this solution, they are able to report results on Legionella tests within two days, instead of the traditional 10-15 days. Congrats Sam Dukan and team! Job van Schelven Alexander Crowell Gijs de Bruin Nic Pannekeet Dylan Perales Lou Arzur Xavier van Slooten
LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA IN 2 DAYS DON’T MISS IT! For the first time in the UK, a revolutionary technique, mixing the old culture with new technologies and machine-learning protocol to achieve results in only 48 hours. @SOUTH EAST LABORATORIES introduces the @Diamidex/MICA solution in the UK. We can report results in cfu/L, comparable with ISO 11731:2017, in only 48 hours. Actions can be taken quicker, and your business won’t need to wait 10-15 days for a green light to resume activities. The methodology only reports total viable and culturable cells, as the culture method, but improves the recovery with better sensitivity and specificity. Only actual Legionella pneumophila will be reported, at a fraction of the cost of other fast detection methods such as PCR, avoiding the confusing genomic units without correlation to actual colony numbers. South East Laboratories will process your samples using the new technique in parallel with the ISO method to ensure the accuracy of the results. @DIAMIDEX aims to become the future gold standard in microbiological testing by developing fast culture-based solutions with automatic enumeration and reporting for laboratories across various industries. #DIAMIDEX strives to deliver earlier results that are more replicable, cost-efficient, and equivalent to the gold standard, while maintaining a lower carbon footprint.
-
-
Great to see that Microsoft and our portfolio company VAPAR are working together to improve the health of our collection systems! VAPAR's cloud-based platform uses AI to detect defects in sewer and stormwater pipes from CCTV inspections, enabling more efficient infrastructure maintenance and reducing the amount of water that leaks into, and out of, these collection systems. In the attached article, Microsoft details the upcoming partnership with VAPAR, offering their software on Azure Marketplace. This collaboration will further accelerate VAPAR's efforts in rolling out their offering in the US. This partnership can have significant impact, as billions of gallons of under-treated sewage seep from aging sewer infrastructure in the US, each year. Congrats Amanda Siqueira & Michelle Aguilar! Alexander Crowell Job van Schelven Gijs de Bruin Nic Pannekeet Dylan Perales Lou Arzur Xavier van Slooten
#AI + sewers ✅ Who would have thought? Aussie startup VAPAR did. Its cloud-based platform automates the detection of defects in sewer and stormwater pipes from video footage—improving accuracy and efficiency for clients. Now, it's seeing success in the UK and beyond. Learn more about its journey from local innovation to international attention: http://msft.it/6041YXoND #Azure
Pipeline to success: How Microsoft Azure elevated VAPAR from a promising Australian startup to a global player in asset management - Microsoft Australia News Centre
news.microsoft.com
-
Our partner Nic Pannekeet spoke about his journey from building up several companies in China, to building a Venture Capital firm focused on investing in Water. Thanks Annelies Schenk, KMM Consulting GmbH and Wageningen University & Research, for the invitation!
Great honour to moderate the morning session on the 12th of July of the 2024 Leading the future CEO program organized by Wageningen University & Research and Shanghai Advanced Institute of Finance, Shanghai Jiao Tong University . The morning was all about showing the delegates what is needed to accelerate agri, food and water technologies to make sure we have a more sustainable food system and solve our water problems. All great examples came by how the WUR is the centre of the agrifood innovation ecosystem through organizations like StartLife. But also how a corporate like Yili Group is supporting startups and Corjan van den Berg explain the challenges a startup is facing to scale a company. The final hour of the morning focused on water. No food security without water solutions! Annelies Schenk emphasized that water security is no longer just a question of risk, but a real value ready to be captured by companies! Nic Pannekeet ended the session with a very inspiring journey from entrepreneur in China to building a VC with focus on water - PureTerra Ventures Thanks for the great session! Lin Zhu Zhen Liu Bert-Jan Woertman Andre Vink Thomas van Uden to investor Nic Pannekeet
-
During the first edition of our PureTerra Water Day, the value and pricing of water were prominent topics of discussion. A recent Global Water Intelligence (GWI) article once more underlined that, even in the Netherlands, a country that is for many renowned for its water management, we are facing critical challenges in our water supply. Water supply companies Vitens, Dunea, and WBGr are already experiencing supply concerns, with all companies expected to face shortages by 2030. Significant investment is needed to tackle water supply problems as well as handling emerging contaminants, with Vitens alone projecting a rise from €100 million (2024) to €600 million (2033) in annual investments to secure their water supply. This highlights the urgency for innovative solutions that enhance water treatment efficiency and address the challenges posed by emerging contaminants such as pharmaceuticals and PFAS. At PureTerra Ventures, we are optimistic. We see numerous companies and technologies that can drive this much needed transition to a sustainable water system, and are here to accelerate these companies. Dylan Perales Job van Schelven Alexander Crowell Gijs de Bruin Nic Pannekeet Xavier van Slooten https://lnkd.in/ecQ3SrrG
An action plan to save Dutch drinking water | Lara Nash investigates utilities’ plans as demand in the Netherlands rockets🚰 🇳🇱 Drinking water companies and water boards in the Netherlands presented a water action programme last month for the incoming government cabinet, hoping to securing better cooperation across organisations in the face of potential drinking water shortages. With three drinking water companies – Vitens (serving five regions in central/northern Netherlands), Dunea (The Hague/Linden) and WBGr (Groningen) – already facing supply concerns, and the remaining 7 companies predicted to face a similar situation by 2030 without action, providers have begun exploring solutions to meet the estimated 100 million m3 per year shortage. “We see an increase in demand, but also worsening quality of the water. We can now detect more potentially harmful contaminants at lower levels – PFAS, active pharmaceutical ingredients, and other micropollutants – so we need to look into other solutions like treating water with membranes,” explained Marco Piët, director of water technology at Arcadis. “That will come at a big price.” Discover the key solutions and changing procurement strategies being explored here: https://lnkd.in/eK5-2ZcG #DrinkingWater #WaterTreatment #PFAS
Water shortages loom as Dutch demand rises
globalwaterintel.com
-
🌊Gijs de Bruin will attend the Singapore International Water Week (SIWW) from Tuesday, June 18th, to Friday, June 21st💧 Singapore International Water Week (SIWW) is a global platform for sharing and co-creating innovative water, coastal, and flood solutions. If you are around, reach out to Gijs de Bruin and schedule your meeting in advance. Alexander Crowell Nic Pannekeet Job van Schelven Dylan Perales Xavier van Slooten Regine van Noord 🚰#SIWW2024 #pureterraventures #cleanwaterforall #impactinvestments #watertechnology #venturecapital #disruptivetechnology #waterinnovations
-
-
EIF 30 years (b)old, with more than 2.1 million SMEs supported by the European Investment Fund (EIF). What a big milestone! PureTerra Ventures - the first water-focused fund backed by the EIF - joined the anniversary celebration of the EIF in Luxembourg this week. It was great to meet the network of the EIF and awesome to hear that the importance of water was mentioned so explicitly during the keynote speech of Dr Jan-Gisbert Schultze. Thank you Anna Finizio and Marjut Falkstedt for the invitation!
-
-
Cruise ships are like cities, dealing with similar questions of sustainability and circularity but then compressed to as little as 500m2, which require innovative solutions. An industry challenged for its footprint may proof to be exemplary for efficient, low emission decentralised wastewater treatment in communities. PureBlue Water's Innopack and Micropack answer to this need. Kudos to Angelo De Mul and his team for their continuous drive to an environmental friendly water cycle.
Look at this 100% electric luxurious party boat... what a beauty. The new Oceandiva Nova stands out by its modern design, luxury, and sustainability, and we are proud that PureBlue Water's #InnoPack++ has been chosen to support their environmental objectives. Our advanced wastewater treatment ensures that the ship operates with minimal ecological impact, preserving the pristine waters it traverses. All wastewater onboard is biologically treated in the compact #InnoPack++ so the clean water can be safely returned to nature in it's natural state. We had the pleasure of attending the christening of the Oceandiva Nova where our colleague David Lara Molina gave a detailed explanation of how the InnoPack++ system works. Congratulations to Oceandiva on this impressive addition to the fleet. We wish the ship and its crew smooth sailing and many successful voyages ahead. #Innovation #Sustainability #WastewaterTreatment #RiverCruise #PureBlue #InnoPack #OceanDiva #EnvironmentalResponsibility #RiverAdvice
-