# ASN Bank

> ASN Bank is a VC fund in The Hague backing Chemical and Biotechnology. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: The Hague, The Netherlands
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Aug 2025
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/asn-bank
- Website: https://x.com/asnbank
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/asnbank

ASN Bank is a VC fund in The Hague focused on Chemical and Biotechnology. ASN Bank has been active as a sustainable bank since 1960. With around 175 employees they work hard every day to make the world more beautiful. Read more about their organization and their sustainable activities here and view their vacancies.ASN Bank was founded in 1960 and has approximately 175 employees. Read more about their history,organization and sustainable activities.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for ASN Bank. Shizune tracks 2 team members at ASN Bank. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/asn-bank?utm_source=investor_profile

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Chemical | 1 | 50% |
| Biotechnology | 1 | 50% |
| Pharmaceutical | 1 | 50% |
| Renewable Energy | 1 | 50% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Freek Geurts | Senior advisor on sustainability impact | 0 | — |
| Jiska Klein | Head of Sustainability | 0 | — |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Mahta.bio | Mahta.bio is a food and beverage company. | $3.6M | Venture - Series Unknown | Aug 19, 2025 |  |
| Avantium | Avantium is a leading technology company specialized in advanced high-throughput R&D for applications in the energy, chemicals and pharmaceutical industries. The company's headquarters and laboratories are located in Amsterdam, in the Netherlands.Avantium's proprietary high-throughput technology enables a faster and morecost-effective development of new and improved products and production processes. Using its unique rational approach towards the design of experiments and data analysis, Avantium is capable of accomplishing innovations with superior success rate. Avantium has demonstrated the validity and commercial viability of its technology by successfully providing research services and tools to more than 70 companies worldwide, including many industry leaders. The company's mission is to increase the success rate and economics of product and process development.Building on its expertise and track record in the energy, chemicals and pharmaceutical industries, Avantium focuses on developing products in two fields:new biofuels and bio-based chemicals, and new crystal forms of marketed drugs under patent.Avantium's strategy is to progress its development programs and exploit the commercial value of its expanding patent portfolio by securing value-adding partnerships during the coming years. Avantium seeks continuous expansion of its profitable services and tools business.Avantium has assembled a team of highly educated professionals who are experts in catalysis, crystallography, organic chemistry, engineering of robotic systems, process engineering, statistics, cheminformatics and software development. Its teams collaborate closely with partner R&D organizations. | $11.6M | Post-IPO Debt | Jun 23, 2025 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [ABN AMRO Bank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/abn-amro-bank) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [The Brazilian Development Bank(BNDES)](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bndes) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- CGIAR Consortium — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- Impact Earth — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [ING Bank Slaski](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ingbsk) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Invest-NL](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/invest-nl) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does ASN Bank invest in?

ASN Bank invests primarily in Chemical, Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical startups, most often at Post-IPO Debt stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in The Netherlands. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact ASN Bank?

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### Who are the partners at ASN Bank?

The team at ASN Bank includes Freek Geurts (Senior advisor on sustainability impact) and Jiska Klein (Head of Sustainability). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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