# BOM

> BOM is a VC fund in Tilburg backing Health Care and Manufacturing. See 153 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tilburg, The Netherlands
- Total investments: 153
- Last investment: Aug 2026
- Lead investor: 20%
- Fund size: $13M
- Last fund: Nov 2013
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/brabantse-ontwikkelings-maatschappij-bom-/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/bombrabant?lang=en
- Website: https://www.bom.nl/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BrabantseOntwikkelingsMaatschappij

BOM is a VC fund in Tilburg focused on Health Care and Manufacturing. BOM invests in innovative start-ups and growth companies. BOM objectives include improved economic growth, increased employment, and solutions to social problems. They offer expertise, resources, and connections through their network to create and finance renewable energy projects.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Health Care | 19 | 12% |
| Manufacturing | 18 | 12% |
| Biotechnology | 16 | 10% |
| Medical | 13 | 8% |
| Medical Device | 12 | 8% |

138 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 45 | 29% |
| Funding Round | 42 | 27% |
| Series A | 16 | 10% |
| Series B | 11 | 7% |
| Pre-Seed | 5 | 3% |

9 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| The Netherlands | 96 | 63% |
| United States | 8 | 5% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 1% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Gert-Jan Vaessen | Manager | 2 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gert-jan-vaessen |
| Jeroen Siemes | Senior Investment Manager of Life Sciences and Medtech/Fund to Fund | 8 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jeroen-siemes |
| Jurgen van Eck | Sr Investment Manager | 4 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/jurgen-van-eck |
| Mercedes Tuin | Sr Investment Manager | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/mercedes-tuin |
| Eelko Brinkhoff | Managing Director Foreign Investments, International Trade and MT member | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/eelko-brinkhoff-abb3 |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Kyvvu | Kyvvu is an Agent Security Kernel (ASK): an in-process security layer that checks every action an AI agent takes — against the full path of the task so far — and allows, warns, or blocks it before it runs, deterministically, in under a millisecond, without your data ever leaving your environment. |  | Pre-Seed | Aug 03, 2026 |  |
| The Protein Brewery | The Protein Brewery is a high-tech company that specializes in developing and making animal-free- based protein in a sustainable way. It's a spin-out from BioscienZ and is commercializing innovative protein production using fermentation. It was founded by Wim de Laat in 2019 and is based in Breda, Noord-Brabant, The Netherlands. | $20.5M | Series B | Jun 29, 2026 |  |
| Eyeo | Eyeo is fundamentally redefining image sensing by eliminating decades-old limitations, Capturing all incoming light and drastically improving resolution. | $47M | Series A | May 11, 2026 |  |
| Avendar | Avendar provides a software platform that combines artificial intelligence with human input for important decision-making. The platform supports police departments and investigators by collecting, sorting, and prioritizing public tips. It also assists governments in preventing corruption by screening subsidy applications and other programs usingopen and closed data sources. The platform includes tools for case management, decision support, data visualization, and feedback through web and mobile access. It offers artificial intelligence features such as data collection, model training, deployment, explainability, and monitoring. Security functions include access management, audit trails, cloud or on-premise options, and compliance with regulations. The service process involves problem intake, building a prototype, testing in real settings, and full deployment. | $2.6M | Seed | May 07, 2026 |  |
| BBLeap | BBLeap is a company that operates in the manufacturing industry, specifically focusing on the agricultural sector. The company's main offering is the LeapBox system, a modular solution that can be attached to any new or used sprayer. This system is designed to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of crop spraying, addressing the issue ofover-application and weak spots in fields. BBLeap's approach, termed 'Farming On Plant Level', aims to consider individual plant needs and environmental factors such as soil conditions and weather. The company's vision is to provide better spraying equipment to the agricultural sector, contributing to more sustainable and precise farming practices. | $5.7M | Venture - Series Unknown | Mar 16, 2026 |  |
| RIFT | RIFTis a startup on a mission towards a sustainable future that is powered by clean and renewable energy. | $97.2M | Series B | Mar 03, 2026 |  |
| CoolSem Technologies | CoolSem Technologies, based in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, was founded in 2025. The startup develops innovative wafer-level thermal management technologies that reduce thermal resistance and minimize mechanical stress in advanced semiconductor and photonic devices. With its WaLTIS multilayer stack, CoolSem replaces conventional substrates with aspecially designed layer structure that optimizes heat flow, stability and reliability. |  | Pre-Seed | Jan 19, 2026 |  |
| ShanX Medtech | ShanX Medtech is a medical diagnostics company that offers rapid in vitro diagnostic and antimicrobial susceptibility testing services. | $17.5M | Seed | Jan 07, 2026 |  |
| SandGrain | SandGrain specializes in the fields of SAAS, cloud, cyber security, and chip manufacturing. Their team fully combines the competencies in the key technical areas and pares that with many years of experience in the semiconductor business, including the startup of new technologies and organizations. | $15.7M | Series A | Dec 09, 2025 |  |
| Konekti | Konekti helps process miners prepare their data fast. Process mining has already unveiled billions in hidden inefficiencies, acting as a business process X-ray. Konekti tackles its Achilles' heel, making it faster and more scalable. This promises the discovery of even more hidden opportunities worth billions. | $1.4M | Seed | Oct 28, 2025 |  |

10 of 153 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Invest-NL](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/invest-nl) — VC Fund, 17 deals together
- [Innovation Industries](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/innovation-industries) — VC Fund, 11 deals together
- [imec.xpand](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/imec-xpand) — VC Fund, 9 deals together
- [BioGeneration Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/biogeneration-ventures) — VC Fund, 8 deals together
- [Brabant Startup Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brabant-startup-fund) — VC Fund, 8 deals together
- [Thuja Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/thuja-capital) — VC Fund, 8 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does BOM invest in?

BOM invests primarily in Health Care, Manufacturing and Biotechnology startups, most often at Seed and Funding Round stage. Most of the 153 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 BOM?

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### Who are the partners at BOM?

The team at BOM includes Gert-Jan Vaessen (Manager), Jeroen Siemes (Senior Investment Manager of Life Sciences and Medtech/Fund to Fund) and Jurgen van Eck (Sr Investment Manager), among 10 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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