# Value Factory Ventures

> Value Factory Ventures is a VC fund in Rotterdam backing Information Technology and Apps. See 14 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Total investments: 14
- Last investment: Apr 2026
- Lead investor: 36%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/valuefactoryventures
- Website: https://ecg.ventures/

Value Factory Ventures is a VC fund in Rotterdam focused on Information Technology and Apps. Value Factory Ventures invests in innovative and disruptive Food Production Technology start-ups that make use of DeepTech like Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, Robots and Drones.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Information Technology | 2 | 14% |
| Apps | 1 | 7% |
| Drones | 1 | 7% |
| Energy | 1 | 7% |
| Biofuel | 1 | 7% |

17 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 6 | 43% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 7% |
| Series A | 1 | 7% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 7% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| The Netherlands | 5 | 36% |
| United States | 1 | 7% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Foamlab | FoamLab specializes in high-performance, bio-based foams made from bacterial nanocellulose and develops a new class of sustainable foams made from bacterial cellulose, a natural and renewable material grown through fermentation. | $3.5M | Seed | Apr 23, 2026 |  |
| Proba | Proba is simplifying supply chain decarbonisation by turning climate actions into tradable carbon certificates. | $1.5M | Seed | Jan 27, 2026 |  |
| Proba | Proba is simplifying supply chain decarbonisation by turning climate actions into tradable carbon certificates. | $1.5M | Seed | Jan 27, 2026 |  |
| Proba | Proba is simplifying supply chain decarbonisation by turning climate actions into tradable carbon certificates. | $1.5M | Seed | Jan 27, 2026 |  |
| Struck | About StruckStruck exists to resolve the chaos of good intentions. Regulations should lead to better buildings, not stalled projects, but across the industry, good intentions get lost in complexity and construction stalls under rules nobody has time to unpack.Our AI Compliance Platform lets architects, developers, contractors, andmunicipalities assess projects against regulations directly at the source, from the earliest design decisions onward, cutting failure costs and waiting times. From rules to results, powered by AI.Our platform already covers the Netherlands entirely and various other basic building codes from European countries, and we're building toward something bigger: by 2040, every construction project in Europe should be able to demonstrably comply with applicable regulations from day one.Struck is headquartered in Amsterdam and operates with an international, innovation-driven mindset. | $2.3M | Seed | Nov 06, 2025 |  |
| Cano-ela | Cano-ela is a food technology firm that intends to remove refined ingredients from the food supply chain through innovative processing of oil-rich seeds. | $1.7M | Seed | Mar 11, 2025 |  |
| Proba | Proba is simplifying supply chain decarbonisation by turning climate actions into tradable carbon certificates. | $1M | Seed | Feb 13, 2025 |  |
| Proba | Proba is simplifying supply chain decarbonisation by turning climate actions into tradable carbon certificates. | $1M | Seed | Feb 13, 2025 |  |
| FuelFWD | FuelFWD is a platform that manages the supply chain for renewable fuels and is reducing the detrimental effects of the world's ongoing energy demand on society and the environment while also speeding up the global adoption of renewable energy sources. FuelFWD is a platform that manages the supply chain for renewable fuels. | $1M | Seed | Jan 09, 2025 |  |
| Proba | Proba is simplifying supply chain decarbonisation by turning climate actions into tradable carbon certificates. |  |  | Sep 14, 2023 |  |

10 of 14 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Future Food Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/future-food-fund) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [The Yield Lab](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/the-yield-lab) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [OostNL](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/oostnl) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Docklab](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blocklab) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BOM](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brabantse-ontwikkelings-maatschappij-bom) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Value Factory Ventures invest in?

Value Factory Ventures invests primarily in Information Technology, Apps and Drones startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 14 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in The Netherlands. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Value Factory Ventures last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Value Factory Ventures closed in Apr 2026. Shizune tracks 14 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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