# Ernij Next

> Ernij Next is a VC fund backing Robotics, Industrial Automation and Artificial Intelligence. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Apr 2026
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

Ernij Next is a VC fund focused on Robotics and Industrial Automation. Ernij Next operates as an investment firm.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Robotics | 1 | 50% |
| Industrial Automation | 1 | 50% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 1 | 50% |

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 1 | 50% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Smart Robotics | Smart Robotics, the agency for robots, delivers flexible robotic solutions. Their customers are primarily found in the manufacturing industry and in intralogistics processes. They do this both in the national and international market. With their intelligent robotic solutions they make it easier to automate and enable entrepreneurs they are able tokeep production local. They strive to maintain employment in the chain. Their strength lies in new technologies, cooperation and flexibility. They offer an innovative business model, which they are the agency for robots. The intelligence of their product is in the software, and is independent robot. They make use of existing industrial hardware, such as robot arms, cameras and sensors. The High Tech Campus Eindhoven is their ideal starting point, here they are therefore established. Within Eindhoven have close ties with Eindhoven University of Technology and nationally with a number of partners in the field of hardware and service. | $11.8M | Series A | Apr 15, 2026 |  |
| Basetime | Geodetic Measurement, Precision Monitoring |  |  | Jul 09, 2025 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Innovation Industries](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/innovation-industries) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [ROM Utrecht Region](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rom-utrecht-region-27bc) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Rotterdamse Havendraken](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rotterdamse-havendraken) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Value Creation Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/value-creation-company) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Ernij Next invest in?

Ernij Next invests primarily in Robotics, Industrial Automation and Artificial Intelligence startups, most often at Series A and Funding Round 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.

### When did Ernij Next last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Ernij Next closed in Apr 2026. Shizune tracks 2 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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