# Fransen Gerrits

> Fransen Gerrits is a VC fund in Erp backing E-Commerce. See 3 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Erp, The Netherlands
- Total investments: 3
- Last investment: Mar 2025
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/fransen-gerrits-bv/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/fransengerrits
- Website: https://www.fransengerrits.nl/
- Facebook: https://nl-nl.facebook.com/FransenGerrits/

Fransen Gerrits is a VC fund in Erp focused on E-Commerce. Fransen Gerrits has since its founding in 1897 become the entrepreneurial feed specialist of the southern Netherlands. A committed family business with a name that does justice to the origin and ambitions of the company: with full force ahead, but with respect for the past and origin. Fransen Gerrits produces more than 700,000 tonnes of feed forpig, cattle and rabbit farming. We do this with dedication, conviction and the knowledge and people in-house to lead the market. All products and services are optimally tailored to the business operations of the customers. Fransen Gerrits is the brand for pig farming and Victoria Mengvoeders for cattle and rabbit farming.

## Investment focus

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 1 | 33% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 33% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Grassa | Grassa BV richt zich op het verwaarden van plantaardige stromen door middel van bioraffinage. Grassa haalt veel méér uit gras en gewas: hoogwaardige, eiwitrijke veevoeding én een goede bestemming voor de reststromen. Met een mobiele raffinagemachine verwerkt Grassa bijvoorbeeld vers gras vanaf de weide, reststromen uit de tuinbouw, woekerendewaterplanten uit de rivieren of natuurgras uit natuurgebieden. Na raffinage komen vier producten vrij: vezels, eiwit, fosfaat en ‘wei’ (sap). | $3.9M |  | Mar 19, 2025 |  |
| Grassa | Grassa BV richt zich op het verwaarden van plantaardige stromen door middel van bioraffinage. Grassa haalt veel méér uit gras en gewas: hoogwaardige, eiwitrijke veevoeding én een goede bestemming voor de reststromen. Met een mobiele raffinagemachine verwerkt Grassa bijvoorbeeld vers gras vanaf de weide, reststromen uit de tuinbouw, woekerendewaterplanten uit de rivieren of natuurgras uit natuurgebieden. Na raffinage komen vier producten vrij: vezels, eiwit, fosfaat en ‘wei’ (sap). | $3.9M |  | Mar 19, 2025 |  |
| Grassa | Grassa BV richt zich op het verwaarden van plantaardige stromen door middel van bioraffinage. Grassa haalt veel méér uit gras en gewas: hoogwaardige, eiwitrijke veevoeding én een goede bestemming voor de reststromen. Met een mobiele raffinagemachine verwerkt Grassa bijvoorbeeld vers gras vanaf de weide, reststromen uit de tuinbouw, woekerendewaterplanten uit de rivieren of natuurgras uit natuurgebieden. Na raffinage komen vier producten vrij: vezels, eiwit, fosfaat en ‘wei’ (sap). | $2.2M | Series A | Jun 12, 2019 |  |

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## Co-investors
- [Brightlands Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brightlands-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [OostNL](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/oostnl) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [NV Industriebank LIOF](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nv-industriebank-liof) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Fransen Gerrits invest in?

Fransen Gerrits invests primarily in E-Commerce startups, most often at Series A and Funding Round stage. Most of the 3 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 Fransen Gerrits last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Fransen Gerrits closed in Mar 2025. Shizune tracks 3 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?

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