ICOS Capital Management
VC Fund
Rotterdam, The Netherlands
ICOS Capital Management is a VC fund in Rotterdam focused on Biotechnology and Food and Beverage. ICOS Capital is a professional venture and growth capital investment firm with combined experience of over 50 years of investing over 100 million euros in over 40 European technology companies. It differentiates itself as an operational venture capital firm after having directed numerous success stories, with over 75 years of hands on experienceand 12 exits through M&A and IPOs. It has strategic partnership with major corporations that see value in being at the forefront of the development and dissemination of cleantech innovations, both for capital gains and to substantiates strategic and corporate social responsibility objectives. These strategic alliances provide ICOS Capital with preferred access to the corporations’ extensive global networks and considerable knowledge base.
- Total investments:
- 36
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 61%
- Last fund:
Last updated:
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Industries ICOS Capital Management invests in
Stages ICOS Capital Management invests in
Countries ICOS Capital Management invests in
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Investment Focus
Industry
- Biotechnology 6 (17%)
- Food and Beverage 5 (14%)
- Solar 4 (11%)
- Water 4 (11%)
- Energy 4 (11%)
Stage
- Funding Round 14 (39%)
- Series A 7 (19%)
- Seed 4 (11%)
- Series B 4 (11%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 4 (11%)
Country
- The Netherlands 20 (56%)
- Poland 2 (6%)
- Switzerland 2 (6%)
- United Kingdom 2 (6%)
- France 1 (3%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Peter Van Gelderen
Chief Investment Officer and Partner
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Chief Investment Officer and Partner | Total investments: 6 | Find email | |
Fred Van Efferink
Partner
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Partner | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Nityen Lal
Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director
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Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director | Total investments: 1 | Find email | |
Rudi Dupper
Chief Financial Officer
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Chief Financial Officer | Total investments: 0 | Find email |
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
Foamlab
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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 | |
TRACT
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TRACT is an innovative platform for measuring sustainability performance that was created by and for the agriculture and food industries. | $21.6M / Series A / Oct 23, 2025 | |
Abolis Biotechnologies
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Abolis is a French company delivering high-impact innovations in biotechnologies that supports industries in their transition to build a better future in collaboration with Nature. We provide tailor-made industrial solutions based on micro-organisms. Founded in 2014, Abolis is made up of a team of over 54 people, sharing a scientific and humanistambition. Determined to become a key player in the transformation of manufacturing, we combine our expertise in biology, fermentation, IT, robotics, analytics and industrial property to reinvent the future of numerous industries - from food to healthcare, cosmetics and chemicals. We help industries make the ecological transition by rethinking their production models We rely on biotechnologies and the untapped potential of micro-organisms to develop new bioproduction solutions that are economically and ecologically sustainable alternatives to petrochemical products and chemical ingredients. We take up the industry's current challenges by: · Using renewable raw materials · Relocate essential production and secure supply chains · Designing biocompatible products less toxic for the environment · Reducing greenhouse gas emissions Abolis is providing tailor-made industrial solutions, based on microorganisms We are… independent in thought and action rigorous in our approach and the way we work creative because we never stop innovating, while remaining pragmatic ambitious because we are passionate and determined to make a difference | $38.8M / Venture - Series Unknown / Sep 12, 2024 | |
eAgronom
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“We believe that real change will only happen if economical interests support ecological interests. Climate is warming, soils are weakening and species richness is declining /../ We believe that creating the synergy between economic and society’s interests will accelerate the adoption of regenerative practices rapidly. This is why weexist.“ - Robin Saluoks, Founder of eAgronomeAgronom ambition is to become the most trusted agricultural carbon credit provider in Europe. We have 1,500 paying farmers on our farm monitoring and AI consulting platform, allowing eAgronom to guide farmers toward carbon-capturing practices and provide transparency for carbon credit buyers. Raising Series A in spring 2021. Set up the meeting with the founder here - https://calendly.com/soilevolution/45min-call | $10.7M / Series A / Jul 02, 2024 | |
MOA
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MOA make healthy food for a sustainable world that solves growing global food demands. They are establishing a new industry of sustainable food that solves growing global food demands without the need for arable land. They are focused on designing high-value, natural and nutritious food. | $3.2M / Series A / Jun 25, 2024 | |
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eAgronom
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“We believe that real change will only happen if economical interests support ecological interests. Climate is warming, soils are weakening and species richness is declining /../ We believe that creating the synergy between economic and society’s interests will accelerate the adoption of regenerative practices rapidly. This is why weexist.“ - Robin Saluoks, Founder of eAgronomeAgronom ambition is to become the most trusted agricultural carbon credit provider in Europe. We have 1,500 paying farmers on our farm monitoring and AI consulting platform, allowing eAgronom to guide farmers toward carbon-capturing practices and provide transparency for carbon credit buyers. Raising Series A in spring 2021. Set up the meeting with the founder here - https://calendly.com/soilevolution/45min-call | $5.5M / Venture - Series Unknown / Jun 27, 2023 | |
PEF Technologies
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PEF Technologies offers a non-thermal method of digesting food that uses durational electric fields. The product has an extended shelf life due to the nanoPEF food processing, but the bio accessibility and bioavailability of the nutritive components, as well as any heat treatment, are often removed. Their juice preservation method, known aspasteurization, gives juice a shelf life while still maintaining its flavor and nutritional content. | Mar 31, 2023 | |
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PEF Technologies
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PEF Technologies offers a non-thermal method of digesting food that uses durational electric fields. The product has an extended shelf life due to the nanoPEF food processing, but the bio accessibility and bioavailability of the nutritive components, as well as any heat treatment, are often removed. Their juice preservation method, known aspasteurization, gives juice a shelf life while still maintaining its flavor and nutritional content. | $1.6M / Seed / Mar 31, 2023 | |
NapiFeryn BioTech
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NapiFeryn BioTech extracts protein from rapeseed oil production waste streams for functional, nutritional, and cost-effective protein isolates and concentrates. These ingredients are a sustainable alternative to animal-derived proteins, are nutritional, and can be used in a wide variety of applications | $2.7M / Venture - Series Unknown / Jan 30, 2023 | |
CarbonOrO
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CarbonOrO uses a bespoke amine solution to capture CO2 from gasses.The heart of the installation with two main elements: an absorber and a desorber. Both are simple cylindrical vessels. The amine solution is pumped from the absorber to the desorber and back to the absorder in a continuous process.Raw gas (containing CO2) at ambient conditionsenters the bottom of the absorber on the left. The amine solution flows top to bottom, in counterflow with the gas stream, and absorbs the CO2 from the gas. The cleaned gas evaporates at the top of the absorder.The amine solution transports the CO2 to the desorber where it is released by heating. Traditional amine desorbers operate at 120 °C or above; CarbonOrO desorber temperature is as low as 70 °C, saving 10-25% in energy. Moreover, heating can be done with waste heat (condensed steam) that is typically available at low cost in industrial environment. Adequate integration of desorber heating with existing utilities may save up to 50% in energy costs. Carbon capture is done at atmospheric conditions, not requiring any compression of raw gas. | $4.3M / Series A / Dec 21, 2022 | |
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What does ICOS Capital Management invest in?
ICOS Capital Management invests primarily in Biotechnology, Food and Beverage and Solar startups, most often at Funding Round and Series A stage. Most of the 36 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in The Netherlands. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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