# PDENH

> PDENH is a VC fund in Xhendelesse backing Energy and Manufacturing. See 39 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Xhendelesse, Belgium
- Total investments: 39
- Last investment: Jul 2025
- Lead investor: 13%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/participatiefonds-duurzame-economie-noord-holland/
- Website: https://www.pdenh.nl/

PDENH is an investment management firm that specializes in the fields of venture capital and private equity investments. The firm was founded in 2014 and headquartered in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Venture - Series Unknown | $1.4M–$53M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Energy | 7 | 18% |
| Manufacturing | 6 | 15% |
| Renewable Energy | 5 | 13% |
| Software | 4 | 10% |
| Information Technology | 3 | 8% |

54 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding Round | 9 | 23% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 7 | 18% |
| Seed | 5 | 13% |
| Series A | 5 | 13% |
| Series B | 4 | 10% |

7 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| The Netherlands | 21 | 54% |
| Belgium | 1 | 3% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Joost de Waard | Investment Manager | 1 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/joost-de-waard |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Dexter Energy Services | Dexter provides forecasting and dispatching solutions based on AI and cloud-based technology that increases efficiency and reduces cost. | $27.1M | Series C | Jul 02, 2025 |  |
| MX3D | MX3D develops and licenses large scale robotic 3D printing technology. They are considered industry leader by their peers and an inspiration to all those new to 3D printing big in metal with wire arc additive manuacturing (WAAM).The company sells a complete turnkey solution integration sensors, software, robot and welding equipment in one product.MX3D licenses a complete, end 2 end software stack, MetalXL, which includes CAM, feasibility check, tool path planning, active monitoring and data logging. MetalXL is dedicated to WAAM and is easy to use. MX3D also bult parts in house for clients that are considering buying a machine. | $7.9M | Series A | May 09, 2025 |  |
| Thorizon | Thorizon has rapidly evolved from a spin-off of NRG (Dutch Nuclear Research Institute) into an ambitious deep-tech startup, with offices in Amsterdam and Lyon. The company views small modular nuclear reactors as an ideal, stable, and clean contributor to an energy system where wind and solar are the other important sources. The ambition is todevelop a reactor based on molten salt that can be realized rapidly and smartly, is ’walk-away’ safe, and takes a first step towards circularity by using long-lived nuclear waste as a fuel source. Thorizon is working to further strengthen its financial position to be able to build a non-nuclear molten salt demonstrator in the short term and finalize the detailed design to start building a first-of-a-kind reactor by 2030: the Thorizon One. Thorizon partners with industry leaders like Orano, Tractebel and EDF to advance its design and is a laureate in the France 2030 program for advanced nuclear projects. For more information about Thorizon, you can visit www.thorizon.com | $17.4M | Series A | Mar 12, 2025 |  |
| Sympower | Sympower partners with leading industry players to shape a net-zero future. We unlock revenue streams and stabilise grids by maximising the value of flexibility across energy markets and industries, as it is crucial for the energy transition that all assets are flexible. We utilise our advanced and automated flexibility capabilities to temporarilyadjust the power of systems, machines and processes when the grid is out of balance. By using our non-intrusive software solutions, our customers enhance the value of their energy assets and provide an essential service that enables a fully-renewable grid. | $22.5M | Series B | Nov 13, 2024 |  |
| EST-Floattech | EST-Floattech is a fast-growing international supplier of high qualified lithium battery and energy storage solutions. | $4.3M | Venture - Series Unknown | Feb 20, 2024 |  |
| E-magy | E-magy is a designer and manufacturer of “nano-sponge” silicon material for advanced lithium-ion batteries. With the material, Li-ion batteries enjoy a 40% capacity increase. E-magy works with partners throughout the global automotive supply chain. The company is located in Broek op Langedijk, The Netherlands. | $16.4M | Series A | Apr 19, 2023 |  |
| Dexter Energy Services | Dexter provides forecasting and dispatching solutions based on AI and cloud-based technology that increases efficiency and reduces cost. | $11.5M | Series B | Apr 18, 2023 |  |
| Fairphone | Fairphone is a social enterprise which aims at raising awareness about conflict minerals in electronics and the wars that the sourcing of these minerals is fueling in the DR Congo. | $53.2M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jan 31, 2023 |  |
| Triple Solar | Triple Solar is to provide a home or any other building with electricity, heat, and hot tap water in a sustainable manner. Natural gas free. | $10.8M | Venture - Series Unknown | Jan 17, 2023 |  |
| Cargoroo | Cargoroo is the electric cargo bike from Urban Arrow is the best there is at the moment but to purchase is the price of a good used car. With Cargoroo, they make the electric cargo bike accessible to everyone. Leave the car parked and feel the liberation these bikes provide. Really, try it. | $10.5M | Seed | Dec 12, 2022 |  |

10 of 39 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Rubio Impact Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rubio-impact-ventures-nl) — VC Fund, 7 deals together
- [DOEN Participaties](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/doen-foundation) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
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## FAQ

### What does PDENH invest in?

PDENH invests primarily in Energy, Manufacturing and Renewable Energy startups, most often at Funding Round and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 39 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in The Netherlands. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is PDENH's check size?

PDENH typically joins rounds of $1.4M–$53M at Venture - Series Unknown. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds PDENH participates in.

### How do I contact PDENH?

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### Who are the partners at PDENH?

The team at PDENH includes Joost de Waard (Investment Manager). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### 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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