# Peter J. Nieuwenhuizen

> Peter J. Nieuwenhuizen is a Series B investor at European Circular Bioeconomy Fund backing Health Care. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated…

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [European Circular Bioeconomy Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/european-circular-bioeconomy-fund)
- Location: Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Mar 2022
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-j-nieuwenhuizen-406a012

Peter J. Nieuwenhuizen is a Founding Partner at European Circular Bioeconomy Fund. He attended Hemingway Professional Governance.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Health Care | 2 | 100% |
| Biotechnology | 2 | 100% |
| Biometrics | 1 | 50% |
| Veterinary | 1 | 50% |
| Sustainability | 1 | 50% |

6 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series B | 1 | 50% |
| Private Equity | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| In Ovo | In Ovo combines animal welfare and efficiency by offering biotechnological solutions to the poultry industry. We currently focus on a long existing problem in hatcheries: The culling of one day old male chickens. Our solution, a gender screening in the first half of the breeding process, has several advantages. It prevents a lot of stress thechickens experience during the current manual gender sorting process, it reduces the energy consumption and CO2 emission of the hatchery and prevents the need to kill one day old chickens. This way, we make hatcheries more animal friendly and sustainable, and increase the efficiency at the same time. | $37.8M | Series B | Mar 01, 2022 |  |
| Protix | Protix Biosystems is a biometrics company that offers a range of products which enable its customers to optimize their feed solutions. It was founded in 2009 and is based in Dongen, the Netherlands. | $57.1M | Private Equity | Feb 08, 2022 |  |

2 of 2 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Aqua Spark](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aqua-sparks) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [ABN AMRO Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/abn-amro) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [BNP Paribas](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bnp-paribas) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Demcon](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/demcon) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Evonik Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/evonik-venture-capital-gmbh) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Invest-NL](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/invest-nl) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About European Circular Bioeconomy Fund

VC Fund · Bonn, Germany

European Circular Bioeconomy Fund invest and partner with entrepreneurs to accelerate late-stage circular bioeconomy companies.

3 contacts available at European Circular Bioeconomy Fund.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Dirk Sassmannshausen | CFO / Managing Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dirk-sassmannshausen |
| Gisela van den Boom | Finance Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gisela-van-den-boom |
| Peter J. Nieuwenhuizen | Founding Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/peter-j-nieuwenhuizen |

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## FAQ

### What does Peter J. Nieuwenhuizen invest in?

Peter J. Nieuwenhuizen invests primarily in Health Care, Biotechnology and Biometrics startups, most often at Series B and Private Equity 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 Peter J. Nieuwenhuizen last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Peter J. Nieuwenhuizen closed in Mar 2022. 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.

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