# Stichting DOEN

> Stichting DOEN is a VC fund in Amsterdam backing CleanTech, Sustainability and Software. See 9 investments, round sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Total investments: 9
- Last investment: May 2026
- Lead investor: 22%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/stichting-doen/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/StichtingDOEN?lang=nl
- Website: https://www.doen.nl/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stichtingdoen/?fref=ts

Stichting DOEN is a VC fund in Amsterdam focused on CleanTech and Sustainability. The DOEN Foundation is a Dutch foundation supporting initiatives in the field of culture and cohesion and in the field of green and inclusive economy. The focus of the foundation is on sustainable, cultural and social innovation.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| CleanTech | 3 | 33% |
| Sustainability | 3 | 33% |
| Software | 2 | 22% |
| Manufacturing | 2 | 22% |
| Fashion | 1 | 11% |

25 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Grant | 3 | 33% |
| Seed | 2 | 22% |
| Pre-Seed | 2 | 22% |
| Series A | 1 | 11% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 11% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| The Netherlands | 5 | 56% |
| Estonia | 1 | 11% |
| United States | 1 | 11% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 11% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Round size | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| VNYX | The VNYX is an AI-powered robot that has made fashion resale lucrative for the first time ever.Fashion firms can now stop dumping and start making money from their excess, returns, and vintage goods. | $1.2M | Seed | May 01, 2026 |  |
| swap-studio | swap-studio is an exclusive online community where reuse is a lifestyle choice. It is changing the face of the resale industry with a resurgence of the barter system, but without the need to give-and-take from the same person. Members swap things they no longer want using a community currency called ‘kudos’. Current collections include fashion,living and kids products. All products are curated in-house for quality and individuality. Via a Zero Waste Partnership Program, swap-studio also partners with selected retail brands to to offer a sustainable liquidation strategy for overstock and showcase their commitment to a circular economy.Membership to swap-studio via a monthly subscription which allows members to accumulate kudos and swap an unlimited number of items. There is no money exchanged between parties to a swap, only Kudos. Currently only available in the Netherlands with a staged global rollout planned for 2022. | $231.8K | Pre-Seed | Nov 08, 2021 |  |
| Land Life Company | Land Life Company is a technology-driven reforestation company that plants trees at scale, offering corporations and organizations a sustainable and transparent way to take climate action and compensate carbon emissions through nature restoration. With a mission to help restore the 2 billion hectares of degraded land in the world, Land Life Companyapplies data and technology, such as drones, artificial intelligence and monitoring applications, to every step of the planting process. Planting trees where it is needed most, Land Life Company’s projects revitalize important ecosystems, improve biodiversity and create social and economic benefits to local communities. It’s impact you can see. | $7M | Series A | Oct 14, 2020 |  |
| Notpla | Notpla is a sustainable packaging start-up that develops a material derived from seaweed and plants. The company's products include a coating for takeaway boxes, film, paper made from seaweed pulp, and a rigid plastic alternative, also made from seaweed. Notpla was founded in 2014 and is based in London, England. | $5.2M | Seed | Jan 20, 2020 |  |
| Orbisk | Fully automated food waste monitoring. We outfit your waste bin with a scale and a smart camera. The camera runs an AI image recognition algorithm that recognises ingredients from images. Effortlessly, we register what food is wasted and why. By means of action-oriented dashboarding, you'll be able to find and optimize the inefficiencies inyour food providing process, saving thousands of kilo's of food yearly, improving sustainability and profitability! | $55K | Pre-Seed | Jul 01, 2019 |  |
| Orbisk | Fully automated food waste monitoring. We outfit your waste bin with a scale and a smart camera. The camera runs an AI image recognition algorithm that recognises ingredients from images. Effortlessly, we register what food is wasted and why. By means of action-oriented dashboarding, you'll be able to find and optimize the inefficiencies inyour food providing process, saving thousands of kilo's of food yearly, improving sustainability and profitability! | $55K | Grant | Jul 01, 2019 |  |
| Reverse Resources | RR is disrupting the way how fashion industry handles waste from its production. We help to bring down the cost of sourcing of waste for textile recyclers and help along to scaling up circular economy. | $219K | Grant | Jun 01, 2018 |  |
| ENVision mobile | ENVision mobile's business intelligence platform provides shared data analytics between suppliers and micro-retailers in emerging markets. | $150K | Grant | May 01, 2018 |  |
| Aectual | Aectual is founded out of a mission to bring freedom of design & tailor made architecture to the masses | $2.2M |  | Feb 20, 2018 |  |

9 of 9 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Achmea Innovation Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/achmea-innovation-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Astanor Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/astanor-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Baltic Business Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/baltic-business-angels) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Amsterdam Climate And Energy Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/climate-energy-fund-of-amsterdam) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Crowdcube](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/crowdcube) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Earthstar](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/earthstar-b5c7) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Stichting DOEN invest in?

Stichting DOEN invests primarily in CleanTech, Sustainability and Software startups, most often at Grant and Seed stage. Most of the 9 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 Stichting DOEN last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Stichting DOEN closed in May 2026. Shizune tracks 9 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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