# Urban Impact Ventures

> Urban Impact Ventures is a VC fund backing Information Technology and SaaS. See 11 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Total investments: 11
- Last investment: Nov 2024
- Lead investor: 55%
- Last fund: Mar 2022
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/urbanimpactventures
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/UrbanImpactVen1
- Website: https://uiventures.com

Urban Impact Ventures is a VC fund in Rotterdam focused on Information Technology and SaaS. A Dutch impact venture capital investor on a mission to improve urban quality of life, with a focus on decarbonization and circularity.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $655k–$5.3M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Information Technology | 2 | 18% |
| SaaS | 1 | 9% |
| Energy | 1 | 9% |
| Travel | 1 | 9% |
| FinTech | 1 | 9% |

22 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 4 | 36% |
| Pre-Seed | 1 | 9% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 9% |
| Convertible Note | 1 | 9% |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 1 | 9% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| The Netherlands | 3 | 27% |
| United States | 2 | 18% |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 9% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Hans van Houwelingen | Managing Partner | 4 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hans-van-houwelingen-2 |
| Hristo Valev | Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hristo-valev |
| Korstiaan Zandvliet | Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/korstiaan-zandvliet |
| Christiaan Leussink | Partner, General Counsel | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/christiaan-leussink |
| Ivo Evgeniev | Venture Partner | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ivo-evgeniev |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BIYU | BIYU offers rental equipment services for gardening, party, cleaning, and the kitchen. | $978.3K | Seed | Nov 01, 2024 |  |
| IBIS Power | IBIS Power is an award-winning company providing revolutionary and innovative renewable energy solutions with highest impact to society. Our motto is “Redesigning Renewable Energy”, as we take state-of-the-art technology and transform it into solutions with added value towards a resilient future bringing human life style in balance with nature.IBIS Power developed already products addressing the markets of high-rise buildings (PowerNEST), temporary use at festival events (PowerVibes), and a post-disaster portable energy module (PowerReponse). PowerNEST is the breakthrough technology being the first and only solution able to generate 6 times more energy on the limited space of high-rise building roofs than the current solar panel applications. With a single roof addition containing an integrated structure of solar and wind energy with a Venturi effect, PowerNEST is able to generate the electric energy for up to 4 building levels of existing and new constructions at even lower energy pricing than the current grid cost. PowerNEST integrates with the building architecture, named the crown on the building by renowned architects, and was announced most innovative technology with highest impact for society by companies and governments in several countries. | $654.9K | Seed | Aug 08, 2024 |  |
| uIMPACT | uIMPACT is a tech startup with a mission to help startups improve their access to finance by incorporating sustainability and impact into their business strategy from an early stage, building ESG and SDG track records, and managing risk. We support investors to integrate sustainability into their portfolios, avoid greenwashing, and prepare forregulatory requirements. uIMPACT is women founded and operated, and backed up by an impact fund with vast international experience and strong credentials in technology and global impact investing. |  | Pre-Seed | Sep 01, 2023 |  |
| Hardt Hyperloop | Hardt develops a transport system in traveling huge distances completely emission-free, safe, and accessible to everyone. Hardt Hyperloop has emerged from the winning team at the SpaceX Hyperloop Competition, dedicated to realizing the hyperloop. | $13.2M |  | Jul 05, 2023 |  |
| IBIS Power | IBIS Power is an award-winning company providing revolutionary and innovative renewable energy solutions with highest impact to society. Our motto is “Redesigning Renewable Energy”, as we take state-of-the-art technology and transform it into solutions with added value towards a resilient future bringing human life style in balance with nature.IBIS Power developed already products addressing the markets of high-rise buildings (PowerNEST), temporary use at festival events (PowerVibes), and a post-disaster portable energy module (PowerReponse). PowerNEST is the breakthrough technology being the first and only solution able to generate 6 times more energy on the limited space of high-rise building roofs than the current solar panel applications. With a single roof addition containing an integrated structure of solar and wind energy with a Venturi effect, PowerNEST is able to generate the electric energy for up to 4 building levels of existing and new constructions at even lower energy pricing than the current grid cost. PowerNEST integrates with the building architecture, named the crown on the building by renowned architects, and was announced most innovative technology with highest impact for society by companies and governments in several countries. | $1.1M | Seed | Jun 21, 2023 |  |
| Hardt Hyperloop | Hardt develops a transport system in traveling huge distances completely emission-free, safe, and accessible to everyone. Hardt Hyperloop has emerged from the winning team at the SpaceX Hyperloop Competition, dedicated to realizing the hyperloop. |  | Venture - Series Unknown | Dec 21, 2022 |  |
| Future | It pays to go green with Future. Future’s payments network is purpose-built to decarbonize our world, facilitating the transition to a green lifestyle. Future connects the dots with a growing ecosystem of brands to make everyday green choices easy and ridiculously rewarding. | $5.3M | Seed | Sep 21, 2022 |  |
| BIYU | BIYU offers rental equipment services for gardening, party, cleaning, and the kitchen. | $2.1M | Seed | Jul 07, 2022 |  |
| BIYU | BIYU offers rental equipment services for gardening, party, cleaning, and the kitchen. | $1.9M | Convertible Note | Jul 07, 2022 |  |
| IBIS Power | IBIS Power is an award-winning company providing revolutionary and innovative renewable energy solutions with highest impact to society. Our motto is “Redesigning Renewable Energy”, as we take state-of-the-art technology and transform it into solutions with added value towards a resilient future bringing human life style in balance with nature.IBIS Power developed already products addressing the markets of high-rise buildings (PowerNEST), temporary use at festival events (PowerVibes), and a post-disaster portable energy module (PowerReponse). PowerNEST is the breakthrough technology being the first and only solution able to generate 6 times more energy on the limited space of high-rise building roofs than the current solar panel applications. With a single roof addition containing an integrated structure of solar and wind energy with a Venturi effect, PowerNEST is able to generate the electric energy for up to 4 building levels of existing and new constructions at even lower energy pricing than the current grid cost. PowerNEST integrates with the building architecture, named the crown on the building by renowned architects, and was announced most innovative technology with highest impact for society by companies and governments in several countries. | $1M | Seed | Jun 17, 2022 |  |

10 of 11 investments shown.

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## FAQ

### What does Urban Impact Ventures invest in?

Urban Impact Ventures invests primarily in Information Technology, SaaS and Energy startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 11 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 Urban Impact Ventures's check size?

Urban Impact Ventures typically joins rounds of $655k–$5.3M at Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Urban Impact Ventures participates in.

### How do I contact Urban Impact Ventures?

Public channels for Urban Impact Ventures include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at Urban Impact Ventures?

The team at Urban Impact Ventures includes Hans van Houwelingen (Managing Partner), Hristo Valev (Partner) and Korstiaan Zandvliet (Partner), among 8 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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