6.8a DOEN Ventures

 

DOEN Ventures is the Impact First investment company of the DOEN Foundation, the beneficiary of two Dutch lotteries, the Friends Lottery and the Postcode Lottery.

 

Focus

Investing in sustainable and social startups with a positive impact the investments are aimed at accelerating the transition to a regenerative economy. Within this broad mission, DOEN Ventures focuses on sustainable consumer products, alternative materials, circular business models, sustainable food systems and blue economy.

DOEN (Foundation + Ventures) finances > 1000 projects and companies on a yearly basis with various small (like community projects) to large (funding startup companies for multiple years onwards) financial instruments.

DOEN Ventures has an investment portfolio of 50 equity investments and convertible loans, and 18 fund investments.

 

Geography focus

NL, GE, SE, N, UK

 

Portfolio highlights

Equity investment in Crowdbuilding, a platform facilitating collective sustainable housing solutions and renewable building materials.