Innovation Industries
Joost Notenboom serves as the Director of ESG & Sustainability at Omnes and is an Expert at xUnlocked, an organization focused on equipping professionals with sustainability knowledge. Joost is also a member of the Impact Committee at Innovation Industries and previously worked as an Independent Contractor specializing in Sustainable Investments for various investment firms. Joost's experience includes roles as Senior Advisor Responsible Investments at a.s.r. vermogensbeheer, Manager of Climate Change at Commonwealth Bank, and Manager of Climate Change & Sustainability Services at EY. Joost co-founded Cycle for Water, an initiative that raised awareness about freshwater and sustainable development through an extensive bicycle journey from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Joost holds a Master of Science (cum laude) in Global Business & Stakeholder Management from Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University, and has completed courses at Harvard Business School and Tel Aviv University.
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Innovation Industries
Innovation Industries is a Dutch deep tech venture capital firm. We invest in deep tech companies with ground-breaking technologies that can address the fundamental challenges of our time. Our portfolio companies are delivering real impact in their industries, ranging from climate-resilient vegetable seeds to safer and more efficient batteries. We are committed to catalysing positive change in the world, which is why we only invest in companies that support one or more environmental, social and/or corporate governance (ESG) goals. Overall impact is important to us, so we focus on both late-stage startups as well as early-stage founders who are making a difference. We are technology enthusiasts with decades of experience in (bio)physics, physiology, chemistry, engineering, and more. We take a hands-on approach to investing, where we act as not only a financial investor but also a business partner, actively supporting our portfolio in reaching their growth and impact goals. Active since 2000, we are the most experienced deep-tech VC firm in the Netherlands and have become a leading player in the Benelux region. We have 20+ years of partnership with key research institutes and experts that support our portfolio.