Innovation Industries

Venture Capital
43investments
4exits
$743.1Mraised by its portfolio in 12 months
108open roles in its portfolio

Overview

Innovation Industries is a European venture capital fund investing in impactful deep tech. It backs science-based companies in areas such as advanced materials, photonics, energy, agrifood and health, focusing on technologies that are both sustainable and scalable. The firm was founded in 2017 and is based in the Netherlands, working closely with universities and research institutes.

Key facts

These are the key facts about Innovation Industries on Alion as of Nov 13, 2026. Innovation Industries is headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It was founded in 2017.

Headquarters
Amsterdam, NetherlandsAlion company profile, updated Sep 16, 2026
Founded
2017Alion company profile, updated Sep 16, 2026
Employees
10+Alion company profile, an estimated range
Visa sponsorship, Netherlands
RecognisedIND · checked Nov 12, 2026

Investor profile

Venture capital
Investments
43
27 of them startups
Hiring now
10
108 open roles
Deals in 12 months
2
1 as the lead
Rounds in 12 months
7
$743.1M raised
Exits
4
Focusshare of its companies
Telecommunications 19%Hardware 19%Health Care 19%Consumer Electronics 13%Energy & Utilities 13%Robotics 10%Manufacturing 10%Farming & Agriculture 6%
Where its companies are
Netherlands 30%Germany 5%
Stage of its companies
Series B 33%Pre-seed & seed 33%Series A 33%
Its companies, the freshest money firstAll 43 investments
Photon BridgeVenture round $10.8M · this month MorphotonicsSeries B $43.2M · 1 mo ago EuclydSeries A $216M · 1 mo ago VitalFluidVenture round $18.6M · 2 mo ago Nearfield InstrumentsSeries D $380M · 4 mo ago · 55 roles OrbemSeries B $59.9M · 9 mo ago · 6 roles SandgrainSeries A $14.6M · 11 mo ago · led a round SolyntaVenture round $21.6M · 15 mo ago Axelera AISeries B $68M · 2 yr ago · 11 roles MantiSpectraVenture round $4.3M · 3 yr ago FonontechSeed $2.5M · 3 yr ago SMART PhotonicsVenture round $108M · 3 yr ago · 10 roles
108 open roles at 10 of its companies
Hiring fastestroles opened in 30 days
Nearfield Instruments8 new roles in 30 days SMART Photonics10 new roles in 30 days Hello Kaleido6 new roles in 30 days Axelera AI5 new roles in 30 days Orbem3 new roles in 30 days
New in the portfolioadded to its portfolio page in 6 months
Euclydadded Nov 3
Co-investorscompanies they hold together
PhotonVentures 4 shared Inkef 2 shared High-Tech Gründerfonds 2 shared StartLife 2 shared Shift Invest 2 shared V-Bio Ventures 2 shared
Similar investorstheir companies share markets and countries
PhotonVentures YES!Delft LIOF Shift Invest Karmijn Kapitaal Inkef NPM Capital ROM Utrecht Region
Sources: its portfolio page, read Nov 3; 4 rounds in the press that name it

Visa sponsorship

NetherlandsNL Recognised
Recognised
IND status
Highly skilled migrant
Visa route
0
Open roles in Netherlands
In the register as Innovation Industries Operations B.V. · KvK 73643688
Other sponsors in the same field
Marktlink Capital 4 roles
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IND · checked Nov 12, 2026 · Visa details by country

Connections

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Shared investors1
KfW CapitalVia a fund
81 portfolio companies: Yzr Capital, Yttrium, ZINTINUS and 78 more
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Offices

Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
1
Hiring now
0
Countries
1
Amsterdam Netherlands
HQ
10-50 est. staff

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Alion, "Innovation Industries: key facts", as of Nov 13, 2026. https://alion.io/company/innovation-industries

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