Innovation Industries is a European deep tech venture capital firm headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The firm invests in companies with ground-breaking technologies across industrial tech, medtech, and food & agri tech, from seed to Series C stages.
Deal activity increased 500% year-over-year (12 deals in the last 12 months). Average disclosed round size is $120.8M (across 28 rounds with reported amounts).
Portfolio
49
Fund Size
$547M
Top Stage
Series A
Last 12 Mo
12
Team
DK
Daniel Kirchleitner
Partner
Portfolio Breakdown
Stage Distribution
Sector Distribution
Investment Activity
DealsAvg Round Size
Portfolio
78 investments
| Company | Round | Amount | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
 Nearfield Instruments | Series D | $380M | Jun 2026 |
 eyeo B.V. | Series A | — | May 2026 |
 Eyeo | Series A | — | May 2026 |
 eyeo | Series A | — | May 2026 |
| AAxelera | Series C | $250M | Mar 2026 |
 Axelera AI | Series D | — | Feb 2026 |
| Axelera AI | Series C | — | Feb 2026 |
| Axelera AI | Unknown | $250M | Feb 2026 |
 Orbem | Series B | — | Jan 2026 |
 ViCentra | Series D | $13M | Jan 2026 |
 SandGrain | Series A | — | Dec 2025 |
| ViCentra | Series D | $85M | Sep 2025 |
 Salvia BioElectronics | Series B | $60M | May 2025 |
 Carbyon | Series A | — | Sep 2024 |
| Nearfield Instruments | Series C | — | Jul 2024 |
| NNEARFIELD INSTRUMENTS B.V. | Series C | — | Jul 2024 |
| NNearfield | Series C | $148M | Jul 2024 |
| Axelera AI | Series B | $68M | Jun 2024 |
 CarbonX | Unknown | $10.8M | Feb 2024 |
 Protealis | Seed | — | Jan 2024 |
 Onera Health | Series C | $32M | Jan 2024 |
 Onera | Series C | $30M | Jan 2024 |
| BBattolyser Systems | Series A | — | Jan 2024 |
| MMORPHOTONICS BV | Series B | — | Jan 2024 |
| BBattolyser | Series A | — | Jan 2024 |
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Top Co-Investors
Invest-NL32 shared
European Innovation Council (EIC)19 shared
imec.xpand18 shared
SFPIM10 shared
Bitfury9 shared
Verve Ventures8 shared
15th Rock6 shared
Samsung Catalyst Fund6 shared
Walden Catalyst Ventures6 shared
CDP Venture Capital6 shared
SiteGround Capital6 shared
M&G Investments5 shared
KBC Focus Fund5 shared
European Commission5 shared
EQT Life Sciences4 shared
Global Cleantech Capital4 shared
Fidelity Investments4 shared
Last updated: 7 October 2026