Pace Ventures

We are experienced venture capital investors who have been at the forefront of impact investing since 1999. We are passionate about generating extraordinary results, creating positive changes, and partnering with visionaries who combine these two. Our team has invested in over 70 ventures, bringing time-tested perspective and expertise to partnerships with entrepreneurs. We are ready and eager to build something special together.

Through its investments, Emerson Ventures accelerates innovation by obtaining early access to disruptive discrete automation solutions, environmental sustainability technologies and industrial software solutions that have the potential to solve real customer challenges. We leverage our global network, expertise and market access for the benefit of our portfolio companies and co-investors to maximize success.​ We support, mentor and invest in early-stage startups with big, bold ideas focused on driving innovation for a greener future.​ We enhance the industries we serve by fostering partnerships to gain strategic insights on emerging industrial technologies, adjacent markets and industry disruptors.​

Comrades who are eager to change the world, connect with us. With JERA Ventures, reshape the world no one has ever seen. Change the norm and deliver new value. Bonding, collaborating for brighter future. Brave and committed challengers, ready to rock the world. Time to answer the call now. Mission JERA Ventures connects JERA with the world to facilitate open innovation and deliver the best experience to all people. Vision JERA Ventures will be a sandbox for people who are serious about changing the world. ValueBe open to new ideas, challenge with passion. Get connected, be the catalyst for change. We can reshape the world. Be True. Do good. Theme Go beyond the norm, Create the best. JERA Ventures makes strategic investment totalling 300 million USD in the following 3 areas; Energy transformation: Decarbonization technologies including making existing energy business smart, developing hydrogen and ammonia value chains, and renewables. Customer centric: Digital technologies that offer new value to customers using digital energy platforms, AI, blockchains, etc. Corporate: Well-being, femtech*, and other technologies that contribute to the virtuous spiral of employee happiness and corporate value creation. *Femtech: A neologism combining “female” and “technology” that refers to products and services that address women’s health issues.

Prelude Ventures invests in and supports early-stage startups with the greatest potential to mitigate climate change. We invest early and accept informed risks through a fundamental emphasis on venture-level returns combined with a deep understanding of the challenges of frontier technologies and markets. In 2009, we started the company with a commitment to take action. We began with a simple idea: the economy of the future will be driven by the climate needs of today. We saw an opportunity to invest in and support bold thinking that could help turn the tide against climate change while building the next generation of category-defining businesses. We were in a position to help these entrepreneurs change the world. So we did. Years later, this continues to be our central ethos: if we can act, we must. The transition to the low-carbon economy is the greatest investment opportunity of this century. We champion the brightest ideas and the boldest entrepreneurs with the goal of achieving the greatest positive impact on climate.

LiquidMetal Ventures is a newly established venture capital fund based in Boston, aiming at investing in early-stage (Seed, Angel, and pre-A round) in a minority group, particularly deep-tech startups. LiquidMetal Ventures is based on deep-tech start-up communities and has a unique advantage in reaching out to ‘off-the-market’ early-stage deals and cooperating with peer VC funds tightly to reduce the risk, overall a high return could be expected. LiquidMetal Ventures focuses on biotech and healthcare, carbon neutrality, AI and data, infrastructure, and consumer tech. There is a huge tide of startups among Boston entrepreneurs in the US on the way. We would like to be the first to check VC with the founders. Investment FocusBioTech Medical Device Sustainability AI & Data Science Advanced Energy Technology Robotics & Advanced Manufacturing

Navus Ventures is an independent privately held investment company. We invest in unique high-tech and sustainable start-ups and scale-ups that drive the transitions in food and energy. Next to our financial contribution, Navus Ventures actively creates value by sharing knowledge, network and experience hands-on. Our approach is hands-on and pragmatic. Navus Ventures B.V. (“Navus”) is a venture capital firm aimed at high-tech and sustainable start-ups and scale-ups, part of a family office and linked to Lely (farming innovators). Founded in 2013, Navus has invested across a range of sectors and is now primarily focused on the ongoing transitions in food and energy. As a family funded VC, Navus is not subject to entry or exit pressure, invests both in typical VC setup as well as for longer holding periods and has simple governance allowing for quick decisions. Navus draws from the knowledge and network of the Lely family business, with a longstanding history in high-tech product development and successful market entry of innovations (but is not linked to the Lely business strategy). Our approach is hands-on and pragmatic, as an independent fund we can respond well to changing situations and act quickly and we support our portfolio as active shareholders with short communication lines to support management on strategic and operational matters. We value transparency and honesty in our relationship with start-ups and fellow investors. For whoYou have a viable idea for your Venture and want to validate the concept You have a proven concept and are preparing for market launch Your company has proven traction in the market and wants to grow Navus invests in unique high tech that supports the transition to..Cultivated / automated and sustainable food production Sustainable (instead of fossil) industries and energy production-, transport- and storage systems Navus invests in companies in different life cycle stages.. Validation Technology development and IP Building a team Subsidies and funding Build & Launch First sales traction Product development, licenses, distribution Funding Growth Professionalising / scaling sales Supply chain and service model Partnerships We acquire a relevant minority share as sole-, lead- or following investor, with typical tickets of EUR 0.25 - 2.50m (or more for later stage growth), often in tranches and with ample room for follow on investments. Our target companies generally..Develop a unique technological innovation with (potential) intellectual property Combine hardware with data / software aspects Combine a potentially high financial return with societal impact Are based in the Netherlands or (surrounding) countries in Europe