Best Chemicals Tech Companies in Netherlands
The 32 best Chemicals Tech companies in Netherlands in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: GFBiochemicals.
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Ranked: Best Chemicals Tech companies in Netherlands
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Employees | Founder | Web popularity | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GFBiochemicals Producer of levulinic acid | $16M | 54 mo ago | 50 | Mathieu Flamini Co-Founder & CEO | Top 5M | 2 patents Patents concentrated in chemistry & materials | — |
| 2 | ChainCraft Platform for converting food waste into circular chemicals | $11M | 40 mo ago | — | Niel Stralen Founder & Chief Growth Officer | Top 10M | 2 patents Fatty-acid-based biopesticides for agricultural crop protection | — |
| 3 | Peel Pioneers Manufacturer of ingredients extracted from citrus peels for various applications | $6M | 101 mo ago | 28 | — | Top 50M | — | — |
| 4 | SCM Developer of computational chemistry based software for research and development | $4M | 50 mo ago | — | Stan Gisbergen CEO | Top 5M | — | — |
| 5 | Kriya Materials Develops nanocoatings for energy efficiency purposes | $4M | 102 mo ago | 13 | Roel Huis CEO | — | 8 patents Antistatic polymer coating compositions for cured films and laminate applications | — |
| 6 | RheoCube Provider of cloud-based simulation tools for the chemical industry | $2M | 68 mo ago | 13 | — | — | — | — |
| 7 | LipoCoat Developer of hydrophilic bioinspired coatings for medical devices | $2M | 73 mo ago | 18 | Pascal Jonkheijm Co-Founder | — | 11 patents Lipid-based coating technologies for medical/pharmaceutical device surface modification | — |
| 8 | Thatchtec Developer of microbe-based farm care products | $2M | 78 mo ago | — | Herman Feil CEO & MD | — | 21 patents Biological weed control, seed treatment, and Fusarium soil disinfestation technologies | — |
| 9 | Hypersoniq Developer of real-time liquid monitoring solutions using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy | $1M | 21 mo ago | — | Gijs Vermeij Co-founder and CTO | — | 10 patents Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy for real-time water contamination detection | — |
| 10 | Parx Materials Developer of antimicrobial and antiviral polymer technology for various applications | $1M | 80 mo ago | — | Michele Fiori Founder & CTO & Director | Top 50M | — | — |
| 11 | Relement Developer of bio-based aromatics for coatings, adhesives, and material applications | $1M | 52 mo ago | 5 | Roger Blokland Co-Founder & CEO | — | 4 patents Patents concentrated in chemistry & materials | — |
| 12 | Vertoro Producer of bio fuels from waste | $588K | 41 mo ago | 10 | Panos Kouris Co-Founder | Top 50M | 37 patents Lignin oil extraction and phenolic monomer recovery using compressed-gas acid processes | — |
| 13 | Nature’s Principles Provider of green L-lactic acids | $566K | 57 mo ago | 10 | — | — | — | — |
| 14 | Blomitec Provider of AI-driven microbiome improvement of plant production | $357K | 46 mo ago | — | Alexandre Jousset CEO | — | — | — |
| 15 | InnoSyn Provides research and development of chemical processes | $354K | 34 mo ago | — | Daniel Mink CEO | Top 5M | — | — |
| 16 | 3D-cat Developer of additively manufactured chemical processing units and reactor components | $209K | 91 mo ago | — | Gabriel De Scheemaker Co-Founder & Director Of Business Development | — | 9 patents 3D-printed modular reactors for chemical processing and reaction engineering | — |
Top 12 Chemicals Tech companies in Netherlands
#1
Seed · Delft, South Holland · founded 2020$1.1Mraised▾
Developer of real-time liquid monitoring solutions using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. It offers patented technology that probes electrochemical properties of liquids using alternating current signals. This yields a Fluid Fingerprint Spectrum, which is analyzed to extract information for product monitoring and threshold alerts. The company is also working on detecting specific compounds and measuring concentrations in real-time using EIS and Artificial Intelligence. These solutions enable process optimization and reduce the need for manual sampling across industries like wastewater, food & beverages, agriculture, and healthcare.
- Jan 2025Seed$1.1M
#2
Series B · Amsterdam, North Holland · founded 2010$10.9Mraised▾
Platform for converting food waste into circular chemicals. It specializes in converting organic waste, like food residues, into sustainable medium-chain fatty acids using proprietary fermentation technology.
- 2023Grant (prize money)—
- Sep 2022Series B$10.9M
- Aug 2017Grant (prize money)$1.6M
- Jan 2017Grant (prize money)$1.4M
#3
Series A · Geleen, Limburg · founded 2008 · 50 employees$15.9Mraised▾
Producer of levulinic acid. It has developed a proprietary technology platform for levulinic acid production that will enable them to manufacture a variety of drop-in and substitute chemicals as well as biofuels. It develops levulinic acid that is derived directly from biomass.
- May 2022Series A$15.9M
#4
Funding Raised · Amsterdam, North Holland · founded 1995$3.7Mraised▾
SCM is a developer of computational chemistry based software for research and development. It provides installation on Windows, Mac, and Linux. It can be used in inorganic chemistry, organic electronics, materials science, nanoscience, pharma, oil and gas, spectroscopy, heavy elements, bonding analysis, batteries, catalysis, and polymers.
- Sep 2022Grant (prize money)$272.8K
- Jan 2021Grant (prize money)$325.7K
- Jan 2019Grant (prize money)$824.8K
- Dec 2018Grant (prize money)$187.4K
#5
Series A · Geleen, Limburg · founded 2005 · 10 employees$588.4Kraised▾
Producer of bio fuels from waste. It produces a range of green chemicals, materials, and fuels from woody and agricultural residues, aiming to revolutionize the oil industry with a sustainable alternative to fossil resources.
- Jun 2023Grant (prize money)$4.3M
- Oct 2022Grant (prize money)$449.7K
- Oct 2021Series A—
- Jun 2021Grant (prize money)$2.9M
#6
Acquired · Geleen, Limburg · founded 2017$353.6Kraised▾
InnoSyn provides research and development of chemical processes. It provides innovative technologies in biocatalysis, chemocatalysis and flow chemistry. The company offers products such as recombinant pig liver esterases, hydroxy nitrile, and glucose dehydrogenase.
- Jan 2024Grant (prize money)$353.6K
#7
Series A · Amsterdam, North Holland · founded 2016 · 28 employees$5.8Mraised▾
Manufacturer of ingredients extracted from citrus peels for various applications. The company transforms citrus peels into essential oils and natural fibers. These ingredients are applicable in food, cosmetics, and cleaning products. The company extracts natural ingredients from the peel, which are widely used. The company researches how to obtain more value out of the peels.
- Jun 2018Series A$5.8M
#8
Series A · Enschede, Overijssel · founded 2016 · 18 employees$1.6Mraised▾
Developer of hydrophilic bioinspired coatings for medical devices. It makes surface non-fouling and resistant towards surface pollution of micro-organisms. The company provides fast amphiphile solution transfer (FAST) technology that is manufactured from synthetic chemicals but mimics a biological system. It can also be used in drug-screening analysis and industrial application within drug manufacturing, food processing, and water purification.
- Oct 2020Grant (prize money)$311.9K
- Apr 2020Series A$1.6M
- Mar 2018Grant (prize money)$61.6K
- Dec 2017Grant (prize money)$59.5K
#9
Seed · Bergen Op Zoom, North Brabant · founded 2020 · 5 employees$1.1Mraised▾
Developer of bio-based aromatics for coatings, adhesives, and material applications. The company focuses on converting sustainable feedstocks into chemical ingredients. These ingredients provide product performance, including gloss, scratch resistance, and stability. The company aims to replace fossil-based aromatics with renewable alternatives for various products. The management team has experience in chemicals, technology, and business development.
- Jun 2022Seed$1.1M
- 2021Seed—
- Conventional Debt—
#10
Series A · Geleen, Limburg · founded 2006 · 13 employees$3.6Mraised▾
Kriya Materials develops nanocoatings for energy efficiency purposes. Products include multifunctional coatings for displays, photovoltaic panels, agricultural greenhouses, and OLED and LED lighting. Additionally, the company also provides custom solution development based on the client's requirements.
- Apr 2018Series A—
- Sep 2017Series A$3.6M
- Jan 2015Grant (prize money)$390.3K
- 2006Seed—
#11
Seed · Wageningen, Gelderland · founded 2002$1.6Mraised▾
Developer of microbe-based farm care products. Its product offerings include biological soil disinfectant, vegetable algae control, and turf and lawn moss control products. It also offers microbe-based solvent-free paint and wood preservation products.
- Apr 2020Seed$1.6M
- Aug 2017Grant (prize money)$59.7K
- May 2017Grant (prize money)$54.5K
- Jan 2017Grant (prize money)$53K
#12
Seed · Amsterdam, North Holland · founded 2015 · 13 employees$2Mraised▾
Provider of cloud-based simulation tools for the chemical industry. It offers digital experimentation software to provide a scientifically validated alternative to trial-and-error processes. It enables users to design a material, expose it to outside forces, measure different material responses, and transport properties. It offers insights into the microstructure of different products. Static and dynamic properties, such as stability and rheology, can also be studied. It caters to R&D scientists, experimental chemists, formulators, and process engineers.
- Feb 2021Seed$2M
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How research on Advanced Materials is moving in the Netherlands
A read on the academic research around Advanced Materials — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 125 Netherlands-affiliated papers.
- Delft University of Technology37
- Eindhoven University of Technology27
- University of Twente23
- University of Groningen14
- Institute of Physics8
- Actuator2→8
- Elastomer1→4
- Shape-memory alloy1→4
- Shape-memory alloy2→6
- Smart material5→8
- Actuator3→5
- Smart material6
- Field (mathematics)4
- Human–computer interaction3
- Nanotechnology2
- Key (lock)2
Where advanced materials is researched across Netherlands
Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.
Common questions
Rohit lives in the feed. He covers what's moving right now — the funding rounds, launches and shifts breaking across the trade press — and ties them back to where the sector is heading.