Best Sustainability Tech Companies in Gelderland, Netherlands
The 34 best Sustainability Tech companies in Gelderland, Netherlands in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: BritNed.
Our analysis of 293 Sustainability Tech companies
$38.4b in tracked funding; 83% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
Ranked: Best Sustainability Tech companies in Gelderland
| # | Company | Last round | Disclosed funding | Stage | Founder | Employees | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AeroCount Provider of air purifiers for indoor and outdoor | — | — | Funding Raised | Beate Stevens Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | agrisim Agrisim is the executive agency for promoting economic prosperity. | — | — | Private | — | 5 | — | — | — |
| 3 | Check-Points Developer of diagnostic tests for the detection of diseases caused by bacteria | — | — | Unfunded | — | 27 | — | 15 patents Rapid nucleic-acid diagnostic assays for identifying microbes and antimicrobial resistance | — |
| 4 | Datawattch Online solar monitoring solution provider | — | — | Unfunded | Maickel Haren Founder | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | Easy to Inspect App-based inspection solution | — | — | Unfunded | — | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | ENTRNCE Developer of platform facilitating local energy transactions between consumers and producers | — | — | Unfunded | Stefan Koppers CEO | — | — | — | — |
| 7 | Gopacs Provider of congestion management solutions for energy operators | — | — | Unfunded | — | 26 | WordPressMySQLPHP+23 | — | — |
| 8 | in2care In2Care is a develops innovative and sustainable mosquito control products | — | — | Private | Remco Suer Co founder and board member | 8 | WordPressPleskMySQL+25 | 3 patents Mosquito control via coated floating devices and systemic ectoparasite‑killing therapeutics | — |
Top 12 Sustainability Tech companies in Gelderland
#1
Funding Raised · Arnhem, Gelderland · founded 2013 · 57 employees$15.6Mraised▾
Provider of thin-film solar modules. Uses the proprietary roll-to-roll production technology and amorphous nanocrystalline silicon tandem cells.
- Sep 2023Venture Debt$15.6M
#2
Funding Raised · Wageningen, Gelderland · founded 2005$2.3Mraised▾
Portable spectrometers and web applications for water quality monitoring. Can operate as a handheld instrument that scans surface water quality & measures reflectance of water using radiometers. The optical signal is processed to determine water quality indicators such as chlorophyll & suspended matter. The instrument is offered with an SD card & rechargeable battery with access to a web portal. The web portal consists of process algorithms that determine the concentration of total suspended matter & phycocyanin and can be used to store the analyzed data. Has developed a fixed position autonomous water quality spectrometer which determines cyanobacteria pigment, suspended matter, the presence of scums & transparency of bio-physical water. The autonomous spectrometer produces energy with solar panels & results are communicated through a 3G connection to a cloud network. Also offers algal bloom monitoring, duckweed monitoring, aquaculture production optimization & dredging monitoring services using spectrometers.
- Jul 2023Grant (prize money)$304.8K
- Jan 2021Grant (prize money)$77K
- Feb 2018Grant (prize money)$604.1K
- Nov 2017Grant (prize money)$481.1K
#3
Series A · Nijmegen, Gelderland · founded 2013 · 5 employees$4.5Mraised▾
Provider of carbon dioxide capture solutions from gases using amines. The company patented technology solution consists of an absorber, a desorber, and amines. The raw gas is passed through the absorber which has an amine solution flowing into it. The amines capture CO2 and the clean gas is released. The amine CO2 then passes through the desorber where the CO2 is captured and the amine solution flows to the absorber.
- Dec 2022Series A$4.5M
- Sep 2016Grant (prize money)$56.1K
- May 2016Grant (prize money)$57.3K
- Dec 2015Grant (prize money)—
#4
Seed · Nijkerk, Gelderland · founded 2023 · 3 employees$94.6Kraised▾
Monitoring performance of air-cooled heat exchangers. It offers a test case generator for efficient and effective software testing. It provides solutions for the inspection and maintenance of air-cooled heat exchangers.
- Apr 2024Seed—
- Aug 2023Seed$94.6K
#5
Seed · Wageningen, Gelderland · founded 2011 · 8 employees$2.3Mraised▾
Dutch company Pectof uses coffee pulp-waste generated during the processing of coffee and converts it into consumer products using its propriety technology. It claims that its technology uses biorefining approach that includes green chemistry and biotechnology. The product portfolio includes coffee dietary fiber, antioxidants, natural pigments and byproduct sugar.
- Jan 2022Seed$2.3M
- Dec 2013Grant (prize money)$28K
- Oct 2013Grant (prize money)$22.4K
- Sep 2013Grant (prize money)$22.4K
#6
Funding Raised · Arnhem, Gelderland · founded 2001 · 26 employees$36.9Mraised▾
Cross border interconnector operator connecting electricity markets and offering auction based marketplace. It is an interconnector operator that has developed an auction and nomination platform that allows users to engage in various long and short-term capacity auctions, manage nominations, and access reports.
- Feb 2018Grant (prize money)$11.7M
- Dec 2016Grant (prize money)$25.1M
#7
Funding Raised · Eibergen, Gelderland · founded 2017$195.7Kraised▾
Provider of energy intelligence solutions. Energy intelligence is obtained via steps that include energy measurement which implies data about real-time energy consumption, power quality measurement, and building automation which integrates insights, overviews, and actions.
- May 2021Grant (prize money)$91.5K
- May 2021Grant (prize money)$104.2K
#8
Seed · Arnhem, Gelderland · founded 2015 · 7 employees$1.3Mraised▾
Hamwells develops a product 'Hamwells e-Shower' which works on 2 modes and has an option of choosing the mode. 'Classic Shower' is normal shower and 'Refresh Cycles' which enables to use a drop of water 7 times.
- Oct 2016Seed$1.3M
- Dec 2015Seed—
#9
Funding Raised · Zutphen, Gelderland · founded 1994$268.8Kraised▾
Nano-engineering based filtration cell detection and nanopatterning. It offers nano and micro-engineering based on microsieve membranes to develop filtration, and cell detection nanopatterning solutions. It develops technologies and products for filtration, moulding, nano sensors, analysis and microfluidics. Its technology finds applications in cell isolation, microbiological analysis, microfiltration for beverages, nano stencil lithography microsieve membrane emulsification, ultra-fine rayleigh sprays, and others.
- Jan 2017Grant (prize money)$268.8K
#10
Seed · Arnhem, Gelderland · founded 2011 · 10 employees$172.7Kraised▾
ThermoSmart provides a smart connected thermostat to maintain house temperature. Enables customers to use a companion mobile/desktop app to have a look at the temperature, to set temperature schedule and control other functions remotely. Thermostat has a display screen which in addition to indoor temperature also displays outside temperature which it pulls from internet, screen doubles up as touch interface. Thermostat can be interoperated with other devices at home using services like IFTTT.
- Dec 2016Seed$172.7K
#11
Seed · Hoevelaken, Gelderland · founded 2018—raised▾
Developer of technology converting cellulose waste into nanocellulose and lignin. This technology separates biomass into these valuable components without degradation, enabling the production of high-quality nanocellulose and lignin. Nanocellulose serves as a building block for various materials, including high-performance fibers, textile fibers, composites, and coatings. Lignin finds applications in construction materials, bio-aromatics, and as a bio-component in polymers and batteries. The process is cost-effective and fast, avoiding the use of enzymes. The end products are recyclable using the same technology, promoting a circular economy.
#12
Series A · Eefde, Gelderland · founded 2003—raised▾
BWaste, a subsidiary of BBF Holding manufactures, installs and maintains smart underground/over-ground waste collection bins and solar powered self-compressing bins in residential site and public places. These bins can measure fill percentage and can recommend collection routes to garbage trucks. BWaste also offers a software platform called Administrative Waste Registration System (AWRS) that helps authorities collect and analyze waste accumulation and collection data, as well as manage bin maintenance schedules. Provides a bin access control system which opens the bin lid through a smart chip card thus avoids unauthorized access & vandalism. The group companies also provide software products for route optimization and operations management.
- 2017Series A—
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How research on Climate Adaptation is moving in the Netherlands
A read on the academic research around Climate Adaptation — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 408 Netherlands-affiliated papers.
- Deltares66
- Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam65
- Delft University of Technology64
- Wageningen University & Research59
- IHE Delft Institute for Water Education48
- Flood myth2→18
- Climate change3→13
- Flooding (psychology)1→9
- Climate risk1→6
- Flood myth18→52
- Climate change10→44
- Flooding (psychology)6→25
- Resilience (materials science)5→19
- Psychological resilience3→12
- Climate change11→70
- Resilience (materials science)1→20
- Vulnerability (computing)2→18
- Climate risk1→12
- Adaptation (eye)4→15
Where climate adaptation 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.
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