Verdify helps people make better food choices. For their own health and for the climate. To achieve this, Verdify has developed software that optimizes the composition of meals based on information about health and sustainability.
Consumers can personalize each recipe on the internet to their own needs and preferences. And health care providers can help their patients eat according to a certain diet.
This way everyone can eat healthier and more sustainably.
Health but also social inclusion is central to the impact World of Nix alcohol-free liquor store aims to make. This is also the reason Goeie Grutten Impact Fund has invested to enable further growth.
More and more people are opting for alcohol-free alternatives. And there are plenty of these in the1 now 4 physical liquor stores and the web-shop. From non-alcoholic gins to kombucha and from 0% IPA beers to non-alcoholic whiskey, the range is very extensive and in shops, customers get to taste everything. It is a true experience.
The two entrepreneurs: Wim Boekema and Frederike de Groot toast to the cooperation.
We are proud to be investors in NOWOS!
NOWOS repairs lithium batteries used mainly in the mobility sector (such as batteries for e-bikes and e-steps), significantly extending their life. In this way, the company helps to reduce waste, costs and ecological impact.
As an impact investment fund focused on the food and energy transition, we believe that every repaired battery eliminates the need to produce a new one. This not only reduces the use of scarce resources, but also makes the transition to emission-free mobility more accessible and cheaper – thanks to the ability to repair rather than replace. In our view, this is as relevant to the energy transition as innovation in new technology.
We therefore look forward to working with NOWOS and fellow shareholders, including Shift4Good and Fair Capital Impact Fund, to contribute to NOWOS’ continued growth while accelerating the energy transition.
Johnny Cashew cuts the unnecessary detour out of the cashew nut chain: from Africa via Asia to the Netherlands. A detour of 12,000 to 25,000 kilometers, with associated CO2 emissions. By shelling cashew nuts where they are produced – in the case of Johhny Cashew in Tanzania – and transporting them from there to the Netherlands, Johnny Cashew has already saved more than 200,000 transport kilometres in recent years. And that while the company only saw the light of day in 2020!
Johnny Cashew also works with 1,100 Fairtrade farmers in Tanzania. And they created about 600 jobs in the Mama Cashew peeling factory in the same country.
Johnny’s delicious cashew nuts are available at Albert Heijn, Picnic, EkoPlaza, the Wereldwinkels and at Lidl under the sustainable brand Way to Go.
Goeie Grutten invests together with impact fund People and a British investor. You can read more about this investment on MT/Sprout.
VitalFluid is a world leader in the development of Plasma Activated Water (PAW) as a sustainable alternative to chemical pesticides. Plant protection products are essential for global food production, but at the same time pose a major risk to public health, biodiversity and the environment. To tackle these problems, sustainable alternatives are necessary.
During thunderstorms, lightning naturally converts water into PAW. VitalFluid has mimicked this process and the machine developed by VitalFluid enables farmers and horticulturists to produce PAW on site. This technology offers a natural and sustainable alternative to pesticides and has proven to be safe, effective and scalable to support fruit and vegetable cultivation without negative side effects.
With the investment of Goeie Grutten and consortium partners, including Innovation Industries, FutureFoodFund and the BOM, VitalFluid can focus on market introduction
Aurea Imaging is a specialist in crop intelligence technology. Their innovative TreeScout system allows growers with orchards to adjust dosages per tree to increase yields, reduce labor costs and use 90% less chemicals.
In this way, Aurea contributes to a healthier and more sustainable future for farmers and consumers.
Foundation “Plaatsen Nederland” works with (groups of) farmers, scientists, system players, artists, innovative representatives of knowledge and financial institutions and numerous other citizens on a new perspective for a regenerative food system. We do this by bringing people together, both in physical Places and in (virtual) networks. We strive for accessible, affordable, healthy and good food for everyone that above all contributes to a restored ecosystem. De first Place is located in Boxtel.
Gentle Green developed a new climate, water, and energy system that combines climate and airflow control in a greenhouse with heating and cooling. This allows for closed greenhouses, such that no energy, water or CO2 is lost by opening windows. The risk of death from viruses, bacteria, fungi and pollen is reduced by more than 90%. The overall result is a more sustainable greenhouse with higher profitability and improved yield of healthy food.
GreenPro International plays an important role as a go-to-market partner for both companies and retailers of plant-based products in key European markets. By improving the availability and accessibility of plant-based products for consumers, GreenPro plays an instrumental role in accelerating the transition towards a healthier and more sustainable plant-based diet.
XINTC develops and produces innovative modular alkaline electrolysers for the production of hydrogen gas for medium-scale applications, at any desired location. The company’s electrolyser is therefore suitable for converting solar and wind energy directly into hydrogen. As a clean energy carrier, hydrogen is in the international spotlight. Hydrogen makes an important and lasting contribution to reducing our CO2 footprint. The splitting of water into hydrogen and oxygen is an electrochemical process and occurs in an electrolyser. No CO2 is released. For large-scale applications, there is a need for affordable, efficient, sustainable and flexible electrolysis capacity.
