YES!Delft

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VCMatch tracks YES!Delft as an investor focused on Agtech, Industrials, and Climate/Cleantech companies, Pre-Seed and Seed rounds, and Netherlands and Europe markets. Upload your deck to compare your startup against the full private matching profile.

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Stages

Pre-Seed, Seed

Focus Areas

Agtech, Industrials, Climate/Cleantech

Geography

Netherlands and Europe

Investment Thesis

Operate as a hands-on, university-linked incubator that accelerates deep-tech and sustainability-focused startups by providing tailored, non-equity support and an extensive ecosystem rather than acting primarily as a cash-for-equity VC. The organisation concentrates on validating technologies, building pilot projects, and connecting founders to industry, mentors and markets to drive commercialisation and local economic impact.

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Investment Focus

Who should take a closer look

YES!Delft is most relevant for founders raising Pre-Seed and Seed rounds in Agtech, Industrials, Climate/Cleantech, and Energy, especially across Netherlands and Europe.

Focus statement

Focus areas include deep-tech (Robotics, AI, Quantum, MedTech, Energy Transition) and sustainability/circular-economy ventures across Agri & Horticulture, Chemical/Process/Mining, Environment/Waste/Water and Energy & Utilities — with special emphasis on bio-based materials and industrial biotech.

Value Add

Provides tailored services and an extensive ecosystem to startups “without taking equity.”
Strong institutional backing and location on TU Delft Campus with shareholders including TU Delft, Municipality of Delft and Erasmus University, giving direct access to research, talent and facilities.
Practical, founder-led team: staff are entrepreneurs and technologists who offer operational advice and run validation/acceleration programs (Validation Lab, Accelerator).
Emphasis on technology validation and scaling (pilot projects and commercial plant roadmaps), exemplified by startups validating patented processes at 1,000x larger scale.
Sector-specific support and partner network that can “provide valuable access to market for startups.”