Amsterdam, December 8 – 819 Capital Partners and Innovation Industries have reached an agreement on the transfer of the Smart Industry TTT and Medtech TTT funds. 819 Evergreen Fund will acquire the funds and 819 Capital Partners will take over the continued management.
With this transaction, 819 Capital Partners welcomes 23 new companies to its portfolio – Antennex, MicroAlign, Powall, Hypersoniq, Carbyon, Astrape Networks, Keiron Printing Technologies, LionVolt, TracXon, Taylor, AMSystems, Aircision, MantiSpectra, Relement, SAIA Agrobotics, Aikon Health, Predica, Upyther, ExCulture, Photosynthetic, Phosphoenix, XS Innovations and Avalanche Medical – supported by investment capacity within the funds for future investments.
“This strategic acquisition of two funds is a major step for us and strengthens our position in Dutch deep-tech. We welcome 23 companies to our portfolio, each developing breakthrough technologies essential for the economy. We thank Innovation Industries for laying a strong foundation and for ensuring a smooth transition, and we look forward to working with the management teams and partners in the ecosystem.”
– Sven Kempers, Partner at 819 Capital Partners
“As Innovation Industries continues to focus on larger and later-stage funds, transferring these funds to a party dedicated to early-stage deep-tech is a natural step. We are confident that the portfolio companies will continue to thrive under 819’s guidance, and we are proud of the foundation our team has built to support them. In this way, we strengthen the ecosystem, with a clear focus on later rounds such as Series A, B and C.”
– Harm de Vries, General Partner at Innovation Industries
For both Innovation Industries and 819 Capital Partners, the transfer represents a natural next step. The parties have worked closely together to ensure a smooth handover, and 819 Capital Partners thanks Innovation Industries for the strong foundation their prior management has created for the continued success of the portfolio companies.
The existing partnerships, including RVO, TNO and the 4TU universities (TU Delft, TU Eindhoven, University of Twente and Wageningen University & Research), remain fully in place, ensuring continuity within the broader Dutch innovation ecosystem.
About 819 Capital Partners
819 Capital Partners is an investment firm managing multiple funds with targeted investment strategies. Its open-ended 819 Evergreen Fund is quarterly open for new investors and invests in companies focused on deep-tech and med-tech. The firm invests in sectors such as healthcare and technology, addressing societal challenges including aging populations.
About Innovation Industries
Innovation Industries is a leading European deep tech venture capital firm with €1 billion in capital under management. The firm invests in visionary science and engineering-based companies that tackle the world’s most pressing challenges. With a strong belief that deep tech can deliver both outsized financial returns and global impact, Innovation Industries partners with exceptional entrepreneurs and researchers to turn scientific breakthroughs into transformative companies. The firm provides long-term capital and strategic support from lab to scale, actively bridging the gap between academia and industry through close collaboration with leading technical universities, research institutions and industry partners. Innovation Industries has offices in Amsterdam, Eindhoven and Munich.