Dutch Investment Fund Powers €16 Million Across Four Innovation Rounds
Amsterdam, Thursday, 11 December 2025.
ROM InWest demonstrates remarkable investment velocity, backing four diverse startups within weeks totaling €16.15 million. The fund’s portfolio spans AI surgical prediction technology, energy flexibility platforms, circular phone repair services, and aesthetic solar panels, showcasing Netherlands’ innovation breadth across healthcare, sustainability, and circular economy sectors.
AI-Powered Healthcare Innovation Secures €2.3 Million
Healthplus.ai, a MedTech scale-up based in Amsterdam, recently completed a €2.3 million funding round to accelerate deployment of PERISCOPE®, an artificial intelligence system that predicts post-surgical infection risks on a per-patient basis [1]. The funding round was led by Elevating Capital and LUMO Labs, with participation from Pathena Venture Capital, Leistone (Renza Family), and ROM InWest [1]. The company’s technology addresses a critical healthcare challenge by providing targeted actions for care teams, aiming to reduce complications while lowering workload pressures on medical staff [1]. According to Dr. Bart Geerts, CEO and founder of Healthplus.ai, the late seed investment strengthens the company’s ability to integrate clinically validated, regulation-approved AI into daily hospital practice through close collaboration with surgical specialists, nurses, and IT teams [1].
European Expansion and Cost Savings Drive Investment Strategy
The investment capital will fund Healthplus.ai’s accelerated rollout across Europe and entry into the United States market, while supporting further development of AI risk models for all surgical phases [1]. The company’s PERISCOPE® system integrates seamlessly with Electronic Patient Record systems serving the Dutch and broader European markets, including Epic, Oracle Cerner, and ChipSoft [1]. The technology’s automatic calibration ensures accurate predictions across different hospital types while maintaining regulatory compliance [1]. Sara Schaafsma, Investment Manager at ROM InWest, highlighted the system’s potential to help hospitals save up to €4 million annually by enabling better treatment planning, faster intervention for high-risk patients, and earlier safe discharge for low-risk patients [1].
Energy Flexibility Platform Attracts €5.65 Million Investment
Belgian energy technology pioneer LIFEPOWR secured €5.65 million in growth capital to advance its energy flexibility solutions and prepare for European expansion [2]. The funding round was led by Noshaq and SPDG, with participation from ROM InWest [2]. LIFEPOWR’s FlexiO software platform automatically coordinates energy consumption with availability periods, connecting hundreds of thousands of small energy installations including solar panels, batteries, charging stations, and heat pumps [2]. The system currently manages more than 20,000 connected energy installations and collaborates with a growing network of installers and energy suppliers [2]. CEO Dries Bols emphasized that the investment validates the company’s vision to make energy smarter, simpler, and more valuable, enabling faster scaling to help Europe accelerate the energy transition [2].
Circular Economy Model Drives Phone Repair Expansion
Circular scale-up ThePhoneLab raised €2.5 million in growth capital to accelerate national and international expansion, building on its position as the Netherlands’ largest phone repair chain with 14 stores and over €7 million in revenue for 2024 [3]. The company has extended device lifespans by more than 350,000 hours and prevented over 50,000 kilograms of electronic waste, demonstrating how technology can contribute to more sustainable electronics consumption [3]. Investment Manager Reynier de Monchy from ROM InWest noted that ThePhoneLab sets new standards for responsible electronics repair through craftsmanship and service, aligning with the European Right to Repair directive and broader sustainable damage repair movements embraced by insurers [3]. Boris Blijham, founder of ThePhoneLab, stated that the investment enables service scaling, network expansion, and broader expertise availability to ensure more devices last longer in a practical, faster, and more sustainable manner than purchasing new devices [3].
Solar Facade Technology Completes €5.5 Million Series A
Weesp-based Solarix completed a successful Series A funding round totaling €5.5 million, with ROM InWest investing alongside VP Capital, an impact investor, and prospects for substantial subsidies [4]. The funding enables the aesthetic solar facade panel manufacturer to pursue its mission of creating a more sustainable built environment both within and beyond the Netherlands [4]. A key component of the Series A round involves automating panel assembly at the Weesp factory, including robotization and automated production lines [4]. Founder Marloes van Heteren noted that international interest is growing, but the investment is essential for true scaling capabilities [4]. The company currently works with resellers in Italy, Finland, and Croatia, with ongoing projects in Germany and Switzerland [4].
Regional Innovation Ecosystem Demonstrates Competitive Strength
ROM InWest’s investment strategy spans four key transitions for a sustainable and healthy economy: circular, digital, energy, and food sectors [5]. The fund provides financing ranging from €300,000 to €5,000,000, with a maximum of 49.9% of total share capital or debt, preferably for terms not exceeding 15 years [6]. Key investment conditions include demonstrable societal impact, financial viability, market readiness, and operations within ROM InWest’s Noord-Holland service area [6]. The regional development companies (ROMs) have collectively invested over €1 billion in innovation projects in recent years, highlighting the substantial capital deployment supporting Dutch innovation [6]. These four recent funding rounds, totaling 15.95 million euros, exemplify ROM InWest’s active role in supporting diverse technological solutions addressing critical societal challenges across healthcare, energy, and sustainability sectors.